Star Trek Beyond/Background information/Development/Justin Lin

On , it was announced that Justin Lin had been hired to direct the film. Two days later, it was announced that Roberto Orci would only produce the film and will no longer be involved in the writing process. 
A childhood fan of , Lin was called by J.J. Abrams while filming the second season of . After learning he was not beholden to any previous script, Lin decided to go "new and fresh. The Klingons, Romulans and other species are great, but it's time to go further. It has been fun to focus on creating whole new worlds and species." Simon Pegg coined the title when he recognized Lin was trying to take Star Trek "beyond". 
On , it was announced that principal filming would start on at Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was also announced that Simon Pegg and Doug Jung would help write the film. Jung came to stay at Pegg's house to co-write the script; whenever they felt they completed enough of the rewrite, they would pass time by watching episodes of the original show. They also consulted Memory Alpha, with Pegg claiming "We actually wrote to the Memory Alpha guys and got them to name a certain device in the movie. I sent them a letter saying, 'Can you come up with this for me?' In two hours, they came back with an entire etymological history of what the thing was. It's beautiful. It’s fantastic to have that support network." 
Simon Pegg commented Paramount felt Roberto Orci's script was "a little bit too Star Trek-y. Avengers Assemble [the release title of in the United Kingdom], which is a pretty nerdy, comic-book, supposedly niche thing, made $1.5 billion. Star Trek Into Darkness made half a billion, which is still brilliant. But it means that, according to the studio, there's still $1bn worth of box office that don't go and see Star Trek. And they want to know why." Pegg described the rewrite as being akin to "mak[ing] 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". 
Pegg also explained they wanted to mark the 50th anniversary by deconstructing the franchise. "I felt like it was important to really deconstruct the idea of Star Trek, the idea of the Federation and why it's special. We'll really be poking at a lot of different things." He also said, "We're gathering a great community within the galaxy, but to what end? What does it all mean?" 
The character of Jaylah was inspired by Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Ree in the 2010 film . Pegg and Jung referred to her by Lawrence's nickname "J. Law", eventually inspiring the name "Jaylah". 
On , it was reported that filming was pushed back to begin on and continue on until September. 
In , Stephen F. Windon was confirmed as the film's cinematographer, replacing Roberto Orci's choice of Claudio Miranda. It was also confirmed that Nick Satriano had replaced the previously announced First Assistant Director Kim H. Winther. 
With the release of the official casting call, it was confirmed that shooting in Vancouver, B.C. would be starting on and continuing through . To be considered being an actor, extra, or crew member on the new film, a legal eligibility for working in Vancouver was a requirement. Extras casting would get underway in . 
On , it was reported that the first draft of the script had been finished. 
On , Michael Giacchino said he had not yet talked to the makers of Star Trek Beyond about the prospect of him returning to Star Trek in order to compose this film. The reason no contact had been made was partly because Giacchino himself had been extremely busy but also "because they're in such a crazy schedule crunch [....] But I imagine that I will be talking to them soon about all of this, and we'll figure out what’s going to happen next," he said. 
Deep Roy was confirmed to be returning as Keenser on , having canceled a convention appearance for filming on Star Trek Beyond. 
On , Michael Giacchino announced his participation in the movie by tweeting, "So thrilled to be working with Justin Lin and the rest of the Enterprise crew on Star Trek Beyond! Let's boldly go!" He commented that Beyond is not as gritty and earthbound as the previous two films, so the score would feel different. 
It was announced on that Joe Taslim had been cast in a key role opposite Idris Elba. 
On , Joseph Gatt confirmed that the character he played in , Science Officer 0718, would not be returning for Star Trek Beyond, due to script rewrites eliminating his role from the story. 
The Italian press reported on that former Chelsea, Juventus, Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti had been cast to play a doctor. 
Bryan Burk observed, "In the beginning, you could see a palpable sense of excitement as the cast started to work with [Justin Lin]." (SFX, issue 270, p. 71)
Addressing the involvement of Roberto Orci and his co-writers John D. Payne and Patrick McKay, Justin Lin said on "The WGA has to figure it out, because I don’t know who those writers are, I never met them. I came on, I had an idea and then Simon and Doug came on. I had one conversation with Orci after I came on, and that was it." 
While the first trailer credited Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, it also credited Roberto Orci, John D. Payne, and Patrick McKay. The second trailer only credited Pegg and Jung.
Due to Warner Bros. Pictures becoming Paramount Pictures, the copy of the Paramount logo that came from the film was replaced with a new copy of the logo on the DVD.