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The classic Star Trek: The Original Series characters Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei), and Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) don't seem to be serving aboard the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, and here's why. Although Scotty was briefly heard aboard the alternate reality Enterprise in SNW 's season 1 finale, McCoy and Sulu haven't made an appearance or been name-checked in the TOS prequel series. Leonard McCoy doesn't serve aboard the Enterprise until the TOS episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", taking over from Dr. Mark Piper (Paul Fix), and SNW showrunner Akiva Goldsman has stated his desire to use this moment as the show's endpoint.

That's because McCoy completed Star Trek: The Original Series ' classic trio in 2266, six years after the events of Strange New Worlds season 2. The prequel series has established that Lieutenant James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) is serving aboard the USS Farragut, where he's attracted the attention of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as a possible successor. As it heads toward 2266, Strange New Worlds will presumably shed light on how Kirk assembled his own Enterprise crew, which could see him interacting with the young McCoy, Sulu, and Scotty. Here's what's known about each classic TOS character's career during the time of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2.

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Where Is Bones In Strange New Worlds Season 2?

It's unclear exactly where Leonard McCoy is based during Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2. The Star Trek: Voyager episode "Lifesigns" revealed that Dr. McCoy pioneered a surgical procedure for grafting brain tissue in 2253. This is the year before Pike's Enterprise visits Talos IV, and 13 years before McCoy eventually joins Kirk's Enterprise. At some point in the mid-2260s, McCoy was stationed on Capella IV, a pre-warp planet that had no real interest in the medical sciences or hospitals. This lack of interest meant that McCoy's time on Capella IV was brief, and it appears that he joined the Enterprise soon after.

The lack of definitive information about Dr. McCoy's career between 2253 and his brief assignment on Capella IV means that he could become a big part of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' future. Although it's fairly well established that McCoy didn't serve on the Enterprise until 2266, it's clear that his friendship with Kirk preceded this assignment. It's possible, therefore, that as Paul Wesley's Kirk becomes a bigger part of Strange New Worlds , his friend Bones may also be introduced to the crew of Pike's Enterprise.

Where Is Sulu In Strange New Worlds Season 2?

Mr. Sulu's Star Trek history at the time of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a similar open canvas for the show's writers to fill in. It was established in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home that the young Sulu underwent pilot's training at Starfleet Academy during the late 2250s or early 2260s. This means that he's likely to still be a cadet at the time of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2. Interestingly, Sulu didn't start his tour on the Enterprise as a pilot and was instead the department head for Astrosciences.

Sulu's love of botany, his skills as a pilot, and his Astrosciences posting suggest that the young Hikaru took a while to find his place in Starfleet. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1 showed Cadet Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) experience various departments aboard the Enterprise. It's therefore possible that Cadet Sulu could be bound for Pike's Enterprise at some point in the future, learning the ropes of piloting a starship from Lieutenant Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia), and finding his true calling.

Where Is Scotty In Strange New Worlds Season 2?

The teaser of "Mr. Scott" in the season 1 finale teased a potential appearance by Scotty in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 . However, Carol Kane's Pelia will be the Enterprise's Chief Engineer instead, raising the question of Scotty's current whereabouts in 2260. It was established in Star Trek: The Original Series that Montgomery Scott's engineering career began in 2241, so he must surely be a well-known face in Starfleet by the time of Strange New Worlds .

Prior to serving aboard the USS Enterprise, Scotty wrote several Starfleet technical manuals and was an engineering advisor to the freighting-line base in the Deneva System. This is important, as the Deneva System is where Jim Kirk's brother, Lieutenant Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte) will eventually settle down with his family. Sadly, it's also where Kirk's brother dies in Star Trek: TOS . It's possible, therefore, that a visit to Scotty's freighting-line base in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds could set up Sam Kirk's tragic fate.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 premieres Thursday, June 15, on Paramount+.

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The next installment in the sci-fi franchise is beginning to materialize.

The intrepid Starfleet crew are gearing up to venture into space once more as another installment in the Star Trek franchise begins to materialize.

On Tuesday, producer J.J. Abrams revealed the news that a fourth Star Trek film was in the works during the Paramount Investors Day Presentation.

Paramount is in talks with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg, to reprise their roles as, respectively, Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Sulu, Bones and Scotty.

"We are thrilled to say that we are hard at work on a new Star Trek  film that will be shooting by the end of the year," Abrams said, according to Variety, adding that the movie "will be featuring our original cast and some new characters that I think are going to be really fun and exciting and help take Star Trek  into areas that you’ve just never seen before."

The cast first came together  -- along with the late Anton Yelchin as Chekov -- for the first time in 2009's Star Trek , which both reset the universe's continuity and, through time travel, blended the universes of the multiple Star Trek timelines.

The crew reassembled in 2013 for  Star Trek Into Darkness , where they faced off against Benedict Cumberbatch's super-soldier assassin Khan, and for a third outing in 2016's Star Trek Beyond , where they matched wits and brawn with Idris Elba's ruthless warlord Krall.

Abrams told investors, "We’re thrilled about this film, we have a bunch of other stories that we’re talking about that we think will be really exciting, so can’t wait for you to see what we’re cooking up. But until then, live long and prosper."

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Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy , MD, was a Starfleet medical officer serving in the 23rd century . He became the chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise during the destruction of Vulcan , serving under acting captain Spock and then his classmate at Starfleet Academy , Captain James T. Kirk . ( Star Trek )

• 1 Early life
• 2.1 Starfleet Academy
• 2.2.1 Stopping Nero
• 2.2.2 Nibiru
• 2.2.3 Hunting down "John Harrison"
• 2.2.4.1 Conflict with Krall
• 3.1.1 James T. Kirk
• 3.1.2 Spock
• 3.2.1 Ex-wife
• 3.2.2 Carol Marcus
• 4 Key dates
• 5 Memorable quotes
• 6.1 Appearances
• 6.2 Background information
• 6.3 Apocrypha
• 6.4 External links

Early life [ ]

Doctor Leonard McCoy was born in Georgia , USA , Earth , in 2227 . He was the son of David McCoy . ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ; TAS : " Once Upon a Planet "; TOS : " This Side of Paradise "; TNG : " Encounter at Farpoint "; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

McCoy departs for Starfleet Academy

While at medical school, McCoy witnessed an extremely severe allergic reaction . He completed medical school and was a certified doctor sometime prior to 2255 . McCoy was married , but endured a harsh divorce . Afterwards, with nowhere else to go, he decided to enlist in Starfleet. McCoy boarded the Starfleet shuttle for new recruits which departed from Riverside Shipyard in 2255. McCoy suffered from aviophobia and attempted to remain in the shuttle's bathroom during the flight, as there were no windows in that section of the craft. However, a flight officer discovered him and forced him to sit with the other passengers and buckle up. He sat next to James T. Kirk , who assured McCoy of the shuttle's safety, to no avail; the nervous doctor kept ranting to Kirk about the health hazards of flying in a shuttle. McCoy confided to Kirk his reasons for joining Starfleet, saying that his wife "took the whole damn planet in the divorce," and "all I have left are my bones." He and Kirk then introduced each other and shared a flask of alcohol as the shuttle took off for Starfleet Academy . ( Star Trek )

Starfleet career [ ]

Starfleet academy [ ].

McCoy spent three years at Starfleet Academy, during which time he and Kirk became close friends; Kirk was now referring to McCoy as "Bones", based on McCoy's statement three years ago that his bones were his only remaining possession.

McCoy thought Kirk was mad for wanting to retake the Kobayashi Maru test , and knew Kirk well enough not to believe him when he claimed he was going to "study." Indeed, Kirk had gone off to engage in sexual foreplay with a fellow cadet , Gaila .

McCoy in the Kobayashi Maru simulator

At Kirk's request, McCoy participated in Kirk's third attempt to beat the Kobayashi Maru simulation, serving at the helm station. McCoy believed Kirk would fail miserably as he had done the first two times, but he was surprised when his friend somehow defeated the simulation. Shortly thereafter, however, McCoy was among the cadets in attendance in the Academy assembly hall when Kirk was accused of cheating. As it turned out, Kirk had reprogrammed the simulation to make it possible to win. McCoy watched as Kirk faced off against his accuser, Commander Spock , the programmer of the Kobayashi Maru test.

Kirk's hearing was interrupted when the ruling council received word of a distress call from Vulcan . All cadets, including McCoy, were ordered to report to Hangar 1 for assignment. McCoy was assigned to the newly commissioned USS Enterprise , which had yet to have its maiden voyage . Kirk, however, was on academic suspension , which prohibited him from being assigned to a starship . McCoy decided to smuggle his friend aboard the Enterprise ; to do so, he injected Kirk with a vaccine to protect against a viral infection from Melvaran mud fleas . The injection caused Kirk to experience the symptoms of the infection, allowing McCoy to bring Kirk aboard the Enterprise as a patient. ( Star Trek )

Chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise [ ]

Stopping nero [ ].

McCoy becomes CMO of the Enterprise

After successfully sneaking Kirk aboard the Enterprise , McCoy brought him to the ship's medical bay , sedated him, and prepared for duty. Kirk awoke as the Enterprise neared Vulcan, and McCoy was horrified to find that Kirk's hands had swollen, an allergic reaction to the Melvaran mud flea vaccine. Kirk, however, was preoccupied with the notion that the Enterprise was heading into a trap, a deduction he reached after hearing Ensign Pavel Chekov 's announcement over the intercom .

McCoy chased Kirk through the ship, injecting him with various medications while Kirk searched for Nyota Uhura to confirm his theory. Afterward, McCoy and Uhura chased after Kirk as the seemingly delusional officer ran onto the ship's bridge to warn Captain Christopher Pike that they were heading into a Romulan trap. McCoy attempted to explain Kirk's presence to Pike, accepting full responsibility for his actions, but Kirk was ultimately able to convince the crew that there were indeed Romulans waiting for them at Vulcan.

Doctor Puri , the Enterprise 's chief medical officer , was on deck six when he was killed by missiles fired by the Romulan ship, Narada . McCoy took over his role and later received acknowledgment from Spock over the comm as being Puri's replacement. He later treated the injuries Kirk sustained while attempting to deactivate the Narada 's drilling platform , and also saw to the survivors of the Narada 's destruction of Vulcan. With Captain Pike captured by the Romulans, McCoy joined Kirk, Acting Captain Spock, and the rest of the bridge crew in discussing the continuing threat of Nero , the captain of the Narada . Kirk argued with Spock over their next course of action, with McCoy siding with Spock's decision to rendezvous with the rest of the Federation fleet in the Laurentian system . McCoy then laid witness to Kirk's attempted – and failed – mutiny .

"Are you outta your Vulcan mind?"

Later, in a private discussion with Spock, McCoy voiced his extreme displeasure with the acting captain's decision to maroon Kirk on Delta Vega . Spock disagreed with McCoy's assertions, and when Spock left, an infuriated McCoy referred to the acting captain as a "green- blooded hobgoblin ." Shortly thereafter, McCoy was on the bridge when Kirk – who had returned to the Enterprise via transwarp beaming – instigated a brawl between himself and Spock, proving that Spock was emotionally compromised by the mission at hand, having lost his planet and his mother , and could not continue commanding the Enterprise . After coming to his senses, Spock reported to McCoy that he was emotionally compromised and that he was resigning his command as a result.

McCoy conferring with the crew of the Enterprise to defeat Nero

In spite of his obvious support of Kirk, McCoy was still vocally incredulous when Kirk became acting captain of the Enterprise following Spock's resignation, crying out, " You've gotta be kidding me! " when his friend sat in the command chair . He reacted much the same way towards Ensign Chekov and his idea for beaming onto the Narada without being noticed after learning that Chekov was only 17 years old. Chekov's calculations proved to be correct, however, and Kirk and Spock were able to rescue Captain Pike and stop Nero before he destroyed Earth.

McCoy continued serving aboard the Enterprise after Kirk received full command of the ship. McCoy was on the bridge when Kirk assumed command for the first time. With a slap on the shoulder, Kirk advised McCoy to "buckle up," referring back to the first time they met aboard the recruitment shuttle. ( Star Trek )

Pursued by natives of the planet Nibiru

A year later , McCoy was on Nibiru helping prevent a volcano from causing the extinction of the Nibirans , all while avoiding breaking the Prime Directive . McCoy greeted Kirk with a docile animal as their getaway transport, but Kirk accidentally stunned it, forcing them to run and jump off a cliff to dive to the Enterprise , hidden beneath the waves. On the bridge McCoy listened as Spock, who was activating a cold fusion device to stop the volcano's eruption, asked them to leave him, as getting the Enterprise in range to beam him out would expose the ship to the natives and ignore the Prime Directive. While McCoy asked Kirk to consider what Spock would do in his position, Kirk opted to rescue him and ignore the Directive anyway. Which later got him in trouble.

Hunting down "John Harrison" [ ]

Later, Kirk was ordered to hunt down the traitor John Harrison , who was behind a bombing in London and an attack on Starfleet Headquarters that left many, including Admiral Pike, dead. McCoy expressed skepticism, believing his friend was too inexperienced to combat him. Kirk found Harrison on Qo'noS , and witnessed him taking down scores of Klingons singlehandedly, so he ordered McCoy to investigate the source of his superhuman strength. McCoy analyzed his blood, and found it possessed extraordinarily regenerative platelets , which he experimented with by injecting into a dead tribble .

McCoy and Carol Marcus discover a cryotube inside a torpedo

In the meantime, Harrison was reticent about his motives but suggested Kirk examine the 72 experimental photon torpedoes Admiral Alexander Marcus had given them to fire on his location. McCoy was skeptical, but took a shuttle with Marcus's daughter Carol to examine one of the classified weapons on a planetoid. He accidentally activated it and trapped his hand: Kirk ordered him to be beamed up, but was warned doing would also bring an exploding torpedo aboard. Fortunately, Marcus deactivated it before she could be beamed up. The two then opened up the torpedo and discovered it contained a man in cryogenic stasis .

Harrison explained he was actually Khan Noonien Singh, having been revived and forced by Admiral Marcus to design weapons and ships for a war with the Klingon Empire . He had attempted to smuggle out his fellow Augments on the torpedoes, but was forced to escape when his scheme discovered: believing Marcus killed his family, he responded in kind in London and San Francisco. Marcus appeared in the Dreadnought -class USS Vengeance and opened fire on the Enterprise when Kirk refused to hand over Khan, but its weapons were deactivated by Montgomery Scott , who boarded the ship during a leave of absence. Kirk and Khan allied to fly over and commandeer the ship, but a suspicious Spock asked McCoy to remove the cryopods from the torpedoes.

McCoy discovers a way to save Kirk

As expected, Khan took the Vengeance for himself, but McCoy removed the cryopods so Spock was able to use the torpedoes against Khan, crippling his ship. Both damaged ships began hurtling to Earth: Kirk entered the warp core to reactivate the Enterprise 's engines, but did not put on a containment suit, suffered radiation poisoning , and died. Kirk was brought to sickbay, where he lay dead as McCoy and several crew mourned him. When he returned to his desk, the tribble he had injected came back to life. McCoy ordered one of the augments removed from his cryotube and reanimated, but McCoy ordered that he maintained in a medically-induced coma. He and Marcus then placed Kirk in the cryotube, placing him in a suspended animation to preserve his brain functionality. Spock and Uhura beamed down, subduing Khan after he crash landed in the Vengeance , allowing McCoy to perform a blood transfusion on Kirk.

McCoy later greeted a conscious Kirk in a hospital room as his attending physician, checking his vital signs and whether the transfusion had any psychological effects as well.

The five-year mission [ ]

Almost a year after their encounter with Khan, McCoy attended a memorial service for the lives lost, and continued serving on the repaired Enterprise . He was less than pleased, however, to learn they were embarking on a five-year mission . ( Star Trek Into Darkness )

Conflict with Krall [ ]

In 2263 , after a failed diplomatic mission, Kirk and McCoy shared a drink while Kirk discussed his reasons for joining Starfleet and how everything seems to have become "episodic." Kirk also requested of McCoy to not tell the crew about his thirtieth birthday.

Following the arrival of Kalara at Yorktown , McCoy traveled with the rest of the Enterprise crew to Altamid inside the Necro Cloud . There, the Enterprise was attacked by Swarm ships and McCoy, who had been on the bridge when the battle began, headed for med bay with Spock. After a brief engagement with Swarm drones , the two men boarded a turbolift , only to be ejected into space when the Swarm severs the Enterprise's saucer from the secondary hull. The turbolift was captured by a Swarm ship, but McCoy and Spock ejected the crew and McCoy took over piloting the ship. McCoy ultimately crashed the Swarm ship on Altamid.

On the surface of Altamid, McCoy discovered that Spock had a piece of metal stuck in his abdomen . Lacking the proper tools to treat Spock's injuries, McCoy removed the piece of metal and crudely cauterized the wound, which he states is only a temporary fix. The two men then began making their way across Altamid, attempting repeatedly to contact the Enterprise , unaware that the ship had been destroyed. While resting, Spock noted the architecture on the planet matched that of the Abronath and told McCoy of Spock Prime's death and his decision to leave Starfleet. McCoy became concerned that Spock was delirious after he laughed at one of McCoy's jokes . As the two continued, Spock admitted to having a great deal of respect for McCoy, who continued to attempt to contact the Enterprise before they were cornered by three Swarm ships. Spock was suddenly beamed away, startling McCoy who was beamed out shortly after the Vulcan to the USS Franklin by Scotty after Chekov detected McCoy's latest attempt to contact the Enterprise and used it to track him and Spock.

McCoy accompanies Spock and Jaylah to free the Enterprise crew

On the Franklin , McCoy took Spock to the mess hall where he used a device from the Franklin to properly treat Spock's wound. McCoy then took part in the debate over how to rescue the crew and was amused to hear that Spock had given his girlfriend essentially a tracking device . McCoy aided in the rescue mission with Kirk, Spock and Jaylah , breaking the crew out of their pens and helping them beam out to the Franklin in groups of twenty. He refused to beam the last group until they were joined by Spock and Uhura and the rescue mission was ultimately successful.

After the crew's rescue, McCoy used what he could find on the Franklin to treat their injuries and remained in med bay for the first part of the battle with Krall's forces. After Spock decided to beam to a Swarm ship to get their cyberpathic connection, he chose to take McCoy along as McCoy was both familiar with his injury and piloting a Swarm ship. Though McCoy protested the idea, he was beamed with Spock to a Swarm ship.

After taking over the Swarm ship, McCoy takes the controls of the craft, proving himself to be a somewhat clumsy but effective pilot. Spock was able to locate the cyberpathic connection, allowing the Franklin to use a VHF disruption signal to destroy the Swarm. Struggling to stay ahead of the exploding Swarm ships and arguing with Spock about Spock's backseat driving , McCoy was startled to recognize the signal as " classical music ".

After Krall and three ships made it into Starbase Yorktown, McCoy followed them in his Swarm ship and attempted, without success, to intercept the three ships. On Kirk's orders, McCoy flew head on at Krall's ships, forcing them low to the ground towards Yorktown Central Plaza where they were intercepted by the Franklin . McCoy then attempted to figure out how to land the Swarm ship before Krall was revealed to be heading towards the Yorktown's central atmospheric processor. McCoy remained in the air during the fight between Krall and Kirk and recognized that Kirk won't be able to get out in time if he attempted to vent the Abronath to space. Kirk succeeded in venting the Abronath and Krall harmlessly into space and McCoy and Spock rescued the captain in their Swarm ship before he can suffer the same fate.

McCoy later lead Kirk to a surprise birthday party with the crew and wondered if Kirk really intended to return to space. Kirk had regained his enthusiasm for spaceflight and expounded upon McCoy what new wonders there were for them to explore. ( Star Trek Beyond )

Relationships [ ]

Friendships [ ], james t. kirk [ ].

McCoy and Kirk at Starfleet Academy

McCoy and Kirk met on a transport shuttle to Starfleet Academy, when the pair found themselves in adjacent seats where a slightly neurotic McCoy instantly opened up to the rebellious and somewhat incredulous Kirk. The two remained good friends throughout their time together at the Academy. When the time came, McCoy always had Kirk's back, such as helping to get him aboard the Enterprise after his suspension, and berating Spock for throwing Kirk off the ship and marooning him on Delta Vega . Despite this, he did not support Kirk's mutiny and was annoyed when he later forced Spock to resign command. Despite his friendship with Kirk, McCoy expressed shock at the idea that he was now acting captain, but supported him. ( Star Trek )

After seeing Spock for the first time at Kirk's disciplinary hearing, McCoy expresses dislike for the half- Vulcan , calling him a "green-blooded hobgoblin." This animosity presumably stems from the fact that Spock is trying to get Kirk, McCoy's best friend, in trouble with Starfleet. On board the Enterprise , McCoy retains his animosity towards Spock, though he works with Spock as the new Chief Medical Officer after the death of Doctor Puri and the promotion of Spock to acting captain . After Spock ejects Kirk from the Enterprise for attempted mutiny , McCoy loudly berates him for the act after gaining Spock's permission to speak freely. During Spock and Kirk's later fight on the Enterprise bridge, McCoy stays out of it like everyone else but berates Kirk for his actions as he believes they now lack a commanding officer. Following Kirk's official promotion to Captain and Spock becoming First Officer, McCoy is noticeably not pleased by Spock's continued presence on the ship. ( Star Trek )

Over the next few years, the relationship between Spock and McCoy only marginally improves though the two gain respect for the other. During the conflict with Khan , Spock requests McCoy replicate his accidental arming of an advanced long-range torpedo on all of the torpedoes as well as to remove Khan's crew from them, showing faith in McCoy's ability to perform a task that could destroy the Enterprise if improperly performed. ( Star Trek Into Darkness )

During the conflict with Krall in 2263 , Spock and McCoy were forced to work together extensively, starting with hijacking a Swarm ship during the Battle of Altamid . After crashing on Altamid , McCoy assessed Spock's injuries and admitted that though either of his options could lead to Spock's death, he didn't want Spock to die. During their trek across the planet, McCoy refused to leave Spock behind and the two were friendly enough to have a candid conversation about Spock's plans for the future and relationship with Uhura. Spock also admitted to harboring a great deal of respect for McCoy, something he had thought to be obvious. After Spock reveals that Uhura bears an amulet he can use as a tracking device, McCoy is amused by the idea that Spock gave his girlfriend a tracking device. During the attack on Yorktown , Spock specifically requests McCoy accompany him in hijacking a Swarm ship, feeling that McCoy is the best choice as he's familiar with the ship and Spock's wound. While flying the Swarm ship together, McCoy and Spock bicker and banter several times but prove to be an effective team. Working together, they play a pivotal role in the defeat of the Swarm and save Kirk's life. ( Star Trek Beyond )

Romantic relationships [ ]

Ex-wife [ ].

McCoy was married prior to enrolling in Starfleet Academy . His divorce from her prompted him to join, given that he felt she had gotten everything in the ensuing settlement – " the whole damn planet ", in his words – and left him with nothing but his bones . ( Star Trek )

Carol Marcus [ ]

Marcus rebuffs McCoy's awkward advances

McCoy awkwardly flirted with Dr. Marcus while helping her disassemble one of the advanced long-range torpedoes , much to Kirk's annoyance. Marcus ignored his overtures, choosing instead to focus on the task at hand. ( Star Trek Into Darkness )

Key dates [ ]

• 2227 : Born on Earth
• 2255 - 2258 : Cadet / lieutenant commander at Starfleet Academy
• 2258- 2263 : Chief medical officer on the USS Enterprise
• Attends the re- Christening ceremony of the Enterprise
• Embarks on the five-year mission
• Sometime after 2263: Assigned to the USS Enterprise -A

Memorable quotes [ ]

" I don't need a doctor, damn it! I am a doctor! "

" I suffer from aviophobia . It means fear of dying in something that flies! "

" I might throw up on you. "

" Don't pander to me, kid. One tiny crack in the hull and our blood boils in thirteen seconds. A solar flare might crop up, cook us in our seats. And wait 'til you're sitting pretty with a case of Andorian shingles . See if you're still so relaxed when your eyeballs are bleeding! Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence. " " Well, I hate to break this to you, but Starfleet operates in space. " " Yeah. Well, I got nowhere else to go, the ex-wife took the whole damn planet in the divorce. All I got left is my bones. "

" Who was that pointy-eared bastard? " " I don't know. But I like him. "

" Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist! "

" Are you out of your Vulcan mind? Are you making a logical choice sending Kirk away? Probably. But the right one? You know, back home we have a saying: If you're gonna ride in the Kentucky Derby, you don't leave your prize stallion in the stable." "

" Green-blooded hobgoblin . "

" Well congratulations Jim. Now we've got no captain and no goddam first officer to replace him! " " Yeah we do. " " What?! " " Pike made him first officer. " " You've got be kidding me! " " Thanks for the support. "

" Same ship, different day. "

" Damn it Man, that was our ride! You just stunned our ride. "

" Jim, you're not actually going down there, are you? You don't rob a bank when the getaway car has a flat tire. "

" Jim, wait. You just sat that man down at a high stakes poker game with no cards and told him to bluff. Now Sulu's a good man but he's no captain. " " Well for the next two hours he is... and enough with the metaphors alright? That's an order. "

" Mr. Sulu... remind me never to piss you off. "

" Are you out of your corn fed mind?!"

" You know, when I dreamed about being stuck on a deserted planet with a gorgeous woman, there was no torpedo. "

" Sweetheart, I once performed an emergency C-section on a pregnant Gorn; octuplets and let me tell you those little bastards bite ."

" Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a torpedo technician! "

" Don't be so melodramatic. You were barely dead. "

" Five years in space . God help me. "

" To perfect eyesight and a full head of hair. "

" It looks like a giant snowglobe in space just waiting to break. "

" You guys break up? What'd you do? " " A typically reductive inquiry, doctor. " " You know Spock, if an Earth girl says, uh, "It's me, not you", it's definitely you."

" Leaving me behind will significantly increase your chances of survival, Doctor. " " Well that's damn chivalrous of you, but completely out of the question. " " It is imperative that you locate any surviving crew. " " Here I was thinking you cared. " " Of course I care, Leonard. I always assumed my respect for you was clear. The dialogue we have had across the years has always... " " It's okay, Spock. You don't have to say it. " [McCoy and Spock are surrounded by three of Krall's drone ships] " Well, at least I won't die alone " [Spock is beamed out from behind McCoy] " Well that's just typical. "

" COME ON YOU BASTARDS! "

" Next time you have a piece of pipe stuck in your transverse... call a plumber . "

" Damn it Jim! I'm a doctor, not a ... "

" Damn backseat driver ! "

" You really want to head back out there, huh? "

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

• Star Trek (First appearance)
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Star Trek Beyond

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Urban as McCoy in a US poster promoting Star Trek Into Darkness

Leonard McCoy was played by Karl Urban . In the audio commentary for the film Star Trek , J.J. Abrams stated that the " Bones " line was not actually in the script, but was an on-set improvisation by Urban, a Star Trek fan long before being cast in the film. Urban himself said of McCoy, "'"It's his point of view that I love, and his expression of character. I've been pretty blessed with some fantastic dialogue, particularly from the first film. I had such amazing lines as, 'Space is full of disease and danger, wrapped in darkness and silence.' " ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 63)

Karl Urban felt disappointed about the extent to which McCoy is featured in Star Trek Into Darkness . " There wasn't anything for me to do, " he complained. ( Empire , issue 326, p. 67) Scotty actor Simon Pegg agreed, " We didn't really hear much from Bones in [the film]. " ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 77)

During filming of Star Trek Into Darkness , Urban became concerned McCoy's lines were making him "some [kind of] metaphor man"; J.J. Abrams' response was to add the line where Kirk orders him to stop using metaphors. Urban's personal favorite of McCoy's metaphors was " You don't rob a bank when the getaway car has a flat tire. " [4]

Karl Urban's reaction to McCoy's limited involvement in Star Trek Into Darkness influenced him when he was asked to reprise the role of McCoy in the next film, Star Trek Beyond . " I was actually on the fence about committing to this movie, " he related. " Unless I had a function and purpose in this film, what's the point of me being there? " ( Empire , issue 326, p. 67) A conversation with Justin Lin , who was due to direct the movie, persuaded the actor to indeed appear in it as McCoy. " It became clear McCoy was going to have a valid function in this film, " Urban continued. " That's something I had been yearning for, to [...] further develop and cement his role. " ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 63) Other factors that convinced Urban to appear in the movie were that McCoy's relationships with Kirk and with Spock would be explored therein. ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 63; Empire , issue 326, p. 67)

As co-writer of Star Trek Beyond , Simon Pegg was thrilled to script dialogue for McCoy, who he described as "such an interesting character." " Bones is really fun to write for, just because he's so straight-talking, he uses a lot of metaphors, and his 'Southern charm' is loads of fun, " Pegg remarked. ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , pp. 74 & 77) The character's dialogue in Star Trek Beyond deliberately included some call-backs to previous statements made by the McCoy of the prime universe. " There are a couple of moments of dialogue, a couple of McCoy expressions, that we just took as his parlance, " admitted Pegg. " Like 'in a pig’s eye' from the end of ' Amok Time [!] ', and we thought, if that's in his parlance, he can say it in this movie. So there were little things that I think fans will go, 'I know that!' " ( The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years , p. 812)

Karl Urban thoroughly enjoyed helping craft the depiction of McCoy in Star Trek Beyond , later commenting, " I had a fantastic time collaborating with Doug [Jung] and Simon [Pegg] to deliver what we believe to be some truly quintessential Bones beats. " ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 60) Indeed, Urban was proud of their results. " There's a lot more McCoy in this movie than probably the last two movies combined, " he observed. ( SFX , issue 276, p. 48) The actor particularly liked performing McCoy's duration on Altamid, despite additionally enjoying the time he spent on the bridge of the Enterprise . " I was [also] very excited I got to 'beam' in this film, which I didn't get to do in the previous two, " Urban commented. ( Star Trek Magazine Movie Special 2016 , p. 60)

Justin Lin likewise appreciated the chance to help develop McCoy. " On a personal note, with Karl [Urban] I had so much fun, " Lin enthused. " Because Bones was my favorite growing up. So to be able to re-engineer Bones, and to see where he is today but then at the same time how he would interact with challenges and how that would shape who he is and evolve him... That was part of the joy [of making Beyond ]. " ( SFX , issue 276, p. 49)

Apocrypha [ ]

His female counterpart

In the novelization of Star Trek , as McCoy nervously watches Kirk, Spock and Pike beaming back from the Narada , a throwaway line states that he is never confident about transporter use, establishing that he hates the device just like his counterpart does.

The novel More Beautiful Than Death establishes that Bones' father died while he was in medical school.

The opening issue of IDW's Star Trek comic series – the first half of an alternate reality re-imagining of " Where No Man Has Gone Before " – reveals that McCoy had a prior relationship with Dr. Elizabeth Dehner ; it ended badly, and relations still so strained that she withdraws a transfer to the Enterprise after discovering McCoy is aboard. This turn of events is fortuitous for Dehner, as therefore, unlike Gary Mitchell , her fatal encounter with the galactic barrier never takes place.

McCoy is also the protagonist of issue 17 , which recounts his backstory, suggesting that his reasons for joining Starfleet were a combination of his failed marriage and as a tribute to a little girl named "Jenny" who died under his care (she had expressed a desire to join Starfleet when she grew up.). His wife's name in the issue is given as Pamela Branch.

The virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals uses screenshots for card #35 Recruit L. McCoy, card #55 Cadet L. McCoy, card #82 Medical Officer L. McCoy, and card #98 Chief Medical Officer L. McCoy.

In the 2013 Star Trek video game, McCoy plays a prominent role, developing the vaccine for the Gorn virus. At one point, Kirk and Spock have to rendezvous with McCoy when Commodore Daniels' frontier starbase is attacked by the Gorn, as the doctor had barricaded himself in a room to avoid being attacked. Later, after landing on the Lymax planet, McCoy is hesitant to remain behind on the shuttle and offers to accompany Kirk and Spock in their quest to retrieve T'Mar. Upon donning a wingsuit and looking over the edge of the cliff they plan to jump from, he changes his mind and elects to stay behind with Sulu and "get a head start on that vaccine". At some point, he delivers the babies of a pregnant Gorn by Caesarean after Sulu stuns it, and they almost "bit (his) hand off," as he explains later to Kirk, who finds the story amusing. Just as Kirk defeats Spock in the ring, the shuttle arrives and McCoy gives them a "little care package" of weapons.

Like the rest of the crew of the Enterprise , McCoy has a female counterpart in the parallel timeline portrayed in Parallel Lives, Part 1 and 2 .

In the First issue of IDW's Star Trek: Boldly Go comic series that is set after the events of Star Trek Beyond , McCoy temporarily accepts a lower rank and agreed to serve under Chief Groffus on the USS Endeavour in order to join Kirk and Pavel Chekov who had also been stationed onboard the Endeavour .

External links [ ]

• Leonard McCoy (Kelvin timeline) at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Leonard McCoy at Wikipedia
• 1 Daniels (Crewman)
• 3 Calypso (episode)

DNA of DeForest Kelley, Dr. 'Bones' McCoy from 'Star Trek,' will fly to space with original cast on memorial spaceflight

Kelley's DNA will join Nichelle Nichols and others on this bold Celestis space mission

Last month we delivered news of an upcoming memorial space flight from the space burial firm Celestis that was going to be carrying the cremated remains and DNA of "Star Trek's" Nichelle Nichols, who died on July 30 at the ripe age of 89.

Now there's been word of another beloved " Star Trek " alumni hitching a ride aboard Celestis' remembrance Enterprise Flight along with other well-known deceased "Trek" luminaries as the reunion will now include the late DeForest Kelley's DNA. 

The Texas-based company provides respectful "memorial spaceflight services" for persons who hope to celebrate and honor the life of loved ones with an extraordinary off-Earth experience. 

On August 25 it was revealed that Nichelle Nichols was selected to fly on the first-ever Celestis deep space mission. Official announcements of Kelley’s addition were made on Thursday in honor of Star Trek Day .

“I donated the lock of hair so 'De' could join his shipmates on their eternal journey into interstellar space," said Kris M. Smith, Kelley's friend who submitted the DNA sample via a lock of his hair. "The mission just didn't feel complete without Dr. McCoy aboard. I think 'De' would have loved to 'go hopping galaxies' again with his cast and crew mates. So, "second star to the right and straight on 'til morning,” De! Loving you was easier than anything we will ever do again!"

Launching later this year inside United Launch Alliance 's appropriately named Vulcan Centaur rocket , Kelley's DNA will be accompanied by remains of Nichelle Nichols, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry, "Star Trek" engineer James "Scotty" Doohan, and "2001: A Space Odyssey" VFX wizard Douglas Trumbull, among many others.

Kelley passed away on June 11, 1999 and made his debut on "Star Trek" in 1966 where he played  the irascible Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on NBC's hit sci-fi series for three seasons and co-starred in six "Star Trek" feature films. Beyond his physician's duties aboard the USS Enterprise , Kelley was a distinguished Hollywood veteran of dozens of TV shows and films, especially westerns.

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"It's particularly notable that we announce DeForest Kelley's addition to our Enterprise Flight on Star Trek Day," said Charles M. Chafer Co-founder & CEO of Celestis, Inc. "No mission to deep space would be complete without a ship’s doctor."

Looking at the trajectory of this Enterprise Flight, the spacecraft will journey from 93 million miles to 186 million miles (150 million to 300 million kilometers) into deep space outside the Earth-moon system. The memorial mission will haul more than 150 flight capsules containing cremated ash remains, personal messages and greetings, and DNA samples from global clients on a timeless odyssey into space. 

Besides shuttling this precious cargo out beyond Earth orbit, the primary purpose of the Vulcan flight will be directing the Pittsburgh aerospace company Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander in the direction of the moon . The Vulcan Centaur's upper stage will continue into deep space, entering an orbit around the sun , becoming humanity's most remote outpost, to be renamed Enterprise Station.

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Star Trek: Leonard "Bones" McCoy's 10 Best Quotes

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In 1966, DeForest Kelley embarked on a three-year journey aboard the starship Enterprise as Star Trek 's Leonard McCoy, one of the most iconic characters in the franchise. Over the course of three seasons and 79 episodes, "Bones" gifted audiences with some fantastic, memorable quotes. While McCoy's popularity is often overshadowed by Kirk and Spock, there's no denying that the grumpy doctor was essential in making the trio a team like no other.

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Reliable and experienced, McCoy managed to keep his crewmates in top shape and accompany his commanding officer on dangerous missions at the same time, imparting his wit and wisdom whenever there was trouble on the horizon.

10 "In All The Universe, Three Million Galaxies Like This, And In All Of That... And Perhaps More... Only One Of Each Of Us."

One of Kirk's closest friends and colleagues, McCoy often acted as the captain's advisor and sounding board during the Enterprise's most desperate times. When the starship found itself up against a Romulan warship during the celebrated episode "Balance of Terror," McCoy tried to encourage Kirk while the latter debated how to proceed.

After Kirk confessed he felt burdened by his current responsibility, McCoy wisely reminded him that in the vastness of the galaxy there was only one James T. Kirk, and he should make sure not to destroy him.

9 "Monsters Come In Many Forms. Do You Know The Greatest Monster Of Them All? Guilt."

As the Enterprise's Chief Medical Officer, McCoy was in charge of assessing the crew's physical and mental health, sometimes having to take drastic measures to save his crewmates from themselves. In "Obsession," Kirk was consumed by his desire to destroy a strange, murderous cloud that he had failed to eradicate in his youth, causing the rest of his crew to perish.

McCoy noticed that Kirk's obsession seemed to be rooted in his guilty conscience, calling it the "greatest monster of all" before questioning whether Kirk was fit to stay in command.

8 "A Cage Is A Cage, Jim."

Despite holding Kirk in great esteem, McCoy was never shy to contradict him and give him a different perspective to consider. In "Dagger of the Mind," after Kirk expressed his interest in Dr. Tristan Adams—a renowned psychologist who had revolutionized prisons into hospitals—McCoy carefully reminded him that things may have changed, but a cage was still a cage.

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Ultimately, McCoy was proven right when Dr. Van Gelder, one of Adams's associates, infiltrated the Enterprise and revealed the horrors Adams constantly inflicted on the inmates.

7 "The Chain Of Command Is Often A Noose."

In "The Conscience of the King," Kirk suspected one of the Shakespearean actors aboard the Enterprise might actually be Kodos, the ex-governor of Tarsus IV who had mass-murdered almost his entire colony. As Kirk endeavored to investigate and protect his crew, his strange actions alerted Spock and led him to consult with McCoy.

When asked about Kirk's decision to send Lieutenant Riley back to engineering, a surprising choice given he'd just been transferred, McCoy simply replied that the chain of command was usually a noose and Kirk must have had his reasons for doing so. McCoy often spoke his mind, but he also respected the hierarchy of the Enterprise.

6 "Compassion. That's The One Thing No Machine Ever Had. Maybe It's The One Thing That Keeps Men Ahead Of Them."

Created during the technological boom of the 1960s, Star Trek often discussed the merits and disadvantages of computers in relation to mankind. In episode 53, "The Ultimate Computer," Kirk was temporarily replaced by an uber computer that seemed capable of taking over his role as captain.

After the computer attacked fellow Starfleet ships and shut itself down, McCoy explained that despite its high-tech, it lacked the compassion that kept humanity ahead of any machine. Star Trek was equally of its era and ahead if its time. It was thought-provoking, and "Bones" provided many memorable quotes that forced the viewers to stop and wonder.

5 "I'm Trying To Thank You, You Pointed-Eared Hobgoblin!"

Despite bickering more often than not, McCoy and Spock had absolute respect for one another as Kirk's friends and as two of Starfleet's finest . When Spock saved McCoy from certain death at the hands of a gladiator in "Bread and Circuses," the doctor struggled to thank him as Spock inspects their holding cell.

Various attempts later, McCoy couldn't take more of Spock's logical responses and called him a "pointed-eared hobgoblin." He then tried to break through Spock's aloof exterior by appealing to his humanity, suggesting that Spock might be more afraid of "living" than he let on.

4 "If You Treat Her Like A Lady, She'll Always Bring You Home."

Almost twenty years since the cancellation of The Original Series, Star Trek returned to the small screen with The New Generation in the late 1980s. DeForest Kelley made a cameo appearance in the new series' first episode, "Encounter at Farpoint," as a symbolic passing of the baton for the brand-new crew of the Enterprise.

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As an Admiral, a much older McCoy toured the Enterprise-D alongside Data, comparing the android's speech patterns and lack of emotion to a Vulcan's. Just before leaving, McCoy advised Data to treat the Enterprise "like a lady" and she'll always bring the crew home.

3 "The Release Of Emotions, Mr. Spock, Is What Keeps Us Healthy—Emotionally Healthy, That Is."

In "Plato's Stepchildren," the Enterprise found itself up against a race of psychic aliens who followed Plato's teachings. Shortly after being captured by them, Spock was forced to let go of his Vulcan stoicism when he was psychically tortured to show extreme emotions.

Spock was understandably humiliated by the display. To appease him, McCoy mentioned that releasing emotions is what keeps people emotionally healthy, but Spock simply replied that, in his experience, doing so always ends up being 'unhealthy' for those closest to him.

2 "A Man Who Holds That Much Power, Even With The Best Intentions, Just Can't Resist The Urge To Play God."

Since joining the Enterprise, McCoy visited dozens of civilizations ruled by unjust leaders who were corrupted by their own greed. He encountered one of them in "Patterns of Force" when the Enterprise was sent on a rescue mission to the planet Ekos. To the crew's complete shock, its society had modeled itself after Nazi Germany and was led by the man they'd been sent to recover, John Gill.

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Later in the episode, McCoy explained that, despite Gill's best intentions to organize the Ekosians' chaotic civilization, he eventually succumbed to his absolute power because he couldn't resist the urge to play god.

1 "I'm A Doctor, Not An Engineer!"

McCoy's well-known catchphrase had many variations, but none was as iconic as the one he uttered in the emblematic "Mirror, Mirror" . When Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, and Scotty accidentally switched places with their counterparts from a parallel universe, they tried to find a way back home without revealing themselves as impostors.

Their only option was to tamper with the transporter and beam back to their reality, so Scotty requested some help from McCoy. The doctor reminded them of his profession, specifically denying his expertise in engineering, but helped Scotty and his crew anyway.

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It’s a golden era for Star Trek tv shows, as the franchise is churning out more content than ever before. Fans with a Paramount+ subscription can stream a plethora of old and new content from one of the greatest sci-fi franchises of all time.

There’s a ton of new Star Trek content coming in the future, including the debut of a new show as well as the return of all the ones fans already know well. For those who need a breakdown of what all to expect, look no further because here’s where and when all the new Trek will arrive in 2023 and beyond. There’s even some information on planned shows that aren’t quite ready yet, but hopefully, we’ll see them soon enough. 

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 - Premiering On April 4th 2024

Captain Michael Burnham and the crew are back, and based on what we've seen and heard about Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 so far, some changes are on the way. Season 5 will see the crew race against others in an attempt to secure an ancient power, and will apparently have a tonal shift that will skew more toward action and adventure. We also learned that this coming season will be the final adventure , as Paramount+ decided to end the series after this coming season. The final season will kick off in April and, fingers crossed, leave an avenue open for more stories with these characters in the 32nd century. 

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is coming back for Season 3, and is currently filming for the upcoming season. It's likely the season will kick off with the second part of the adventure started in the Season 2 finale . Pike must decide whether or not he's going to listen to Starfleet and retreat to avoid further conflict with the Gorn or to stay and try to save the kidnapped crew members. I have a hunch I know what decision he'll make, but I'm also very invested in seeing if Scotty will remain with the crew and what other adventures will come as well. 

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 - Coming In 2024

Paramount+ originally renewed Star Trek: Prodigy for Season 2, but announced later that it had been canceled alongside other shows on the platform. While the news was a bummer to many and encouraged responses from stars like Kate Mulgrew , there is a silver lining. After some talk with other companies, Paramount managed to negotiate a deal where the series will transition over to Netflix , and Season 2 will release over there. At this time, it's unknown whether or not this will lead to more seasons of Prodigy , but fans are thankful they'll at least get to see the season that was being worked on coming up in 2024. 

Section 31 Movie - Production Complete

Section 31 was one of the first Star Trek spinoffs announced after Discovery , and yet it took the longest to get off the ground. The series was supposed to Michelle Yeoh ’s Phillipa Georgiou and her efforts in the secret ops Starfleet faction that does the jobs that others in the organization would rather not know about. Other former Discovery stars, like Shazad Latif, were involved at one point, but some believed the odds of it happening aren't great after Michelle Yeoh's Oscar win .

It turns out Yeoh was interested in making it happen, and Paramount+ decided to alter the idea to a movie . Fans are excited about the project all the same, and ready to see Michelle Yeoh back in her role. Production on the film is officially underway, and it's looking like a premiere sometime in late 2024 to 2025 is likely.

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Alex Kurtzman revealed not long ago that Star Trek is actively working on another new live-action series , and it’s going to be set at Starfleet Academy. Of course, we don’t know exactly what era this series is set to take place during or who is going to star in it yet. We don’t really know much of anything, though it’s worth noting that Star Trek: Discovery did write off its character Tilly when she took an offer at Starfleet Academy. The episode where that happened seemed like it could be a backdoor pilot for the show, but again, we have no idea. We do know that the writer's room is underway, but details are scant beyond that.  

As shown above, there’s still a ton of Star Trek on the way in 2024, and beyond. The only way to watch these shows is with a Paramount+ subscription , which is totally worth picking up with the increasing amount of shows and movies available to watch. 

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'Star Trek: Strange New World' Season 2's Showrunners on Setting the Tone for the 'Lower Decks' Crossover

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back this week with bold new episodic storytelling that runs the full gamut of genres and themes. Set in the years leading up to the events of Star Trek: The Original Series , Strange New Worlds showcases the thrilling adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise under the leadership of Captain Pike ( Anson Mount ). Season 2 sees James Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) play a much larger role than he did in Season 1, bringing the series closer to the events that Star Trek fans are very familiar with, while still presenting brand-new, fresh takes on the beloved crew of the Enterprise .

Ahead of the premiere of Season 2, Collider had the opportunity to chat with Strange New Worlds ' showrunners Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman to about where the series is headed with the Gorn threat, the highly anticipated Lower Decks crossover , what it was like to film in the middle of downtown Toronto, and what they have up their sleeves for Carol Kane 's fascinating new character.

COLLIDER: So I really love the way that Strange New Worlds does the episodic handling of the ensemble, letting each character really shine in the episodes, and I think Season 2 really excels at what Season 1 already did really well. But in the premiere, we get this little tease of the Gorn War, and then it kind of takes a backseat for the rest of those first six episodes that we've seen. Is this something that audiences should be keeping in the back of their minds as they navigate through Season 2?

HENRY ALONSO MYERS: We will address the Gorn. That's all I'm gonna say.

Excellent. I absolutely love Paul Wesley as Kirk, I think that is exceptional casting, but I'm curious, what has it been like bringing this iteration of the character to life? Do you have a cardinal rule that you keep in mind as you're developing the character or little hallmarks that you want to make sure you meet as you bring this character into the story?

AKIVA GOLDSMAN: Well, first, I want to know why you have a Strange New Worlds tote bag that I don't have. [Laughs] It's our sort of interpolation game, right? We sort of know, as Henry said just last interview, where he ends up, and so what we do is we take some liberties with how he got there, and that, for us, is really fun. It's a very different kind of storytelling. The end for all our characters is written, you know? Now that's fascinating because endings are really hard, like when you're writing something, the worst part is the ending, right? Anybody can start anything, it's the ending that's hard, but it's also in the end that the piece has meaning. So it's a very complicated but interesting sort of hat, sort of a smoke and mirrors trick to try to create suspense and to create an open-ended character narrative when you actually know where it's going. So our hallmarks are where it ends and the little bits we know from canon that we can either take in or sort of body English around with.

When you're approaching canon, there's so much in the Star Trek canon, especially with the mixed media of comics and tie-in novels and all of these little things. Are you ever focused on trying to pull in from some of these other areas as you're building these characters, or is it more just focused on the original series, what we have from Discovery , and those aspects?

GOLDSMAN: I'm gonna let Henry answer, I’m just gonna say one thing; for the purposes of Star Trek as an institution, if that makes any sense, nothing that has not appeared on screen is canon. So the way it works is, for TOS, it's actually five seasons because it includes the animated show, but unless it's appeared on screen, it's technically not canon, it's secondary reference material.

MYERS: I mean, we discuss it internally, and it comes up, and we think about it, but I think it's important for our show that it's a show that people who love and know every aspect of Trek will enjoy it, and people who have never seen a single moment of it will enjoy it. We really don't want to alienate. And I think it's actually sort of an interesting idea because I think this focuses on how we approach character, which is to say, yes, we know where they're gonna go; yes, we have an idea because we've been told where they come from, but the characters don't know where they're gonna go, and so that's how we approach them. We approach them like they're real people who are experiencing actual emotional moments that we wanna see because we're also thinking very hard about, like, what are we gonna give Paul Wesley to do? What's the experience he's gonna have as an actor? We really want to do that because we don't wanna just have him in and do quotes from other series and then push him out, we want to have him be a character in the moment. And, you know, this is a younger Kirk, we get to show that.

And it's a very fun Kirk. I have to say, that episode on Toronto is very fun, and I did want to ask about that episode specifically. I know that filming off-world scenes can have their own challenges, whether you're filming in-studio or on location, but what was it like filming Star Trek in the middle of downtown Toronto?

GOLDSMAN: I'll answer differently, which is, we didn't mean for it to be. We wrote it for New York, right? We were gonna do this giant spectacle and take the show to New York, and we quickly realized we could not afford it. So then we went through the process of doing that thing that everybody does, which is, well, how do we make Toronto look like New York? And then we sort of thought, “Huh, why don't we just let Toronto be Toronto?” And that was fun for us and probably lower impact on the city than you might imagine. So, you know, I don't think it was like trying to film Star Trek in Times Square.

MYERS: But it also became an interesting gift for our director, who came from Toronto and really knew it, and everyone who works on the show, who all know Toronto very deeply, and had a chance to kind of give it a look and a feel that made it feel a little bit different and more recognizable to people who knew that area of the world.

Oh yeah, it was so fun to see it when the first trailer dropped, and everyone was like, “Oh my gosh, those are Toronto businesses, those are Toronto restaurants!” You recognize these hallmarks, and I think it's fun because Toronto almost always plays for New York or DC or sometimes Los Angeles, and so to let the city be itself was a fun treat. I have a lot of friends who are fans of Star Trek who are in Toronto, so it was very fun for them to see their city as part of it.

MYERS: One of the only unique challenges we had, that we've never had literally in the VFX work that we do across the show, is there are sections of Toronto that we invent, and you wouldn't know that it's not real until you see it, you know what I mean? That was a unique challenge for that show that made it completely different from all the other ones.

Akiva, you mentioned the animated season of The Original Series , which makes me think about, you know, we're going to get this crossover with Lower Decks , which is an animated series. How did that come about? Were there any really unique challenges with bringing those characters into live-action?

GOLDSMAN: Oh, it was so insanely hard! It's hilarious how hard the episode was because it seemed like such a good, easy idea. What was really hard about it was tone, you know? It's not what you think is hard about. Like, what you think is hard is, “How are the animated people and the live-action people–?” That's not a problem. It turns out people have been doing that for a really long time. But how do you marry the canonical world of Lower Decks with the canonical world of Strange New Worlds ? It was…holy–

MYERS: [Laughs] It was, yeah, it was. I mean, at the end of the day, it was fun. It was just more like trying to get all the pieces in place. It took a lot of doing, and there were so many people that we wanted to be happy with it and to try to bring into it. I mean, Jack [Quaid] and Tawny [Newsome], primarily because we wanted to show them in person, and so figuring that out was complicated, doing design work with them was complicated. Weirdly, doing the animation was not. He was totally right.

So going off of the question of tone, each episode kind of has its own essence, its own flavors, so can we expect more of a Lower Decks flavor from that episode in terms of tone?

GOLDSMAN: Well, I would say more of, but we're still our own show, you know what I mean? It's a Strange New Worlds episode, not a Lower Decks episode, which… maybe we should try it next season. [Laughs] But it's an episode with Lower Decks boarding.

MYERS: I mean, I would say the supplies, like we're talking about all the other characters, which is to say, if you've seen Lower Decks before, you will be delighted by all the stuff we put in it. If you haven't seen Lower Decks , you will think, “Oh, this is the fun, crazy animated episode where they connect with the different parts of our universe in a way that can be a total surprise to them.”

I'm very excited for it! I think there should be more fun little crossovers like that between the shows. While I still have a little bit of time, I did want to ask about bringing Carol Kane in. I think her character is so fun, and the way she is used is so fun. Was that character designed for her, or did it evolve? What was the inception of that character because it's very fun?

MYERS: Well, we had an idea for the character. We wanted a character who just had a different look and feel from who that character has been in the past. And as we were sort of looking around for the right person, our casting people were like, “What about Carol Kane?” Then I think it was one of those ones where Akiva and I looked at each other, and we were like, “That seems like a great idea.” She ended up being sort of perfect for it. I mean, she's amazing. I don't know what to say other than it's no big surprise that she's very good.

GOLDSMAN: It's like a gift for us. We were like, “Seriously?”

MYERS: “You wanna be in our space show? You wanna see things blow up?” [Laughs]

Can we expect her character to have her own episode, as well, or is she more to kind of back up to a lot of the other stories being played out?

MYERS: I mean, this season, she is a crucial member of the cast. She does have some connected stories. You know, I'm not gonna say any more about the future other than to say we will try to use Carol Kane many ways, and we hope you will enjoy it.

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One Trek Mind #59: Bones' Best Banter

Star Trek 's future technology shows how replicators can create virtually anything out of reconstituted matter, but there's something that no advanced computational array could ever reproduce: the grumblings and grouses of a fundamentally good-natured grump.Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy, the old country doctor with a near-fanatical dedication to his Hippocratic Oath, was a space adventurer and a hero, but he was also a little bit of a grouch. As performed by DeForest Kelley, who would have turned 93 this week, this seemingly contradictory behavior manifested on screen in, if I may be so bold, one of the all-time great fictional characters in the history of this or any other multiverse.When Star Trek first started, Kelley had the most notable resume of any of the cast members. He'd made his mark in Westerns, and had a great turn as Burt Lancaster's brother Morgan Earp in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . While William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were certainly no slouches when it came to comedy (Spock's reaction shots, if watched in the right mood, can be uproarious) it is clear that Trek 's writers knew that if they gave Kelley the good lines he'd nail 'em.Here, then, I offer my ten favorite McCoy comedy moments. If you don't like what I've picked, all I can say is “SHHHH!” 10 – “In simpler language, Captain, they drafted me!”

During the long, long, (long), long first act of Star Trek: The Motion Picture , we watch as each member of the crew slowly resumes his or her post. Just before the Enterprise Refit leaves spacedock, our favorite Chief Medical Officer is begrudgingly beamed aboard. Yanked from retirement, McCoy is sporting a hippie beard and isn't too happy to be there. When Kirk prods him about his return to Starfleet, he explains, in no uncertain terms that it wasn't his idea. (He also barks at the captain when told there's a “thing” out there. “Why is any object we don't understand called a THING?”)

9 – “I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!”

Okay, this old warhorse. Bones gave variations of the “I'm a doctor, not a _____” five different times, and if you want to broaden it to “surgeon” or “what am I a doctor or a ______?” you can really go nuts counting them all. My favorite, however, is the first. In “ The Devil in The Dark ” Kirk orders Bones to heal the silicon based lifeform known as the Horta. It's a blob of rock and lava and one false move and it'll kill ya! (Though exactly how, I'm not quite sure. It was always offscreen.) Bones is understandably taken aback by the request and blurts a retort that has never quite left our pop culture lexicon. 8 – “If you're going to get nasty, I'm going to leave.”

Many of McCoy's best moments are against his counterpart Mr. Spock. (And vice-versa.) As Kirk's diametrically opposed advisors, the Kirk-Spock-Bones troika is, no question, the key ingredient that made the Enterprise Starfleet's premier vehicle of exploration. Deep down, Bones and Spock loved each other, but like so many great pairings they REALLY got on one another's nerves.During “ Return to Tomorrow ,” Kirk and McCoy are spitballing ideas to stem the trouble of that episode's time-travel misadventure. When McCoy somewhat uncharacteristically suggests retaining Captain Christopher in their time period and “retraining” him, Kirk zings him by saying “Now you're sounding like Spock.” Without missing a beat McCoy fires back with the line quoted above, but it is the WAY DeForest Kelley delivers the line that really sells it. It isn't shouted, it isn't overblown, it just slides out of his mouth in the most wry and inside-joke manner, almost like they are sharing cocktails in the back of a lounge somewhere. It's a terrific moment. 7 – “Well at least I lived long enough to hear that!”

There's a big difference between being a First Officer and being in charge. (Anyone who watched Battlestar Galactica and saw how Saul Tigh fared in the center seat knows what I'm talking about.) In “ The Galileo Seven ” Spock's Vulcan style of leadership doesn't go over quite so well with his marooned crewman. It's a big learning experience for everyone, Spock and Bones especially. But even when it looks like there's no hope left, there's still time for one last zing.When Scotty uses Spock's line back on him (“You said a while ago there were always alternatives”) and Spock fatalistically responds that he “may have been mistaken,” Bones happily remarks that he'll at least meet his maker with the comfort of hearing Spock say he was wrong. 6 – “I like them… better than I like YOU.”

Ah, “ The Trouble With Tribbles .” It really does have everything. Political intrigue, action and comedy. When Spock is busy tsk-tsking the Enterprise crew for their illogical love of Tribbles, he and Dr. McCoy get into a debate about their usefulness. Then Bones just drops the bomb on him. On paper, McCoy's comment is straight-up mean and nasty, but when the old country doctor tells the First Officer how he really feels about him in compared to the little furry breeding machines he knows it'll be accepted as merely light ribbing. 5 – “I should have never reconnected his mouth.”

“ Spock's Brain ” is not the worst episode of TOS . No way. It is daffy and fun and filled with dozens of little joys. While Bones' most famous line from this oft-maligned moment in Star Trek is the horrified “his brain is gone!,” all you need to do is dig a little deeper to find some real chestnuts.After McCoy re-inserts Spock's brain into his head (don't ask) there's the usual close-of-episode banter. Even though McCoy's surgery procedure was enhanced by a spin under the “Teacher,” he's still ready to take the credit. And the blame. 4 – “How can you be deaf with ears like that?!?”

If you want to get technical (and Trekkies always do) you could argue this wasn't McCoy talking. This was McCoy under the disorienting effect of holding Spock's katra.Apart from being a nice explosive moment for DeForest Kelley, I love this scene from Star Trek III: The Search For Spock because it shows that, even in the utopian future, people will still be a little taken aback by weird aliens. When McCoy tries to hire a charter to the forbidden Genesis planet and the proto-Ferengi who talks like Yoda starts shouting in the bar, it is a great moment of reality in the series that always suspends its disbelief. 3 - “You really HAVE gone where no man has gone before!”

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a nonstop freight train of comedy traveling at Warp Factor Fun. Everyone is hilarious in it, but none so more than McCoy. His trip through the hospital to rescue Chekov is one of the best things in Trek ever. Of all his lines, though, the one that did the biggest number on me when I first saw it was when he approached Spock on their return flight from Vulcan. It's something of a triple joke. He's remarking on the fact that Spock is among the few that have “died” and been reborn, but he's also winking to us that, oh, man, Spock is really acting spaced-out. And, of course, it is a direct lift from Star Trek 's opening credits. (A line that would later – or do I mean earlier? - become canon from Zefram Cochrane in “ Broken Bow .”)When I saw this in the theater as a kid (take that, younger readers!) the line destroyed the audience. A full-on photon torpedo shot direct from the screen. We couldn't even hear Spock's comeback. 2 – “Shut up. Shh. SHHHHH!”

“ Journey to Babel ” is one of the juicier Spock episodes, but the ending is all Bones. With Spock, Sarek and Kirk confined to biobeds, Dr. McCoy is finally in control. As the gang all start quipping at one another, McCoy's eyes widen and his voice grows deep. Eventually, his determination to instill peace and quiet becomes non-verbal. “SHHHHHH!” With that, he gives the camera a wry little smile and says “Well, what do you know? I finally got the last word.” 1 – “Who's been holding up the damn elevator?”

I bet many of you were thinking my #2 pick would be #1, but I have to be honest – this moment from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is without question my favorite. It is a complete afterthought, a goofy moment that does nothing to propel the narrative, but does wonders to express just what it must be like to share a starship with Leonard McCoy.Saavik's decision to have a heart-to-heart with Kirk on the turbolift (note, not an “elevator”) causes her to delay its travel two times. When the doors finally swipe open (and the tension is thick between the Captain and the female Vulcan) McCoy's big mug is there and – WHAM – without missing a beat he blurts out this line in all his grumpy glory.Not only is it funny, but I usually forget it is coming, and it always gets a laugh.With a character as great as DeForest Kelley's Dr. McCoy there's no question I left some great zingers off the list. What are some of your favorite Bones comedy moments?

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Jordan Hoffman is a writer, critic and lapsed filmmaker living in New York City. His work can also be seen on Film.com , ScreenCrush and Badass Digest . On his BLOG , Jordan has reviewed all 727 Trek episodes and films, most of the comics and some of the novels.

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X-Men's Simon Kinberg Is Working On The Next Star Trek Movie, But As A Fan, I Have Some Major Concerns

A new Star Trek movie is on the way, and it has a familiar producer joining what already sounds like a wild project. Simon Kinberg, known for many projects including overseeing much of the X-Men franchise when it was with Fox, will be a producer on a new movie that will serve as a prequel story to Trek 's prime timeline. The recent news has given me major concerns without even getting into the fact that First Contact is already the definitive prequel story.

As the resident Star Trek fan who recently reiterated I have zero interest in seeing Quentin Tarantino's movie brought to life , I'm now sharing my concerns for Simon Kinberg entering this franchise too. At the risk of sounding like an over-protective parent who thinks the new person dating their child is "bad news," here are some of the red flags I have with the news about this latest Trek movie arriving sometime in 2025.

Simon Kinberg Has Had Zero Involvement With The New Era Of Star Trek Television

The biggest detail about this new project is that according to Variety , it takes place in the main timeline shortly after First Contact . The "main timeline," otherwise known as the "prime timeline," hasn't been touched by the major Star Trek feature films for many years. Instead, the "Kelvin timeline" was created, providing a clear and distinct separation between the movie and television divisions of Star Trek .

Now it seems like Paramount is interested in once again bringing the Prime timeline to theaters, and yet it's not doing it by featuring Star Trek: Section 31 with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh on the big screen. Instead, we're getting Simon Kinberg and a director from Andor on this new movie , neither of whom have been involved with the work on television since 2017.

When CinemaBlend spoke to Jonathan Frakes, he mentioned the separation between the Star Trek movie and television divisions . When they take place within separate universes, it's not really a big deal. However, when the canon is beholden to whatever this movie is about for upcoming Star Trek shows going forward, I'd like to know that Alex Kurtzman and others have some say in what's going on. Thus far, I haven't seen anything that states that, so I do have some fears based on that fact alone. The idea of someone potentially undoing the hard work of many with a wild movie that has to be acknowledged is very scary as a fan.

Simon Kinberg Produced Much Of X-Men's Movie Era, Which Struggled With Keeping Its Canon Consistent

There's no denying that were some great X-Men movies that Simon Kinberg played a part in, but there are also some others that weren't that great as well. Yes, he was the Days Of Future Past writer, but he also wrote The Last Stand , Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix . In the eyes of critics, he's behind a lot more misses for the X-Men than hits. This Trek movie is being written Toby Haynes, so one would reckon he won't have total control over the overall script as a producer.

What's worse is that the franchise as a whole during the Fox era had a lot of trouble keeping its continuity straight , which is what I fear most about Simon Kinberg making a movie set in Star Trek 's prime timeline. Pretty much all of the positive things going on for this franchise at the moment exist in the prime timeline. Now we have this movie on the way that is set to detail the time after First Contact , which is one of the biggest cornerstones of the Star Trek lore.

Granted, I would think that there are some people in the know at Paramount who recognize this and have measures in place to ensure the movie doesn't go too far off the rails in any one direction. After all, who wants to make a movie that is so bad it potentially jeopardizes the shows as well? Obviously that's a bit of an alarmist take on my end, and it's a bit unfair to not even give this movie a fair shake with little information to go on. Still, there's no harm in being cautious, especially with a movie that has so much power.

The Next Major Star Trek Movie Needs To Be A Hit

When Star Trek hits at the box office, great things can happen. It was J.J. Abrams' 2009 Kelvin timeline movie that injected life into the stagnant franchise, which was struggling to find legs after Enterprise 's cancellation. Now, it feels like we've entered a situation in which it's the opposite way around, and the success of the shows has encouraged the film division to try and draw on the popularity of the prime timeline.

This movie must be a hit, especially for those who want to see Star Trek continue to have a future in Hollywood. Sure, the franchise has survived box office bombs and poor reviews from critics in past releases, but there hasn't been a movie on screens in eight years. It's officially the longest gap between Trek movies, and that gap could be even longer if this new movie ends up being a poorly-reviewed flop at the box office.

All of this is to say that if the plan is for Paramount to bring in Simon Kinberg to oversee the future of Star Trek movies, I do hope that it ends up being something that truly gets this franchise up and rolling again in theaters. I also hope that this movie draws on some of the talent that has made the prime timeline such a success, but of course, only the biggest names put butts in seats when it comes to major motion pictures. I guess we'll see what the plan is as we get closer to the movie's arrival in 2025.

CinemaBlend will continue to track the development of the next Star Trek movie to hit theaters, as well as keep our fingers crossed that it is only destined for success. Continue to check in for more updates in the meantime, and fire up that Paramount+ subscription to see what all is going on in this new era of the franchise if you haven't already.

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Celine Dion feels like she’s ‘being strangled’ while singing with stiff-person syndrome

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Celine Dion has opened up about her ‘severe’ stiff-person syndrome symptoms, revealing that she broke her ribs at one point.

The My Heart Will Go On singer went public with her health issues at the end of 2022, explaining that she had to cancel a string of tour dates to focus her recovery.

Ahead of the release of her upcoming Amazon Prime Video documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, the 56-year-old has detailed her agonizing condition in a sit-down interview.

‘It’s like somebody is strangling you. It’s like someone is pushing your larynx pharynx backwards. It gets into a spasm,’ she told Hota Kotb in a snippet from their discussion, which will air on June 11 in full on NBC.

The music icon also shared that the spasms and stiffness often appear in other areas of the body, causing serious pain, discomfort and broken bones.

‘It can also be in the abdominal, in the spine, in the ribs. If I point my feet, they will stay in it [a stuck position],’ she continued.

‘If I cook – because I love to cook – my fingers, my hands, will get in a position.

‘It’s cramping but it’s in a position where you can’t unlock them. I had broken ribs at one point because sometimes when it’s very severe, it can break some ribs as well.’

Introducing the teaser clip on the Today show, Hoda shared that Celine is ‘on the fight of her life right now, and it’s on full display’.

The presenter previously unpacked Celine’s condition in a chat with co-host Jenna Bush Hager last month, after getting a preview of her documentary.

‘It was so jarring to me and moving, I couldn’t believe what they were able to capture in that documentary,’ she recalled.

‘Celine Dion at some point, she is now much better, but at some point she almost died, which is something she says.’

The Grammy-winner forced to cancel a string of concerts before revealing that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome – and has been working hard on her recovery ever since.

At the time, she told fans that she had been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune movement disorder  that affects the central nervous system.

It affects the central nervous system and is said to turn people into ‘human statues’ – there is currently no known cure for the condition.

What is stiff-person syndrome?

Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune movement disorder that affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).

SPS is characterised by fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms. Stiff-person syndrome is extremely rare.

Only about one out of every one million people have been diagnosed with this syndrome. Twice as many women have stiff person syndrome as men. Symptoms can occur at any age but usually develop between ages 30 and 60.

Celine has fronted a candid new one-off special, taking fans behind the scenes of the last few years.

In the trailer for the documentary – which is released on June 25 – she gave a glimpse into her illness, sharing in a voiceover: ‘My voice is the conductor of my life. When your voice brings you joy, you’re the best of yourself. I need my instrument.

Revealing the toll that the diagnosis had taken, she became emotional as she vowed to return to the stage for her fans.

‘It’s not hard to do a show, it’s hard to cancel a show,’ she insisted through tears. ‘I’m working hard every day but I have to admit, it’s been a struggle. I miss it so much, the people, I miss them.

‘If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl. But I won’t stop.’

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Deadline reports Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho will make his first English-language film with 35th Street , a mysterious “action/horror film” at TriStar Pictures.

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During a recent interview with IndieWire , Jonathan Frakes stated he’s hopeful Paramount+ will commit to Star Trek: Legacy if the Section 31 movie and Starfleet Academy series are popular enough.

I certainly have hopes and thoughts. Updates? I don’t have, but I do know that the franchise is in great shape. I do know that this Starfleet Academy series is going to be an entirely different animal, and I think that the success of what I’m imagining, the success of Section 31 , Michelle Yeoh’s movie, is only going to catapult us further into the future, and my hope, obviously is that we’ll find a place then to continue the Legacy story.

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TV Line reports James Martinez has been hired to play a younger Batista opposite Christina Milian as LaGuerta and Alex Shimizu as Masuka on Dexter: Original Sin. Additionally, Reno Wilson will play Bobby Watt, “a longtime partner and friend to Dexter’s adoptive father Harry Morgan.”

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David Lynch’s New Project Is an Album and Music Video With Chrystabell From ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’

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After enigmatic filmmaker David Lynch stirred up fans by teasing a new project over Memorial Day weekend, the project has been revealed as a new album with Chrystabell, the singer and actor who played FBI agent Tammy Preston in “ Twin Peaks : The Return.”

“Ladies and gentlemen. Something is coming along for you to see and hear! And it will be coming along on June 5,” Lynch said in the teaser video.

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Commenters on X had speculated the announcement could be another season of “Twin Peaks,” a new movie or possibly the TV series known as “Unrecorded Night” or “Wisteria,” a long-rumored project that was dropped during the pandemic.

“’Unrecorded Night’ was a non-‘Twin Peaks’ series that was going to shoot at Netflix but was canceled when the pandemic hit,” Lynch’s producer Sabrina Sutherland explained in a May Q&A with fansite Tulpa Forum . “There’s always a chance we can pick it up again, but David has been enjoying his artwork and music endeavors, so we haven’t gone back to it.”

Lynch’s last major directing project was the reboot “Twin Peaks” series for Showtime in 2017, while his last feature film was “Inland Empire.” He previously directed music videos for acts including Interpol.

The four-time Oscar nominee devotes much of his energy to promoting transcendental meditation, and lends his name to Maharishi International University’s David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts.

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