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Star Trek Beyond
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<p><i>Star Trek Beyond</i> is a 2016 American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_film/cNsrPn3y">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Action_film/5TjVB0kf">action film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Justin_Lin/FrMdGTcW">Justin Lin</a>, written by <a href="/facts/Simon_Pegg/9mR2rY5M">Simon Pegg</a> and <a href="/facts/Doug_Jung/DX8589vo">Doug Jung</a>, and based on the television series <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek/kKGkVK5y">Star Trek</a></i> created by <a href="/facts/Gene_Roddenberry/7tsakDNM">Gene Roddenberry</a>. It is the 13th film in the <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek/kKGkVK5y">Star Trek</a></i> franchise and the third installment in <a href="/facts/List_of_Star_Trek_films/0SKa6Gu1">the reboot series</a>, following <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek_(2009_film)/l018d62z">Star Trek</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness/93tRK97c">Star Trek Into Darkness</a></i> (2013). <a href="/facts/Chris_Pine/HUrsLPVf">Chris Pine</a> and <a href="/facts/Zachary_Quinto/VElfkQIk">Zachary Quinto</a> reprise their respective roles as Captain <a href="/facts/James_T._Kirk/BcRkbJQ7">James T. Kirk</a> and Commander <a href="/facts/Spock/tzRUPSD9">Spock</a>, with Pegg, <a href="/facts/Karl_Urban/3fyL1377">Karl Urban</a>, <a href="/facts/Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a/oomygJfI">Zoe Saldaña</a>, <a href="/facts/John_Cho/0YUGQUM0">John Cho</a>, and <a href="/facts/Anton_Yelchin/TvwAI12q">Anton Yelchin</a> reprising their roles from the previous films. <a href="/facts/Idris_Elba/FV1vVf5G">Idris Elba</a>, <a href="/facts/Sofia_Boutella/hpNeESLI">Sofia Boutella</a>, <a href="/facts/Joe_Taslim/P5PDsraN">Joe Taslim</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lydia_Wilson/60ecNqdL">Lydia Wilson</a> also appear. </p><p><a href="/facts/Principal_photography/QuWTt1Wf">Principal photography</a> began in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a> on June 25, 2015. The film premiered in <a href="/facts/Sydney/8TegRcwB">Sydney</a> on July 7, 2016, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2016, by <a href="/facts/Paramount_Pictures/F6UIvDD9">Paramount Pictures</a>. The film is dedicated to the memory of Anton Yelchin, as well as to actor <a href="/facts/Leonard_Nimoy/J0SccwkN">Leonard Nimoy</a>, who died during pre-production. The film grossed $343.5 million at the box office, and received positive reviews from critics. At the <a href="/facts/89th_Academy_Awards/0korNTb2">89th Academy Awards</a>, the film was nominated for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling/r1TxeuEl">Best Makeup and Hairstyling</a>. A sequel is in development. </p>