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    Bad news for 'Star Trek' fans: Chris Hemsworth turns down film due to scripting issues

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    Hemsworth next stars in 'MIB: International', which releases in India on June 14.

    2018 was a great year for entertainment. Hollywood churned out a slew of hits, from the stable of Marvel, DC Comics, to those from Disney. Well, this year too, promises to be an exciting one. The line-up in 2019 includes Quentin Tarantino’s latest, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins’ second feature, and Taraji P Henson in 'What Men Want'. From 'Avengers: Endgame' to 'Toy Story 4', 'StarWars' to 'The Lion King', Disney has at least five films that could very well shatter records at the global box office in 2019. Here are the biggest and most anticipated movie releases of 2019: (In Pic: On the left is the poster of 'Avengers: Endgame' and on the right is the poster of 'Aladdin'.)
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he turned down 'Star Trek 4' over the scripting issues.
    It was reported in 2017 that the actor, who made a cameo as George Kirk in JJ Abrams' 2009 sci-fi action film 'Star Trek', was in talks with Paramount Pictures to reprise his role in the fourth film.

    Chris Pine, who headlines the franchise, was also expected to return as Captain James T Kirk, the son of Hemsworth character.

    However, the future of the film is uncertain after the talks between Hemsworth and the studio fell through last year.

    In an interview with Variety, Hemsworth, 35, said the script did not excite him enough, adding there was not a strong enough motivation to warrant his character's comeback.

    "I didn't feel like we landed on a reason to revisit that yet. I didn't want to be underwhelmed by what I was going to bring to the table," he said.

    Hemsworth next stars in 'MIB: International', which releases in India on June 14.


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