Paramount has announced that Justin Lin will direct the next
Star Trek film. Lin replaces Roberto Orci, who was previously linked to the project.
A preliminary theatrical release date for
Star Trek 3 is yet to be revealed, but various sources have speculated that the film is likely to arrive in U.S. theaters in 2016.
Lin's credits include such recent hits as
Fast & Furious 6,
Fast Five,
Fast & Furious,
Annapolis, and
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Note: J.J. Abrams'
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and Benedict Cumberbatch, is already out on Blu-ray courtesy of Paramount Home Video Distribution. Click on the link to see our listing and review of this release.

Justin Lin