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" Joe Cornish has been linked with the Star Trek 3 directing job. Paramount is currently believed to be searching for JJ Abrams&amp;#039;s replacement for the next instalment of the sci-fi franchise, as he will be focusing on the upcoming Star Wars sequels.   The British director has been named on the shortlist by Latino Review&amp;#039;s El Mayimbe on Twitter. He wrote: &amp;quot;I guess y&amp;#039;all wanna know about who might be directing STAR TREK 3 if it ever goes. Heard Joe Cornish BUT also heard he&amp;#039;s on a list of names.&amp;quot;  I&amp;#039;m NOT saying Joe Cornish is the guy, but what I am saying is the he is definitely one of NUMEROUS contenders. \u00E2\u20AC\u201D elmayimbe (@elmayimbe) May 23, 2013   Cornish is known for his comedy partnership with Adam Buxton and his work on radio and TV. He directed the alien movie Attack the Block in 2011, before co-writing the screenplay for Steven Spielberg&amp;#039;s The Adventures of Tintin. Cornish has also co-written the script with Edgar Wright for Marvel&amp;#039;s upcoming Ant-Man movie. Last year, Cornish signed up to direct the adaptation of Neal Stephenson&amp;#039;s classic 1992 novel Snow Crash for Paramount. Star Trek Into Darkness is now playing in the UK and opens on May 17 in the US. Watch a trailer below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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