Evidenced by recent Instagram posts from Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana…
…it's looking like STAR TREK BEYOND has at long last entered principal photography. I don’t believe the STAR TREK BEYOND title has been formally announced, but Simon Pegg the franchise's current 'Scotty as well as this film’s co-writer) has called it that openly, so…
The fine folks over at TrekCore have more details regarding where some initial shooting for the movie will take place: namely Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, in Canada, which is ‘nearly an hour north of Vancouver.’ TrekCore even offers a map of the filming area. Industrious Geeks: please note the concept ‘map of the filming area’…
Further details can be found over at TrekCore HERE.
STAR TREK BEYOND opens July 8, 2016, directed by Justin Lin. Per IMDB, the picture will be shot by Stephen Windon - the DP on the Lin-directed FAST & THE FURIOUS films. Windon was also DP on several episodes of HBO’s THE PACIFIC, and Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA.
However this project shakes out, I really hope this is worked into the new movie…
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Glen Oliver
“Merrick”
