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One of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s favorite tropes was the “godlike being,” an alien life form with infinite powers who had to be either outsmarted or reasoned with by the Enterprise crew. And Rihanna seems to be channeling that sort of all-powerful alien in the music video for “Sledgehammer,” her new single for Star Trek Beyond. She begins the video as a humanoid alien whose powers include standing dramatically on rocks. But as the video goes on, more and more of her abilities emerge, until she’s suddenly manipulating the elements and appearing as a giant space face overlooking the Enterprise. Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the music video is the first to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, and even debuted in IMAX theaters.