Director S.J. Clarkson was brought on to direct the film and everything appeared to be going smoothly.
Almost as soon as Star Trek Beyond hit theaters we were expecting a fourth film to get the green light.
Franchise producer J.J. Abrams was already talking about an idea that would have brought Chris Hemsworth, who had a cameo in the first film as the father of James T. Kirk, back into the series, and everybody seemed very excited.