25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2016 - Ranked

By Simon Gallagher /

8. Star Trek: Beyond

Paramount Pictures

Release Date: July 22nd

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Billed As: Well, definitely don't call it Fast & Furious: Enterprise. You know, in case that's exactly what it is.

Hype: The latest addition to the now sprawling Star Trek universe gets an injection of NOS thanks to Justin Lin€™s presence in the directing chair. Luckily that€™s balanced out somewhat by Simon Pegg - a proper geek - writing the script, but there are concerns to say the least.

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It might be a little annoying to Star Trek fans that the Enterprise has been destroyed several times in films for dramatic effect, but we€™ll all forgive it if it gives Lin some scope for new levels of story-telling.

Worryingly, he seems to have brought a motorbike to the production, which is definitely not okay. But this is Star Trek: it deserves to be a film franchise for as long as Star Wars does, and even ominous-looking instalment will be met with feverish excitement by fans. Plus, even if he's lost under layers of make-up Idris Elba as a villain is a great thing.

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