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Sulu's Husband And Daughter Appear In New "Star Trek Beyond" Trailer

Sulu's a family man.

It's already been revealed that Hikaru Sulu will be shown as an out gay man in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. But a new Korean trailer for the movie seems to give us a glimpse of the Enterprise helmsman's husband and daughter.

As crowds of people run from an unknown threat, we see a quick shot of what reports are calling Sulu's husband holding their young daughter. (The man is actually Beyond co-writer Doug Jung in a cameo role.)

Sulu's daughter, Demora, has appeared as an adult in the film Star Trek Generations, so the scene could be bringing the Star Trek mythos full-circle.

George Takei, who played Sulu on the original TV series and subsequent films, said he was disappointed in the decision to have Sulu be gay because it wasn't in line with creator Gene Roddenberry's vision for the character.

"Unfortunately, it's a twisting of Gene's creation, to which he put in so much thought," said Takei, a vocal LGBT activist. I think it's really unfortunate."

Simon Pegg, who wrote the script for Beyond and co-stars as Scotty, says he "respectfully disagrees" with Takei.

"We could have introduced a new gay character, but he or she would have been primarily defined by their sexuality, seen as the 'gay character', rather than simply for who they are. And isn't that tokenism?"

Man has a point.

Below, watch the Korean trailer for Star Trek Beyond, beaming into theaters on July 22.

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