Star Trek Into Darkness

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Star Trek Into Darkness
North American release poster
Directed by	J. J. Abrams
Produced by	J. J. Abrams Bryan Burk Damon Lindelof Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci
Written by	Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman Damon Lindelof
Based on	Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry
Starring	John Cho Benedict Cumberbatch Alice Eve Bruce Greenwood Simon Pegg Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Zoe Saldana Karl Urban Peter Weller Anton Yelchin
Music by	Michael Giacchino[1]
Cinematography	Daniel Mindel
Editing by	Maryann Brandon Mary Jo Markey
Studio	Bad Robot Productions K/O Paper Products Skydance Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 17, 2013
Running time	129 Minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$185 million[3]

Star Trek Into Darkness is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof, and produced by Abrams, Bryan Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci. It is the twelfth Star Trek film and serves as the sequel to 2009's Star Trek.
Most of the crew of the previous film are returning, including director and producer Abrams and his regular collaborators: composer Michael Giacchino, cinematographer Daniel Mindel, and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Kurtzman and Orci are returning as screenwriters (and now also producers), while Lindelof returns as producer and now also acts as co-writer. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood return to reprise their roles from the previous film, with the addition of Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve to the cast. The movie will be released on May 15, 2013, in large format theaters in the USA, two days before its general wide release.^[4] It is set to be released on May 17, 2013, in the USA, with other dates internationally.

Plot

After being called back home, the crew of the USS Enterprise find a seemingly unstoppable force which has attacked Starfleet and left Earth in chaos. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are tasked with leading the deadly manhunt to capture the party responsible and settle an old score.