Quentin Tarantino no longer wants to make a Star Trek movie and we're good with that

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, someone thought it'd be a good idea to have Quentin Tarantino make a Star Trek film. Rumors abound that the Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill director was in talks with Paramount to make a new Star Trek film that would focus on versions of original characters in a new setting.

Some in the fandom liked the idea of Tarantino taking over the Star Trek film franchise, if only for one film. Others, like myself, felt that Tarantino didn't fit Star Trek's grander identity. While some would like to see the franchise go in a new direction, it's important to remember that the franchise is what it is at its core, and trying to change it up for the sake of new fans who wouldn't otherwise care will never be the right call.

Tarantino has his supporters and he's made a fine film now and then, but he's the film world's version of a shock jock, and while he can tell a decent story from time to time, his over-the-top violence and use of strong language isn't what Trek is, nor should it ever be what Trek is. Trek is for everyone.

So we're happy to hear Tarantino putting Star Trek in the past in a new interview with ComicBook. According to the outlet, the famed film director has put behind any notions of doing a film in the Star Trek universe, saying;

"“It’s never going to happen. There’s been so much misinformation about what it was going to be—nothing but misinformation. I live in a special zone and part of my zone is because I’m not on Instagram and Facebook, I’m not creating this constant dialogue with the world with what’s going on with my life.” "

Tarantino also refutes the notion that he was ever seriously considering the project. Who knows if that's true or not, but the fact remains that he's not doing one, so we can all rest at ease.