Paramount is still trying to figure out how to tackle the film side of the “Star Trek” franchise. A fourth installment has “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman attached at the helm, but the studio jumped the gun about having cast members Chris Pine, Zoe Salanda, Zachary Quinto, and others returning for a shoot later this year as they haven’t signed on.

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To go into all the reasons why there is a fairly sizable contingent of “Star Trek” fans that really dislike the recent CBS All Access franchise offerings would take entirely too long. Suffice it to say, some diehard ‘Trek’ fans are not happy with the current direction of the franchise, spearheaded by Alex Kurtzman. And that distaste extends to the most recent new series, “Star Trek: Picard.” But according to the series’ showrunner, that level of hate is to be expected.

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