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As you can see in the picture I've taken from this answer (below) R2D2 can be pretty clearly seen in the opening battle in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (kudos Richard). My question: What is the out-of-universe reason for including R2D2 in a Star Trek film?
Bonus question: although I doubt there is one, is there an in-universe reason provided for R2 being here?
Answer
The answer is simple: Because JJ Abrams can.
From Yahoo movies:
"R2's really been in all of the movies I've done, really for no other reason than I'm a huge fan, and when I was a kid I realized that R2 was also in 'Close Encounters,'" Abrams told us at last night's "Star Trek Into Darkness" Blu-ray release party. "Actually, I'm putting a 'Star Wars' character into 'Star Trek' as an homage to 'Close Encounters.' So there you go."
People like R2D2 enough to put him everywhere:
There is no need for a convoluted answer to everything...
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