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must regroup if they are to defeat
Krall, and unity becomes an
important theme of the film. “The
crew can achieve more together
than they can alone, and that’s
the message of this movie,”
offers Karl Urban, who gets a lot
more screen time as Bones.
“Ultimately it’s about family,
it’s about working together to
achieve something great,” adds
Chris Pine, whose Captain Kirk
is experiencing some personal
issues.
“Being the Captain of the
Enterprise is probably the defining
feature of his life” says Pine.
“There’s this reality of loneliness
and of figuring things out.
“Is he willing to trust anyone
outside his circle, and is he willing
to let his empathy lead him and
his crew into mortal danger?”
Issues concerning Kirk’s
father’s legacy are also brought
to the fore in the wake of the
Enterprise’s destruction. “His
father was the captain of a ship
that was also destroyed, so
when he sees the [Enterprise]
destroyed, it brings up a real
complex set of emotions that are
tied to where he was born and
who he is,” Pine explains.
With a fourth Trek film already
announced and tipped to feature
the return of George Kirk, as
played by Chris Hemsworth,
Captain James T. Kirk might
finally get some closure.
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FEATURE
DVD&BD
Robert Wise
Star Trek: The Motion
Picture
(1979)
This Hollywood legend may have
directed the 1951 science fiction
classic
The Day the Earth Stood
Still
, but his Star Trek movie failed
to reach warp speed and remains
one of the dullest entries in the
series.
Nicholas Meyer
Star Trek II: The Wrath of
Khan
(1982)
and
Star Trek
VI: The Undiscovered
Country
(1991)
Meyer succeeded where Wise
had failed, setting the Enterprise
on the right course and delivering
two of the best films to feature the
original crew – as well as Khan and
Klingons, respectively.
Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek III: The Search
for Spock
(1984)
and
Star
Trek IV: The Voyage
Home
(1986)
Who better to lead the search
for Spock than the actor who plays
him? Nimoy also brought ample
levity to the Star Trek universe with
the time travel lark
The Voyage
Home
, which sounds illogical when
you really think about it.
William Shatner
Star Trek V: The Final
Frontier
(1989)
Shatner may not have destroyed
the Enterprise but he almost
destroyed the franchise with the
worst Star Trek movie, in which the
crew meets God! It was god awful,
but fortunately not the final frontier
for the series.
Jonathan Frakes
Star Trek: First Contact
(1996)
Frakes played Captain Picard’s
“number one”, William Riker, in
The Next Generation
and directed
a handful of episodes. He also
helmed the numero uno of TNG
films – not bad for a feature film
debut.
lots of latex), who holds a
grudge against the Federation. “I
wanted a character that’s there
to deconstruct the Federation’s
ideals, but to do it in a way where
he has a very valid philosophy,”
explains Lin.
Krall also deconstructs the
Enterprise with a swarm of bee-
like ships that tear through the
starship like shrapnel – the third
time we’ve seen it destroyed in
the Trek movies. “Watching the
Enterprise crash and burn felt like
I was destroying a legacy,” notes
Idris Elba. “Krall is certainly going
to be remembered for that.”
Stranded and separated on
a hostile alien planet, the crew
The crew can
achieve more
together than
they can alone,
and that’s the
message of
this movie
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Star Trek
Beyond
is out on Nov 2
Idris Elba as Krall