STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
While not what you would call a Trekkie, I have been a big Star Trek fan since I was a little boy. I have watched the series and franchise grow into one huge monstrosity over the last 30 years and with the current direction the films are taking, I think it will last a lot longer. This is a series dedicated to the lovable space pioneers and the movies for which they starred. A lot of these caches are on a fairly busy road. I tried to place them where parking was good. Please watch children along this stretch and use good judgement. I hope you enjoy my latest entries.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek film franchise and the sequel to 2009's Star Trek. It was directed by J. J. Abrams from a screenplay written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof, based on the series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. Lindelof, Orci, Kurtzman and Abrams also serve as producers, along with Bryan Burk. Chris Pine reprises his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood reprising their roles from the previous film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve round out the film's principal cast.
The plot of Into Darkness takes place one year after the previous installment, with Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise being sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking a former Starfleet member turned terrorist, John Harrison. After the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman and Orci signed up to produce the film. Filming began in January 2012. The film was shot entirely in California. The film's visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic.
The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Star Trek Into Darkness premiered at Event Cinemas in Sydney on April 23, 2013, and was released on May 9, 2013, in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and parts of Europe and Peru, with other countries following. The film was released on May 16, 2013, in the United States and Canada, opening at IMAX cinemas one day earlier. The film has become a commercial success and received positive reviews, grossing more than $450 million worldwide. It stands as the highest-grossing film of the Star Trek franchise.
CAST:
Chris Pine as Captain/Commander James T. Kirk, commanding officer and former first officer of the starship Enterprise.
Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, first officer and science officer.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, a genetically engineered superhuman given the false identity of Commander John Harrison.
Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, chief medical officer.
Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, communications officer.
Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, second officer and chief engineer.
John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman.
Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov, navigator and Scott's temporary replacement as chief engineer.
Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Christopher Pike, Kirk's predecessor as captain of the Enterprise and mentor.
Peter Weller as Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus, Carol's father and commander-in-chief of Starfleet.
Alice Eve as Lieutenant Dr. Carol Marcus, a science officer who uses the pseudonym Carol Wallace to board the Enterprise.
Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime, the original incarnation of Spock currently helping the Vulcans build their new homeworld.
Noel Clarke as Thomas Harewood, a Starfleet officer, working within Section 31 who is blackmailed by Khan into bombing the facility.
Nazneen Contractor as Rima Harewood, Thomas's wife.
Additional members of the Enterprise crew include Christopher Doohan as Transport Officer, Amanda Foreman as Ensign Brackett, Jay Scully as Lieutenant Chapin, Jonathan Dixon as Ensign Froman, Aisha Hinds as Navigation Officer Darwin, and Joseph Gatt as Science Officer 0718. Deep Roy and Jason Matthew Smith reprise their roles as Keenser and Hendorff from the first film. Anjini Taneja Azhar, Nolan North, and Sean Blakemore also appear in the film, with Azhar as Lucille Harewood, the terminally ill daughter of Thomas Harewood; North portraying a Vengeance helmsman; and Blakemore playing a Klingon. Heather Langenkamp portrays Moto, a small role.