Overview

• At Fan Expo Boston, Simon Pegg said J.J. Abrams and producer Lindsey Weber walked him through Quentin Tarantino’s unmade Star Trek screenplay.
• Pegg described the film’s vision as "batshit crazy," saying it embodied the director’s trademark violence and dark humor.
• The R-rated project was pitched in late 2017 with writers including Mark L. Smith, Lindsey Beer and Drew Pearce and was set on an Earth-like planet in a 1930s gangster milieu.
• Development stalled as Tarantino questioned ending his career with a franchise film and Paramount shifted toward other Star Trek directions, leaving the script on his desk.
• The recent Skydance–Paramount merger and David Ellison’s elevation have revived hopes for Kelvin-timeline entries, though no commitment has been made to revive Tarantino’s concept.