Editing Pavel Chekov (section)

=== Reboot films ===
[[File:Pavel Chekov Anton Yelchin.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Anton Yelchin]] as Pavel Chekov]]
The [[Star Trek (2009 film)|2009 ''Star Trek'' film]] creates an alternate timeline in the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/05/05/a_fresh_frontier/|title=Star Trek|publisher=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=May 6, 2009|date=May 5, 2009|first=Ty|last=Burr|pages=1}}</ref> In this timeline, [[Anton Yelchin]]'s portrayal presents Chekov as a 17-year-old [[child prodigy|prodigy]] whose mathematical ability proves instrumental in a few events within the film.
In the sequel, ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', Chekov finds himself promoted to chief engineer after [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] resigns. When Kirk orders him to put on a red shirt, a brief [[Sting (musical phrase)|sting]] is heard as a closeup shows Chekov's nervous face, playing on the reputation of [[Redshirt (character)|redshirts]] in the franchise as much as the character's shock regarding his sudden promotion.

The third film, ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'', was Yelchin's final appearance as Chekov, the film seeing Chekov accompanying Kirk after the entire crew is marooned on an uncharted planet following the destruction of the ''Enterprise'', forcing them to destroy the last of the ''Enterprise'' to escape a trap and later work with the rest of the senior staff to restart a long-lost Starfleet ship to escape the planet and defeat a plan to attack the Federation.

====Anton Yelchin's death====
Yelchin was crushed to death by his 2016 [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] on June 19, 2016, a little more than a month before the scheduled release of ''Star Trek Beyond'' on July 22, 2016. All filming had been completed and post-production had started. A dedication to Yelchin's memory was inserted into the credits. [[J. J. Abrams]], producer of the reboot trilogy and director of its first two films, has stated that the role will not be recast for future sequels, implying the character of Chekov will be written out in future films.