- You know what, Bones does have a rather ah,
eclectic array of skills.
And in this film we do see him do some things
that are really not in his wheel house,
shall we say.
- This is good stuff.
This is, this is all YouTube clips man, for you.
You see, you see what he's doing?
Are you appreciating what's happening?
(dramatic music)
- Oh, pardon me.
- He likes that seat.
- You know what the first two films were
very heavy on the Spock, Kirk bromance,
and I think there was a collective decision made to
split them up.
(snorting)
Just keep it fresh, keep it moving,
in new directions, new territories,
and let's go beyond that relationship
and see how they,
with each other.
(dramatic music)
- Well, at least I won't die alone.
(tinkling)
Well that's just typical.
- The great thing about it is that for fans
of the original series, I think it um,
provides a lot of humor,
and I think by the end of this film
Spock and Bones develop a much deeper appreciation
for one another as a result of their time together.
(dramatic music)
- Here, death is inevitable.
(dramatic music)
- Here, death is what keeps us alive.
(smashing)
- Any good sci-fi and also Star Trek,
you know, it should be allegorical,
it should, it should hold a mirror to us as people,
you know, and, you know,
I think when I was constructing the script with
Simon and Doug that was something that we were
very aware of.
And I think we tried to plant it, you know,
some things more subtle than others.
But it is important to have that level of engagement.
- [Voiceover] This is where it begins, Captain.
This is where the frontier pushes back.
- I was instructed to, you know,
sort of, play a version of George Takei's performance,
I think personally I wanted to be in the world
of George Takei.
The sort of, in the neighbourhood of George Takei,
without doing an imitation of him.
- Yeah, I mean for me, I gotta say on the first film,
it was tricky because I wanted the character to be
identifiably Bones.
And so, you know,
I really had to kind of find out what the essence of what
DeForest did, so wonderfully well.
And you know incorporate that into the character
but then also make it my own.
And it was tricky,
I didn't always really know where the line was.
But I feel like, in the second film and now this film,
this film actually is probably, in my opinion,
the most well defined version of McCoy out of
these three films.
- If we tell more stories I'd love to see
where Spock and Bones' relationship goes,
where Spock's commitment to the Vulcan race
leads him.
How he's able to integrate his responsibilities to
Star Fleet with the rebuilding of New Vulcan.
I think those are interesting themes and ideas
that I'd love to see explored.
- I've always been a fan of evil Kirk,
so the alternate timeline,
where we have the bad boy crew, would be kind of fun.
- [Voiceover] It isn't uncommon you know,
it's easy to get lost,
in the vastness of space.
There's only yourself, your ship,
your crew.
- You really want to head back out there, huh?
- Star Trek to me, is so unique.
It's the only property in our world that has
thrived in different mediums, you know.
So, you know, Star Trek should be compelling equally,
in a space battle as it is with two characters
talking in a room.
And I know for a fact, you know,
Star Trek's gonna exist in TV,
it's gonna hopefully keep going in feature,
and in tent pole.
And I think it can all co-exist, you know.
The most important thing is to make sure
we capture the essence of Star Trek, you know.
And that's through the characters,
it's a sense of shared journey,
and a sense of exploration,
and a sense of hope.
(gentle music)