Ever since filming wrapped on next year’s STAR TREK BEYOND back in October, fans have been anxiously awaiting the first glimpse at finished footage from the upcoming movie.

Director Justin Lin finally responded to a fan’s plea for updates on Twitter last night:

There has been a lot of speculation that the first look at STAR TREK BEYOND may accompany the arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens when that other long-awaited sequel hits theaters in mid-December, and with JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company involved with both franchises, it would certainly be a bit of a coordinated no-brainer.

Seeing as we’re only a month out from Episode VII, we wouldn’t be surprised to see a BEYOND trailer out by the December 17 early-release screenings of that film.

UPDATE:

One of our readers pointed out to us that Justin Lin ‘liked’ their tweet speculating on the STAR TREK BEYOND / Episode VII link we discuss above:

Maybe our guess isn’t so far of the mark. Stay tuned!