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.
Interesting. The prevailing thinking is it's Gary Mitchell, Jim Kirk's friend and crewman until an accident gave him unbelievable powers. He appeared in the second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before."
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, and Anton Yelchin return. They are joined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve and Peter Weller. The story is written by Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, and Roberto Orci. J.J. Abrams returns as director and producer.
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS hits movie theaters on May 17, 2013.