RIP Anton Yelchin

[Zelph]

Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek films, was killed in a car accident this morning. He was only 27.

 

[kjc733]

Ah hell, that's too young to go.

 

[Hellkite]

Sorry to hear this

 

[Rifraf]

Terrible news. I just saw this online and came here to post it. You'll be missed

 

[Terra_Inc]

That is terrible news indeed. I was very fond of him.

RIP Anton, you will be dearly missed.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
I also just read in the news, that was horrible what happened to him. I hope he'll rest in peace, he will not be forgotten.

 

[Cborg1700]

This really sucks. Won't be the same with out him

 

[at3unit3]

Just found out what a tragic accident.

 

[CABAL]

This wasn't a great thing to come home from work to. I hope they don't recast Chekov.

 

[SciFiFan]

Rest in peace Anton. Personally, I think you did Chekov justice. May your soul soar among the stars. You will be missed.

This wasn't a great thing to come home from work to. I hope they don't recast Chekov.

I agree. I hope in any future movies, they write him off as transferring. They bring in Gary Mitchell and develop his character. After all, with the reboot, they may not have even been beyond the galactic barrier yet.

 

[Majestic]

According to the Associated Press, actor Anton Yelchin has died at the age of 27 in a car accident.

According to TMZ, friends noticed Yelchin was missing around 1 am after he was late to a rehearsal. The actor was discovered pinned to his mailbox by his car at the bottom of a steep driveway at his San Fernando Valley home. The car was in neutral and the engine was still running, according to TMZ. Foul play is not suspected.

Los Angles Police Department spokesperson Jenny Hauser released a statement, confirming some details of his death:

“On Sunday, June 19 at 1:10 in the morning, a fatal traffic collision occurred. It was the result of the victim’s own car rolling backwards down his steep driveway, pinning him against a brick mailbox pillar and security fence. The victim was on his way to meet his friends for rehearsal. And when he didn’t show up, his friends went to his house, where they found him deceased by his car. It appeared he had momentarily exited his car leaving it in the driveway.”

Yelchin was born in Russia in 1989, and immigrated to the United States as an infant. His first role was in E.R. in 2000, and he had worked as an actor in a number of additional television shows over the following years. He rose to national attention with his role in the film Alpha Dog, before he was cast as Chekov in J.J. Abram’s rebooted Star Trek franchise.

Since Star Trek, he had appeared in films such as Terminator Salvation, Odd Thomas, The Smurfs, and others. He is slated to appear in Rememory, We Don’t Belong Here and this year’s Star Trek Beyond. He was also cast in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, Mr. Mercedes.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-actor-anton-yelchin-has-died-in-a-car-acciden-1782247263

Rest in Peace Anton, you'll be missed. Gone too soon.

 

[Jetfreak]

Truly gutted when I heard this. Rest in peace Mr. Yelchin.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

They could potentially have Chekov transfer to the Reliant and bring in Ilia

 

[marsneedswomen2008]

The car manufacturer was now claiming it would work on upgrading the software to make the car safer...a little too late now guys. As for the movies, I would think the noblest thing to do would be to have Chekhov pass away in the new continuity. Reassigning him off-screen would be crass, even more crass than recasting the role.

 

[Borg_Queen]

Rest in peace, Yelchin.