Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will pen the third instalment of the Star Trek franchise, following up their work on the first two entries.
According to Variety, J.J. Abrams is in negotiations to come back as a producer on the as-yet undated sequel to Star Trek Into Darkness.
His Star Wars Episode VII duties, however, will keep him out of the director’s chair.
Paramount’s search for a director begins now.
