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Star Trek Beyond (2016)

In the Kelvin timeline of Star Trek Films, Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew return to fight a new enemy who puts everything they and the Federation stand for to the ultimate test. This third installment of the rebooted Star Trek films marked the 50th anniversary of the classic sci-fi franchise.

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Star Trek Beyond
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Director
Justin Lin
Release Date
July 22, 2016
Cast
Chris Pine , Idris Elba , Anton Yelchin , Karl Urban , Simon Pegg , Zachary Quinto , Shohreh Aghdashloo , Zoe Saldana , John Cho , Sofia Boutella
Writers
Doug Jung , Simon Pegg
Runtime
122 minutes
Budget
$185 million
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Main Genre
Action
Franchise
Star Trek
Prequel
Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness
Cinematographer
Stephen F. Windon
Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Summary

In the Kelvin timeline of Star Trek Films, Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew return to fight a new enemy who puts everything they and the Federation stand for to the ultimate test. This third installment of the rebooted Star Trek films marked the 50th anniversary of the classic sci-fi franchise.

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