Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley explains why Paramount Pictures shut down his planned Star Trekmovie. Noah Hawley has been a titan of television, having created acclaimed series such as Fargo, Legion, and most recently, Alien: Earth. In November 2019, news broke that Hawley had been hired to write and direct a new Star Trek film, one that would not bring back cast members like Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto and instead would explore a new era of the franchise. Yet Hawley's version was scrapped in favor of a reunion film for the Kelvin cast, which would also ultimately be scrapped.

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