Star Trek Beyond (2016)
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The crew of the USS Enterprise must navigate a dangerous nebula and confront a formidable enemy after a rescue mission goes wrong.
The story
The Federation starship USS Enterprise arrives at Starbase Yorktown for resupply and shore leave. While the crew deals with personal matters and the upcoming third year of their exploration, they are dispatched on a rescue mission after an escape pod is found in an uncharted nebula. The pod's occupant claims her ship is stranded on the planet Altamid. However, upon arrival, the Enterprise is ambushed by a massive swarm of unknown ships led by a figure named Krall. The crew is forced to abandon their ship as it is torn apart, and they must navigate the dangers of the planet to survive and find their comrades.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The crew of the USS Enterprise arrives at Starbase Yorktown, where Captain Kirk is seeking a promotion while Spock prepares to leave Starfleet. They are dispatched to a nearby nebula to rescue a survivor named Kalara. Upon arrival, they are ambushed by a swarm of ships led by Krall, who seeks the Abronath, a powerful relic. The Enterprise is destroyed, and the crew is scattered across the planet Altamid. Kirk and others find Kalara, who is revealed as a spy. Meanwhile, Jaylah, a scavenger, helps Scotty find safety. The crew eventually reunites and discovers that Krall is actually Balthazar Edison, a former captain of the USS Franklin who became a mutated creature. They reclaim the Franklin and use it to pursue Krall to Yorktown. They defeat his bioweapon, and the crew decides to remain in their roles, with Kirk choosing to stay a captain and Spock choosing to stay in Starfleet.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 122
- Production countries
- United States; China
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Justin Lin
- Writers
- Simon Pegg · writer; Doug Jung · writer
- Cast and characters
- John Cho · Hikaru Sulu; Simon Pegg · Montgomery "Scotty" Scott; Chris Pine · Captain James T. Kirk; Zachary Quinto · Commander Spock; Zoe Saldaña · Nyota Uhura; Karl Urban · Leonard "Bones" McCoy; Anton Yelchin · Pavel Chekov; Idris Elba · Balthazar M. Edison / Krall; Sofia Boutella · Jaylah; Joe Taslim · Anderson Le / Manas; Lydia Wilson · Jessica Wolff / Kalara
- Genres
- science fiction; action
- Themes
- exploration; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; heroic
- Premise and plot tags
- space exploration; sci-fi adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- Star Trek
- Franchise connections
- Star Trek
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, though some noted it was a standard action-oriented entry in the franchise.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 86% · scale: percentage · review count: 319; Metacritic · score: 68 · scale: 100 · review count: 50
- Awards and nominations
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling · Academy Awards · Nominated
- Production trivia
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Anton Yelchin and Leonard Nimoy.; The film features a cameo by Jeff Bezos as an alien Starfleet official.; The film's script was developed using Memory Alpha, a Star Trek fan wiki.
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