


The film was converted to 3D during its post-production stage. Into Darkness 's visual effects were primarily created by Industrial Light & Magic. Set in the 23rd century, Kirk and the crew of USS Enterprise are sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned terrorist known as John Harrison.Īfter the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci agreed to produce its sequel. It was both the last time Nimoy portrayed the character Spock and his last film overall before his death in 2015. Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, and Peter Weller are also credited in the film's principal cast. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Leonard Nimoy reprising their roles from the previous film. The film features Chris Pine reprising his role as Captain James T. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film Star Trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J.
