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Back then, with the Apollo space programme in full flight, it seemed the future, coming into being.Īctually, from deep in the arable plains of East Anglia, where even an unusually shaped potato provided hours of excited comment, the sheer cultural variety of the Enterprise’s crew (Yankee, Scottish, Chinese, Russian, Afro-American!), never mind the aliens they encountered, seemed astounding and gloriously futuristic - whereas now diversity can be relished almost everywhere, on the bus from Manor House to Turnpike Lane, say, to pluck an example totally at random. As a boy, as well as eagerly consuming several SF novels each week by Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and Arthur C Clarke, I lived for my fix of Star Trek episodes on television, the original ones made between 19, completely uncritical even when the sets were obviously cardboard and the aliens hopelessly rubbery. Or even a Trekker, one of those more refined followers, who disdain the trashier elements of fandom (most Trekkies have no more than a basic grasp of Klingon, can you believe?). New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĬould have been a Trekkie.Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. _ Follow Jon Gambrell on Twitter at Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. It's incredible." Other actors involved in "Star Trek Beyond," directed by Justin Lin, include Idris Elba, Zachary Quinto and Simon Pegg. Kirk in the rebooted films, described opening up the blinds of his hotel room to look out on "such a stunning city." "It looks like whatever tomorrow will be," Pine said. A helicopter filmed along the multi-lane highway cutting through the heart of Dubai, which includes a portion of the Dubai Metro and tall residential towers and office buildings. On Friday, authorities in Dubai shut down busy Sheikh Zayed Road for a film shoot. Speaking Wednesday to journalists with other cast members in Dubai, Chernov said filmmakers found Dubai's skyscrapers and futuristic vistas appealing. Chernov also was an executive producer in 2011's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," which saw actor Tom Cruise scale parts of Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper for the movie. The city was also a location for the most recent "Fast & Furious" sequel. Abrams, who helmed the last two "Star Trek" films and shot parts of the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII" in Abu Dhabi.


Others drawn here include filmmakers like J.J. "Star Trek Beyond," the third movie in the reboot of the science-fiction series, is the latest film to be partially shot in the United Arab Emirates. "We came searching for the future and found it," said Jeffrey Chernov, one of the film's executive producers. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Looking for a "vertical city" to stand in for a futuristic world, actors and filmmakers involved in the film "Star Trek Beyond" ended up among the gleaming towers of Dubai.
