New ‘Star Trek Beyond’ photos and trailer reveal a separated crew, Kirk’s struggles
Paramount released the new Star Trek Beyond trailer and fans will see the crew of the Enterprise is attacked while in the middle of their five-year mission and must fight to survive on an alien planet. Justin Lin directs the sequel from a script by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, which establishes a villainous alien played by Idris Elba.
The trailer premiered during a fan event in Los Angeles, where it was also announced that Star Trek Beyond will have its world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20th during the world’s very first outdoor IMAX screening, with a live orchestra.
In contrast to previous footage, the new trailer centers on Kirk, still being haunted by the ghost of his father and trying to figure out what kind of Captain he is. The crew is forced to abandon the Enterprise and is scattered about, and it looks as though the main story crux will be about the crew members attempting to find each other again.
Chris Pine has teased that the U.S.S. Enterprise gets destroyed, and the crew is forced to survive on a hostile planet, and John Cho mentioned that before this catastrophic event, the crew is two years into their five-year mission and starting to feel a little homesick.
“We’re all getting into our ruts and I think we’ve been around each other too long,” says Cho.
He also revealed that Sulu has a daughter, and that there’s another revelation regarding the baby that he can’t divulge.
The film also stars Zoe Saldana, Sofia Boutella, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, and Anton Yelchin.
Star Trek Beyond opens in theaters on July 22nd.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Star Trek Beyond,” the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In “Beyond,” the 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.
