CANNES LIONS 'We're all deeply saddened': Star Trek actors withdraw from Cannes Lions appearance out of respect for co-star Anton Yelchin following his shock death

The stars of Star Trek have withdrawn from a cast appearance due to take place on Wednesday, as a mark of respect for Anton Yelchin.

Chris Pine, John Cho, Simon Pegg and Zachary Quinto were due to join the StarTrek Beyond talk at Cannes Lions, though a statement was released by Paramount Pictures on Tuesday confirming the cancellation.

Actor Anton, 27, died at his Studio City, California home on Sunday when he was found pinned against the driveway gate by his Jeep Grand Cherokee, in a freak accident.

The statement was read at the Lumiere Theatre where the Retelling An Iconic Story For A New Generation discussion was due to take place.

It said: 'All of us are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Anton Yelchin. Out of respect, we are withdrawing our participation in the previously announced Star Trek Beyond event at Cannes Lions this week.'

In the 2016 film, Chris plays Kirk, John plays Sulu, Simon is better known as Scotty and Zachary takes on the role of Spock.

From the Official Twitter page, the producers announced the sad news earlier this week, saying 'Today we mourn the passing of Anton Yelchin. He was beloved by so many and he will [be] missed by all'