Summary
Simon Pegg joins hisStar Trekco-stars in wanting to return toStar Trek 4but notes that a USS Enterprise reunion is"forever tainted"because of the tragic death of Anton Yelchin. The 27-year-old Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovies, lost his life in a vehicular accident in June 2016, just over a month beforeStar Trek Beyondwas released in theaters. Simon Pegg co-wroteStar Trek Beyondwith Doug Jung as well as played Scotty, andthe film was dedicated to Yelchin and the late Leonard Nimoy.
Joining Katee Sackhoff as a guest on her podcast,The Sackhoff Show, Simon Pegg discussed his incredible career, includingMission: ImpossibleandStar Trek.Of course, the subject of returning forStar Trek 4was raised, andPegg expressed how he’d"love to do more"although it wouldn’t be the same without Anton Yelchin. Read Simon’s quote and listen toThe Sackhoff Showbelow:
I’d love to do more. Obviously, it’s been forever tainted because we lost Anton, and that was a really hard thing for everyone involved, and for the real world, let alone anything else. If we do come back, if there is another opportunity to come back, I’d love to. Because as we were saying earlier on, it’s a group of guys that I dearly, dearly love and don’t get to see very often… It would be good to get back together with them.
Star Trek Beyond Ending & Why No Sequel 8 Years Later Explained
Star Trek Beyond set up a sequel for Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk and the Kelvin Timeline crew, but it’s 8 years later and we’ve yet to see Star Trek 4.
How Star Trek 4 Can Continue Without Anton Yelchin
Star Trek Beyond introduced a character who can succeed Chekov
Anton Yelchin’s deathwas a tragedy and producer J.J. Abrams stated that the role ofChekov would not be recast ifStar Trek 4is made.Fortuitously,Star Trek Beyond introduced a new character who could slide into Chekov’s role on the Starship Enterprise. Sofia Boutella played Jaylah inStar Trek Beyond,adding a fascinating new alien female character to the USS Enterprise’s crew. At the end ofStar Trek Beyond, Jaylah was about to join Starfleet. It would make perfect sense if Jaylah is serving aboard the Enterprise years later ifStar Trek 4happens.
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek cast was a miraculous gathering.
Simon Pegg joins the chorus of his fellowStar TrekcastmatesChris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and Sofia Boutella in wanting to reunite forStar Trek4. J.J. Abrams’Star Trekcast was a miraculous gathering who managed to embody iconic legacy characters while also making the USS Enterprise’s heroes their own.Star Trek 4has been in development for years, witha new screenwriter trying to crack the movie, but it remains to be seen if the crew of the Starship Enterprise can boldly go into theaters one more time.
