As we've previously covered the 4th entry in the reboot movie series, 14th overall, was going to happen for quite some time but in the last 24 hours some new facts have been revealed and the rumoured involvement of one particular character has been officially confirmed.

Chris Hemsworth will return as George Kirk, James' father."In the next instalment of the epic space adventure, Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk will cross paths with a man he never had a chance to meet, but whose legacy has haunted him since the day he was born: his father."

Reads the official press release from Paramount who will once again be working in conjunction with Skydance and Bad Robot.

It's also been confirmed that Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, best known for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be returning to reprise the role of George Kirk from 2009's Star Trek. In the alternative universe, James T Kirk never met his father as George Kirk crashed the U.S.S. Kelvin in to the Narada in order to allow the crew, including his pregnant wife, to escape. How exactly George Kirk will appear hasn't yet been officially confirmed but since it is pretty certain he is dead in this timeline time travel is the most likely possibility, that said maybe the Kirks ends up in the Nexus and they go horse riding together. The inclusion of George Kirk could be pretty interesting especially since James T Kirk spends some of Star Trek Beyond questioning his own motives for joining Starfleet and the legacy of his father, a man he never thought he would get the opportunity to meet.

Another man that will of course be present is J.J. Abrams, who will once again serve as a producer. Abrams has already publicly stated that the role of Chekov will not be recast for the film so at some point the writers will need to consider how the character gets written out and to perhaps create a new character to take over his bridge station.

Speaking of writers, J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay will write the screenplay. Lindsey Weber will produce through Bad Robot Productions and alongside J.J Abrams, while David Ellison and Dana Goldberg of Skydance will executive produce.

What do you think about the return of George Kirk? How do you think Chekov should be written out? What do you think about Simon Pegg not working on the screenplay?