Why Michelle Yeoh Is Returning to ‘Star Trek’ After Her Historic Oscar Win (Exclusive)

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reprise her role as Phillipa Georgiou from “Star Trek: Discovery” in a standalone movie event.Production on the movie, titled “Star Trek: Section 31,” will begin later this year.

The film will “follow Georgiou as she joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.”“Section 31” was initially announced as a series back in 2019.

But then the pandemic hit and Yeoh’s career trajectory changed thanks to a role in a movie called “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Last month, Yeoh won the Best Actress Oscar for portraying an immigrant mom struggling with her interpersonal relationships and her laundry business.But despite her newfound status, Yeoh said she’s “beyond thrilled” to return to the “Star Trek” franchise.“Section 31 has been near and dear to my heart since I began the journey of playing Philippa all the way back when this new golden age of ‘Star Trek’ launched,” the actress said in a statement Tuesday. “To see her finally get her moment is a dream come true in a year that’s shown me the incredible power of never giving up on your dreams.”Executive producer Alex Kurtzman said he’s grateful for her return but mindful of her commitments.“We happen to have a star who literally lit up the entire planet, and is now quite in demand,” Kurtzman told TheWrap at Wednesday’s “Picard” finale screening. “And I wanted to make sure that we were able to build this in a way that was respectful of her time and respectful of everything that she has more than earned for herself.”“I adore Michelle so much,” he continued. “We’re very close.

And she had a million reasons not to come back. And she did. And I will always be grateful to her for that. And I think she.