Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

Official logo
Directed by Justin Lin
Produced by
Written by
  • Simon Pegg
  • Doug Jung
  • Roberto Orci
  • John D. Payne
  • Patrick McKay
Based on Star Trek 
by Gene Roddenberry
Starring
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography Stephen F. Windon
Edited by
  • Greg D'Auria
  • Dylan Highsmith
  • Kelly Matsumoto
  • Steven Sprung
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million[1]

Star Trek Beyond is an upcoming American science fiction action film and the sequel to Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). It is the thirteenth film in the Star Trek film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series. The film is directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Simon Pegg, Doug Jung, Roberto Orci, John D. Payne and Patrick McCay, based on the series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous film. Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella will also join the film's principal cast.[2][3][4] Principal photography began on June 25, 2015 in Vancouver.[5] The film is scheduled for a July 22, 2016 release.[6]

Premise

The USS Enterprise crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), has been attacked by a powerful, unstoppable wave of unknown aliens, leaving the crew stranded on a new planet where they find themselves in conflict with a new ruthless enemy.

Cast

Production

Development

Abrams confirmed that he would not be directing the third film, as he was focused on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and was producing it.[7][8][9][10] On May 9, 2014, Deadline.com reported that Orci was considered the lead candidate for director of the film,[11][12] and a few days later, Variety confirmed that Orci would indeed direct the next installment.[13]

Orci exited the film in December of the same year, saying that he would produce the film, but neither write nor direct it.[14] Edgar Wright was considered to direct, while it was reported that Rupert Wyatt, Morten Tyldum, Daniel Espinosa, Justin Lin and Duncan Jones were on the shortlist to direct the film.[15] KOMO News reported that Star Trek actor and film director Jonathan Frakes told them that he had made contact with Abrams, and Frakes said, "I would love that job."[16] In late December 2014, Justin Lin was confirmed as director of the third installment.[17]

Screenplay

In 2013, Roberto Orci began writing the script with Patrick McKay and John D. Payne, but Orci's long-time collaborator Alex Kurtzman did not return as screenwriter, neither was Joe Cornish involved in the film, despite media reports.[18][19] Payne spoke of the script at the LDS Film Festival, "We really want to get back to the sense of exploration and wonder. The kind of optimistic sense of the future that Star Trek has always kind of had at its core. It's the Chicago Bulls in space, in terms of these people who are all awesome at their job."[20]

In January 2015 after Orci's departure, Simon Pegg and Doug Jung were hired to rewrite the screenplay, and Pegg also plans to reprise his role of Scotty.[21] On the original draft by Orci, Pegg commented that Paramount "had a script for Star Trek that wasn't really working for them. I think the studio was worried that it might have been a little bit too Star Trek-y." For his role as the primary screenwriter, Pegg had been asked to make this new film "more inclusive", stating that the solution was to "make a western or a thriller or a heist movie, then populate that with Star Trek characters so it's more inclusive to an audience that might be a little bit reticent."[22] Orci, Payne and McKay are given official "written by" credit alongside Pegg and Jung, although Pegg clarified that neither he nor Jung had read the existing script before crafting their own for the film.[23]

Casting

The film's major cast members signed on for two sequels as part of their original deals.[2] In 2014, early in the film's development, William Shatner said that he was contacted by producer Abrams to see if he would be interested in a possible role, but as the process continued and the script changed hands, the role never materialized.[24][25] In March 2015, Idris Elba was in early talks to play the villain, and he was confirmed for the role in the following months, but few firm details have been shared about the character he will play.[3][26] According to Pegg, the villain will be an original one, rather than a known antagonist from past stories in the Star Trek franchise.[27] On April 10, 2015, Sofia Boutella was confirmed as a cast member, in an unspecified female lead role.[4] In early July 2015, Deep Roy was confirmed to reprise the role of Keenser.[28] On July 24, 2015, Joe Taslim was added to the cast to play a role opposite Elba's villain.[29] On August 18, 2015, Lydia Wilson was cast in an unspecified role.[30] On March 11, 2016, Shohreh Aghdashloo was cast as the High Command of the Federation.[31]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on June 25, 2015 in Vancouver[5] and Squamish, British Columbia, after several delays caused by multiple script rejections.[32][33][34][35] Additional filming locations were Seoul, South Korea, and Dubai, UAE.[36][37] Principal filming ended on October 15, 2015. On March 11, 2016, Deadline reported that the production was to undergo 'some' reshoots of the film, starting the week of March 14, and Shohreh Aghdashloo was added to the cast. The film's release date has not been changed.[31]

Music

In August 2015, composer Michael Giacchino confirmed that he will be returning to write the score.[38]

The December 2015 teaser trailer features the song "Sabotage" by The Beastie Boys, which was also used in the 2009 film.

Release

The film is to be released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. In August 2014, it was announced that Paramount had pushed back the release of the film to 2016 in time for the 50th anniversary celebration of the late Gene Roddenberry's original sci-fi series.[39] On December 23, 2014, it was announced that the film was to be released on July 8, 2016.[6] On September 17, 2015, the film's release date was pushed back to July 22, 2016.[40] The film is scheduled to be released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in North America.[41]

Marketing

The teaser trailer was released on December 14, 2015.[42] While a majority of people liked the teaser trailer as indicated by votes on YouTube [43] revealing twice as many thumbs up votes vs. thumbs down, it was criticized heavily by die hard fans for focusing too much on action and for featuring the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage", which many considered out of place, despite its prominent use in the first film of the rebooted series. Simon Pegg expressed similar thoughts of dissatisfaction with the teaser, claiming that he "didn't love it" because "I know there’s a lot more to the film." He considered the trailer to be the marketing team saying "Come and see this movie! It's full of action and fun!."[44]

Reception

The film was nominated for Best Teaser at the 17th Annual Golden Trailer Awards.[45]

Possible sequel

According to The Hollywood Reporter on June 26, 2015, both Pine and Quinto signed contracts to return as Kirk and Spock for a fourth film, should one be made.[46]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Pascale, Anthony (April 6, 2008). "Paramount Already Thinking About Sequel To Abrams Star Trek". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (March 25, 2015). "Idris Elba Eyed for Villain Role in 'Star Trek 3' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (April 10, 2015). "'Kingsman's Sofia Boutella Lands Lead In 'Star Trek 3'". Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Pascale, Anthony (October 1, 2014). "Star Trek 2016 To Shoot Primarily In Vancouver – Enterprise Sets To Be Rebuilt". trekmovie.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Moser, Cassidee (December 23, 2014). "Star Trek 3 Release Date Set For July 2016". IGN.
  7. ↑ "J.J. Abrams and Simon Pegg Talk STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS on Blu-ray and Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Plus STAR TREK 3 and Its New Director". Collider.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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  31. 1 2 Busch, Anita (March 11, 2016). "Shohreh Aghdashloo Has Boarded ‘Star Trek Beyond’". Deadline.com.
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  38. ↑ Giacchino announced his return at an appearance at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia on August 1, 2015.
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