Following the news that Skydance is ditching the JJ Abrams Star Trek universe, now a new rumor claims Star Trek is about to get a full cinematic reboot, and Paramount has tapped Simon Kinberg to rebuild the entire franchise from the ground up.
The rumor again comes via the Tachyon Pulse Podcast on YouTube and says Kinberg’s film is being developed as the start of a brand-new trilogy that will replace everything from the Alex Kurtzman era.
According to the YouTuber, Paramount wants the first movie in theaters around Christmas 2027 or early 2028, right after the current batch of shows run out the clock. Yep, that means new owners, Skydance, will be canceling the Alex Kurtzman Star Trek once the contract ends.
A Fresh Start For The Franchise
The YouTuber describes the project as a hard reset. Paramount executives reportedly told Kinberg and his team this movie marks “the beginning of something new” and will serve as the line that separates future Star Trek from everything Kurtzman and Secret Hideout produced.
The movie is said to take place after Enterprise but before the original series, during a period of Federation history that has barely been explored on-screen.
The YouTuber calls it “Star Trek Origins,” explaining that it will follow the early expansion of the Federation and build toward the creation and launch of the Enterprise.
He adds that the concept has evolved because Paramount’s new leadership wants more freedom and fewer restrictions than what existed when the project first started.
A Planned Trilogy And Long TV Break
Tachyon Pulse claims Paramount wants three films mapped out before a single frame is shot. The trilogy would become the backbone of the franchise for several years, and the studio may pause all television development until at least the first movie is out.
He doesn’t believe Paramount will actually wait eight years to greenlight a show if the trilogy hits, but the current plan appears to be a long break from Star Trek on television.
If the rumor is accurate, both Starfleet Academy and Strange New Worlds will end sometime in 2027, and the studio will shift production to Pinewood Studios in Toronto. The idea is to reuse sets and keep costs down while launching the reboot.
Paramount Reportedly Rejects Kurtzman Canon
The biggest claim is that Paramount wants nothing to do with Kurtzman canon once the deal with Secret Hideout expires.
Tachyon Pulse says Paramount will ignore the Romulan supernova from Picard, ignore the Borg twist in Season 3, and avoid acknowledging characters and storylines created during the Kurtzman years.
He claims this is partly because Secret Hideout owns its original contributions, and Paramount doesn’t want to negotiate for them. Instead, any future series would follow classic canon from the Berman era forward, while quietly pretending the last decade of shows never happened.
Why The New Movie Is A Prequel
The YouTuber also says the new film needs to be a prequel because Paramount wants a clean slate without breaking established continuity.
Setting the story before TOS allows the studio to rebuild the universe visually and creatively while avoiding legal complications.
The period between Enterprise and the original series contains only vague historical references, and the studio reportedly likes the freedom that comes with that.
The movie would explore the early Romulan and Klingon reactions to Federation expansion without contradicting anything already locked into canon.
Taking The Rumor With Caution
He stresses that the entire thing is still rumor, but says multiple people in and around the project have told him the same details. His next video will supposedly cover the evidence he’s gathered so far.
