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The deal points came down to the usual suspect: money. Pine and Hemsworth, among Hollywood’s A-list when starring in DC or Marvel movies, are said to be asking the studios to stick to existing deals. Paramount, according to insiders, contends that Trek is not like a Marvel or Star Wars movie and is trying to hold the line on a budget.

The actors, according to sources, insist they have deals in place and that the studios are reneging on them, forcing them to take pay cuts as they try to budget a movie that is following a mediocre performer.

Pine, at least, has had a deal in place for several years. The actor, now a key player in the Wonder Woman franchise, signed up for a fourth movie when he made his deal for 2016's Star Trek Beyond. Hemsworth has been attached to Trek 4 since Paramount, then run by the previous regime headed by Brad Grey, announced the fourth installment in 2016, although his exact status remains murky.

The studio, however, is backing its budget tough talk with past performance numbers. The last movie, Star Trek Beyond, grossed only $343 million worldwide on a budget of $190 million. In fact, one insider says the companies lost money on the movie.

Crazedwraith wrote: ↑2018-08-11 03:53pm I feel sympathy for both sides; contracts are contracts, and sucks to be stiffed on money you're owed.

On the other the movies aren't making big bucks, so costs do have to be cut. Acting salaries feel like something you can tighten your belt around. And TBF other than Star Trel/Marvel/DC I can't think what big things these two actually have been. I mean Hemsworth was in the Ghostbuster reboot I guess, anything else?

FaxModem1 wrote: ↑2018-08-13 03:06am Hemsworth was also in Cabin in the Woods and the Red Dawn remake. Though both of those were before his big hit with Thor.

The Romulan Republic wrote: ↑2018-08-13 03:06pm

FaxModem1 wrote: ↑2018-08-13 03:06am Hemsworth was also in Cabin in the Woods and the Red Dawn remake. Though both of those were before his big hit with Thor.

Not sure when they filmed it, but Cabin in the Woods was released after the first Thor film (the same year as Avengers IIRC).

Q99 wrote: ↑2018-08-11 11:42pm The only ones I'd worry about is some of the rest of the cast if the movie falls through, but being in three treks they already have some resume and a ticket to the con circuit.

Elheru Aran wrote: ↑2018-08-13 03:25pm Most actors have a lot of irons in the fire when starting out. It's not unusual for someone to become a star after a big movie, but the same year a few other movies come out that feature them but aren't nearly as well known. Often the marketing gets rejiggered at the last minute for a B-movie to become a B-movie starring Newly Famous Actor. This can lead to young actors suddenly seeming to have a lot of movies coming out within a short time of each other-- it's not all that unusual, but they amp up the marketing when they think they can make an extra dime or two off the names. Once they become better known, they tend to slow down and pick and choose their projects a little more.