Star Trek Beyond
The final frontier...and beyond.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$185 000 000
Revenue
$343 471 816
Director
Actors
Scenario
Simon Pegg, Doug Jung
Producer
J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Bryan Burk, Justin Lin, Dana Goldberg, Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Tommy Harper, Lindsey Weber
Operator
Stephen F. Windon
Composer
Artist
Thomas E. Sanders, Peter Bodnarus, Mira Caveno
Audition
April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg, Corinne Clark
Editing
Kelly Matsumoto, Steven Sprung, Greg D'Auria
All team (530)
All team (530)
Short description
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
What's left behind the scenes
- Justin Lin's directorial debut in science fiction cinema.
- The first film in the Star Trek franchise directed by a director born after the television series Star Trek (1966-1969) aired. J.J. Abrams was born a few months after the premiere of the series' first episode, and Justin Lin – four years after the series finished airing.
- The first film of the Star Trek franchise was directed by someone born after the original Star Trek television series (1966-1969) aired. J.J. Abrams was born a few months after the premiere of the series' first episode, and Justin Lin was born four years after the series ended.
- Idris Elba is the third actor from the Thor film series to appear in the rebooted Star Trek franchise. Chris Hemsworth played George Kirk in the Star Trek (2009) remake, while Joseph Gatt played a bridge officer. In the Thor franchise, Chris Hemsworth played Thor, Idris Elba played Heimdall, and Joseph Gatt played Grundrot.
- Justin Lin's directorial debut in the science fiction genre.
- This is the 13th feature film in the Star Trek franchise.
- In early interviews, screenwriter Simon Pegg referred to the space station as "Starbase Yorktown." In the first drafts of the Star Trek scripts (1966-1969) written by Gene Roddenberry, "Yorktown" was the name of the starship. Roddenberry renamed it the "Enterprise" later on.
- Idris Elba is the third actor to appear in the Thor series who also remained in the rebooted Star Trek franchise. Chris Hemsworth played George Kirk in the Star Trek (2009) remake, while Joseph Gatt played an officer on the bridge. In the Thor franchise, Chris Hemsworth played Thor, Idris Elba played Heimdall, and Joseph Gatt played Grundrot.
- John Cho revealed that his character, Hikaru Sulu, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. This decision was made by screenwriter Simon Pegg as a tribute to George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series and is gay.
- There were rumors at one point that William Shatner would appear as Captain Kirk in a cameo role in the film, despite the character's death in Star Trek Generations (1994). The actor, however, stated that he would not participate in the filming. In the original timeline, Captain Kirk died 16 years before the destruction of the planet Romulus.
- The film's events take place 2.5 years after the events depicted in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' (2013).
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin.
- The trailer for theatrical release was released on May 20, 2016.
- Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella are the only members of the film's cast involved in the music business (hip-hop music).
- Justin Lin became the film's director; other candidates for the position included Edgar Wright, Rupert Wyatt, Morten Tyldum, Daniel Espinosa, and Duncan Jones.
- J.J. Abrams declined the offer to direct the third film in the Star Trek franchise due to his work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He became one of the producers of Star Trek Beyond (2016), and the offer to direct was made to Roberto Orci, one of the screenwriters of the first two films in the rebooted franchise. However, in December 2014, Orci yielded the director's chair to Justin Lin.
- Karl Urban admitted in an interview that he almost turned down the offer to reprise his role as Dr. Leonard McCoy. He was persuaded to accept the offer by director Justin Lin.
- The first non-comedy screenplay written by Simon Pegg.
- When it became known that J.J. Abrams would not be directing the film, Joe Cornish, Jon M. Chu, and Brad Bird were considered for the role of director during the early stages of the project.
- Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella are the only members of the film's cast involved in the music business (specifically hip-hop).
- One of the screenwriters, Simon Pegg, mentioned on 'The Graham Norton Show' back in 2007 that he was working on the script for this film. On May 19, 2015, he announced on his own website that the movie would be titled 'Star Trek Beyond'.
- In early interviews, the screenwriter Simon Pegg referred to the space station as "Starbase Yorktown." In the initial drafts of "Star Trek" (1966-1969) scripts, written by Gene Roddenberry, "Yorktown" was the name of the starship. Roddenberry later renamed it "Enterprise."
- J.J. Abrams declined an offer to direct the third film in the Star Trek franchise due to his work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He became one of the producers of Star Trek Beyond (2016), and the directing offer was made to Roberto Orci – one of the scriptwriters of the first two films in the rebooted franchise. However, in December 2014, Orci relinquished the director’s chair to Justin Lin.
- At one time, rumors circulated that William Shatner would appear in a cameo as Captain Kirk, although this character dies in the film 'Star Trek Generations' (1994). However, the actor stated that he would not participate in the filming. In the original timeline, Captain Kirk died 16 years before the destruction of the planet Romulus.
- The film is released in the same year as Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This happened before in 2002, when Stuart Baird's Star Trek: Nemesis and George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones were released.
- This is the first film in the Star Trek franchise not shot on 35mm film.
- During the period when Roberto Orci was chosen as director, he hired Claudio Miranda as cinematographer, but with Orci's departure as director, Miranda left the project and was replaced by Stephen F. Windon.
- In August 2014, Paramount Pictures officially announced the postponement of the film's release date. The new date coincided with the 50th anniversary of the creation of Star Trek (1966-1969) by Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991).
- This is the first film in the Star Trek franchise that was primarily filmed not in Hollywood, but in Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). All the sets were recreated from scratch in the studio there, including the interior of the starship Enterprise.
- In August 2014, Paramount Pictures officially announced the postponement of the film’s release date. The new date coincided with the 50th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s (1921-1991) creation of Star Trek (1966-1969).
- The film takes place 2.5 years after the events depicted in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
- The first film in the Star Trek franchise directed by a director born in Taiwan.
- Karl Urban admitted in an interview that he almost turned down the offer to play Doctor Leonard McCoy again. He was convinced to accept the offer by director Justin Lin.
- During the period when Roberto Orci was selected as director, he hired Claudio Miranda as cinematographer, but when Orci stepped down from directing, Miranda left the project and was replaced by Steven F. Windon.
- When it became known that J.J. Abrams would not be directing the film, Joe Cornish, John M. Chu, and Brad Bird were considered as directors in the early stages of the project.
- The film is released in the same year as Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This also happened in 2002, when Stuart Baird's Star Trek: Nemesis and George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones were released.
- The first screenplay not in the comedy genre, written by Simon Pegg.
- John Cho revealed that his character Hikaru Sulu is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. This decision was made by screenwriter Simon Pegg as a sign of respect for George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series and is gay.
- Justin Lin directed the film, and Edgar Wright, Rupert Wyatt, Morten Tyldum, Daniel Espinosa, and Duncan Jones were also considered for the position.
- One of the scriptwriters, Simon Pegg, announced on The Graham Norton Show back in 2007 that he was working on the script for this film. On May 19, 2015, he stated on his own website that the film would be titled "Star Trek Beyond".
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