J.J. Abramsin ohjaama uuden polven Star Trek -trilogia oli jonkin verran parempi kuin se viimeisin Star Wars -kolmikko. Siksi onkin kummallista, ettei sitä neljättä Star Trek -elokuvaa ole saatu vuosikausiin.
Elokuvien Captain Kirk eli Chris Pine päästeli ilmoille turhautumistaan Esquiren haastattelussa.
"I don't know anything. In Star Trek land, the actors are usually the last people to find out anything. I know costume designers that have read scripts before actors."
"After the last one came out and didn't do the $1 billion that everyone wanted it to do, and then Anton—Yelchin, who played Chekov—passed away, I don't know. It just seemed... feels like it's cursed."
"I would say it's frustrating. It doesn't really foster the greatest sense of partnership, but it's how it's 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 can't do it. I don't have the energy."