Michelle Yeoh is Badass in First Teaser for ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Movie
by Alex Billington
July 28, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Somebody’s gotta keep it lively, right?” During San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount+ revealed the first look teaser trailer for an intriguing new Star Trek spin-off movie called Star Trek: Section 31. It’s not a series, it’s a one-time movie “event” – connected to the recent “Star Trek: Discovery” series. It is intended to be the first real TV movie in the ST franchise and part of producer Alex Kurtzman’s expanded Star Trek Universe. Section 31 stars Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, who becomes an agent for a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past. The cast includes Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, Sam Richardson, Sven Ruygrok, Robert Kazinsky, Humberly Gonzalez, and James Hiroyuki Liao. This looks a bit funky – definitely a departure from what most expect, but it seems like they’re having fun with dark humor, villains, and other sides of Starfleet we don’t usually see. This is basically Star Trek’s Suicide Squad – same setup with the crew.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Olatunde Osunsanmi’s TV movie Star Trek: Section 31, from YouTube:
In this Paramount+ Original Movie, Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) joins Section 31, a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, and must face the sins of her past. Star Trek: Section 31 is a TV movie directed by American filmmaker Olatunde Osunsanmi, writer of scripts for The Fourth Kind and Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, director of The Fourth Kind, Evidence, “Falling Skies”, “Sleepy Hollow”, “Bates Motel”, “The Son”, “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, and recent “Star Trek: Discovery” series. The screenplay is written by Craig Sweeny. It is intended to be the first television film in the Star Trek franchise and part of Alex Kurtzman’s expanded Star Trek Universe. Exec produced by Kurtzman, Craig Sweeny, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Trevor Roth, Rod Roddenberry, Michelle Yeoh. Paramount will release Star Trek: Section 31 streaming on Paramount+ starting sometime in early 2025 – stay tuned for final date updates. First impression? How does that look?
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