Star Trek Beyond co-writer (and co-star!) Simon Pegg recently shared his experience in crafting the film, saying "it was fantastic fun," despite the pressures put on the team to deliver.

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"It was emotional highs and lows all the way because we were under a lot of pressure, because the timeframe was a lot smaller than it would normally be," Pegg told ComingSoon.net "You write a film of that size, you usually get a year or so, but I think we started maybe six months before we went into production, if that," he continued, highlighting the time constraints as a major hurdle the team needed to overcome. "Just under six months and we were already in pre-production, which meant that things had to be designed and set pieces had to be created and the pressure on us to deliver was extraordinary."However, that pressure didn't get the best of Pegg, as the team pushed through and made the best of the situation. "[We] just stood up to it and did it, and actually by the time we started shooting, it had become pretty fun," he added. "It was tense the whole time, but it was a pretty amazing train set to get to play with."Star Trek Beyond wrapped filming back in October and is set to open next year on July 22. Moviegoers will get their first look at the film later this month, when its debut trailer arrives alongside Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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