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| From left, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Lin and Zachary Quinto, cast members of "Star Trek Beyond," speak during the press conference to promote the sci-fi blockbuster ahead of the Aug. 18 local release, at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, southern Seoul, Tuesday. / Yonhap |
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| A scene from "Star Trek Beyond" |
The stars of "Star Trek Beyond" including director Justin Lin came to Korea Tuesday to promote the Hollywood blockbuster, the latest installment in the five-decade-long sci-fi franchise, prior to its Aug. 18 local release.
Three stars ― Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Simon Pegg ― and director Lin attended a press conference in Seoul to share the core values of the movie which has been enjoying worldwide fandom since the 1966 debut of the original TV series.
The latest enthralling adventure born under the hand of Lin, who directed installments three through six of "The Fast and the Furious" movies, tells the adventure of the crew of the USS Enterprise which crash-lands on a mysterious world after mysterious forces attack their ship. The cast also includes the Korean-American John Cho and the late Anton Yelchin who tragically died in an accident in June.
"It's a franchise with all the hallmarks of a summer blockbuster but also has a lot of heart," said Quinto, who plays the half-Vulcan Spock in the third film of the rebooted series and the 13th "Star Trek" movie, during the press conference at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Tuesday. "It's rooted in a message of connectivity, unity, optimism. There's no time like this one for that kind of message to be resonant."
Pegg, on the role of chief engineer Scotty, said that the series was about "infinite diversity," depicting a future "where we all live together with total tolerance, total acceptance. That should be our goal as a species."
Quinto, who said he had a "good fortune to play a character who is iconic throughout the world," added that Lin was great in taking over the reins from J.J. Abrams, who directed the previous two films and produced this one. "He had a sense of story and a desire to draw on all of our relationships. It was a seamless transition."
Lin said he had a long conversation with Doug Jung, who co-wrote the script and appeared in the film as the husband of Cho's character Sulu, to what this adventure should be. "For me this is a tribute to love that lasted 50 years and I wanted to create a situation where we can deconstruct Star Trek and these characters," he said.
He wanted to blend in a human story into the action blockbuster. "The more we go out there, the more it's an exploration of (the characters) as human beings. I think that's the one thing the audience will really embrace."
