'Star Trek 4' eyes first female director in SJ Clarkson

Press Trust of India  |  Los Angeles 

is in talks to helm the fourth installment in the "Star Trek" franchise for

Clarkson's directing credits include TV series such as "Jessica Jones" and "Defenders". She has also directed episodes for "House", "Dexter", "Orange Is the New Black", and, most recently, the entire Two and miniseries "Collateral".

In July 2016, the studio had announced that the next "Star Trek" chapter would see return as George Kirk, the father of (played by Chris Pine).

Hemsworth's character was killed in the opening minutes of "Star Trek" 2009 reboot.

The new will be a separate project from the more recently announced

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First Published: Fri, April 27 2018. 12:00 IST