‘Star Trek Beyond’ Clip: Scotty Meets Jaylah
Now that 2009’sStar Trekre-introduced the classic Enterprise crew and 2013’sStar Trek Into Darknessdid everything in its power to wreck them, Justin Lin’sStar Trek Beyondhas a bold new task before it: introducing new characters and allowing them to stand out amidst a cast of familiar faces and iconic names. We’ll hopefully get a memorable new adversary inIdris Elba’s Krall and as this new clip from the film seems to indicate,Sofia Boutella’s Jaylah certainly appears to be a unique addition to the ensemble.
If you’ve seen the trailer, you have all the context you need to understand what’s going on here. The Enterprise has been destroyed by the mysterious Krall and his forces, scattering the crew across the surface of an unknown planet. Chief engineer Montgomery Scott (played once again bySimon Pegg, who co-wroteStar Trek Beyond) finds himself in the company Jaylah, a very serious alien who knows exactly what’s going on but won’t spill the finer points to her new friend quite yet. Naturally, the affable Scotty and the All Business Jaylah make for an interesting duo and hopefully the cute banter here gets to go a bit further in the finished movie.
The Algerian-born Boutella is in the middle of a pretty impressive run. She first grabbed everyone’s attention with a scene-stealing turn as Samuel L. Jackson’s blade-legged henchwoman inKingsman: The Secret Serviceand she’s currently filming Universal’s reboot ofThe Mummy, where she plays the title monster opposite Tom Cruise. Her playing aStar Trekalien feels like some kind of genre movie trifecta. Anyone who is playing a really weird game of bingo should take note. Heck, maybe your peculiar bingo card includes “appear in a scene opposite Simon Pegg.”
Star Trek Beyondopens onJuly 22, 2016.We previously broke down the trailer into tiny little pieces if you’re up for some extended reading. Here’s the official synopsis:
