It's going to be further in the future. Whatever that means. The article speculates post-Picard, pre-burn. But it could also be 40th century for all we know. https://www.darkhorizons.com/next-star-trek-film-jumps-to-the-far-future/
https://www.inverse.com/entertainme...in-and-john-francis-daley-characters-timeline So sort of maybe Star Trek. Not really.
The Enterprise-T crosses the void between galaxies to find the Kelvans have been conquered by the Kazon and Tribble empires
I'm pretty sure it's not what they mean, but there's space to do something like they intend in the gap between , say, Sulu's command and TNG They probably mean far enough out to not be answering continuity questions but the biggest beef I had with the far future is magical tech (personal transporters, programable matter, etc) and I'd rather that's not the world they want to live in.
Fuck it let’s just go like a million years in the future and there’s huge farting butt worlds like in Rick and Morty
I really don't know why someone who is an actual fan of Star trek in anyway would want to move the story out of anything even conceivably similar. One thing I noticed that SFA did in their first season was tone down some of the "magical" technology from what we'd seen in DSC, and that made it far more enjoyable than I was expecting. If the 31st-century Trek has taught us anything, it's that all the audiences (General, new, what have you) prefer something more familiar when they sit down to watch Trek. That doesn't mean stay in the comfort zone, but for God's sake maybe stay within 200 years of the time we're familiar with. Also, a movie with all-new characters does not inspire a lot of confidence in me. Trek's biggest strength is its characters, and a movie I feel can't do a full cast of characters justice.
A lot of the tech in 23rd/24th century Trek is already "magic" to us 21st century plebes. (Transporters? GTFO) I think moving any further ahead risks alienating audiences. The writers had to use the stupid "Burn" to hold back some of the tech in 31st century Trek, but even then they really weren't imaginative enough to depict what 700-800 years of progress would look like.
Thing is, everything in 32nd century tech could be made out of 24th century tech. Smart matter? Just physical globs of nanites. They had nanites as far back as the TNG ep where Wesley's nanites became sentient computer termites. For whatever reason, the 90's writers held themselves back from the full implications of having nanotech. They explored it more with Seven's nanoprobes, but even then they handcuffed themselves. Badges being holo-tricorders as well as communicators; that could have been slapped together from 24th century tech. In-universe, they could have had it in the 23rd, but the 60's didn't have the effects for it. That's the sticky wicket. They have to weave continuity around the limits of TOS.
Ah, geez, it's gonna be another rehash of "Starfleet sucks, actually". Insurrection, Into Darkness, anything to do with Section 31, the occupation arc on DS9, big chunks of Picard. We've done it. Kee-rist. https://www.darkhorizons.com/next-star-trek-film-tackles-corrupt-starfleet/
Star Trek has always held a mirror up to contemporary society. I'm guessing it's one big metaphor for modern-day America. Starfleet officers thought they were the "good guys" and part of an organization that defended truth and justice, only to find out the institutions they thought would protect them crumbled when a crazy Rear Admiral got promoted to Starfleet Command-in-Chief and started making side-deals with the Borg and paedophiles.
I'd like that to be the take, but we're more likely to just get JD Vance in a Starfleet uniform breaking the fourth wall, and screaming "condemn Hasan Piker!! Condemn him!! Condemn him!! This movie won't continue until you condemn Hasan Piker!!! ".
Given the ownership of Paramount is headed by a top Trump supporters, I would sadly think that it is more likely be that the plot is about transgender shapeshifters eating the dogs and cats of a soft-willed Federation until a brave leader steps up to fight back or something like that.
