Less than four months after the camera started rolling for the production of "Star Trek: Beyond," the cast and crew of the third sequel in the "Star Trek" reboot series revealed that the principal filming for the movie is officially finished.
On Twitter, "Star Trek: Beyond" screenplay writer and actor Simon Pegg posted a photo of him and co-writer Doug Jung to announce that filming is already over for the upcoming sci-fi movie.
Both Pegg and Jung managed to finish the script for the 13<sup>th "Star Trek" film a month before the production began in Canada back in June. Earlier reports claimed that the scriptwriters had a hard time writing the movie from scratch even if there was an existing script for the movie, since they did not use any elements from the original draft because Paramount Pictures allegedly believed that the story became "a little bit too Star Trek-y".
In a previous interview with The Guardian, the writer who also portrays the role of USS Enterprise engineer Lt. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the upcoming installment said that they decided to "make a western or a thriller or a heist movie, then populate that with Star Trek characters so it's more inclusive to an audience that might be a little bit reticent".
Aside from Pegg, actress Sofia Boutella also tweeted about the end of filming of "Star Trek: Beyond," saying that she had an "incredibly beautiful experience" while working on the movie.
Zachary Quinto, meanwhile, shared an emotional clip on his Instagram account where the production staff was applauding him when his last scene as Commander Spock was filmed. The actor also said that this could possibly be his last time to portray the iconic role.
But according to IGN, Quinto and co-star Chris Pine are already signed to return to the franchise for a fourth installment.
