LOS ANGELES — Anton Yelchin’s accidental death Sunday ended the actor’s life and career far too soon, yet audiences will be able to see his talent and devotion to his craft in several unreleased projects.

The 27-year-old actor reprises his role as Pavel Chekov in the third installment of the rebooted “Star Trek” film franchise out in July, but at least five projects showcase his talents beyond a big-budget summer action film.

Yelchin stars in “Porto,” a romance set in the Portuguese city that director Gabe Klinger hopes will be released this fall.

“The role, I wish people could discover it already, but we talked about it for a year before we rolled cameras,” Klinger said. “He was developing that character in his mind for a whole year. It was that level of seriousness.

“It will be very bittersweet now.”

“Trollhunters,” an animated series from Guillermo del Toro, is scheduled to debut on Netflix in December. The project, promoted as an ambitious family friendly series, was previewed last week in France. Yelchin voices the main character, Jim, who discovers warring trolls living beneath his hometown.