By Lucas Shaw
TheWrap
JD Payne and Patrick McKay will help write the next “Star Trek” film for Bad Robot and paramount, according to two individuals familiar with the project. The writers have yet to pen a movie that got made, but they are favorites of both the studio and Bad Robot, which produces the “Star Trek” films.
Payne and McKay already worked on an adaptation of the graphic novel “Boilerplate” for Bad Robot, one of several projects in development at J.J. Abrams’ company, which has faith in the writers’ abilities.
Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who worked on the first two “Star Trek” movies that Abrams directed, are expected to supervise the writing process.
Abrams will not be directing “Star Trek 3? because of “Star Wars,” while Orci and Kurtzman are developing several projects as both writers and producers, including the future “Amazing Spider-Man” films. Their K/O Paper Products banner produced two movies this year and have several more in development.
Bad Robot, Skydance Productions and paramount also need to work out the deal for director Joe Cornish. They love the idea of working with the “Attack the Block” director, but the deal is far from done.
Payne and McKay are represented by UTA.
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