‘STAR TREK 3’ may be directed by ‘ATTACK THE BLOCK’s JOE CORNISH
Joe Cornish! I thought you were going to provide me with the Snow Crash adaptation I’ve fantasized about in my bed. Late at night. But hey, what can you do. If you end up directing Star Trek 3, my chubby will be nearly the same. Cornish’s Attack the Block is fucking fantastic, and I think the good sir could inject some heart into the Trek after the shiny but deadened Into Darkness.
Briefly: Rumblings started a few months ago but now Deadline has made it official. Joe Cornish, director of Attack the Block and co-writer of Ant-Man, is now at the top of Paramount’s list to direct Star Trek 3. J.J. Abrams is producing, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are writing and they’re hopeful for a Summer 2014 shoot aimed at a potential Summer 2016 release. Rupert Wyatt and Jon M. Chu had previously be mentioned as possibilities. Nothing is official yet, so we’ll have more as it breaks. [Deadline]