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Is Star Trek Beyond the worst teaser trailer ever?

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Anghus Houvouras on the trailer for Star Trek Beyond… First impressions. They’re so important, especially in the world of blockbuster cinema where the marketplace is saturated with high budgeted fare looking to snap its fingers and gain your attention for a fleeting moment. It’s been awhile since the wretched Star Trek Beyond trailer first hit […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Star Trek Beyond trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on Star Trek Beyond… Yesterday Paramount Pictures unleashed the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third instalment of the rebooted Trek universe, which sees Fast & Furious helmer Justin Lin taking over the reins from J.J. Abrams. What did our writing team make of the trailer? […]

The Raid’s Joe Taslim joins Star Trek Beyond

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Raid and Fast & Furious 6’s Joe Taslim is to reunite with director Justin Lin on the currently in production Star Trek Beyond. Character details are being kept under wraps, but Taslim’s role is being described as “a key part” opposite Idris Elba’s villain. SEE ALSO: New alien […]

Kirk is feeling a little lonely in deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond

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Yesterday we brought you details of the upcoming Blu-ray release for Star Trek Beyond [see here], and now USA Today has unveiled a rather humourous deleted scene from the Justin Lin-directed sci-fi sequel, which takes place on Starbase Yorktown and sees a lonely Kirk trying to find some company, before being sneezed on by Soccty’s […]

Star Trek on TV: The Undiscovered Future

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Tony Black on the possibilities for Bryan Fuller’s new Star Trek TV series… Quietly stealing the thunder of Justin Lin’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, it’s the freshly announced rebirth of Star Trek on the small screen which has triggered a wave of excitement inside and outside of Star Trek fandom since the news dropped in November […]

Tracklisting for the Star Trek Beyond score released, movie will feature new Rihanna single

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The artwork and tracklisting has arrived online for composer Michael Giacchino’s (Jurassic World) score to the upcoming sci-fi threequel Star Trek Beyond, which is available to pre-order now via Amazon US and Amazon UK. The tracklisting is as follows… 1. Logo And Prosper (1:47) 2. Thank Your Lucky Star Date (2:15) 3. Night On The […]

Simon Pegg blames a bad marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond box office performance

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A few days ago, Star Trek actor Simon Pegg revealed that Paramount Pictures already had a completed script for Star Trek 4 prior to Quentin Tarantino pitching his own idea for an R-rated instalment in the long-running sci-fi series. Paramount had already announced a fourth entry in the rebooted series prior to the release of […]

Simon Pegg says Star Trek 4 script was finished before Quentin Tarantino pitched his idea

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Prior to the release of Star Trek Beyond, Paramount Pictures officially announced that development was underway on Star Trek 4, which would have seen Chris Hemsworth making his return to the series as George Kirk, father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk. The studio got as far as releasing an official synopsis for the sequel, […]

Zachary Quinto “hopeful” about Star Trek 4, but it’s not a guarantee

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Last year, before Paramount’s Star Trek Beyond even hit theaters, producer J.J. Abrams began sharing plans for a fourth installment in the rebooted film series. While he did confirm that much of the Beyond cast would return for another outing, fans’ interests were piqued by Abrams’ reveal that Chris Hemsworth would return to his role […]