Yelchin also reprised his Chekov role in subsequent Star Trek films – Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond – the latter of which was released shortly after his death.
Anton Yelchin, the Star Trek and Green Room actor who died aged 27 in June 2016, has been remembered in the In Memoriam section of the 2017 Oscars.
However, it was being cast as Pavel Chekov, navigator of the USS Enterprise in the 2009 Star Trek film, directed by JJ Abrams, that brought his name to a wide international audience.
The film world was shocked when it was announced that Yelchin had died following a freak accident at home, involving his car.