‘Star Trek: Section 31’ starring Michelle Yeoh will see her reprise role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou
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Michelle Yeoh and Star Trek fans rejoice!
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh is set to star in a new Paramount+ feature film, ‘Star Trek: Section 31,’ and she will reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou.
Yeoh previously played this same character in the TV series, ‘Star Trek: Discovery.’
According to The Hollywood Reporter, before the decision was made to turn ‘Section 31’ into a feature film, Michelle Yeoh’s return to ‘Star Trek’ was originally intended to be a series spinoff of ‘Discovery.’ Insiders say the pivot was because some were worried ‘Star Trek’ had too many shows at once and Yeoh was also generating Oscar buzz, eventually winning Best Actress for her role in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’
Per the film’s logline, “Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.”
According to executive producer Alex Kurtzman, it was Yeoh’s idea to do a spinoff. “All the way back in 2017, before the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ had even aired, Michelle had the idea to do a spinoff for her character, Philippa Georgiou. She broke new ground as one of the first two women onscreen in the pilot to usher in a new age of Trek, and now, six years later, ‘Section 31’ finally arrives on the heels of her latest groundbreaking win. Everyone on Team Trek couldn’t be more thrilled to have our legendary friend return home to us as we expand our storytelling into new and uncharted corners of the Trekverse. Long live Emperor Georgiou; long live Michelle Yeoh!”
Production is scheduled to start later this year led by CBS Studios.
