On 21 January 2015, it was announced that principal filming would start in April the 15th 2015 at Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Simon Pegg and Doug Jung writing the film.
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On 8 July 2015, Hollywood Trekstar Deep Roy was confirmed to be returning as Keenser, due to having cancelled a convention appearance for filming Star Trek Beyond.
Zoe Saldana has spoken out about Spock and Uhuras relationship. "I'm pretty sure that for this third installment, we'll be able to sort of .... be more hands-on."
On 11 July 2015, Michael Giacchino tweeted, "So thrilled to be working with Justin Lin and the rest of the Enterprise crew on Star Trek Beyond! Let's boldly go!"
On 24 July 2015, it was announced that Joe Taslim had been cast in a key role opposite the movies villain, Idris Elba aka Kraal. On 25, 26, 29 and 30 June 2015, the production filmed scenes in Squamish Boulders, Squamish, British Columbia.
On 26 June 2015, Executive Producer David Ellison revealed Dubai as a filming location. Three days later, Director Justin Lin revealed that the title was officially Star Trek Beyond.
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On 14 August 2015, several set photos were published on the internet, backing the claim that a Federation starship crash landed on a planet.
On 20 August 2015, the first set photos from the filming were published by ScreenRush.com.
On 27 August 2015 and 29 August 2015, Twitter users reported that Star Trek Beyond was filming at Triangle Road in Richmond, BC and at the Pitt River Quarries in Red Deer, BC.
During their filming in Dubai, several set photos were posted on Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites, including several images and videos of new alien species.
Principal filming wrapped in Dubai on Thursday 15 October 2015.
On September 2015 [102] Omaze announced Adam Horwitz as the winner of the walk-on role competition.
A trailer for the film was released online on 14 December 2015 and created quite a mixed response from fans, George Takei and Wil Wheaton.
Simon Pegg admitted to being surprised by the trailer, speculating "the marketing people were banging their drums - saying, 'Everyone come see this film, it's full of action and fun.' When there is a lot more to it than that. I didn't love it because I know there is a lot more to the film."
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