Star Trek
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Directed by	J. J. Abrams
Produced by	J. Jeffrey Jacob "JJ" Abrams (born in 1966 is an American Emmy Award -winning film and Television producer, writer actor composer director J. Abrams Damon Lindelof Bryan Burk Jeffrey Chernov Bill Todman, Jr.
Written by	Screenplay Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Characters Gene Roddenberry
Starring	Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Karl Urban Simon Pegg Zoe Saldana John Cho Anton Yelchin Eric Bana Leonard Nimoy
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Cinematography	Daniel Mindel
Editing by	Mary Jo Markey Maryann Brandon
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 8, 2009
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$130 - $150 million (estimated)
Preceded by	Star Trek Nemesis
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Star Trek is a 2009 science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American Television writer and executive most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer Bryan "Burky" Burk is an American Television producer, born on 30 December, 1968. Jeffrey Chernov is an American Film producer, Unit production manager and executive Bill Todman Jr is a motion-picture producer founder of Level 1 Entertainment and the son of television producer Bill Todman. Alex Kurtzman is an American Film and Television screenwriter producer and director Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American Television Actor known for his roles as Adam Kaufman on Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand Actor. He is best known for playing Éomer in the second and third Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Zoe Saldana (born Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978) is an American Actress. John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American film and television Actor and Musician, best known for his roles in the American Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( Russian Антон Викторович Ельчин; born March 11, 1989) is an American Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich; 9 August 1968 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Michael Giacchino ( Italian Pronunciation) (born 1967 Riverside Township, New Jersey) is an Academy Award - nominated American Daniel Mindel is a South African American Cinematographer. He is known for his frequent work with Film directors Ridley and Tony Mary Jo Markey is an American film and television editor who has also worked as an actress Maryann Brandon is an American Film editor. She is represented by United Talent Agency. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002) is the tenth feature Film based on the Star Trek television series 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial Jeffrey Jacob "JJ" Abrams (born in 1966 is an American Emmy Award -winning film and Television producer, writer actor composer director Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter Alex Kurtzman is an American Film and Television screenwriter producer and director It is the eleventh Star Trek film and a prequel to The Original Series, featuring characters such as Kirk (played by Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), McCoy (Karl Urban), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho) and Chekov (Anton Yelchin). A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor Spock (sometimes referred to as Mr Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American Television Actor known for his roles as Adam Kaufman on Leonard H "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, is the Doctor character in the original Star Trek series and the first six Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand Actor. He is best known for playing Éomer in the second and third Montgomery Scott, or "Scotty", is a character in the original Star Trek series and the films which followed Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, is a character in Star Trek The Original Series and the first six Star Trek films Zoe Saldana (born Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978) is an American Actress. Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character who is portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series the first six Star Trek films and one episode John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American film and television Actor and Musician, best known for his roles in the American Pavel Andreievich Chekov, ( Cyrillic: Павел Андреевич Чехов played by Walter Koenig, is a Russian Starfleet officer in the Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( Russian Антон Викторович Ельчин; born March 11, 1989) is an American The film will also show Kirk and Spock's childhoods. Leonard Nimoy reprises his role as the older Spock, and Eric Bana appears as the villainous Nero. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich; 9 August 1968 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Star Trek will be released on May 8, 2009 in North America. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

Cast

• Chris Pine as James T. Kirk. Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor The actor dropped out of starring in a film adaptation of White Jazz to take on the role. White Jazz is a 1992 Crime fiction Novel by James Ellroy. It is the fourth in his L ^[1] Pine said he wanted to evoke Kirk's characteristics, but not completely replicate William Shatner's performances. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning ^[2] He also cited Harrison Ford's performances as Han Solo and Indiana Jones as an inspiration because of his "absolute grumpy manner; the accidental hero. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. He was played by Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier Not to say that I modeled my version of James T. Kirk on anything in particular but I think I definitely have wanted to bring that kind of Harrison Ford humor to Kirk. "^[3]
  It was widely rumored that Matt Damon would play Kirk in the movie. Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Damon, upon hearing the rumors (including William Shatner giving him a "seal of approval" for the role)^[4] contacted Abrams to ascertain the truth, only to be told that the Kirk in the film was a younger man and he was "too old" for the part. ^[5][6] Damon commented that if sequels are made featuring an older Kirk than portrayed by Pine, he would be interested in playing the role. ^[4]
  • Jimmy Bennett plays James Kirk as a boy. James "Jimmy" Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American Child actor. ^[7]

• Zachary Quinto as Spock. Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American Television Actor known for his roles as Adam Kaufman on Spock (sometimes referred to as Mr Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series For the role, Quinto shaved his eyebrows and spent three hours a day having pointed ears and large earlobes applied, so as to match Nimoy's appearance. On the Ear of Humans and many other animals the earlobe('lobulus auriculæ' sometimes simply lobe or lobule) is the soft lower part of the external ear ^[8] Adrien Brody had discussed playing the role with the director before Quinto was cast. Adrien Brody (born April 14 1973 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor. ^[9] Quinto said, "One of the things that drew me to this character is that he is constantly exploring that notion of how to evolve in a responsible way and how to evolve in a respectful way. I think those are all things that we as a society, and certainly the world could implement. "^[10]
  • Leonard Nimoy appears as an older version of Spock. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Quinto befriended Nimoy after being cast in the role. Bound by his non-disclosure agreement, Quinto only revealed "there's going to be a sense of guidance" regarding the nature of Nimoy's appearance. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA also known as a confidentiality agreement, confidential disclosure agreement (CDA proprietary information agreement ^[11] Nimoy's role is so significant that there would have been production delays had he disliked the script:^[12] Roberto Orci said Nimoy's presence would "resolve continuity issues" and give an "appropriate transfer" to the new version of the Enterprise crew. ^[13] Nimoy was "genuinely excited" by the script's scope and its detailing of the characters' backstories,^[10] saying of Spock in particular, "We have dealt with aspects of [him being half-human, half-Vulcan] before, but never with quite the overview that this script has of the entire history of the character, the growth of the character, the beginnings of the character and the arrival of the character into the Enterprise crew. "^[14]
  • Jacob Kogan will play Spock as a child. Jacob Kogan (born May 28, 1995) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in the 2007 Psychological thriller ^[15]

• Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand Actor. He is best known for playing Éomer in the second and third Leonard H "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, is the Doctor character in the original Star Trek series and the first six Like Pine, Urban said of taking on the role that "it is a case of not doing some sort of facsimile or carbon copy, but really taking the very essence of what DeForest [Kelley] has done and honoring that and bringing something new to the table". Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr Urban has been a fan of the show since he was seven years old and actively pursued the role. ^[16]

• Simon Pegg as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott. Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Montgomery Scott, or "Scotty", is a character in the original Star Trek series and the films which followed To perform Scotty's accent, Pegg was assisted by his Scottish wife. ^[17] Paul McGillion auditioned for the role, and he impressed producers enough that he was given another role in the film. Paul McGillion (born January 5, 1969) is a Vancouver -based Actor who has worked in Television, Film and Theatre ^[18]
  • Chris Doohan, the son of the original Scotty, James Doohan, makes a cameo appearance in the transport room. James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Doohan has e-mailed Pegg about the role, and the actor has promised him his performance "would be a complete tribute to his father". ^[17] He previously cameoed in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures.

• Zoe Saldana as Uhura. Zoe Saldana (born Zoë Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978) is an American Actress. Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, is a character in Star Trek The Original Series and the first six Star Trek films Abrams had liked her work and requested that she play the role. Saldaña never saw the original series, but agreed to play the role after Abrams had complimented her. "For an actor, that's all you need, that's all you want. To get the acknowledgement and respect from your peers," she said. She met with Nichelle Nichols, who explained to her how she had created Uhura's background, and also named the character. Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. ^[19]

• John Cho as Hikaru Sulu. John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American film and television Actor and Musician, best known for his roles in the American Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character who is portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series the first six Star Trek films and one episode Abrams was concerned about casting a Korean-American as a Japanese-Fillipino character, but George Takei explained to the director Sulu was meant to represent all of Asia on the Enterprise, so Abrams went ahead with Cho. George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek ^[20] Cho acknowledged being an Asian-American, "there are certain acting roles that you are never going to get, and one of them is playing a cowboy. [Playing Sulu] is a realization of that dream — going into space. " He cited the masculinity of the character as being important to him, and spent two weeks fight training. ^[21] Cho suffered an injury to his wrist during filming, although a representative assured it was "no big deal". ^[22] James Kyson Lee was interested in the part, but because Quinto was cast as Spock, the producers of the TV show Heroes did not want to lose another cast member for three months. James Kyson Lee (이재혁 Lee Jae Hyuk, born December 13 1975 is a Korean American actor best known for his role of Ando Masahashi on the NBC Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September ^[23]

• Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov: As with the rest of the cast, Yelchin was allowed to choose what elements there were from their predecessor's performances. Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( Russian Антон Викторович Ельчин; born March 11, 1989) is an American Pavel Andreievich Chekov, ( Cyrillic: Павел Андреевич Чехов played by Walter Koenig, is a Russian Starfleet officer in the Yelchin decided to carry on Walter Koenig's speech patterns of replacing "v"s with "w"s. Walter Marvin Koenig ( IPA:; born September 14, 1936) is an American Actor, Writer, teacher and director, known Pavel Andreievich Chekov, ( Cyrillic: Павел Андреевич Чехов played by Walter Koenig, is a Russian Starfleet officer in the He described Chekov as an odd character, being a Russian who was brought on to the show "in the middle of the Cold War". Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the He recalled a "scene where they're talking to Apollo [who says], 'I am Apollo. Who Mourns for Morn? (DS9 episode " Who Mourns for Adonais? " is a second season episode of Star Trek The Original Series. ' And Chekov is like, 'And I am the czar of all Russias. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. ' [. . . ] They gave him these lines. I mean he really is the weirdest, weirdest character. "^[24]

• Eric Bana as Nero, the film's villain. Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich; 9 August 1968 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Bana compared his screentime to a cameo appearance, but said, "It's a really well-written script, great part. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Couldn't say no. I don't actually look at the size of parts ever. "^[25] Bana is a fan of the franchise, since being "a huge Trekkie when I was a kid", and felt "if I get compared to any of [the classic villains], I’ll be doing well". His scenes were shot later in principal photography. ^[26]
• Clifton Collins, Jr. as General Ayel, Nero's henchman. Clifton Craig Collins Jr (born June 16, 1970) is an American Actor. ^[27]
• Bruce Greenwood as Christopher Pike. Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek The Original Series. ^[28]
• Chris Hemsworth as George Samuel Kirk, Sr., Kirk's father. Chris Hemsworth ( 11 August, 1983) is an Australian actor best known for the part of Kim Hyde in the soap opera Home and Away ^[29]
• Jennifer Morrison as Winona Kirk, Kirk's mother. Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American Actress, model and Film producer. ^[30]
• Spencer Daniels as George Samuel "Sam" Kirk, Jr. Spencer Eli Daniels (born December 23, 1992 in Tarzana Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. , Kirk's older brother, who appears in a scene with Jimmy Bennett. ^[7]
• Ben Cross as Sarek, Spock's father. Ben Cross (born Harry Bernard Cross on December 16, 1947 in London) is an English Actor of the stage and screen best In the fictional Star Trek universe, Sarek is a Vulcan Ambassador, and father of Spock. ^[31]
• Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother. Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29 1971 better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress ^[32]
• Greg Ellis as Chief Engineer Olsen. Greg Ellis (born March 21, 1968) is an English Actor. He has worked on films such as Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black See also Seafarer's professions and ranks A Chief Engineer is a Licensed mariner in charge of the Engineering department on a Merchant vessel ^[33]
• Faran Tahir as Federation Captain Rabu. Faran Tahir (born February 16, 1963) is a Pakistani American film and television actor ^[34]

Sonita Henry,^[35] Randy Pausch,^[36] Darlena Tejeiro,^[37] Pavel Lychnikoff and James Cawley have unnamed roles. Randolph Frederick ("Randy" Pausch (October 23 1960 &ndash July 25 2008 was an American professor of Computer science, Human-computer interaction Pavel Lychnikoff (born February 16 1967) also credited as Pasha D James Cawley (born June 23, 1967) is an American executive film producer and Actor, known for his role as Captain Kirk Cawley appears as a Starfleet officer. This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe ^[38] Rachel Nichols plays an Orion alien. Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA Orions are a green-skinned alien species in the Star Trek universe ^[39] Tyler Perry is playing the head of Starfleet Academy. Tyler Perry (born September 13, 1969,is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor and Director and Producer In the Fictional ^[40] Lucia Rijker will be playing a Romulan communications officer. Lucia Rijker (born December 6, 1967 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional female boxer, kickboxer, and Actress Romulans are an alien species in the Star Trek universe that are related to the Vulcans and are at war or in an uneasy truce with the United Federation of Kelvin Yu is a Starfleet medical technician. ^[41] Paul Townsend will be playing a security officer. ^[42] W. Morgan Sheppard, who played a Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, appears in this film as a different alien. William Morgan Sheppard (born August 24, 1932) sometimes credited as W Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. ^[43] A tribble will make an appearance in the film. Tribbles are fictional animals in the Star Trek universe They are depicted as small soft and gentle and as producing a soothing Purring sound ^[44]

William Shatner has repeatedly said he would like to reappear as the old Kirk, despite the death of the character in Star Trek Generations. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Star Trek Generations is a 1994 Science fiction film and the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television He suggested the film canonize the novels where Kirk is resurrected, but Abrams argued, "You and I could come up with dozens of ways [to resurrect Kirk], but every way that we came up with felt like it was transparently fanboys trying to get Shatner in the movie. Fanboy is a term used to describe any individual who is devoted to a single subject in an emotional or fanatical manner or to a single point of view within that subject often to "^[45] Nimoy disliked the character's death in Generations, but felt resurrecting Kirk would also be detrimental to this film. ^[12] Greg Grunberg, who is Abrams's "good luck charm", had to turn down a part in the film because he was busy doing another movie. Gregory Phillip "Greg" Grunberg (born July 11 1966 is an American Television Actor. ^[46] Abrams approached Timothy Olyphant for a part. Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20 1968) is an American Actor. ^[47]

In September 2007, Star Trek fan and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch gave a lecture as part of a series designed for top lecturers to impart their most important life lessons "as if it were their last". Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Randolph Frederick ("Randy" Pausch (October 23 1960 &ndash July 25 2008 was an American professor of Computer science, Human-computer interaction Pausch, who suffers from terminal pancreatic cancer, gave an "inspiring" talk to 400 students. After a video of the lecture went viral, it was subject to worldwide media attention, and came to the attention of Abrams. A viral video is a Video clip that gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing typically through Email or Abrams was so moved by the lecture he offered Pausch a small role as an Enterprise crew member. At first Pausch thought it was a joke, but he ended up flying to Los Angeles, meeting the cast and crew, and filming his part, which included delivering a line of dialogue. ^[48]

Production

Development

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry considered making Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) a prequel to the television series. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. ^[49] He later opposed Harve Bennett's prequel proposal in 1991 after the completion of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Harve Bennett (born Harve Bennett Fischman on August 17, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Star Trek V The Final Frontier ( Paramount Pictures, 1989) is the fifth feature Film based on the Star Trek Science ^[50] In 2003, Rick Berman, then-executive producer of the Star Trek franchise, began quietly discussing the possibility of an eleventh Star Trek feature film. For the lobbyist see Richard Berman. Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born December 25, 1945 in New York New York However, because of the failures in 2002 and 2005 of the franchise, including the tenth film, Star Trek Nemesis and the cancellation of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, these statements were widely ignored. Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002) is the tenth feature Film based on the Star Trek television series Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon However, in February 2005, Berman told Variety that screenwriter Erik Jendresen, among others, was involved in pre-production of a new film. February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Erik Jendresen is an Author as well as a Writer and producer for plays, Television, and Film. ^[51]

Despite being tangled up in rumors of other screenplays under consideration,^{[52][53][54][55]} the Jendresen script was widely believed to be in pre-production. It was believed that the story, titled Star Trek: The Beginning, would revolve around a new set of characters, led by a man named Tiberius Chase. It would take place in a time after Enterprise but before Star Trek: The Original Series, possibly during the Earth-Romulan War. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Romulans are an alien species in the Star Trek universe that are related to the Vulcans and are at war or in an uneasy truce with the United Federation of These rumors have since been verified in large part by Jendresen. ^[56]

However, on February 25, 2006, Douglas Mirabello, a personal assistant to Rick Berman, made an extensive posting at the Something Awful forums in which he denied that production on The Beginning was going forward, and claimed that Star Trek was dead for the time being. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Something Awful, often abbreviated to "The franchise needs a totally new creative team, some time off, and a cool new approach", he said. ^[57] In Jendresen's words, "Essentially, what's being said is true. This is 'dead' because it's not moving forward. It's like a shark. It has got to keep moving or it's dead. "^[56]

Star Trek began development in 2005 while Abrams, Orci and Kurtzman were filming Mission: Impossible III, and Paramount asked Orci for ideas to revive the franchise: he wanted to write a prequel. Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative ^[13] On February 23, 2007, Abrams accepted Paramount's offer to direct the film, having been only attached as producer. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[58] Steven Spielberg had discussed the project with him while Abrams was visiting the Transformers set, and was impressed by the script (Spielberg later visited Abrams on the Star Trek set and gave advice on the action sequences. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and ) Abrams's wife Katie also convinced her husband to direct, as she felt it had strong female characters. ^[13] Abrams also signed on when he heard Orci and Kurtzman were lining up other directors,^[59] admitting "I would be so agonizingly envious of whoever stepped in and directed the movie and I just thought I've got to direct this. "^[60]

Star Trek will be the first film in the franchise in which Paramount has collaborated with other production companies to finance the film. J. J. Abrams' company, Bad Robot Productions, and Bill Todman Jr. Bad Robot Productions (formerly known simply as Bad Robot) is a Production company owned by J 's Level 1 Entertainment are developing the picture alongside Paramount. Level 1 Entertainment is an American Film Production company. ^[61]

Writing

Answering questions over whether the film would modify continuity, as either a retcon or a reboot, screenwriter Roberto Orci said Star Trek is "in some senses" a prequel, but that the terms he and producer Damon Lindelof prefer are "re-invigoration" or "re-vitalization". In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American Television writer and executive most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer ^[62] Abrams has saluted both the fans and the continuity. "Being involved with a series that has a passionate and vocal following makes me incredibly sympathetic. They have put up with so many incarnations along the way. These fans, they are a smart bunch. They are an intelligent group. We are very respectful and we have no intention of subverting the material. "^[63] Later, to Empire, he said, "As someone who works on a show that has a very loyal and vocal fanbase, I do understand the need to be respectful . Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. . . I think we can do the fans proud. "^[64] Orci has indicated that where issues of canonicity are ambiguous, a "Supreme Court" consisting of Kurtzman, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof and himself acted as the final arbiters and that they did not "sweat every little detail [. . . ] either you buy [our interpretation] or you don’t". ^[65]

Abrams has not seen Star Trek Nemesis, and claims that the franchise eventually "disconnected" for him. Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002) is the tenth feature Film based on the Star Trek television series However, Roberto Orci claims "immediate recall" of all things Trek, and has made comments indicating that he considers even some of the line of Star Trek novels to have canon value, although Gene Roddenberry never considered the novels to be canon. Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter This is a list of the various Star Trek novels novelisations short story collections that have been published since 1968 This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series ^[66] Abrams has labeled Bryan Burk as being "relatively fresh" to the Star Trek universe. Abrams labeled himself as a "big fan", but not a "Trekker" or a "Trekkie". Trekkie (or Trekker) is a term used to describe a fan of all or part of the Star Trek Fictional universe. ^[67] Orci and Kurtzman said they wanted the general audience to like the film as much as the fans, stripping away "technobabble" and not giving the film's title a subtitle, while complementing the drama with more action. Technobabble (a Portmanteau of technology and babble) is a form of prose using Jargon, Buzzwords and highly esoteric language to give ^[59]

The film's shooting script has also been fiercely protected, even with the main cast. Actor Simon Pegg said the script is "very hush-hush; when I read it, I read it with a security guard near me - it's that secretive. Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer "^[68] The film is known within the industry by the code-name Corporate Headquarters. ^[69]

Following the commencement of the Writers Guild of America strike on November 5, 2007, Abrams, himself a WGA member, told Variety that while he would not render writing services for the film and intended to walk the picket line, he did not expect the strike to impact his directing of the production. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[70] In the final few weeks before the strike and start of production, Abrams and Damon Lindelof polished the script a final time. ^[71] The strike was stressful for Abrams during filming, as lines could never be changed, whereas normally the actors would have been able to improvise and collaborate on new ideas. ^[72] Orci said there will not be any reshoots or rewrites after the strike ended. ^[73] Lines may still be altered with dubbing. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. ^[72]

Filming

Filming began on November 7, 2007. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[74] The shoot was to last eighty-five days, taking place on 11 sets built at the Paramount backlot, as well as two weeks of location shooting in Iceland. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( ^[11] Filming was also done at Long Beach, California,^[75] and at California State University, Northridge (which was used for establishing shots of students at Starfleet Academy). Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast California State University Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits In Film and Television, an establishing shot sets up or "establishes" a scene's setting and/or its participants In the Fictional ^[76] Principal photography was completed on March 27, 2008,^[77] although second unit filming took place during early April in Bakersfield, California, standing in for Kirk's childhood home Iowa. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In Film, the second unit is a team that shoots Footage which is of lesser importance for the final Motion picture, as opposed to the first unit which shoots The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. ^[78]

The design work for the film is being primarily done by Transformers designer Ryan Church and Trek veteran John Eaves. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and Ryan Church (born July 18, 1971 in Long Beach CA) is an American-born concept designer best known for his designs of vehicles planets and architectures John Eaves is a designer and illustrator best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise ^[79] NASA Imaging Science leader Carolyn Porco is a consultant on planetary science and imagery for the film. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Carolyn Porco (born March 6 1953 in New York City) is an American planetary scientist known for ^[80]

The production team has maintained heavily enforced security around the film. Karl Urban revealed, "[There is a] level of security and secrecy that we have all been forced to adopt. Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand Actor. He is best known for playing Éomer in the second and third I mean, it's really kind of paranoid crazy, but sort of justified. We're not allowed to walk around in public in our costumes and we have to be herded around everywhere in these golf carts that are completely concealed and covered in black canvas. The security of it is immense. You feel your freedom is a big challenge. "^[81] Actors including Jennifer Morrison were only given the scripts of their scenes. Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American Actress, model and Film producer. ^[82]

The film's budget has been estimated at over US$130 million, with Leonard Nimoy indicating an approximate US$150 million final figure, the largest for any Star Trek film to date. ^[83][84]

Music

Michael Giacchino, the composer for several other Abrams projects, has confirmed that he will score Star Trek. Michael Giacchino ( Italian Pronunciation) (born 1967 Riverside Township, New Jersey) is an Academy Award - nominated American ^[85] The composer will keep the original theme by Alexander Courage (a portion of which can be heard at the end of the teaser trailer released in January 2008, as well as on Paramount Picture's official film website). Alexander Mair Courage Jr (December 10 1919 &ndash May 15 2008 was an American orchestrator, Arranger, and Composer of music primarily Giacchino admitted personal pressure in scoring the film, as "I grew up listening to all of that great [Trek] music, and that's part of what inspired me to do what I'm doing. . . You just go in scared. You just hope you do your best. It's one of those things where the film will tell me what to do. "^[86]

Release

In February 2008, Paramount announced they would move Star Trek from its December 25, 2008 release date to May 8, 2009. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The move was not due to the end of the WGA strike, but to the studio feeling that more audiences would go see the film during summer than winter. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East The film will still be practically finished by the end of 2008. They chose May 8 because it avoided competition with X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Angels & Demons, out in the same month. Angels & Demons is an upcoming Film adaptation of Dan Brown 's novel of the same name, due for release on May 15 2009 ^[87] Paramount's decision came about after visiting the set and watching dailies, as they realized the film could appeal to a much broader audience. Even though the filmmakers liked the Christmas release date, Damon Lindelof acknowledged it would allow more time to perfect the visual effects. ^[72]

Marketing

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) under construction on Earth

The first teaser trailer debuted in theaters with Cloverfield on January 18, 2008. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 is a Starship in Star Trek, which chronicles the vessel's mission "to explore strange new worlds to Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[88] The teaser depicts the Enterprise being built on Earth, which Roberto Orci acknowledged would cause debates among fans regarding canon. Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter Explaining that the concept came from their own creative licence and the precedent set in Star Trek novels, he said that the idea that some things have to be constructed in space is normally associated with "flimsy" objects which have to be delicately assembled and would not normally be required to enter a gravity well. In Physics, a gravity well is the Gravitational potential field around a massive body (a particular kind of Potential well) He said that this did not apply to the Enterprise because of the artificial gravity employed on the ship and its requirement for sustaining warp speed, and therefore the calibration of the ship's machinery would be best done in the exact gravity well which is to be simulated. Artificial gravity is a simulation of gravity in Outer space or Free-fall. Warp drive is a form of Faster-than-light propulsion in the Fictional universe of Star Trek, capable of propelling spacecraft or objects to many multiples ^[65]

The voices of the 1960s which play over the trailer were intended to link the film to the present day; John F. Kennedy in particular was chosen because of similarities with the character of James T. Kirk and because he is seen to have "kicked off" the space race. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The Space Race was a competition of space exploration between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975 Orci explained that: "If we do indeed have a Federation, I think Kennedy’s words will be inscribed in there someplace. The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek "^[65]

On January 21, 2008, a link on the official site brings users to a viral marketing website which is not unlike those created for Abrams's other works, which shows footage of the ship under construction. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to Marketing techniques that use pre-existing Social networks to produce increases in Brand awareness Three screens of the four feeds shown can be adjusted for a clearer image by changing the frequency in the bar below each one. The fourth will show static and the caption "Searching for Signal" but will display a very brief corridor scene if left long enough. ^[89] This site can be accessed by clicking on a red dot to the right of the words "under construction".

Master Replicas will create collectible items for the film,^[90] while Playmates Toys will create action figures and toy ships for the film. Corgi International Limited (formerly known as Zindart International Limited) ( is a company with three distinct brands that manufacture movie prop replicas Playmates Toys is a Costa Mesa California toy manufacturer and a subsidiary of Hong Kong -based Playmates Holdings Ltd ( which was founded in 1966 Playmates had previously owned the toy license to Star Trek until 2000. Diamond Select/Art Asylum will still own the rights to items based on previous incarnations of the franchise. Diamond Comic Distributors Inc (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is the largest Comic book distributor Art Asylum is a New York City based design studio and toy company ^[91]

References

External links

• Official site
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• Star Trek at the Internet Movie Database
• Star Trek at Allmovie
• Star Trek (film) article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• The Trek Movie Report: Independent website dedicated to XI news coverage and commentary. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. Memory Alpha (often abbreviated to MA) is a Wiki that is an encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language.
• Official website of the Star Trek franchise