Justin Lin was confirmed as the director of Star Trek Beyond, taking over from J.J. Abrams.
Principal photography for Star Trek Beyond commenced in Vancouver, Canada.
Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, tragically died in a car accident, impacting the Star Trek Beyond production and casting.
Star Trek Beyond premiered and was released to the public in theaters worldwide.
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.