'WandaVision's Matt Shakman Will Direct the Next 'Star Trek' Movie
The next Star Trek movie has landed its director in WandaVision hotshot Matt Shakman. The director will now helm the next installment in the space odyssey franchise, which has had some developmental issues over the last few years. Deadline first reported the news on Shakman’s hire — the same day WandaVision nabbed 23 Emmy nominations (including Shakman for Best Director for a Limited Series). According to the outlet, things will start moving quickly for the film, which is set to start production in the spring. With WandaVision being the massive success that it was, we have all the hope in the world that Shakman will carry that same energy onto the USS Enterprise.
This marks the second directing credit for Shakman after helming 2014’s Cut Bank. His resume also includes television episodes for series like Succession, The Boys, and The Good Wife, to name a few. Deadline also noted that Shakman chose Star Trek over several other projects that were offered to him. Paramount’s motion picture group studio chairman Emma Watts allegedly fought hard to nab the WandaVision director, and her efforts paid off.
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