June 26, 2015 - 17:27 AMT
"Star Trek 3" stellar action sci-fi starts filming in Canada

"Star Trek 3" has reportedly begun production at the Squamish Boulders, near Vancouver, Canada. The third inalthstallment of the blockbuster movie series has begun filming since Thursday, June 25, under the working title "Washington", AceShowbiz reports citing SciFiPulse.

Stars Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana took to Instagram to share some images teasing the filming of the movie. Quinto uploaded a photo showing off his character's iconic hair style. "someone is preparing to emerge," he captioned the photo. The actor also posted a very close-up photo of his eyebrow which is appropriately trimmed to fit his role.

Although the production has been underway, many details of the movie, like the title, have not been confirmed yet. In April, rumors said that the movie would be called "Star Trek Beyond". As for plot details, they are being kept under wraps but the story is said to involve the Enterprise going on their five-year mission.

Justin Lin is directing from a script penned by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Saldana and Quinto are joined by the likes of Pegg, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba. J.J. Abrams, who directed the previous two films, is producing the third film. It is slated for a release in U.S. theaters on July 8, 2016.