Overview
- Hawley says he wrote an original, non‑Kelvin Star Trek movie that was greenlit for prep with stages booked in Australia before it was canceled after new film leadership arrived in 2020.
- The filmmaker recounts studio concerns about risk and a push for a Chris Pine “transition” film, a plan that later stalled and left the franchise without a theatrical release for years.
- He notes he recently spoke with Skydance/Paramount chief David Ellison to signal his interest and remind him the finished script remains available.
- Reported elements of Hawley’s concept included new characters and a high‑concept android thread described as an “unboxing of Data,” with some outlets also citing a virus storyline.
- Paramount is now developing a separate original Star Trek movie from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, with one outlet specifically naming Emma Watts as the executive who killed Hawley’s project.