Overview

• Skydance completed its $8 billion takeover of Paramount and appointed David Ellison as chairman and CEO
• Simon Pegg told fans at a Las Vegas convention that Ellison’s enthusiasm for Star Trek could help greenlight another Kelvin sequel
• J. J. Abrams reportedly has active scripts for a fourth Kelvin timeline installment, but no release date has been announced
• Paramount has confirmed its intention to produce a fourth and final Kelvin Universe film with production timing still undecided
• A separate origin prequel from director Toby Haynes and writer Seth Grahame-Smith, initially slated for 2026, remains delayed with no filming start