Star Trek Beyond. Running Time: 1 hour 16 minutes 12 seconds For over two years now, Mike and John have spent countless hours studying the filmmakers involved with the creation of Star Trek Beyond. After all this time, the wait is over. In this episode of Stage Nine, Mike and John review the latest adventure in the franchise, Star Trek Beyond. We discuss our thoughts on the movie, and the contributions of director Justin Lin, writers Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, and producer J.J. Abrams. In news, we discuss the hiring Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne as the writers of Star Trek 14, look at the design influences of Ralph McQuarrie on the U.S.S. Discovery, and profile the director of Star Trek: Discovery's pilot, David Semel. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Star Trek Beyond (00:01:31) Lin's Direction (00:20:41) Pegg & Jung's Script (00:27:50) Abrams' Production (00:33:59) Star Trek 14 News (00:37:20) Discovery News (00:41:55) Closing (01:07:53) Hosts Mike Schindler and John Mills ProductionMike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Jeff Sutter (Associate Producer) Chris Stenftenagel (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)