The Raid: RedemptionandFast & Furious 6starJoe Taslimis moving from theaction moviegenre to sci-fi, signing on for a role inStar Trek Beyond.Heat Vision Blogdoesn’t have any details about his character, except that it is a “key part” oppositeIdris Elba, who plays a villain. The project reunites the actor with filmmakerJustin Lin, who directed him inFast & Furious 6.
Aside fromIdris ElbaandJoe Taslim,Sofia Boutellais the only other new cast member confirmed forStar Trek Beyond.Star TrekandStar Trek Into DarknessstarsChris Pine(Captain Kirk),Zachary Quinto(Spock),Zoe Saldana(Uhura),Karl Urban(Bones),Simon Pegg(Scotty),Anton Yelchin(Chekov) andJohn Cho(Sulu) all reprise their roles in the sci-fi sequel. The plot centers on the U.S.S. Enterprise crew starting their five-year mission, with directorJustin Linteasing last month that the sequel will explore different worlds and introduce newalien species.
Aside from starring as Scotty,Simon Peggalso co-wrote the script withDoug Jung, which the writer revealed will stay true to the spirit of the originalStar TrekTV series. The movie has been set for release on July 26, 2025, which will tie in to the 50th Anniversary celebration of the originalStar TrekTV series. The sequel has also launched a campaign with Omaze, where a handful of lucky winners will win trips to the set. A video released from theStar Trek Beyondset earlier this week revealed one of the alien masks being used.
Star Trek Beyondwas originally set to be directed byRoberto Orci, who was working on the script with new writersJ.D. PayneandPatrick McKay. The director eventually backed out of the project, with Paramount reportedly scrapping their script entirely. It was reported that their story featured a number of Vulcans, more time travel and scenes that would bring togetherChris Pine’s Kirk with the original version of the character, played byWilliam Shatnerin the hit TV series.
Indonesian actorJoe Taslimplayed Jaka in the critically-acclaimed martial arts action thrillerThe Raid: Redemption, which led to his casting inFast & Furious 6as Jah, his first English-language feature. It isn’t known if his exceptional martial arts skills will be put on display inStar Trek Beyondor not, but perhaps we’ll get a glimpse of the actor on the set during the next Omaze video. What do you think about this new casting addition?
