Just like in the original movie series, “Star Trek Beyond,” the third film in the rebooted “Star Trek” movie franchise, will have for a plotline the five-year intrepid space mission to be led by Captain James Kirk, played by Chris Pine, onboard the USS Enterprise.

Despite being a big movie, there was previously very little information regarding “Star Trek Beyond” except with the fact that filming has already wrapped up late last year.

The movie already has a July 22, 2016 playdate on worldwide theaters but the details of the film and its plotline were still shrouded then in as much secrecy as Paramount can manage.

However, there a number of photos and videos from the movie that still leaked to the internet featuring extras and the main cast actors on the movie’s outdoor sets.

There are also sanctioned leaks of late from actors Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura, and Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock, via their social media accounts, sharing photos from the set in an effort to drumbeat and hype up fan excitement for the third movie of the rebooted franchise.

Paramount has likewise released the first official trailer for “Star Trek Beyond” and fans were finally able to get their first look at some actual footage from the film, which shall incidentally mark the 50th anniversary of the original TV show’s debut way back in 1966, details the Cheat Sheet.

The intrepid space mission

Based on the trailer of “Star Trek Beyond,” the plot of the film is going to focus on the five-year mission, and if the film reboot is going to be faithful to the original movie, Captain Kirk, Spock, and the USS Enterprise team will head out in order to explore the final frontier that is space.

In fact, Captain Kirk described the goal of the space mission in the original film series through the now famous quote that says to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.

In an interview sometime last year, Zachary Quinto revealed about the five-year space mission being the plot for “Star Trek Beyond.” However, he did mention that there will be some sense of evolution in the characters which was being built through during the first few films.

The inclusion of Idris Elba in the movie also made it big in the rumor mills last year. The actor was reported to play the role of the villain Klingon.

Eventually, Director Justin Lin confirmed that Idris Elba will play a villain in “Star Trek Beyond,” but he will not be taking the role of Klingon. Instead, he will play a reptilian alien named Krall. In the official trailer for the movie, Elba was quoted as saying to Captain Kirk that this is where it begins and that this is where the frontier pushes back.

Not just a Kirk and Spock movie

While the first two films in the rebooted “Star Trek” series featured mostly Captain Kirk and Spock as the lead protagonists, the upcoming third film will also put to the spotlight the other popular characters from the original film franchise.

Reports have it that Spock will be turning his attention to Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy, played by Karl Urban, instead of Captain Kirk.

In the original series, Bones seems to have a closer relationship with Kirk as the two first met while boarding the shuttle for Starfleet academy. But in the upcoming “Star Trek Beyond,” it would be a nice change of pace for both Spock and Bones as one is blunt and calculating while the other is more emotionally-driven, details Cinema Blend.

“Star Trek Beyond” is to be the 13th film in the American science-fiction action film franchise since it began in 1966.

Interestingly, this year marks the 50th Anniversary of “Star Trek” and “Star Trek Beyond” will actually underpin that important milestone in the history of the franchise, confirms Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the “Star Trek” reboot.