<P> The Enterprise is ambushed and destroyed by countless alien microvessels; the crew abandon ship . Stranded on an unknown planet, and with no apparent means of escape or rescue, they find themselves in conflict with a new sociopathic enemy (Idris Elba) who has a well - earned hatred of the Federation and what it stands for . </P> <P> Star Trek Beyond was released on July 22, 2016, in time for the franchise's 50th anniversary celebrations . Roberto Orci had stated that Star Trek Beyond will feel more like the original series than its predecessors in the reboot series while still trying something new with the established material . In December 2014, Justin Lin was confirmed as the director for the upcoming sequel, marking the first reboot film not to be directed by J.J. Abrams, whose commitments to Star Wars: The Force Awakens restricted his role on the Star Trek film to that of producer . In January 2015, it was confirmed that the film would be co-written by Doug Jung and Simon Pegg, who revealed the film's title that May . Idris Elba was cast as the villain Krall, while Sofia Boutella was cast as Jaylah . Filming began on June 25, 2015 . This is the last film of Anton Yelchin (Chekov), who died in an automobile accident on June 19, 2016 . </P> <P> Pine and Quinto have signed contracts to return as Kirk and Spock for a fourth film . In July 2016, Abrams confirmed plans for a fourth film, and stated that Chris Hemsworth would return as Kirk's father, George, whom he played in the prologue of the first film . Later that month, Paramount confirmed the return of Hemsworth as well as most of the Beyond cast, producers Abrams and Lindsey Weber, and writers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay . That same month, Abrams had said that Chekov would not be recast, after Anton Yelchin died in a motor vehicle accident . </P> <P> The following table shows the cast members who played the primary characters in the film series . </P>

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