20 Essential Movie Moments That Will Define 2016
13. Future Spock's Death - Star Trek Beyond
The Moment: It's been confirmed that the unfortunate passing of the original Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, will be acknowledged in the new Star Trek movie, considering how vital his future version of the character was to the events of the first two movies.
Why It Will Define 2016: Because it'll be pop-culture's final farewell to the legendary actor, a send-off sure to be emotive to Trek fans even if it's just a single line of dialogue. Considering how brilliant he was in the new Trek movies, even newbies may find themselves holding back a tear or two.
Again, though, it depends on what we get. Will it be one line of dialogue? Will we see some sort of visual tribute to future Spock? Or could William Shatner make a cameo as future Kirk where he laments the loss of his friend? The possibilities are endless and have enormous potential to become instantly iconic.