For a franchise dedicated to heading to the final frontier, Star Trek can be slow to reach movie theaters. The last Star Trek movie came out in 2016: the franchises 50th anniversary. Time is running out for a film to celebrate its next big birthday, and even then, that would mark the longest time without the USS Enterprise in movie theaters since 1979. Rumors have swirled about new movie ideas, from a direct sequel to Star Trek: Beyond to a Quentin Tarantino-led installment, but nothing has materialized.