Star Trek: Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	J. J. Abrams
Produced by	J. J. Abrams Bryan Burk Damon Lindelof Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci
Written by	Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman Damon Lindelof
Based on	Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry
Starring	John Cho Benedict Cumberbatch Alice Eve Bruce Greenwood Simon Pegg Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Zoe Saldana Karl Urban Peter Weller Anton Yelchin
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Cinematography	Dan Mindel
Edited by	Maryann Brandon Mary Jo Markey
Production company	Bad Robot Productions Skydance Productions K/O Paper Products
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23) (Sydney) May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17) (United States)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$185 million
Box office	$467.4 million

Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. It is the 12th installment in the Star Trek film franchise and sequel to the 2009 film Star Trek. The film features Chris Pine reprising his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Leonard Nimoy reprising their roles from the previous film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, and Peter Weller are also credited in the film's principal cast. The film was the last time Nimoy would portray the character of Spock before his death in 2015.

Set in the 23rd century, Kirk and the crew of USS Enterprise are sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned-terrorist John Harrison. After the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci agreed to produce its sequel. Filming began in January 2012. Into Darkness's visual effects were primarily created by Industrial Light & Magic.