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 The television show, which introduced characters like Captain
James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, the half-human, half-Vulcan first
officer, followed the crew's missions and has spawned movies and
other series since debuting in 1966.
In "Star Trek Beyond", Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return as
the younger Kirk and Spock alongside Simon Pegg as Scotty and
John Cho as Hikaru Sulu and this time, they face a new enemy
when they are shipwrecked on an unfriendly planet.
"This movie has definitely a retro vibe to it," Quinto said at
the film's London premiere on Tuesday. "It's pretty remarkable
for something like this to last for half a century and we're all
really proud to be a part of it at this significant, celebratory
milestone."
Quinto was joined by his co-stars, including Pegg who had the
additional role of co-writer.
"It was a big responsibility, 'Star Trek' is precious," Pegg
said. "We wanted to do it justice in the most faithful way but
we approached it like you would any writing job ... studiously
and carefully and never taking it for granted."
The movie has made headlines ahead of its release after Cho said
Sulu is openly gay and married in the new film. Actor George
Takei, who portrayed the character in the original show and is
gay in real life, has said he was "delighted" the movie included
a gay character, but the new version of Sulu does not reflect
the original vision of late series creator Gene Roddenberry.
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"I had spoken to (Takei) and I knew that was coming ... I hope that
if he sees the film and sees the way it's treated ... that maybe
he'll see some of the positives in time," Cho said.
"Maybe he'll warm to it and realize that maybe young people are
going to see this, young gay people, LGBT people in the closet
perhaps and be encouraged by it."
Last month, "Star Trek Beyond" actor Anton Yelchin was killed after
he was crushed by his car and cast and crew have been paying tribute
to him.
The movie is the third film in a recent relaunch following 2009's
"Star Trek" and "Star Trek Into Darkness" in 2013.
Asked if he would be on board for more, Pine said: "Yeah, of course
... If this one does well and they choose to do another one ... As
long as all my friends are back, I'll be back."
(Reporting By Sara Hemrajani; Additional reporting by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian; Editing by Chris Reese)
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