Simon Pegg Says He’s Not Developing Next Star Trek

In an interview with Coming Soon, Simon Pegg revealed that while he is working on a project at Bad Robot, it’s not the next film in the Star Trek series.

On his work on the next Star Trek: “You know what, I’m not developing the next “Star Trek” at all. I think that’s a bit of confusion because I’m working on something with Doug at Bad Robot but it’s not the next “Trek.'”

On what scripts are being used: “Yeah yeah, that’s just crossed wires. The script for 4 is being written by Payne and McKay and then also obviously Quentin [Tarantino] turned up at the office a couple of months ago and said, “Hey, I’ve got an idea!” So that’s in the hope for further down the line. It’s a good time for “Star Trek,” I think.”

On Tarantino’s take: “Everyone sort of assumes it’s gonna be like “Pulp Fiction” in space, but I think his devotion to “Trek” and his understanding of it… It won’t be ordinary, it’ll have him all over it, but it won’t be anything a “Star Trek” fan will have to worry about. He has an acute understanding of the story and he’d never do anything to tear it down. I haven’t read the treatment yet, but I might be able to in the next couple of weeks, so I’m excited about that.”