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Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

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“Enough with the metaphors… That’s an order.”

In 2009, Paramount handed the reigns to one of its most successful franchises, Star Trek, to their in-house wunderkind, J.J. Abrams. The film that Abrams delivered was a fun throwback to the Trek of old, with plenty of action thrown in to hold the attention of viewers not used to the more leisurely pace of Gene Roddenberry’s creation. The film was a surprise hit that summer, and expectations could not be higher for the follow-up, Star Trek Into Darkness.

So could the film live up to those expectations? Read on to find out…

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New Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness” Before the film’s release later this week comes this latest poster for the upcoming sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot. The poster features a heavily damaged Enterprise making its re-entry, teasing the film’s darker tone. Star Trek Into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller. [IMPAwards] —— Featured: The Seat of the Gods Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

New Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Before the film’s release later this week comes this latest poster for the upcoming sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot.

The poster features a heavily damaged Enterprise making its re-entry, teasing the film’s darker tone.

Star Trek Into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller.

[IMPAwards]

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Latest “Star Trek Into Darkness” Clip

Paramount Pictures has released this latest clip for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness.

Titled “I Allow It,” the clip shows a standoff between Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk and Benedict Cumberbatch’s John Harrison. Harrison has been captured by Kirk at this point and is kept alive for an unspecified reason.

Star Trek Into Darkness also stars Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Alice Eve, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller with a release date set for May 17th.

[YouTube]

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Latest Character Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Paramount Pictures has dropped three more character posters for Star Trek Into Darkness.

The three posters feature the characters of Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban), Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) and Hikaru Sulu (John Cho) in similar fashion to the rest of the North American character posters released in the past few weeks.

Star Trek Into Darkness also stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller, with a release date set for May 17th.

[Karl Urban via HuffingtonPost; Alice Eve via FilmThrasher; John Cho via Cambio]

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Seven New U.K. Character Posters For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Paramount Pictures has released seven new character posters for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness.

Characters featured in the batch of posters include James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Nyota Uhro (Zoe Saldana), Hikaru Sulu (John Cho), Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban), John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve).

The film also stars Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller with a U.K. release date set for May 9th and a U.S. release date set for May 17th.  

[FlicksAndBits]

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“Star Trek Into Darkness” (2013) - Clip #1

Paramount has released this first clip for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek sequel, Into Darkness.

Watch at your own risk if you’re one of the types that would rather keep the whole film a surprise.

The clip itself expands on a sequence teased at during the various trailers, as well as paying homage to one of Star Trek’s most iconic lines.

Star Trek Into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller, with a release date set for May 17th.

[YouTube]

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Games of the Week: Kirk or Picard?

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Star Trek The Video Game (PS3, 360, PC): Set in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek universe, take control of Kirk and Spock in a sci-fi action experience. Defend the New Vulcan colony with the most of the cast of the franchise’s latest movie.

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New “Star Trek” Video Shows Off Game Footage And Story Details

The new video about Star Trek: The Video Game highlights its story development. Written by Marianne Krawczyk — the author behind the God of War games — the game’s story involves the Enterprise responding to a distress call from Vulcans stranded on a space station. It will be canon to the new Star Trek universe, taking place between the 2009 film and the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness.

Star Trek: The Video Game comes out April 23 in North America and April 26 in Europe, with the film Star Trek Into Darkness hitting theaters on May 17.

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Latest Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness” With the release of four new posters earlier in the week, Paramount has released this latest poster featuring Captain James T. Kirk, played by Chris Pine.  Noticeably absent in the release of the last batch, this latest poster features Kirk on the run from a sequence shown in the trailer. While no context is given, we know that Kirk finds himself in a pinch.  Star Trek Into Darkness also stars Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller, with a release date set for May 17th. [iTunesMovieTrailers] —— Featured:  Top 5 Best Use Of A Song In A Movie Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

Latest Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

With the release of four new posters earlier in the week, Paramount has released this latest poster featuring Captain James T. Kirk, played by Chris Pine. 

Noticeably absent in the release of the last batch, this latest poster features Kirk on the run from a sequence shown in the trailer. While no context is given, we know that Kirk finds himself in a pinch. 

Star Trek Into Darkness also stars Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller, with a release date set for May 17th.

[iTunesMovieTrailers]

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Ultra Real Spock Sculpture

If you’ve seen Battle: LA or this spooky real sculpture of Alien’s Ripley, then you might already be familiar with Jordu Schell’s work.

But just in case you didn’t realize how awesome and life-like his work is, take a look at his Spock sculpture. I swear I had to do a double-take when looking at these pictures.

You can catch more of Schell’s work at his site.

[Geek Tyrant]

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Final Trailer For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

The final trailer for the highly anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness has been released, and well, it has certainly got me even more excited.

Featuring plenty of new footage, along with material that we have seen before, this latest trailer really does up the stakes for the film, and features a couple more awesome moments.

Star Trek Into Darkness opens May 17, 2013.

[JoBlo]

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New Posters and Banner For “Star Trek Into Darkness” Released

It was a fairly busy weekend for Star Trek Into Darkness, what with the MTV awards promotional push. 

In case you missed them, the above quartet of posters were released, along with the funky banner. I have to say though, that the solo Spock poster looks awesome.

Star Trek Into Darkness opens May 17.

[Spinoff]

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Launch Into “Star Trek: The Video Game” In This Footage-Packed Preview

In this Star Trek video game preview, game producer Brian Miller spills all kinds of goodies about the upcoming game, developed by Digital Extremes and published by Paramount Pictures and Namco Bandai Games.

The actors from the J.J. Abrams movies — including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Simon Pegg — will voice their characters in the game. It also features unique co-op that lets you play as Kirk or Spock, with lots of exploration on the Enterprise and elsewhere in the Star Trek universe. Watch the video for weapons details and footage.

Star Trek: The Video Game will launch in stores on April 23 across the US and internationally on April 26, available on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

[YouTube, VG24/7]

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Closing Your Day: Earth Will Fall

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New Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness” Paramount Pictures have released yet another poster for Star Trek Into Darkness, the upcoming sequel to 2009’s Star Trek. Does this poster look a bit familiar to you guys, too? Well, so it should, since it is essentially the same poster as released last month — just with a different background. I have to say, though, that I do prefer this version of the poster. Star Trek Into Darkness hits theaters May 17. [SFX] —— Prize Giveaway:  Doctor and TARDIS mini vinyl combo Featured: Top 5 Weird Japanese Inventions That Are Useful Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

New Poster For “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Paramount Pictures have released yet another poster for Star Trek Into Darkness, the upcoming sequel to 2009’s Star Trek.

Does this poster look a bit familiar to you guys, too? Well, so it should, since it is essentially the same poster as released last month — just with a different background. I have to say, though, that I do prefer this version of the poster.

Star Trek Into Darkness hits theaters May 17.

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