Mark hugues of forbes said, star trek beyond is the thirdbest star trek film of all time, creating the sort of emotional connection and familiar, powerful characterizations we loved in the original series while delivering topnotch action and the best star trek movie villain since first contact s borg queen. It retreads a bit too much territory from the first film and previous star trek adventures, but the characters and some intense action sequences make the trip worthwhile. The voyage home in 1986, where they went to san francisco and spock swam with humpback whales. Ben brings up and speculates about the star trek film sequel directed by j. You get a bit of that in the beginning of the new movie, the second in the.
On the eve of retirement, kirk and mccoy are charged with assassinating the klingon high chancellor and imprisoned. In star trek into darkness, the latest installment in the popular science fiction series, nibiru is the lush, volcanic jungle planet and was featured in the films trailer so no spoilers there. So, if youre a star trek series fan who was planning. The enemy of my enemy, which examines the how and why of choosing khan as the villain and the decision to keep his identity under wraps. The 20 most powerful ships in the star trek universe, ranked. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Star trek into darkness has doomsday planet nibiru cameo space. Apr 30, 20 jj abramss followup to his 2009 star trek film is an astute, if more worldweary, take on the scifi legend post your question for jj abrams and the cast of star trek into darkness here.
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. The release contains a bluray 3d, bluray, dvd omitted from some releases, and a digital copy of the film. Since the original series debut in 1966, the science fiction franchise has become a cult phenomenon, inspiring four more television serie. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. A still publicity image shows an ominous crash in the film star trek. Kirk and the uss enterprise crew hunting down rogue federation agent john harrison. Doomsday planet nibiru has cameo in star trek into darkness. In 20, at the annual star trek convention in las vegas, trekkies greeted star trek into darkness with boos and voted it the worst installment in the series, behind even galaxy quest, which is a. Even then, i cant endorse into darkness as strongly as 2009s star trek in 4k ultra hd, but im still giving it a recommendation.
Get the imdb app view full site help site index imdbpro imdb tv box office. Its owner, tagruato, is also from cloverfield and appears on a building in san francisco. Star trek into the darkness enterprise takeoff vfx inspired scene. 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. Germany saw a three movie collection variant release the following month as the repackaged limited sixdisc steelbook edition, with the majority of the special features separated from the main. Star trek into darkness tried to show us a new side of kirk by turning him into a man with a grudge. This is the last star trek film to use the 20022012 paramount pictures logo. Its still a rung or two above the final frontier or insurrection. Creating the red planet this piece takes a look at the extensive process of creating the opening scene of the film. Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. What does this mean for the future of trek in its second weekend, star trek into darkness dropped 46. The bluraydvddigital movie set two discs are included in this release of star trek into darkness.
Benedict cumberbatch plays the villain for all hes worth in star trek into darkness. Creating the red planet video documentary short 20 himself director producer star trek into darkness. Star trek into darkness pranking the natives entering. Jul 20, 2016 beyond director justin lin has basically confirmed that, while the events of into darkness still hold, they wont be touched on in his film. Star trek into darkness premiered at event cinemas in sydney, australia, on april 23, 20, and was released on may 9 in australia, new zealand, the united kingdom, europe, and peru, with other countries following. 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.
Kirk chris pine is on the surface of a faraway planet overgrown with bright red vines and populated by. In star trek into darkness, the latest installment in the popular science fiction series, nibiru is the lush, volcanic jungle planet and was featured in the film s trailer so no spoilers there. Star trek into darkness is the latest and one of the highest earning films to date in the star trek franchise. The star trek into darkness bluray dvd combo pack, which also includes the digital edition, boasts numerous extras, including creating the red planet, a peek into the creation of the world glimpsed in the film s opening sequence.
Tommy harper is an assistant director and producer, known for star trek beyond 2016, star trek into darkness 20 and star trek 2009. This would create a larger kid audience complete with a desire. The 3disc bluray edition of star trek into darkness contains both 2d and 3d copies of the movie. Into darknesss visual effects were primarily created by industrial light. Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our mycapture site. With their intention of making a star trek movie more appealing to the. Leonard bones mccoy karl urban are running through a lush, vivid red field thats so pleasing to look at. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. September 7th, 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of star trek. In brief snippets, we see the production design team paint trees, makeup artists create the alien natives, and the costume designer fashion spocks volcanoproof uniform.
Creating the red planet 20 video parents guide add to guide. The enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace. Born on june 7, 1972, he is the son of a leathergoods manufacturer who had hoped that karl would follow in his footsteps. Way back when in that magical summer of 82 the second star trek movie, the wrath of khan, opened. Even with all of its problems, star trek into darkness certainly isnt the worst trek film. Kirk is being chased away from a temple located at the base of an active volcano by native nibirans. Hes our bad guy, and we wanted him to have dark hair, the. The opening sequence sequence of star trek into darkness is a great example of the varied visual effects challenges faced by ilm. Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies film. The wrath of khan may 18, 20 by supreme being in active observation, film battle. Star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes making of hd.
From the opening scene of star trek into darkness, abrams treats. Aug 14, 20 it was praised by the critics and is the most successful film in the entire series at the box office, but this years star trek into darkness has fallen foul of the longrunning space sagas vocal. Zachary quinto and chris pine in a film still from star trek into darkness. During early 2259, on the class m planet of nibiru, captain james t. Abrams explains that he wanted the movie s opening scene to look like a classic star trek set. Star trek into darkness doest necessarily live up to that juggernaut, but it was definitely one of summers most entertaining blockbusters and absolutely worth your time watching again at home. Marcus demands that kirk deliver khan, but enterprise flees to earth to. The regular characters are given a very superior script, full of lovely little star trek injokes and allusions. Abrams, it is the twelfth star trek film and is the sequel to 2009s star trek film. Star trek into darkness isnt the best of trek films, but its also very far from the worst.
Behind the magic of future san francisco in star trek. While that may not be saying much, the franchise has suffered worse and will survive this folly, though it may require someone other than j. Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, star trek into darkness is a. Vital disc stats star trek into darkness sets its phasers for 4k with this ultra hdbluraydigital hd release. The film takes place in an alternate time line, dealing with james t.
Nibiru and kronos star trek into darkness also took the filmmakers deeper than ever into the rarified challenges of worldcreating skills that were demanded especially for nibiru, the volcanic red planet that opens the film with a spectacular action sequence, and for kronos, the wartorn klingon home planet. Sep 07, 20 benedict cumberbatch plays the villain for all hes worth in star trek into darkness. The official star trek website and gateway to the final frontier. Star trek into darkness out on bluraydvd september 10th im more thinking about the interview where orci described the creative process of creating a new character to be the villain and then once that character was created they decided to make him khan for obvious marketing reasons. Abrams roots in tv felicity, alias, lost seem to have made him attentive to the dynamics of groups, and to the repeated phrases and gestures that bond viewers to characters. The film was converted to 3d during its postproduction stage. The discs come in a plastic case, which is inside of a plastic cover sleeve. Star trek into darkness paramount pictures, 20 is the twelfth feature film based on the popular science fiction television series, star trek. Not so with star trek into darkness, a movie that actually starts out very. May 16, 20 the cast of star trek into darkness take a break from fighting space villains to answer questions from cnn ireporters. Overall, star trek into darkness is a solid summer action movie.
Star trek into darkness is an interesting mixed bag. Into darkness on disc 3 with ratio shifting from 1. In terms of the big summer movies, star trek into darkness is one of better tentpole releases, but that may say more about tentpole releases than into darkness. Star trek into darkness is a hit movie its just not enough of a hit for paramount. Creating the red planet 20 cast and crew discuss ditching the idea of shooting in hawaii and share the painstaking details behind creating nibiru, both the leafy red surface and the volcanic set piece.
I found the graphic novel entertaining, but not terribly engaging. Its almost as though the creative minds involved decided that they wanted to stretch the formula and style a bit further to hammer home the point that the new trek movies werent going to suffer from the safe overfamiliarity of the old. May 16, 20 for all its sloppiness and blind spots and fanboy pirouettes, though, star trek into darkness is still an involving film with more heart than most summer blockbusters. Below is a complete list of star trek films made by major hollywood. 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. Creating the red planet attack on starfleet the klingon home world the enemy of my enemy. Mlm benedict cumberbatch was one of the last to be cast. Cast and crew discuss ditching the idea of shooting in hawaii and share the painstaking details behind creating nibiru, both the leafy red surface and the volcanic set piece. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be. Star trek 3 movie collection bluray memory alpha fandom. On a distant planet, captain kirk chris pine and dr. Paramounts initial star trek into darkness bluray release left many fans disappointed with the lack of bonus features included with the film. The movie was fantastic and i absolutely loved it but the script felt dumbed down and jj did his best with what he was given. Star trek into darkness doesnt feel like star trek.
His first acting role was when he was 8 he had a line on a television series. Kirk is being chased away from a temple located at the. The star trek 3 movie collection is a bluray disc triple pack, released in november 2016, collecting the singledisc bluray releases of star trek, star trek into darkness, and star trek beyond. This movie is just stunning in 4k definition and well worth the cost because. Originally from wellington, new zealand, karl urban now lives in auckland. The red matter in the film is in the shape of a red ball, an abrams motif.
Star trek into darkness home video release details. Star trek into darkness trek initiative wiki fandom. Star trek into darkness has doomsday planet nibiru cameo. Star trek into darkness is the bluray 3d release of star trek into darkness. Star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes making. Up next star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes making of. Khans attack on starfleet leads to the passing of kirks friend and mentor, christopher pike, and this is supposed to be why kirk is initially so gungho to stop khan at any cost.
Oct 01, 20 during early 2259, on the class m planet of nibiru, captain james t. Star trek into darkness playfully respects its source. Countdown to darkness is a prequel for the film star trek into darkness which really needs a colon in the title and helps set up some of the conflicts seen within the film. After the release of star trek, abrams, burk, lindelof, kurtzman, and orci agreed to produce its sequel. Germany saw a three movie collection variant release the following month as the repackaged. We built a piece of the red planet, including the volcano, outside in marina del. Legacy 2010, watchmen 2009 and star trek beyond 2016. Star trek into darkness out on bluraydvd september 10th. 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.
Special features creating the red planet, attack on. Star trek into darkness bluray 3d memory alpha fandom. Hasbro is venturing to the final frontier with an upcoming star trek line that will encompass a wide array of intergalactic space vehicles from star trek into darkness, as well as collectible kreon figures based on iconic star trek characters. Star trek into darkness is the second film aboard the enterprise for. Star trek into darkness is what modern action filmmaking has evolved into. The supplement also examines alien design and the technical details and challenges behind shooting the sequence.
At the end of the film, right after spock prime says to boldly go where no man has gone before, the enterprise goes into warp, similar to the star trek. However, he did not act again until after high school. The wrath of khan, which just so happens to be most highly regarded installment of the original film franchise. The story, if you missed it in theaters back in may, is a little confusing but the gist is that a terrorist benedict cumberbatch hiding within the. I confess that i have not sat through a star trek movie since star trek iv. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the federation one planet at a time. Star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes making of hd duration. We open, mid23rd century, on the predominantly red planet nibiru, whose primitive inhabitants are seen chasing after captain james t. The sequel, star trek into darkness, starring benedict cumberbatch as khan noonien singh, was released on may 16, 20. Nibiru and kronos star trek into darkness also took the filmmakers deeper than ever into the rarified challenges of world creating skills that were demanded especially for nibiru, the volcanic red planet that opens the film with a spectacular action sequence, and for kronos, the wartorn klingon home planet.
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