Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Justin Lin, written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, and based on the television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the 13th film in the Star Trek franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films. This was one of Yelchin's last films; he died in June 2016, a month before the film's release. Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, and Lydia Wilson also appear.
Principal photography began in Vancouver on June 25, 2015. The film premiered in Sydney on July 7, 2016, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2016, by Paramount Pictures.[3] The film is dedicated to the memory of Yelchin, as well as to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died during pre-production.[4] The film grossed $343.5 million at the box office, and received positive reviews with praise for Lin's direction, the acting, action sequences, musical score, and visual effects. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Plot[]
The Federation starship USS Enterprise arrives at starbase Yorktown, for resupply and shore leave for its crew. Struggling to find meaning in their exploration, Captain James T. Kirk has applied for a promotion to vice admiral; he recommends Spock as his replacement. Meanwhile, Hikaru Sulu reunites with his family, Montgomery Scott works to keep the ship operational, and Spock and Nyota Uhura have ended their relationship; Spock also receives word from New Vulcan that Ambassador Spock has died.
Enterprise is dispatched on a rescue mission after an escape pod drifts out of a nearby uncharted nebula. Its occupant, Kalara, claims her ship is stranded on Altamid, a planet in the nebula. Upon arrival, a massive swarm of small ships ambushes the Enterprise and quickly tears it apart. The swarm's leader, Krall, and his crew board the crippled Enterprise, capture and kill many crew members, and attempt to capture the Abronath, a relic recovered during a recent mission. Kirk orders the crew to abandon ship, leaving the disintegrating Enterprise saucer section to crash on Altamid.
On the planet, Krall captures Sulu, Uhura, and other survivors. Kirk and Pavel Chekov, accompanied by Kalara, locate the Enterprise's saucer section. Knowing that Kalara knew they would be attacked, Kirk tricks her into revealing herself as Krall's spy. She is killed when Kirk and Chekov escape Krall's soldiers and flip the Enterprise saucer, crushing her. Elsewhere on the planet, Dr. Leonard McCoy and a wounded Spock search for other survivors. Spock tells McCoy that he ended his relationship with Uhura and is leaving Starfleet to help the Vulcan survivors and continue the late Ambassador Spock's work. Jaylah, a scavenger who previously escaped Krall's encampment where her father was killed, rescues Scott and takes him to her makeshift home, the grounded USS Franklin, an early Starfleet vessel reported missing over a century earlier. Scott is reunited with Kirk, Chekov, McCoy and Spock. Krall coerces the captive Enterprise crew to hand over the Abronath, then uses it to complete an ancient bioweapon. With the device complete, Krall intends to kill Yorktown's inhabitants, then use the base to attack the United Federation of Planets. Kirk and the others free the crew as Krall launches into space with the bioweapon, leading his drones to Yorktown.
The Enterprise survivors power up the Franklin and launch her in pursuit of Krall. Theorizing the swarm's system may be vulnerable to high frequencies such as VHF or radio, they jam and destroy the swarm by broadcasting the song "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Krall is chased by the Franklin through Yorktown. Uhura, Kirk and Scotty discover from the Franklin's logs that Krall is actually Balthazar Edison, Franklin's former captain. A pre-Federation human soldier, Edison rejected the Federation's principles of unity and cooperation with former enemies like the Xindi and the Romulans. When he and his crew were stranded on Altamid by a wormhole, the survivors used the extinct natives' technology to prolong their lives at the cost of the others and re-purposed the ancient race's dormant mining drone workers into the swarm. Thinking the Federation had abandoned them, Edison planned to destroy the Federation and resume galactic conflict. Kirk pursues Edison into Yorktown's ventilation system, where Edison activates the bioweapon. Before it can spread, Kirk ejects it and Edison into space, where the weapon disintegrates Edison. Using a commandeered alien ship, Spock and McCoy save Kirk moments before he is also blown into space.
In the aftermath, Commodore Paris closes the files of Captain Edison and the USS Franklin crew. Though offered the promotion to vice admiral, Kirk decides to remain as a captain; Spock chooses to remain in Starfleet and renews his relationship with Uhura. On Kirk's recommendation, Jaylah is accepted into Starfleet Academy. As the crew celebrates Kirk's birthday, they watch the construction of their new ship, the USS Enterprise-A—and resume their mission.
Cast[]
Leonard Nimoy (left) died a year before the film's release. The film pays tribute to him. Star Trek Beyond marked one of the final film performances of Anton Yelchin (right), who died in a car collision on June 19, 2016, a month before release.
- Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise
- Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, first officer and science officer
- Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Leonard McCoy, chief medical officer
- Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, communications officer
- Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, second officer and chief engineer
- John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman
- Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov, the ship's main navigator. This was Yelchin's final performance as Chekov, as he died on June 19, 2016.
- Idris Elba as Captain Balthazar Edison / Krall, former commander of the USS Franklin who became a powerful mutated alien creature
- Sofia Boutella as Jaylah, an alien scavenger. The role was originally developed for Jennifer Lawrence, the character being referred to by her "J-Law" nickname throughout the film's development. Despite Boutella's casting, the name was kept, with the same pronunciation, but a different spelling.
- Joe Taslim as Anderson Le / Manas, Krall's henchman and second-in-command who was also transformed.
- Lydia Wilson as Jessica Wolff / Kalara, Krall's henchwoman and trusted lieutenant who was also transformed.
- Sara Maria Forsberg as the alien voice-over
- Deep Roy as Keenser, Scotty's assistant
- Melissa Roxburgh as Ensign Syl
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Commodore Paris, commanding officer of Starbase Yorktown
- Greg Grunberg as Commander Finnegan, Yorktown first officer
- Danny Pudi as Fi'Ja[5]
- Kim Kold as Zavanko[5]
- Anita Brown as Tyvanna
- Doug Jung as Ben
- Dan Payne as Wadjet
- Shea Whigham as Teenaxi Leader
Leonard Nimoy appears in a photo cameo as Spock Prime, alongside George Takei, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, and Nichelle Nichols as the Prime versions of Sulu, Chekov, Kirk, Scott, McCoy, and Uhura, respectively. Jeff Bezos cameos as an alien Starfleet official.[6] Carlo Ancelotti has a brief cameo as a doctor at Starbase Yorktown.[7]
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The visual effects are provided by Atomic Fiction, DNEG and Kelvin Optical and Supervised by Kevin Baillie, Ryan Tudhope, Pauline Duvall and Peter Chiang as the Production Supervisor with help from Rodeo FX.[8]
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- Main article: Star Trek Beyond (soundtrack)
In August 2015, composer Michael Giacchino confirmed that he would return to write the score.[9] On June 26, 2016, singer Rihanna released a teaser across her social media accounts for a single for the film entitled "Sledgehammer", and the song premiered the following day. The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" was used in the movie's trailer, as well as the final battle scene.
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Star Trek Beyond was released on Digital HD on October 4, 2016,[10] and on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on November 1, 2016.[11]
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- List of films featuring space stations
- List of films featuring extraterrestrials
References[]
- ↑ [TBA Star Trek Beyond [2D] (12A)]. British Board of Film Classification (July 13, 2016).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [TBA Star Trek Beyond (2016)]. Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lang, Brent; Stedman, Alex (June 19, 2016). [TBA "'Star Trek' Actor Anton Yelchin Dies at 27"] Check
|url=value (help). Variety.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Star Trek Anton Yelchin Role Will Not Be Recast] (July 19, 2016).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lin, Justin (April 6, 2016). [TBA Who were the STAR TREK BEYOND aliens?]. YOMYOMF.
- ↑ [TBA The inside story behind Jeff Bezos' alien cameo on 'Star Trek Beyond'] (en-US) (2016-10-23).
- ↑ [TBA Carlo Ancelotti Apparently Has a Minor Cameo Role in the New 'Star Trek' Movie].
- ↑ [TBA STAR TREK BEYOND = The Art of VFX] (July 18, 2019).
- ↑ Giacchino announced his return at an appearance at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia on August 1, 2015.
- ↑ [TBA New DVD Releases: When To Buy The Latest Movies In October 2016].
- ↑ [TBA Star Trek Beyond (2016)].
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