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Admiral Alexander Marcus orders the ''Enterprise'' to kill Harrison specifically with 72 sealed prototype [[torpedo]]es, with Kirk as its Captain. In his haste to avenge Pike, Kirk accepts the torpedoes without question, but chief engineer [[Montgomery Scott]] resigns in protest when Kirk denies Scott's basic request to examine the weapons for safety reasons. [[Pavel Chekov]] is promoted in his stead and Dr. Carol Wallace, a science officer who claimed to have expertise in the new weapons, joins the crew. Spock, Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Uhura]] eventually convince Kirk that it would be better to capture and try, rather than kill, Harrison.
Admiral Alexander Marcus orders the ''Enterprise'' to kill Harrison specifically with 72 sealed prototype [[torpedo]]es, with Kirk as its Captain. In his haste to avenge Pike, Kirk accepts the torpedoes without question, but chief engineer [[Montgomery Scott]] resigns in protest when Kirk denies Scott's basic request to examine the weapons for safety reasons. [[Pavel Chekov]] is promoted in his stead and Dr. Carol Wallace, a science officer who claimed to have expertise in the new weapons, joins the crew. Spock, Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Uhura]] eventually convince Kirk that it would be better to capture and try, rather than kill, Harrison.


The landing party fly to Kronos in a confiscated civilian vessel. They attempt to capture Harrison but are intercepted by Klingons. Harrison easily dispatches the Klingons, then unexpectedly surrenders after learning the exact number of torpedoes. On the ''Enterprise'', Harrison appears to cooperate and reveals himself as [[Khan Noonien Singh|Khan]], a genetically-engineered superhuman awoken by Marcus from a 300-year [[cryonics|suspended animation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinispace.net/2013/05/review-star-trek-into-darkness/ |title=Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' |publisher=Infinispace.net |accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>With help from Wallace, each torpedo is revealed to also contain one of Khan's crew in a cryogenic pod, originally held hostage by Marcus to force Khan into developing weapons and starships to prepare for a war between the Federation and the Klingons. Eventually going rogue, Khan expects his crew would be killed in response and the attacks on Starfleet are meant as revenge. Firing the torpedoes, with Khan's crew inside, against Khan himself is intended by Marcus as a cruel punishment for Khan's transgressions. Kirk is also alerted to a mysterious location within the Solar System, in which a repentant Kirk asks Scott to investigate.
The landing party fly to Kronos in a confiscated civilian vessel. They attempt to capture Harrison but are intercepted by Klingons. Harrison easily dispatches the Klingons, then unexpectedly surrenders after learning the exact number of torpedoes. On the ''Enterprise'', Harrison appears to cooperate and reveals himself as [[Khan Noonien Singh|Khan]], a genetically-engineered superhuman awoken by Marcus from a 300-year [[cryonics|suspended animation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinispace.net/2013/05/review-star-trek-into-darkness/ |title=Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' |publisher=Infinispace.net |accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>With help from Wallace, each torpedo is revealed to also contain one of Khan's crew in a cryogenic pod, originally held hostage by Marcus to force Khan into developing weapons and starships to prepare for a war between the Federation and the Klingons. Eventually going rogue, Khan expects his crew would be killed in response and the attacks on Starfleet are meant as revenge. Firing the torpedoes, with Khan's crew inside, against Khan himself is intended by Marcus as a cruel punishment for Khan's transgressions. Khan also alerts Kirk to a mysterious location in the Solar System, in which a repentant Kirk asks Scott to investigate.


The ''Enterprise'' is intercepted by a larger, unmarked Federation warship, the USS ''Vengeance'', designed by Khan and commanded by Admiral Marcus. Marcus demands that Kirk deliver Khan, but Kirk refuses. The ''Enterprise'' warps to Earth in order to report Marcus, but is attacked and crippled by the ''Vengeance'' en route, being knocked out of warp near Earth's moon. Kirk offers to exchange Khan and the cryogenic pods for the lives of his crew. Carol Wallace reveals herself to be in fact [[Carol Marcus (Star Trek)|Carol Marcus]], the admiral's daughter, with the mysterious torpedoes having aroused her suspicion and she spirits aboard the ''Enterprise'' following them. Marcus teleports her to ''Vengeance'', revealing his intention to remove all evidence of his duplicity by killing everyone aboard the ''Enterprise'' and provoke a war with the Klingons by framing Kirk. The ''Vengeance'' prepares to open fire, but Scott, having discovered and infiltrated the ''Vengeance'' during his investigation, temporarily disables the weapons. With the transporters down, Kirk accepts help from Khan with his insider knowledge and together, space-jump to ''Vengeance'' in order to disable it from within. In the mean time, Spock contacts his older self from another timeline on [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|New Vulcan]], and realizes Khan cannot be trusted. Indeed, after capturing the bridge, Khan overpowers Scott, Kirk, Carol Marcus, kills Admiral Marcus and seizes the ''Vengeance'' for himself.
The ''Enterprise'' is intercepted by a larger, unmarked Federation warship, the USS ''Vengeance'', designed by Khan and commanded by Admiral Marcus. Marcus demands that Kirk deliver Khan, but Kirk refuses. The ''Enterprise'' warps to Earth in order to report Marcus, but is attacked and crippled by the ''Vengeance'' en route, being knocked out of warp near Earth's moon. Kirk offers to exchange Khan and the cryogenic pods for the lives of his crew. Carol Wallace reveals herself to be in fact [[Carol Marcus (Star Trek)|Carol Marcus]], the admiral's daughter, with the mysterious torpedoes having aroused her suspicion and she spirits aboard the ''Enterprise'' following them. Admiral Marcus teleports her to ''Vengeance'', revealing his intention to remove all evidence of his duplicity by killing everyone aboard the ''Enterprise'' and provoke a war with the Klingons by framing Kirk. The ''Vengeance'' prepares to open fire, but Scott, having discovered and infiltrated the ''Vengeance'' during his investigation, temporarily disables the weapons. With the transporters down, Kirk asks help from Khan with his insider knowledge and together, space-jump to ''Vengeance'' in order to disable it from within. In the mean time, Spock contacts his older self from another timeline on [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|New Vulcan]], and realizes Khan cannot be trusted. Indeed, after capturing the bridge, Khan overpowers Kirk, Scott and Carol Marcus, kills Admiral Marcus and seizes the ''Vengeance'' for himself.


Khan negotiates with Spock for his 72 crews in torpedoes on the ''Enterprise'', offering Kirk, Scott and Carol Marcus in return. Spock accepts, but secretly removed Khan's frozen crew and armed the warheads. After the exchange completed, Khan nonetheless attacks the ''Enterprise'', crippling the ship. However, the attack is disrupted when the delivered torpedoes incapacitate the ''Vengeance'', and both damaged starships fall towards Earth. The warp-core's misalignment renders the ''Enterprise'' powerless, and Kirk sacrifices himself by entering the radioactive engine chamber to realign it, saving the ship. After Kirk and Spock confess their friendship for one another, Kirk succumbs to radiation poisoning. Grief-stricken but angry, Spock orders the Enterprise to locate Khan.
In control of the firepower of the ''Vengeance'', Khan demands from Spock the 72 crew in torpedoes on the ''Enterprise''. Spock complies, but secretly removed Khan's frozen crew and armed the warheads. Afterwards, Khan mischievously transports Kirk, Scott and Carol Marcus back to the ''Enterprise'' and attacks, crippling the ship. However, the attack is disrupted when the delivered torpedoes incapacitate the ''Vengeance'', and both damaged starships fall towards Earth. The warp-core's misalignment renders the ''Enterprise'' powerless, and Kirk sacrifices himself by entering the radioactive engine chamber to realign it, saving the ship. After Kirk and Spock confess their admiration for one another, Kirk succumbs to radiation poisoning. Grief-stricken but angry, Spock orders the Enterprise to locate Khan.


Still blaming Starfleet for his crew's apparent death, Khan crashes the ''Vengeance'' into [[San Francisco]] to destroy Starfleet's headquarters, but survives. Spock transports down in pursuit. While experimenting on a [[tribble]], McCoy discovers that Khan's blood has regenerative properties that may save Kirk. Spock captures Khan, and Kirk is revived.
Still blaming Starfleet for his crew's apparent death, Khan crashes the ''Vengeance'' into [[San Francisco]] to destroy Starfleet's headquarters, but survives. Spock transports down in pursuit. While experimenting on a [[tribble]], McCoy discovers that Khan's blood has regenerative properties that may save Kirk. Spock captures Khan, and Kirk is revived.

Revision as of 14:24, 11 October 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness
The poster shows a flaming starship falling towards Earth, with smoke coming out. At the middle of the poster shows the title "Star Trek Into Darkness" in dark grey letters, while the production credits and the release date being at the bottom of the poster.
North American release poster with the original US release date
Directed byJ. J. Abrams
Written by
  • Roberto Orci
  • Alex Kurtzman
  • Damon Lindelof
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Mindel
Edited by
Music byMichael Giacchino[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23) (Sydney premiere)
  • May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
[1]
Running time
133 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$190 million[4]
Box office$466,978,661[5]

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. The film was directed by J. J. Abrams from a screenplay 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 are also producers, 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 USS Enterprise sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned-terrorist John Harrison. After the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci agreed to produce its sequel. Filming began in January 2012. Into Darkness' visual effects were created by Industrial Light & Magic.

The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Star Trek Into Darkness premiered at Event Cinemas in Sydney, Australia on April 23, 2013,[6] and was released on May 9 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Peru,[7] with other countries following. The film was released on May 16 in the United States and Canada, opening at IMAX cinemas a day earlier.[8][9]

Into Darkness was a critical and commercial success, grossing more than $466 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the Star Trek franchise.[5]

Plot

In the year 2259, the Federation starship USS Enterprise has been sent to the planet Nibiru to study the development of primitive cultures. Captain James T. Kirk and Executive Officer Spock attempt to save the planet's inhabitants from a volcanic eruption. When Spock's life is endangered, Kirk violates the Prime Directive, exposing the Enterprise to the planet's civilization in order to rescue Spock against his will. Kirk and Spock have a major falling out over this decision.

On return to Earth, Kirk loses command of the Enterprise because of his decision and Admiral Christopher Pike is reinstated as the commanding officer. When a secret Section 31 installation in London is bombed, Pike, Kirk, and Spock meet with Starfleet commanders to discuss the hunt for the culprit, rogue Starfleet agent John Harrison, but Harrison attacks the meeting in a jumpship. Kirk destroys it, but Pike is killed and Harrison escapes by transporting to Kronos, the Klingon homeworld.

Admiral Alexander Marcus orders the Enterprise to kill Harrison specifically with 72 sealed prototype torpedoes, with Kirk as its Captain. In his haste to avenge Pike, Kirk accepts the torpedoes without question, but chief engineer Montgomery Scott resigns in protest when Kirk denies Scott's basic request to examine the weapons for safety reasons. Pavel Chekov is promoted in his stead and Dr. Carol Wallace, a science officer who claimed to have expertise in the new weapons, joins the crew. Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy and Uhura eventually convince Kirk that it would be better to capture and try, rather than kill, Harrison.

The landing party fly to Kronos in a confiscated civilian vessel. They attempt to capture Harrison but are intercepted by Klingons. Harrison easily dispatches the Klingons, then unexpectedly surrenders after learning the exact number of torpedoes. On the Enterprise, Harrison appears to cooperate and reveals himself as Khan, a genetically-engineered superhuman awoken by Marcus from a 300-year suspended animation.[10]With help from Wallace, each torpedo is revealed to also contain one of Khan's crew in a cryogenic pod, originally held hostage by Marcus to force Khan into developing weapons and starships to prepare for a war between the Federation and the Klingons. Eventually going rogue, Khan expects his crew would be killed in response and the attacks on Starfleet are meant as revenge. Firing the torpedoes, with Khan's crew inside, against Khan himself is intended by Marcus as a cruel punishment for Khan's transgressions. Khan also alerts Kirk to a mysterious location in the Solar System, in which a repentant Kirk asks Scott to investigate.

The Enterprise is intercepted by a larger, unmarked Federation warship, the USS Vengeance, designed by Khan and commanded by Admiral Marcus. Marcus demands that Kirk deliver Khan, but Kirk refuses. The Enterprise warps to Earth in order to report Marcus, but is attacked and crippled by the Vengeance en route, being knocked out of warp near Earth's moon. Kirk offers to exchange Khan and the cryogenic pods for the lives of his crew. Carol Wallace reveals herself to be in fact Carol Marcus, the admiral's daughter, with the mysterious torpedoes having aroused her suspicion and she spirits aboard the Enterprise following them. Admiral Marcus teleports her to Vengeance, revealing his intention to remove all evidence of his duplicity by killing everyone aboard the Enterprise and provoke a war with the Klingons by framing Kirk. The Vengeance prepares to open fire, but Scott, having discovered and infiltrated the Vengeance during his investigation, temporarily disables the weapons. With the transporters down, Kirk asks help from Khan with his insider knowledge and together, space-jump to Vengeance in order to disable it from within. In the mean time, Spock contacts his older self from another timeline on New Vulcan, and realizes Khan cannot be trusted. Indeed, after capturing the bridge, Khan overpowers Kirk, Scott and Carol Marcus, kills Admiral Marcus and seizes the Vengeance for himself.

In control of the firepower of the Vengeance, Khan demands from Spock the 72 crew in torpedoes on the Enterprise. Spock complies, but secretly removed Khan's frozen crew and armed the warheads. Afterwards, Khan mischievously transports Kirk, Scott and Carol Marcus back to the Enterprise and attacks, crippling the ship. However, the attack is disrupted when the delivered torpedoes incapacitate the Vengeance, and both damaged starships fall towards Earth. The warp-core's misalignment renders the Enterprise powerless, and Kirk sacrifices himself by entering the radioactive engine chamber to realign it, saving the ship. After Kirk and Spock confess their admiration for one another, Kirk succumbs to radiation poisoning. Grief-stricken but angry, Spock orders the Enterprise to locate Khan.

Still blaming Starfleet for his crew's apparent death, Khan crashes the Vengeance into San Francisco to destroy Starfleet's headquarters, but survives. Spock transports down in pursuit. While experimenting on a tribble, McCoy discovers that Khan's blood has regenerative properties that may save Kirk. Spock captures Khan, and Kirk is revived.

A year later, Kirk addresses a gathering memorializing the events, reciting his "where no one has gone before" speech. Khan is resealed in his cryogenic pod and stored with his crew, while Carol Marcus joins a recommissioned Enterprise as it departs on a five-year exploratory mission.

Cast

Supporting cast and cameos

Production

Development

In June 2008, it was reported that Paramount Pictures was interested in signing producers of the 2009 Star Trek J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci for a sequel.[18] In March 2009, it was reported that these five producers had agreed to produce the film, with a script again written by Orci and Kurtzman (with the addition of Lindelof). A preliminary script was said to be completed by Christmas 2009 for a 2011 release.[19][20] Kurtzman and Orci began writing the script in June 2009, originally intending to split the film into two parts.[21] Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock who plays an older version of the character in the 2009 film, said he would not appear in the film.[22] Abrams was reportedly considering William Shatner for the sequel.[23]

By 2010, a release date of June 29, 2012 was set,[24] with Lindelof announcing he had begun working on the script with Kurtzman and Orci.[25] Pre-production was set for January 2011, although Burk said actual filming would probably begin during the spring or summer.[26] Actor Zachary Quinto later said that these reports were untrue.[27] Lindelof compared the sequel to The Dark Knight.[28]

Abrams, Kurtzman, and Orci said that selecting a villain was difficult; according to Abrams, "the universe Roddenberry created is so vast that it's hard to say one particular thing stands out". They also discussed the possibility of Khan Noonien Singh and Klingons.[29] Kurtzman and Lindelof said they had "broken" the story (created an outline); instead of a sequel, it will be a stand-alone film.[30] Abrams admitted in December 2010 that there was still no script.[31]

Four young men in suits
Cast members at the film's Australian premiere in April 2013 (left to right: Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto, director J. J. Abrams and Chris Pine)

In January 2011, Abrams said he had not decided whether or not he would direct, since he had not yet seen a script.[32] Paramount Pictures then approached him, asking that the sequel be in 3D.[33] Abrams said that the film would not be shot in 3D, but filmed in 2D and converted during post-production.[34] He was also interested in filming in IMAX: "IMAX is my favorite format; I’m a huge fan."[34] In February, Orci tweeted that he (with Lindelof and Kurtzman) planned to deliver the script in March 2011.[35] Although the script was not finished on schedule, Paramount began financing pre-production;[36] similar circumstances on the next Jack Ryan film meant that Chris Pine would film the Star Trek sequel first.[37] By April, Orci said at WonderCon that the script's first draft had been completed.[38] Abrams told MTV that when he finished his film, Super 8, he would turn his full attention to the Trek sequel.[39]

Although a script was completed, uncertainty regarding the extent of Abrams' involvement led to the film's being pushed back six months from its scheduled June 2012 release.[40] In June Abrams confirmed that his next project would be the sequel, noting that he would rather the film be good than ready by its scheduled release date.[41] Simon Pegg, who played Scotty, said in an interview that he thought filming would begin during the latter part of the year.[42] Abrams stated he would prioritize the film's story and characters over an early release date.[43] In September Abrams agreed to direct the film, with the cast from the previous film reprising their respective roles for a winter 2012 or summer 2013 release.[44] In October Orci said that location scouting was underway, and a comic book series (of which Orci would be creative director) would "foreshadow" the film.[45] Into Darkness was given a revised release date of 2013,[46] and Michael Giacchino confirmed that he would return to write the score.[47]

Lindelof said that Khan was considered a character they needed to use at some point, given that "he has such an intense gravity in the Trek universe, we likely would have expended more energy NOT putting him in this movie than the other way around." References to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan were eventually added to the script, but Lindelof, Orci, and Kurtzman "were ever wary of the line between 'reimagined homage' and 'direct ripoff'."[13] Orci and Kurtzman said they wanted a film which would work on its own and as a sequel, not using ideas from previous Star Trek works simply "because you think people are going to love it". Orci noted that when trying to create the "gigantic imagery" required by a summer blockbuster, Kurtzman suggested a scene where the Enterprise rose from the ocean. With that as a starting point they (and Lindelof) came up with the cold open in Nibiru, which blended action and comedy and was isolated from the main story in an homage to Raiders of the Lost Ark.[48]

Actor Benicio del Toro had reportedly been sought as the villain, and had met with Abrams to discuss the role;[49] however, he later bowed out. In 2011, Alice Eve and Peter Weller agreed to roles.[50][51] Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke agreed to an unknown role, reported to be "a family man with a wife and young daughter".[52] Demián Bichir auditioned for the villain role, but as reported by Variety on January 4, 2012, Benedict Cumberbatch was cast.[53]

Filming

Into Darkness began principal photography on January 12, 2012, with a scheduled release date of May 16, 2013. Sequences were also filmed with IMAX cameras;[54] about 30 minutes of the film is shot in IMAX.[55] Into Darkness was released in 3D. On February 24, 2012, images from the set surfaced of Benedict Cumberbatch's character in a fight with Spock.[56][57] Edgar Wright directed one shot in the film,[58] which finished shooting in May 2012.[59]

Filming was done on location in Los Angeles, California, and around the area at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore. Additional locations included Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove and the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Some shots were made in Iceland.[60][61][62]

Title

On September 10, 2012, Paramount confirmed the film's title as Star Trek Into Darkness.[63][64][65] J. J. Abrams had indicated that unlike some of the earlier films in the franchise, his second Star Trek would not include a number in its title.[66] This decision was made to avoid repeating the sequel numbering which began with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, or making a confusing jump from Star Trek to Star Trek 12.[66] Lindelof addressed the team's struggle to agree on a title: "There have been more conversations about what we're going to call it than went into actually shooting it...There’s no word that comes after the colon after Star Trek; that’s cool. Not that Star Trek: Insurrection or First Contact aren't good titles, it’s just that everything that people are turned off about when it comes to Trek is represented by the colon".[67] Of the titles proposed, he joked that he preferred Star Trek: Transformers 4 best because the title is "technically available".[67]

Music

Main article: Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack)

Composer Michael Giacchino composed the film's incidental music. Into Darkness was Giacchino's fourth film collaboration with Abrams, which included 2009's Star Trek. The film score was recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California from March 5 to April 3, 2013.[68] Its soundtrack album was released digitally on May 14, 2013, and was made available on May 28 through Varèse Sarabande.[69] The score contains the original Star Trek theme by Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry.

On April 24, 2013, it was announced that British singer Bo Bruce and Irish songwriter Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol had collaborated on a song for the film's soundtrack entitled "The Rage That's In Us All".[70] Australian songwriter and producer Robert Conley co-wrote a track with Penelope Austin, "The Dark Collide".[71]

Themes

On May 10, 2013, Cho, Pegg, and Eve were interviewed on The Bob Rivers Show to promote the film. Rivers asked about the title: "The title Star Trek Into Darkness indicates some sort of ominous turn, obviously". Eve suggested that Pegg discuss the theme of terrorism, and Pegg obliged: "I think it's a very current film, and it reflects certain things that are going on in our own heads at the moment; this idea that our enemy might be walking among us, not necessarily on the other side of an ocean, you know. John Harrison, Benedict Cumberbatch's character, is ambiguous, you know? We [the characters in the film] don't know who to support. Sometimes, Kirk, he seems to be acting in exactly the same way as him [Harrison]. They're both motivated by revenge. And the Into Darkness in the title is less an idea of this new trend of po-faced, kind of, everything's-got-to-be-a-bit-dour treatments of essentially childish stories. It's more about Kirk's indecision". Cho agreed about the characterization of Captain Kirk: "It's his crisis of leadership".[72]

Kurtzman and Orci defined the main theme of Into Darkness as "how far will we go to exact vengeance and justice on an enemy that scares us. How far should we go from our values?" They added that running from personal values is a personal struggle, where "the enemy’s blood is within us; we are the enemy. We must not succumb to it; we are the same".[48]

Distribution

Dolby Laboratories and Paramount announced that Star Trek Into Darkness would be released in Dolby Atmos, with Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer handling the mix with supervision from Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood.[73][74] The film was released on May 9, 2013 in international markets and May 16, 2013 in the United States.

Marketing

As part of a contest Abrams designed after the release of Super 8 (2011), the prize for answering a series of questions would be walk-on roles for two people in Into Darkness.[75] He debuted three frames of the film on Conan on October 4, 2012, showing what he described as Spock "in a volcano, in this crazy suit".[76] The official poster for the film was released two months later on December 3, 2012, showing a mysterious figure (thought to be Benedict Cumberbatch's villain) standing on a pile of burning rubble looking over what appears to be a damaged London;[77][78] he is standing in a hole in the shape of the Starfleet insignia, blown out of the side of a building.[79]

About nine minutes of the opening sequence was shown before IMAX presentations of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which was released in the United States on December 14, 2012.[80] Alice Eve, Cumberbatch and Burk unveiled the IMAX prologue in London, England on December 14. A two-minute teaser was released in iTunes Movie Trailers on December 17. The teaser marked the beginning of a viral marketing campaign, with a hidden link directing fans to a movie-related website. A 30-second teaser premiered February 3, 2013 during the stadium blackout of Super Bowl XLVII.[81] The same day, Paramount released apps for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone which enabled users to unlock tickets for showtimes two days before the film's release date.[82][83]

An international trailer was released on March 21, 2013, with an embedded URL revealing an online-only international poster. On April 8, Paramount released the final international one-sheet featuring solely Benedict Cumberbatch's character.[84] On March 24, 2013, at 9:30 pm a swarm of 30 mini-quadrotors equipped with LED lights drew the Star Trek logo over London.[85] This choreography marked the beginning of the Paramount UK marketing campaign for Star Trek Into Darkness. It was coordinated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth Hour event and was performed and developed by Ars Electronica Futurelab from Linz (Austria) in cooperation with Ascending Technologies from Munich (Germany).[86]

On April 12, 2013, iTunes Movie Trailers revealed the final domestic one-sheet featuring the USS Enterprise, and announced that the final US domestic trailer would be released on April 16. In the days leading up to the trailer release, character posters featuring Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Harrison were released on iTunes.[87] Paramount attempted to broaden the film's appeal to international audiences, an area where Star Trek and other science-fiction films had generally performed poorly.[4] Into Darkness was dedicated to post-9/11 veterans.[88] J. J. Abrams is connected with The Mission Continues, and a section of the film's website is dedicated to that organization.

Promotional tours

The cast (except for Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller) participated in May 2013 press junkets. On May 7, Pegg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On May 8, Quinto was interviewed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[89] He was followed on May 10 by Cumberbatch (who told Fallon that his fans are called "Cumberbitches"; Fallon countered that his are called "FalPals")[90] and on May 17 by Saldana. Saldana said that she lobbied Abrams for four years: "If we make a sequel, Uhura needs to kick ass". On May 9, Cumberbatch appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.[91]

On May 10, Cho, Pegg, and Eve had a radio interview on The Bob Rivers Show. They discussed approaching a body of work already mastered by an earlier generation of actors, agreeing that they would remain with the franchise as long as it lasted.[92] That night, Chris Pine appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman; Letterman showed a gag reel of robots in a black-and-white film before showing a clip from Into Darkness. Pine said that he had to gain weight for the part of Captain Kirk.[93]

One story told by cast members during the promotion concerned an on-set prank initially devised by Pegg, which he later noted grew out of proportion. While filming at the National Ignition Facility, Pegg and Pine (with the crew's help) tricked the arriving actors into believing there was "ambient radiation" at the location and they had to wear "neutron cream" to avoid being burned by it.[94][95] Cumberbatch was tricked into signing a release (which was meant to give the joke away, but he signed it without reading it),[96] while Urban and Cho were tricked into recording a public service announcement about the necessity for neutron cream.[97]

On May 13, Abrams appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[98] and on May 16 Pine appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[99] On May 14 Abrams, Zachary Quinto, Pine and Alice Eve appeared on The Urgant Show (Russian: Вечерний Ургант) in Russia.

Reception

Box office

Into Darkness earned $13.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, lower than Star Trek's $30.9 million. The film earned $22 million the following Friday, also lower than its predecessor's earnings four years earlier ($26 million).[100] It earned $70.6 million during its opening weekend, finishing in the US box-office top spot (above The Great Gatsby and Iron Man 3). Total weekend earnings were $84.1 million, including the early-showing grosses. Although these were lower than Paramount's projected box-office earnings, studio vice-chairman Rob Moore said it was "extremely pleased" with the sequel's performance.[101]

Several weeks after release, the film grossed $147 million at the foreign box office, surpassing the lifetime international earnings of its predecessor.[102] Into Darkness reached the top spot of China's box office with a $25.8 million gross, tripling the overall earnings of the previous film during its opening weekend.[103] As of September 2013, the film has earned over $228 million in North America and over $466 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise.[5]

Critical reception

The film has received positive reviews, with critics calling it a "rousing adventure"[104] and "a riveting action-adventure in space".[105] Into Darkness has an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 242 reviews), with an average score of 7.5 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, Star Trek Into Darkness is a rock-solid installment in the venerable sci-fi franchise, even if it's not as fresh as its predecessor".[106] On Metacritic the film has a score of 72 out of 100 ("generally favorable"), based on reviews by 43 critics.[107] It received an average grade of "A" from market-research firm CinemaScore.[108]

Cumberbatch's performance attracted praise from critics, with Peter Travers of Rolling Stone calling it a "tour de force to reckon with" and his character "a villain for the ages".[109] Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News wrote that Cumberbatch delivered "one of the best blockbuster villains in recent memory".[110] Jonathan Romney of The Independent noted Cumberbatch's voice, saying it was "so sepulchrally resonant that it could have been synthesised from the combined timbres of Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Alan Rickman holding an elocution contest down a well".[111] The New York Times praised his screen presence: "He fuses Byronic charisma with an impatient, imperious intelligence that seems to raise the ambient I.Q. whenever he’s on screen".[112]

Not all of reviews were positive, however; The Independent said the film would "underwhelm even the Trekkies".[113] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post gave the film one-and-a-half stars (out of four), saying it had a "limp plot" and the "special effects are surprisingly cheesy for a big-budget event movie".[114] A. O. Scott dismissed the film in The New York Times: "It's uninspired hackwork, and the frequent appearance of blue lens flares does not make this movie any more of a personal statement".[112]

The film was criticized for a scene with Alice Eve's character in her underwear, which was called "wholly unnecessary" and "gratuitous".[115] Screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof apologized on Twitter for the scene: "I take responsibility and will be more mindful in the future".[116] On Conan, Abrams addressed the matter by debuting a deleted scene of Benedict Cumberbatch's character taking a shower.[117]

Despite an acclaimed performance from Cumberbatch, Christian Blauvelt of Hollywood.com criticized the casting of the actor as Khan Noonien Singh, considering that the character had been "whitewashed into oblivion", since Khan is of Indian descent in the Star Trek canon.[118] There have been similar accusations of whitewashing by fans[119] and American Sikhs,[120] with Star Trek: Voyager actor Garrett Wang tweeting "The casting of Cumberbatch was a mistake on the part of the producers. I am not being critical of the actor or his talent, just the casting".[121] On Trekmovie.com, co-producer and co-screenwriter Bob Orci addressed Khan's casting: "Basically, as we went through the casting process and we began honing in on the themes of the movie, it became uncomfortable for me to support demonizing anyone of color, particularly any one of Middle Eastern descent or anyone evoking that. One of the points of the movie is that we must be careful about the villain within US, not some other race".[122][123]

Home media

Star Trek Into Darkness was released as a digital download on August 20, 2013.[124] It was first released on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D in the United Kingdom on September 2[125] with its United States and Canada release scheduled for September 10.[126] The retailer Sainsbury's has an exclusive edition with a second bonus DVD disc containing 33 minutes of extra features.[citation needed] There is also a Special Limited Edition Blu-ray set available with a model on a stand of the USS Vengeance as seen in this movie.[citation needed]

In North America, the release is split into various retailer exclusives. Retailer Best Buy has an exclusive Blu-ray edition with 30 minutes of additional content, available on disc in Canada, and via streaming service CinemaNow in the United States.[citation needed] Target's Blu-ray edition also has 30 minutes of additional content that is different from Best Buy's. Online retailer iTunes' version comes with audio commentary for the film not available in the retailer exclusives.[127]

See also

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