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View ArticleKorean STAR TREK BEYOND Promo Gives 1st Look at Sulu’s Family (SPOILERS)
SPOILERS AHEAD The news broke last week that Sulu (as played by John Cho) is gay and would have a family in YOMYOMF Founder Justin Lin’s next film STAR TREK BEYOND. A mini-controversy soon erupted when...
View ArticleMore From Simon Pegg on the Sulu Sexuality Debate
After original Sulu George Takei took issue with STAR TREK BEYOND’s Sulu (played by John Cho) being gay, cast member and BEYOND’s co-writer, Simon Pegg, released a statement “respectfully disagreeing”...
View ArticleGeorge Takei Clarifies His Comments About STAR TREK BEYOND’s Gay Sulu
The great debate dialogue about Sulu’s sexual orientation continues. After coming out (pun intended) against the decision made by YOMYOMF Founder/STAR TREK BEYOND director Justin Lin and the film’s...
View ArticleHow Gay Sulu Gave One Man the Courage to Come Out
Amidst all the recent controversy over the revelation that Sulu (as played by John Cho) in STAR TREK BEYOND is gay and OG Sulu, George Takei, has issues with that comes a Slashfilm essay from writer...
View ArticleJohn Cho New York Times Q&A
The New York Times spoke with our friend/STAR TREK BEYOND’s Sulu/online hashtag guru, John Cho, on the eve of the release of STAR TREK BEYOND. Here are some highlights from the Q&A: My condolences...
View ArticleBest of #MyStarTrek: Sulu as groundbreaking, How TREK inspires American to...
George Takei as Captain Sulu / Netflix logo / Zoe Saldana as Lt. Uhura In honor of STAR TREK Week, we’re blogging about all things Trek. We also launched a contest earlier this month, where we...
View ArticleMeet Sulu’s Husband (and STAR TREK BEYOND co-writer) Doug Jung
Buzzfeed has an interview with Doug Jung, who does double duty on STAR TREK BEYOND (directed by YOMYOMF founder Justin Lin)–as both the film’s co-screenwriter (with Simon Pegg) and also cameos as...
View ArticleTop 5 Asian characters in the STAR TREK Universe
The STAR TREK franchise has prided itself for being ahead of its time when it comes to creating diverse characters and weaving them into a future where humanity is multicultural and racial and gender...
View ArticleDiversity and ‘Beyond’: A Roundtable discussion with Justin Lin, Zoe Saldana...
The Los Angeles Times conducted a video interview with STAR TREK BEYOND director Justin Lin and actors Zoe Saldana (Uhura) and John Cho (Sulu). They discuss fandom, bringing diversity into casting,...
View ArticleJohn Cho Unboxes Sulu Dolls–er–Action Figures
In honor of STAR TREK’s 50th anniversary tomorrow, Vanity Fair asked STAR TREK BEYOND’s Sulu, John Cho, to unbox various Sulu action figures (or “dolls” as John’s father would say). Check it out above....
View ArticleSNL’s Asian Problem Once Again Illustrated in its Latest STAR TREK Sketch
It was just a few weeks ago when Jimmy Fallon hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and I lamented how the show suffered because of its lack of at least one Asian cast member. I certainly wasn’t expecting to...
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