In just eight short days,Star Trek Beyondwill hit theaters nationwide. Last night, Paramount held a critics screening for this sci-fi sequel. While full reviews are still forthcoming, several critics offered their early reactions on social media. For those who might be on the fence about this new adventure, which brings in a new director (Justin Lin) and writers (Simon PeggandDoug Jung), these critics had overwhelmingly positive reactions to the film.
Following the screening last night, a number of film critics took toTwitterto reveal their early thoughts about this newStar Trekadventure. While there are no spoilers for the movie itself in the tweets below, it is revealed that the movie honored the lateLeonard NimoyandStar Trek BeyondstarAnton Yelchin, who was tragically killed in a freak accident last month. However, these early reactions don’t address a controversial topic that was first announced earlier this month.
John Chosaid in an interview last week that his iconic character Sulu is revealed to be gay inStar Trek Beyond.George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series and came out years later as a gay man, announced in an interview that he was “disappointed” in their choice to make Sulu gay, since he was straight on the original series. We’ll have to wait until the full reviews come out to learn what these critics think about Sulu’s homosexuality.
Star Trek Beyond, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popularStar Trekfranchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced byJ.J. Abramsin 2009, returns with directorJustin Lin(The Fast and the Furiousfranchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. InBeyond, the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Paramount Pictures and Skydance’sStar Trek Beyondis a Bad Robot, Sneaky Shark, Perfect Storm Entertainment production. The film starsChris PineasCaptain Kirk,Zachary Quintoas Spock,Zoë Saldanaas Uhura,Karl Urbanas Bones,John Choas Sulu,Simon Peggas Scotty,Anton Yelchinas Chekov andIdris Elbaas the new villain Krall. Directed byJustin Lin, the third film in the franchise series is produced byJ.J. Abrams,Roberto Orci,Lindsey WeberandLin; and executive produced byJeffrey Chernov,David Ellison,Dana Goldberg, andTommy Harper. Based upon theStar TrekTV series created byGene Roddenberry, the screenplay is written byPegg&Doug Jung. Take a look at the early reactions forStar Trek Beyondbelow, and stay tuned for more as we get closer and closer to the July 22 release date.
