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It has been 8 years sinceStar Trek Beyondhit theatres, whose financial failure stalled the production of the next movie in the franchise. While the third installment in the rebooted version of the franchise garnered a decent critical reception upon its release, despite making $334M at the box office, it was a financial letdown following its $185M budget.
But even though the film’s failure was responsible for stalling the production of the fourth entry in theKelvin timelineseries, Rihanna was more than thrilled about contributing to the Chris Pine-led flick.
Rihanna Was Beyond Ecstatic To Sing forStar Trek Beyond
Arguably one of the biggest musical icons of the 21st century,Rihannahas been pretty vocal about her love for theStar Trekfranchise. Thanks to herfather, she was introduced to the IP as a kid and has been enamored with it ever since.
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So when the self-professedStar Trekfan finally got the opportunity to work on a song forStar Trek Beyond, she wasbeyond ecstatic.
It wasn’t like just doing a song for any random film. I love ‘Star Trek.’ It was automatic. I would do anything in terms of music. It’s such a big deal not only as a fan, [but] as a musician, because ‘Star Trek’ is such a big deal across the globe… I couldn’t believe it. I was very very honored to be a part of this film.
Unfortunately, like the film itself, her single didn’t replicate the heights of the singer’s other acclaimed works and barely impacted the charts in the United States. However, the song did much better in the United Kingdom, reachingNo. 69 in the U.K., and held the position for three weeks.
The UpcomingStar TrekMovie Was Originally Planned To Be a TV Show
Almost a decade afterBeyond‘s bombing, a new movie in the franchise, titledStark Trek: Section 31, is set to release in 2025, which was originally planned to be a TV series. Speaking withScreen Rant,Star Trekexecutive producer Alex Kurtzman revealed that their shift in plans was a result of the pandemic, and out of the gate, they wanted Olatunde Osunsanmi to direct it.
Originally, this was going to be a television show. And then the pandemic hit, and everything changed overnight, so we decided we were gonna do a movie. Right out of the gate, I was like, well, if we’re gonna do a movie, Tunde has to direct it, because he’s amazing.
With Paramount dropping the upcoming film’s trailer, starringMichelle Yeoh, at the Comic Con, fans will hope this steers back the franchise’s boat on the right path in terms of movies.
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Star Trek Beyondis available to stream on Paramount Plus.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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