Rev up for warp speed and rock out to the Beastie Boys—it's time for Star Trek Beyond!  We’re closing out our journey through the Kelvin timeline with a deep dive into the 2016 film. Does it deserve a sequel? Let’s discuss!

Meanwhile, Marvel just dropped a huge Avengers announcement, and guess what? Some of Starfleet’s finest are joining the fray! Paul Giamatti teases his villainous turn in Star Trek, and the upcoming Starfleet Academy series gets an unexpected comparison. All this and more on Trekcast—your ultimate Star Trek podcast! 

News:
It's Doomsday for some Star Trek actors
https://trekmovie.com/2025/03/26/star-treks-patrick-stewart-and-rebecca-romijn-to-appear-in-avengers-doomsday/

The Best Rhino is ready to be a Villain
https://collider.com/star-trek-starfleet-academy-paul-giamatti-character-villain-details/

Starfleet Academy is like Buffy?
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy-compared-buffy-vampire-slayer-2050088


Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Justin Lin, written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. It is the 13th film in the Star Trek franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldaña, John Cho, and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films. Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, and Lydia Wilson also appear.Principal photography began in Vancouver on June 25, 2015. Two weeks after its Sydney premiere, it was released in the United States on July 22, 2016, by Paramount Pictures.[3] The film is dedicated to the memory of Anton Yelchin, as well as to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died during pre-production.

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