Chris Pine has revealed a perfect plan for Star Trek 4 and beyond, but it's unlikely to ever happen. The long-delayed follow-up to Star Trek: Beyond was recently removed from Paramount's upcoming release schedule, with no indication of when theater audiences can expect to see another adventure for the Kelvin Timeline crew.
Reflecting on the state of the project in an interview with Esquire, Pine is openly critical of the delays to Star Trek 4, saying that the actors are always the last to be informed. He also puts forward an ideal plan for future movies set in Star Trek's Kelvin Timeline, when he suggested that they should make: "the movie for a good price and going on our merry way, instead of trying to compete with the Marvels of the world." In recognizing that Star Trek as a franchise isn't built to do the billion-dollar business of a Marvel movie, Pine is keeping true to the values of Star Trek and recognizes one of the major issues affecting the status of Star Trek 4.
