STACK #145 Nov 2016

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DVD&BD FEATURE

Despite having departed the Star Trek universe for another galaxy, far, far away, J.J. Abrams remains as a producer on Star Trek Beyond – the third film in the franchise he was instrumental in rebooting back in 2009, and the thirteenth Star Trek movie.With the director’s chair now vacant, a new filmmaker had to be found to boldly steer the Enterprise crew where no one has gone before. Words Adam Colby

cracking screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, Lin sticks closely to Gene Roddenberry’s original vision, and the director's love of the classic TV series is evident in the strong themes of diversity and unity that run through the film. Moreover, there are numerous references to the Original Series in Star Trek Beyond , including nods to the episodes Who Mourns for Adonais? and The Trouble with Tribbles, which will please the diehard Trekkers. Set three years into the Enterprise’s five-year mission to explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and new

dgar Wright, Rupert Wyatt and Duncan Jones were all contenders for the

gig, but it was Justin Lin – who had successfully driven the Fast and Furious franchise to new box office heights – that ultimately took the helm, bringing his high- octane brand of filmmaking and kinetic action set pieces to the Trek universe. And if Lin seems like an unlikely choice for a Star Trek movie, Trekkers can breathe easy – he’s one of them. Lin first encountered the series at the age of eight and has been a fan ever since. With a new Star Trek film as the ultimate playground and working from a

Chris Pine and director Justin Lin

civilizations, Star Trek Beyond is the first of the new Trek films to take the action into deep space and an alien world, with a stopover at the Federation

Starbase Yorktown.

A rescue mission soon becomes a fight for survival against a powerful new enemy, Krall (played by Idris Elba under

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