It was a monumental task, especially with a set anniversary-adjacent release date looming, but in truth, that was only part of the pressure cooker pre-production phase that led to the creation of a spectacular Star Trek movie.
In late May of 2015, actor/screenwriter Simon Pegg was quoted saying something that both surprised and worried fans anticipating the upcoming sci-fi sequel, Star Trek Beyond.
After having been working on the script for the blockbuster with co-writer Doug Jung for a few months at that point, Pegg revealed that they had only just turned in their first draft four weeks before production, and that they still needed to shave a whopping 45 pages off before it could be considered ready.