Two new star trek sequels in the works, paramount chief confirms. The movies gives readers unprecedented access into every aspect of cinematic star trek via reprints of articles that are indepth and illustrated with vivid artwork, much of the art rarely before seen. After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror. For the comic book savvy who dont necessarily get star trek, think of. The shiptoship space jump in star trek into darkness is a fun sequence, with chris pine and benedict cumberbatch flying through a field of debrisand trying not to hit too much of it along the. Little did i know that my teacher was a trekkie, too. Aug 01, 2016 but the second film, star trek into darkness, deliberately refutes its predecessor. But the second film, star trek into darkness, deliberately refutes its predecessor.
She states she doesnt care who she works for as long. In the 2012s star trek into darkness the sequel to the 2009 reboot, the crew of the enterprise encounters new bad guy, the geneticallyaltered, superhuman, khan noonien singh, a character originally played by ricardo montalban in the tos episode space seed. Cumberbatch is certainly charismatic, and the filmmakers go to great lengths to reimagine his character. 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. The wrath of khan, or making a confusing jump from star trek to star trek 12.
He just made it really, really good, rescuing star trek from sweaty convention halls, making its niche universe universal. Trek fans will no doubt remember khan from star trek ii. Jan 01, 20 star trek into darkness is the sequel to star trek 2009. As we reported last month, on december 2nd over 400 lots from the 2009 star trek movie and 20s star trek into darkness are being sold at a live auction by. Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster, paperback. Picard is nearing its big finale, and in episode 8, broken pieces we see the various storylines of season 1 converge in a major and thrilling way. I dont think it would be as wellreceived had abrams cast someone of color for the role at this point. Star trek into darkness, on the other hand, does not have such a light touch. Abrams biggest issue with making star trek into darkness. Luckily, there are tons of star trek novels that have been published. Abrams returned to helm its 20 sequel, star trek into darkness, then when he jumped ship to create the aforementioned divide among star wars fans, justin lin took over to complete the trilogy with 2016s star trek b. Hes our bad guy, and we wanted him to have dark hair, the.
After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from. So, i was sure glad to find a copy on amazon after i saw the latest star trek movie, into darkness and remembered that i had once owned it. Star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes. Kirk is being chased away from a temple located at the base of an active volcano by native nibirans. Clip provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film. Mudd describes herself as a businesswoman making a delivery. In october, orci said that location scouting was underway, and a comic book series of which orci would be creative. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Mlm benedict cumberbatch was one of the last to be cast. Star trek into darkness book by alan dean foster official. With chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, benedict cumberbatch.
Star trek into darkness featurette, wallpapers, more debut. Mar 28, 2020 this week, the first season of star trek. In a famous interview, walter koenig stated that being a part of star trek all of these years was fantastic, as long as you didnt wear a red shirt, since most of those who wore the red shirts in the original series were almost always killed. Over and over, kirk comes up against situations and opponents that he cant defeat through bullheadedness, luck. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Discovery makes fun of decadesold enterprise problem. The official movie tiein novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2009s blockbuster feature film star trek. Abrams admits that he had one major issue with making the movie. I love closely watching behind the scenes footage and picking up what cameras and lighting were used to film a scene. However, in the star trek countdown to darkness comic book, mudd is a woman. It seemed as if not just the supervolcano, but every square meter of solid ground on the planet was on the verge of shaking itself apart. Abrams has delivered an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. It is about the uss enterprise crew who explore space.
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. 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. How star trek into darknesss space jump scene was filmed. The making of star trek is a behindthescenes description of the creation of star trek. Cbs all access offered fans a month for free so they could catch up before watching todays finale, et in arcadio ego, part 2. 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 fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. A multi point of view reference book, in which input from a wide range of production contributors, from studio executives to costumers, was processed, it was the first of its kind. When the crew of the enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable. Abrams did give the star trek movie franchise a shot in the arm with his 2009 reboot. In times of darkness, like we have now, we need more light, not more darkness. Luckily, there are tons of star trek novels that have been published since the.
Apr 26, 2018 after the lessthanstellar boxoffice performance of star trek beyond, which failed to keep pace with the j. Star trek into darkness is the forthcoming sequel to j. That is pretty much the complete opposite of what star trek is about. Star trek into darkness has doomsday planet nibiru cameo. After ds9 and star trek discovery, star trek does not need another dark version of the federation and our future. The novelization of star trek is an adaptation of star trek, written by alan dean foster. Star trek makes major change to seven of nine and the borg. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction adventure film directed by j. When a damaged enterprise is left immobilized, kirk chris pine and khan benedict cumberbatch decide to launch. But even ds9 portrayed it as a gray area, whereas into darkness showed federation operatives as outright villains. Over and over, kirk comes up against situations and opponents that.
The original series for the films themselves, see star trek 2009, star trek into darkness, and star trek beyond. Many star trek fans noticed something of a tonal shift in the rebooted film series from star trek into darkness to star trek beyond. Star trek into darkness vs tv show when did star trek. Covering all aspects of the star trek phenomenon, from blistering news and brandnew photos from the set of films and television shows, to exclusive features covering the eras of kirk and spock, jean luc picard, captains sisko, janeway and archer, and more star trek magazine is your indispensable guide to the star trek universe. Months after the dramatic events seen in the 2009 blockbuster. When the second issue of the star trek into darkness prequel comic book was released, it created a minor uproar over the fact that a female character named mudd was introduced. I know ds9 explored that a little bit with section 31. Oct 01, 20 during early 2259, on the class m planet of nibiru, captain james t.
We go behindthescenes of star trek into darkness to learn new plot. This time, khan as he is called is played by benedict cumberbatch. Pronouncing the title as written no pause between star trek and into darkness shows up as a gag in nearly every online video about the movie. The star trek into darkness mobile app is currently available for download, but will officially kick off pardon the pun on sunday during the super bowl.
May 09, 20 and while star trek was filmed way in advance of the boston bombing, that too, was blamed on a couple brown guys. Chris pine and zachary quinto on star trek fans and into darkness duration. Star trek into darkness red planet behind the scenes making of hd duration. The serpentine smoke cloud that emerged from the enormous, towering cone stretched far out to sea, retaining its ominous coherence even as it cast much of the oceans surface in. In and around the oneliners there are erupting volcanoes and deaths of. By comparison, star trek dropped 56% on its first friday while star trek into darkness fell 53%. This is star treks version of a comic book movie, something that came to the cineplex because somebody important enough in. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. Is star trek into darkness on netflix, hulu or prime.
Star trek video game trailer released this friday, the latest video game outing for the enterprise takes place in between 2009s reboot movie and the upcoming star trek. Star trek into darkness novelist, alan dean foster. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. Star trek is not just a lot of scifi nonsense but a meaningful exploration of what it means to be human. Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster goodreads. Whether or not star trek and into darkness director j.
Abrams said in interviews that he used khan in star trek into darkness because khan is such a charismatic villain. Star trek into darkness to get a comic book prequel. When the crew of the enterprise is called back home, they find an. Now, hes back again, this time with the novelization of star trek into darkness. I have always felt that half the fun of star trek is the nitpicking. When cbs had first approached him about making more star trek series, kurtzman believed picard was the greatest star trek captain and included a series featuring the character on his wish list, despite stewart having said that he did not want to return to the franchise. Int his particular movie, the enterprise crew have to face off with a formidable foe khan or more appropriately, khaaaan. Star trek into darkness takes a lot of heat from fans of the franchise, but even director j. Star trek beyond makes the 2009 star trek a much better film. Star trek beyond makes the 2009 star trek a much better. Star trek into darkness 20 star trek into darkness.
There is an inside joke with chekov being asked to put on a red shirt by captain kirk, and chekovs less than enthusiastic reaction. Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster the official novelization of the blockbuster film. Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read. Mar 25, 2020 although he turned the star wars fanbase into a house divided against itself, j. May 22, 20 foster spent a good chunk of the 1970s penning star trek novels, but hed stopped by 1979, finally returning to the franchise when asked to do the novelization of star trek 2009. Voyager ran for seven seasons, airing from january 16, 1995, to may 23, 2001, launching a new paramountowned television network, upn.
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. Zachary quinto and chris pine in a film still from star trek into darkness. A massmarket paperback edition was released in october 20. Star trek beyond was inspired by fan response to star.
Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in trade paperback in may 2009. When a damaged enterprise is left immobilized, kirk chris pine and khan benedict cumberbatch decide to. Hes also a big comic book fan and still buys them and lover of. He borrowed the book, and somehow, it got lost and i never got it back. Get a behind the scenes look at the making of the volcano scene with zachary quinto. Nemesis plunged 83% on its second friday due to negative word of mouth and heavy competition from the lord of the rings. Next years star trek sequel has been kept tightly under wraps in the j.
Now that weve all seen the teaser trailer for star trek into darkness, weve got a bad case of star trek fever. Abramss popular and controversial take on the star trek mythology. A corrupt human government is just so wrong for star trek. The secrets of star trek into darkness future cities. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. The official movie tiein novelization of the highly antic. The movie was full of action, tension, a fair amount of fun and had something to it that drew me to find.
As star trek las vegas week continues, today brings another product announcement to help fans prep for the early 2020 premiere of star trek. The producers of this film found themselves facing unexpected criticism from the sikh community that was really looking forward to having the films villain. Abramsrebooted 2009 star trek and its 20 sequel, star trek into darkness, the announcement of multiple sequels to abrams socalled kelvin timeline is a bold step forward for paramount. Lets blow some stuff up and chase a generic supervillain. It turns out, they may be able to thank themselves for that. Star trek into darkness will definitely wind up making a profit, especially when you factor in dvd and vod and so on, but its not the megahit paramount wanted. What has always distinguished star trek from other scifi is the thoughtful and nuanced way that philosophical and sociological commentary was woven into the stories. However, this was not the worst fridaytofriday drop for a star trek film, as star trek. An unholy alliance more than a decade in the making. I think thats the sense intended by people involved with making the two current series, and its pretty. Star trek into darkness should be renamed star trek in name only. It features kate mulgrew as captain kathryn janeway, the first female commanding officer in a leading role of a star trek series, and commander chakotay.
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