Simon Pegg and Doug Jung have been hired to write the script for Star Trek 3.
The pair will take over from previous writers Roberto Orci, Patrick McKay and John D Payne, who departed the project after Orci left as director.
Pegg stars as Enterprise engineer Scotty in the Star Trek movies, but has penned Cornetto Trilogy films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End as well as Run Fatboy Run and Paul.
Jung co-created the TNT cop series Dark Blue and won the Trek job after impressing producer JJ Abrams's Bad Robot company and Paramount with his script Diamonds, according to Deadline.
Fast & Furious's Justin Lin is on board to direct the latest Star Trek instalment.
The film is reportedly being lined up for release in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry's science fiction series. Watch the trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness below:
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