Lin added a poignant image of Yelchin to a scene where Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) toasts absent friends. Star Trek Beyond is the American science fiction film and it is directed by the well known man for the Hollywood film industry Justin Lin.
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Plus, they also put out two new featurettes. “That’s how we found the strength to be here…”
At the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, producer J.
In the accompanying series of articles, we’ll look at various aspects of “Beyond” and what they mean, half a century after Trek began its first five-year mission. With a fourth film in the franchise already greenlit, the question has been raised as to how the movie will handle Yelchin’s Star Trek character, Chekov, on screen.
Gone, too, were screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
The new film will not be penned by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung though, with J D Payne and Patrick McKay taking on writing duties this time. No blockbuster ever is. That’s hardly where their story ended, however.
Speaking to the Toronto Sun, the director said: ‘There’s no re-casting. “I miss him dearly”. Movie release number one: Star Trek Beyond.
In front of the camera things mostly looked the same. The sequel in the latest Star Trek franchise stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana. The movie does pay loving respect to both Yelchin and iconic Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy in the end credits.
Spock Prime is portrayed as having died in the film, sending Quinto’s Spock into an existential crisis.
The cast and filmmakers wore black Starfleet insignia pins to honor the 27-year-old, who died in a freak auto accident at his Los Angeles home.
Who did he sleep with to land being able to work on Star Wars and Star Trek? We’re mourning – he’s an irreplaceable person and the kindest person. “We all had each other”.
The series will live on, of course.
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Here’s the earlier announcement regarding Star Trek 4…
