Hey fellow Trekkies, Star Trek Beyond Director, Justin Lin invites you all from around the world to join him, the cast and crew for the first time ever fan event on May 20, 2016 in order to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the series that create and franchise and of course its latest incarnation, Star Trek Beyond.
The sneak peek event will include a premiere of the final trailer, exclusive first looks at footage and with several surprise special guests to appear. Lin will make an announcement soon on how fans can win a chance to be there IN-PERSON at the historic Paramount Studio Lot!
Here is what the official press release had to say:
HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 14, 2016) – “Star Trek Beyond” director Justin Lin announced today a first-ever fan event to take place on May 20 in celebration of the series’ milestone 50th Anniversary this year and the film’s release this summer.
The one-time only special event, taking place at the historic Paramount Pictures studio lot, will include the premiere of the newest “Star Trek Beyond” trailer, an exclusive first-look of never before seen footage from the upcoming film, a Q&A with Lin and the cast and crew, special guests appearances, and other surprises. The Q&A will be streamed via Facebook Live.
Said Justin Lin, “As a lifelong fan of Trek, we wanted to do something special for the fans and we couldn’t think of a better way to do that than creating an event dedicated to them in the year that we also come together to celebrate the series’ amazing 50th year.”
Opening July 22, 2016 from Paramount Pictures and Skydance, “Star Trek Beyond” is a Bad Robot, Sneaky Shark, Perfect Storm Entertainment production. The film stars John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin and Idris Elba. Directed by Lin, the third film in the franchise series is produced by J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Lindsey Weber, and Lin; and executive produced by Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Tommy Harper. Based upon “Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry, the screenplay is written by Pegg & Doug Jung.
To learn about the movie, go to http://www.startrekmovie.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekMovie