And much like with cloverfield and lost both made with his creative stamp of approval, when he finally opens up the box, one can only wonder why he bothered with all the secrecy in the first place. It seems star trek 4 might have been shelved by paramount. Star trek into darkness is the firstever feature film shot on real imax film and then converted to 3d. Also, some the classic star trek bridge sounds can be heard when spike is on bebops bridge. In the 20 film star trek into darkness, he is portrayed by benedict.
Although it is extremely difficult to immediately dismiss filmmaker j. The first new star trek series in more than a decade deals with the. Actors who appeared in star trek and star wars cbr. Meanwhile, luke struggles to help darth vader back from the dark side without falling into the emperors trap. These problems included the fact that benedict cumberbatch was simply miscast in the role of khan. Its a nice sequel to star trek discovery, with more insight into some of that series characters, and with explanations as to the changes uniforms etc. Star trek and star wars are no exception, of course. Star trek 4 was one of the concepts for the fourteenth star trek film, the planned sequel to the 2016 film star trek beyond. Who in their right mind thinks that the star trek in this title is a complex verb, as though one were star trekking into darkness.
Star trek horizon is a featurelength fan film made by a single filmmaker as a personal passion project and love letter to enterprise, the fifth star trek series. The films bittersweet ending was created with the assumption that nimoy would be leaving the show for good, but ironically, he liked making this film so much that he wanted to come back, which was the point of the next film. The actor also played the role of spock prime in the movie reboot star trek 2009 and its sequel star trek into darkness 20. Lindelof has worked on film scripts before, from star trek into darkness to prometheus and this weekends the hunt, and he says the mcu is more appealing to him than ever now that its starting to not play things as safe as it has in the past.
Jets opening monologue begins with the words space travel log 0968 which is a reference to the beginning of all of the star trek series that always have the captain for that particular series giving the stardate in which the episode takes place. Oct 30, 20 he is also guiding the rebooted star trek franchise on the big screen. Dont miss the allnew adventures of the crew as they go boldly into the unknown, in a story overseen by star trek writerproducer roberto orci. Into darkness may have turned many fans off the next star trek film. Abrams scouted a location on hawaii as a possible jungle planet.
Star trek into darkness isnt the best of trek films, but its also very far from the worst. Star trek into darkness finally gives the talented cumberbatch the chance to show hollywood what he can do on the big screen, and, boy, does he seize it with both hands. May 24, 20 apollo returns to wreak havoc on kirk and the enterprise in the first episode of the new series. Star trek 4 reportedly shelved by paramount screen rant. Star trek into darkness hostile to star trek, intelligence.
To up his follower count on twitter, star trek cowriter producer roberto orci has been suggesting he will send out an image or two from the set of the new star trek sequel currently in production. Chris pine portrays an alternative young version of the character in the 2009 star trek film. This should make for a great theatrical experience, but its a lot more work for the. For fans who want to rewatch star trek into darkness online, sadly it cant currently be found on netflix, hulu or prime in the u. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j.
Into darkness sheds no light into the realm of derivativeness something it could have easily done especially when taking on the been there, done that scifi approach to the well known exploits as demonstrated by hotshot leader james t. Abramss sequel star trek into darkness and a rocky road to production, it seemed that star trek beyond was destined to be a disappointment. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. Director brad bird says a sequel to pixars beloved superhero. List of star trek starfleet starships wikimili, the free. Star trek into darkness could have opened with the discovery of khans ship, in the aftermath of the first film and we could actually see how all of this might have happened, instead of giving viewers the impossible task of making khans dialogue make any kind of actual sense as a plot. The search for spock, and zachary quinto has played spock in the feature films star trek 2009, star trek into darkness 20, and star trek beyond 2016. Though it feels much more like a star wars film than anything star trek has ever done, into darkness succeeds in most of the areas in sets out to, even if it wasnt the general direction most trekkies wanted the series to go after a brilliant reboot in 2009. Pine reprised his role in star trek into darkness 20 and in star trek beyond 2016. It is the th film in the star trek film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness 20. Spock and tyler, speaking the first lines in star trek history. While the rebooted star trek and its sequel star trek into. First appearing as chief engineer scotty in abrams two star trek reboots, star trek in 2009 and into darkness in 20, he would make the jump with abrams to. The one with benedict cumberbatch star trek into darkness is the twelfth film in the star trek film series, released in 20 the sequel to star trek 2009, it is the second film in the franchise to be directed by j.
The next generation after seven seasons to turn the series into a film property and make room for new television spinoffs, thus beginning a careful orchestration of the studios star trek interests in both film and television. Voyager is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor. As its the first film, based on the origional 196070s star trek t. It was an enjoyable enough read but to me at least not exactly a page turner. There was only star trek which was released in 2009 whereas the next installment in the star trek franchise was a sequel to the 2009 film titled star trek into darkness which was released 42320. Over 50 years after it first showed up on the scene and star trek is bigger than it ever was. In his involvement in jj abrams 2009 star trek film, nimoy defending the creation of a new star trek universe, but also said he does not expect to be making any more appearances in it. Is star trek into darkness on netflix, hulu or prime.
It looks like the two film studios are trying to force the actors to take pay cuts as this next sequel follows star trek beyond. Nemesis cowriters john logan and brent spiner intended to make a crossover sequel. The final frontier is a 1989 american science fiction film directed by william shatner and based on the television series star trek created by gene roddenberry. Star trek refers both to the star trek universe and to star trek. V series more films to come im sure, the majority of the film is an introduction of the key characters. Director sj clarkson was reportedly signed on to direct. For nearly a decade, star trek lovers have been waiting for the enterprises next adventure. It originally aired between january 16, 1995 and may 23, 2001 on upn, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. A star trek movie recap to teach you everything you need. Star trek into darkness debuts on bluray, bluray dvd and on demand on september 20 from paramount home media distribution. Akiva goldman is such a bad director that he makes this expensive show look cheap did he con the production into renting out. Mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie fisher, billy dee williams. A trained pilot, over the years, he has owned several.
The movie ends with kirk reciting the captains oath and the enterprise departing for its next mission. Intended to be the fifth and final film for the next generation crew, it would have been a timehopping adventure involving the greatest heroes and villains in the trek uni. Star trek into darkness has some bravura action scenes, and some brilliant comic bits. Star trek memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Abrams to breathe new life into the longrunning series, which he did with 2009 reboot star trek. When we got the order for the pilot film, then wed face the budget problem head on. As the film ends, kirk addresses a commemoration service one year later, the enterprise is rechristened and departs for a fiveyear mission of deep space exploration. Nov 07, 20 in star trek into darkness, abrams has stuffed trek into his mystery box, whether it needs to be in there or not. Kirk and commander spock, with pegg, karl urban, zoe saldana, john cho, and anton yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films.
The list is organized first by ship class, then registration number, name, and finally where that vessel was referenced. Where to watch every star trek movie online screenrant. The star trek reboot continues with this action sequel that finds kirk and spock fighting a terrorist threat to starfleet aided by an unlikely ally. It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. The wrath of khan is considered by many fans to be the best movie in the series and its the yardstick. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof.
It is also, however, somewhat long and sometimes glacial in its narrative. The wrath of khan will always be the superior film, it already had a back story kirk met khan in an original series episode, and the film is about khan seeking revenge after what kirk did to him and. At last, in december 1979, gene roddenberrys vision was transferred to the screen with star trek. The twelfth film in the star trek franchise and the sequel to 2009s star trek.
The story concerns a group of criminals and misfits assembled to undertake a covert mission when suspicion arises that the official military chain of command has been compromised by enemy agents. Chris pine and zachary quinto reprise their respective roles as captain james t. Most box office experts now expect the second rebooted trek film to. After all, the fate of star trek 4 has been up in the air for. Trekmovie has confirmed with multiple sources that star trek into darkness has been selected as the title for the 20 sequel to jj abrams star trek movie. In addition to the canonical television shows of over 700 episodes and 12 films, the fictional universe is comprised of approximately 500 novels, 450 short stories, 800 comics, and 200 video games, plus various reference materials, roleplaying game books, and star trek online virtual episodes, for a. Despite the shows continuing success, paramount canceled star trek. This is a list of federation starships from the star trek universe. Most of spocks conversations in star trek ivi will not happen, but it has enough shout outs to make up for it. Its not even a great popcorn film, because it fails to deliver on its own promises. Through his own dedication, the dream solidified into one of the most popular tv series ever. The story was originally conceived as the pilot episode of the aborted star trek. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. In into darkness, captain kirk and his crew must capture a terrorist who.
Abrams rebooted the series, recasting the original characters with brand new actors. Picard, nepenthe, brought a couple more classic characters back into the mix in the forms of commander william riker jonathan frakes and deanna troi marina sirtis. The fifth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the fourth sequel to star trek. Following datas cameo in the pilot and recurring roles for seven of nine and hugh, the seventh episode of star trek. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. The series imagines the aftermath of a world without electronics. The kirkera part of star trek generations is set 78 years before 2371 established by way of an onscreen caption, thus is set in 2293 and soon after star trek vi. Abrams was asked about the possibility of a fourth film. The movie followed the adventures of the iconic original crew, but. Today is the day that star trek into darkness arrives on bluray, bluray dvd and on demand. During the interview, he talked about making the sequel. Michael forest original series actor who played apollo reprises his role. Before we start i want to say this about star trek into darkness.
As i ve said in the past, star trek is not at its best in movie format. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. The star trek film series is the cinematic branch of the star trek media franchise, which began in 1966 as a weekly. The star trek films have a rich history of highs, lows, and everything in between. Payne and patrick mckay would return to write the fourth film in the current series, and that the plot would have james t. Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. It is the fifth installment in the star trek film series, and takes place shortly after the events of star trek iv. Semel madam secretary, who had been hired to direct its pilot episode. As the release of the next star trek film gets closer, the ongoing series focuses on the neverbeenseen origins of the enterprise crew in the new movie timeline. Untitled sequel to star trek beyond now in planning stage opinion.
I mean, seriously anyone who says this is worse that star trek v needs to lay off the tranya and dial the hyperbole back down to 10. In its second weekend, star trek into darkness dropped 46. Star trek is living its best life on cbs all access these days, but the same cannot be said for the franchises bigscreen dreams. Star trek continues e01 pilgrim of eternity youtube. A star trek movie recap to teach you everything you need to know before beyond. As for the starfleet hats, pike had a very similar one in his quarters in the original pilot back in. Christopher pike wont be crippled due to delta radiation. Raumschiff enterprise episodenliste pilotfolge staffel 1 staffel 2 staffel 3. Behindthescenes drama led to then directorwriter roberto orci parting ways with paramount on the project. I enjoy the franchise, and although i am not down with all the star trek lore, i found this new star trek film to be fun to watch. Star trek into darkness 20 when kirk runs from the hut on nibiru, the ground has familiar shaped hexagonal panel shapes, reminiscent of the blocks vger created for kirk, mccoy, spock, decker and ilia when they walk to see the probe at the climax of the film. Star trek always feels the most star trekky when its cheesy, and.
The hit ongoing star trek series picks up right where this years blockbuster sequel star trek into darkness leaves off. Renegades is a fan film based upon the star trek franchise. The keeper, outlining the consequences for disobedience. Star trek 4 in danger of losing chris pine and chris. Khan noonien singh, commonly shortened to khan, is a fictional character in the star trek science fiction franchise. Star trek into darkness 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Other actors have played the character in fancreated media, and the character has been the subject of multiple spoofs and satires. Along with returning actors from the previous movie such as chris pine as captain kirk and zachary quinto as mr. What the critics think of the sequel the sequel to 2009s reboot is getting high praise, though j. Putting the colon in makes the title more accurate. Abrams has delivered an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. After a daring mission to rescue han solo from jabba the hutt, the rebels dispatch to endor to destroy the second death star. Captain kirk and the crew of the enterprise face a dire new threat rising in the wake of the movies momentous events. Discovery makes fun of decadesold enterprise problem.
Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires. Abramss resourceful fingerprints concerning the imaginative star trek 2009 and the thoroughly enjoyable star trek into darkness 20 he graciously steps aside to allow lins energizing directorial vision to further explore trek mythology on the big screen. Abrams star trek into darkness now playing around the world, we recently landed an exclusive phone interview with john cho. To coincide with the release of star trek into darkness on bluray, cbs and paramount have teamed up to offer a new best of tos bluray disc release available the same day as the bluray. Discovery, a franchise boldly goes into the serial tv. Not a giant hit, and not the kind of thing that has studios calling all of their rivals and screaming suck it. With the debut of the new cbs all access series star trek. The hollywood trade reports that the untitled film which would have been the fourth in the franchise which began with 2009s j. Fans are intrigued by what theyve seen so far of abrams sequel. Nemesis in 2002, and the later cancellation of prequel tv series enterprise, the property was left in bad shape. Paramount has canceled star trek 4, and disneys star. May 25, 2017 the diminutive actor went on to add 20s star trek into darkness and 2016s star. With a series of movies, novels, comics, animation, video games, and of course the tv shows theres no end of trek to get involved in if youre so inclined. When the crew of the enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the the official movie tiein novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2009s blockbuster feature film star trek.
An eleventh trek flick was planned during production of 2002s star trek. The sequel star trek into darkness 20 picks up a year after the first film of the new. Multiple actors have also played the character after nimoy. The opening scene on the surface of nibiru was originally the set which should be filmed on location on the hawaiian island of kauai. What is the name of the second star trek movie answers.
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