chris pine has shared some new insight into star trek 4 admitting he knows frustratingly little about the future of the franchise in a new interview with esquire the dungeons dragons honor among thieves star wasnt sure whether star trek beyond may end up being the final movie despite a fourth being announcedafter the last one came out and didnt do the 1 billion that everybody wanted it to do and then anton yelchin who played chekov passed away i dont know it just seemed pine said to the publication he added later that the franchise feels like its cursedthe james t kirk actor explained that he knew nothing about star trek 4s future in star trek land the actors are usually the last people to find out anything he said i know costume designers that have read scripts before the actorsi would say its frustrating pine added it doesnt really foster the greatest sense of partnership but its how its always been i love the character i love the people i love the franchise but to try to change the system in which things are created i just cant do it i dont have the energyelsewhere in the profile esquire explained producer jj abrams told them they were still searching for a director however he did add i will say its the first time since the original reboot that we have a story that feels as compelling as the first onestar trek 4 was first announced in february 2022 with major cast like pine zachary quinto simon pegg karl urban zoe saldaa and john cho all set to return at the time it was reported that it was eyeing a december 22 2023 release date but the latest updates do not seem so promisingfor more on other upcoming movies check out our 2023 movie release dates