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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jul 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC  Idris Elba during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market in Cannes, France on April 14, 2015. Idris Elba during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market in Cannes, France on April 14, 2015. AP by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jul 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC Idris Elba will play a [“kickass role”](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/star-trek-3-simon-pegg-idris-elba) _Star Trek Beyond_, which might explain why he’s in the mood to breakdance. Elba and the returning core of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin and John Cho announced a “unique philanthropic initiative” called Star Trek: To Boldly Go on Tuesday with a video and dance party. The Omaze campaign, a partnership with Abrams’ Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, gives fans a chance to win a walk-on role in the film, and “will support the cast’s personal selection of nine global causes, which will each receive equal portions of the funds raised.” Star Trek: To Boldly Go launched on Tuesday and will run until Sept. 1. “Omaze is excited to bring this truly once-in-a-lifetime experience to ‘Star Trek’ fans around the world,” said Ryan Cummins, co-Founder and co-CEO of Omaze. “We are proud to give fans the chance to live out their dream experience while simultaneously helping nine great causes. By allowing anyone to enter for just $10, we are seeing the power our community has in making an impact around the world.” Watch the video above, and check out Elba’s dance moves below. Full details on the campaign can be found at [Omaze.com/StarTrek](https://premiere.omaze.com/experiences/startrek?oa%5Fv=.startrek-pl1). _Star Trek Beyond_ is out July 8, 2016. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/14/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-dancing-omaze) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) ### See the Cast of Star Trek Then and Now  From left: Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock CBS/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: William Shatner and Chris Pine as James T. Kirk Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: DeForest Kelley and Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy CBS/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: James Doohan and Simon Pegg as Scotty CBS/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: Nichelle Nichols and Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura CBS/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: George Takei and John Cho as Hikaru Sulu CBS/Getty Images; Paramount  From left: Walter Koenig and Anton Telchin as Pavel Chekov CBS/Getty Images; Paramount ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3957128/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-breakdance/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3957128/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-breakdance/"},"headline":"Watch Idris Elba Breakdance With the Cast of Star Trek Beyond","datePublished":"2015-07-14T15:05:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:16.049Z","description":"All for a great cause","url":"https://time.com/3957128/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-breakdance/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Charity","Star Trek","celebrity","Idris Elba","American Voices"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1df8a4bea578a2be/69885ac52dce011b269e49ca/idris-elba.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1df8a4bea578a2be/69885ac52dce011b269e49ca/idris-elba.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Idris Elba during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market in Cannes, France on April 14, 2015.","caption":"Idris Elba during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market in Cannes, France on April 14, 2015.","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3957128/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-breakdance/","name":"Watch Idris Elba Breakdance With the Cast of Star Trek Beyond"}}]}] ```