J. J. Abrams declarou explicitamente que a parte não será reformulada.
“I would say there’s no replacing him. There’s no recasting. I can’t possibly imagine that, and I think Anton deserves better,” Abrams said.
No entanto, como a ausência do personagem será tratada não é clara nesta fase.
Is the character of Chekov himself going to be killed off? “I have thought about it, we’re working on it, and it’s too early to talk about it,” he [Abrams] said.