STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Official Synopsis Revealed

26 years ago today, one of the best loved and fourth installment of the Star Trek films featuring the original cast – THE VOYAGE HOME – opened in theaters. On November 26, 1986 devout Trekkers flocked to theaters to watch Kirk and company time-travel back to the twentieth century to save the Earth, rescue long-extinct humpback whales and witness the emergence of a new U.S.S. Enterprise. The film garnered four Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Music – Original Score, Best Effects – Sound Effects Editing, and Best Sound.

On May 17, 2013, the crew of the enterprise will once again venture into the unknown and today Paramount Pictures released a new and approved, official synopsis for STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS.

In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

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.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Paramount recently announced it will release the first 9 minutes from director J.J. Abrams’ eagerly-awaited film exclusively in IMAX 3D months prior to the film’s official release in May 2013. This first-look at the movie will play in approximately 500 digital IMAX 3D theatres beginning December 14th in front of Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT. The sequel to Abrams’ 2009 hit film that redefined the Star Trek universe for a new generation, marks the first time exclusive footage has played in IMAX 3D and only the third time a first-look will be released in IMAX. A traditional 2D trailer will also debut.

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Peter Weller and Alice Eve also join the cast.

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