Paramount is rewriting the next chapter of Star Trek, shelving the Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto sequel and moving past the Kelvin Timeline. With David Ellison now at the helm, the studio is charting a clean-slate film built around a new cast and a new approach. For Gene Roddenberry’s trailblazing universe, this signals a reset rather than an endpoint. The brand remains a flagship for the studio, even as the crew and course prepare to change.