‘5th Passenger’ Trailer Assembles Fan-Favorite ‘Star Trek’ Actors Doug Jones, Marina Sirtis, And More
Star Trekfans, this one is for you.5th Passengeris a crowd-funded film from Epic Pictures that assembles a who’s who ofStar Trekfan-favorites, fromStar Trek Discovery’sDoug Jones, toDeep Space Nine’sArmin Shimerman, toThe Next Generation’sMarina Sirtis. They boldly go deep into this space thriller about a crew that must survive a vicious life form.
5th Passenger Trailer
5th Passengercame into being throughKickstarter, with fans raising $80,000 to create the film centered around a strong female lead.5th Passengerdebuted at the Artemis Women in Action Film Festival where they “celebrate powerful women taking action on the silver screen.”
“I directed 5th Passenger because it’s a film I wanted to see,” director Scott Blake said. “It is inspired by my love of the science fiction genre, The Twilight Zone, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. All twisted storylines with principled characters thrown into extreme situations where society breaks down and their morals and values are tested.”
The film unites several fan-favoriteStar Trekcast members includingDoug Jones(The Shape of Water, Star Trek: Discovery)Tim Russ(Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine),Marina Sirtis(Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations), andArmin Shimerman(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Hitcher and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time). They’re joined byMorgan Lariah, Mindy Robinson, David Lim,andManu Intiraymi.
The trailer certainly spotlights itsStar Trekcast members, perhaps as a way to balance out its cable-movie effects and generic sci-fi plot. ButStar Trekfans may be excited to see it – beloved cast members unite across TV shows and generations in this film and that’s pretty cool.
5th Passenger is set in the aftermath of an oppressive class war, Miller, a pregnant officer aboard an escape pod must struggle to survive with her remaining crew when a mysterious and vicious life form attacks, determined to become the dominant species.
5th Passengerwill be released in theaters and on demand everywhere (Dish, DirecTV, Charter, Spectrum, Comcast/Xfinity, Verizon Fios, Cox, SlingTV, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, FandangoNOW, Google Play, Microsoft/Xbox) onJuly 10, 2018.
