It was a good action sci fi film but it wasnt star trek even with its little homages to prime universe trek. I cannot get used to that beer factory engine room or the bridge with a. Abrams directed star trek and 20s star trek into darkness. Star trek into the darkness is mainly a fast paced action film interspersed with scenes of human interest which facilitates the deeper development of the main characters and their interrelationships. The compendium special features damon lindelof said the jumping off point for the story was deciding whether khan would be the villain, and they weighed the pros and cons of him appearing.
Star trek into darkness is the sequel to star trek 2009. The engine room scenes were actually filmed in a budweiser brewery. The plot pits the enterprise crew against an intergalactic terrorist named john harrison benedict cumberbatch, giving his honeyed baritone a workout. Star trek into darkness uses physical sets instead of greenscreen, as much as possible they even filmed at lawrence livermore laboratory, for a key sequence aboard the enterprise.
I have been a fan of star trek since i was a small boy in the 1970s, when the original series was star trek all of star trek. Into darkness revamped the klingons for the new kelvin. Next is a scene set in the enterprises warp core, where scotty warns kirk about the dangers of taking the torpedoes onboard, and then resigns in protest when his warnings go unheeded. The deluxe edition harrisons heart enter the vengeance by hawkeward. Simon pegg talks star trek into darkness, lens flares. Kirk and commander spock, with pegg, karl urban, zoe saldana, john cho, and anton yelchin. Greystone mansion, loma vista drive, beverly hills away in the green hills overlooking the city good to see that these have survived, too, stands the royal childrens hospital, where john harrison benedict cumberbatch claims he can. Abrams latest could have been titled the bourne federation.
The wrath of khan will always be the superior film, it already had a back story kirk met khan in an original series episode, and the film is about khan seeking revenge after what kirk did to him and. Less a classic star trek adventure than a star trekflavored action flick, shot in the frenzied, handheld, cutcutcut style thats become hollywoods norm, director j. May 08, 20 to celebrate the release of star trek into darkness, the flickering myth writing team look back at the classic scifi franchise. Benedict cumberbatch is apologetic before his latest interview even begins. National ignition facility provides backdrop for star trek. Simon pegg as engineroom supremo scotty, gamely approximating a.
The crew of the uss enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the federation stands for, to the test. Enterprises warp core engine 10 of 10 found this interesting interesting. The film depicts the formation of the crew of the uss enterprise in a newly established alternate timelinereality created by the films villain nero. Ironically, into darkness is too light on meaningful ideas.
Filming locations 16 filming dates 1 filming locations. And i hope im not just confusing that with some family vacation i once took. Jj abramss followup to his 2009 star trek film is an astute, if more. Scotty ends up inside one of the water tubes in the engine room, but it works.
With trek 2 at 12 and trek 6 at 9 and trek 09 6 times. May 14, 20 if you threw both star trek fans and star wars fans into the same room it would be difficult to say which group would survive that death match, but suffice it to say, j. The franchise has had its share of low points, but the 2009 reboot, star trek, revitalized the franchise at the box office. I was intrigued by the casting, and in that respect, the film did not disappoint. John harrison appears at the royal childrens hospital.
A much underrated series amongst all the star trek franchise series. The voyage home in 1986, where they went to san francisco and spock swam with humpback whales. Star trek beyond is a 2016 american science fiction action film directed by justin lin, written by simon pegg and doug jung, and based on the television series star trek created by gene roddenberry. We knew we were going to try and make the ship harder to see but have the chaos of the lights to give you an indication of where it was, explains. I looked forward to watching this movie, as i am a serious fan of the star trek television series franchise, having watched every episode of every series. Joseph gatts character was originally called gatt2000, although by the time of the films release, the characters name was changed to science officer 0718 dear negative reader. May 20, 20 the latest movie in the reimagined series, star trek into darkness, was released this week to much acclaim. Karl urban was disappointed by the fact that the film attempted too hard to emulate the wrath of khan, saying that the third movie should have a more original story the danza. Chris pine and zachary quinto reprise their respective roles as captain james t.
It is about the uss enterprise crew who explore space. Since most star trek scenes are set in space, aboard the enterprise or on distant planets, i usually dont tend to think about their filming locations, because i assume that most of the scenes were filmed inside studio sound stages. It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. The characters are believable and their interrelationships become facinating, providing a dimension that wasnt so evident in earlier star trek series. Star trek may be speeding into darkness, but the lens flares on the enterprise are brighter than ever and that can mean only one thing j. I trained hard and met all the challenges of shooting. Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from. Laboratory 7000 east avenue, livermore, california, usa enterprises warp core engine. Jul 20, 2016 star trek beyond opens wide on july 22. Star trek 2009 memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The original series is still my favorite, and its not just nostalgia for the days of my youth that makes this so. Apr 24, 2018 in the engineering sequences of star trek, the section does not seem to match the streamlined look of the rest of the ship. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
Star trek into darkness where to stream and watch decider. Star trek 2009 the engine room scenes in the opening and later in the film were filmed in the budweiser. Into darkness filming locations part 2 seeing stars. I think the show the show was simply better in concept than its successor. Chris pine filming star trek into darkness more one of the ways j. This concept art shows another idea for the engineering section, one that matches the sleek style of the rest of the enterprise. The film, written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman and directed by j.
In star trek into darkness, precisely what does harrison say about the reason why his people were frozen and when were they supposed to be awoken, and is the information he gives correct. It is the th film in the star trek film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness 20. Int his particular movie, the enterprise crew have to face off with a formidable foe khan or more appropriately, khaaaan. The late russianborn actor, star of the star trek films and green room, was honoured by the academy in their annual in memoriam montage. The volcano looked more realistic than any film ive seen, minus the swirling embers. In a way, damon and i were the biggest debaters about this, recollected roberto orci.
Star trek 2009 the engine room scenes in the opening and. When the engine room shipsized pistons kick into gear as the last boilers are lit their size and power. The opening scene on the surface of nibiru was originally the set which should be filmed on location on the hawaiian island of kauai. For the sequel star trek into darkness, they upgraded and filmed the enterprise interiors at the national ignition facility at lawrence livermore national laboratory. Star trek boldly goes to unlikely reallife locations yahoo. Titanic in 3d 4 discs includes digital copy 3d bluray.
For this summers sequel, star trek into darkness, the filmmakers. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. Star trek into darkness finally gives the talented cumberbatch the chance to show hollywood what he can do on the big screen, and, boy, does he seize it with both hands. With the approval of the department of energy, this unique facility was utilized for the first time as a film set. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelo. I cannot get used to that beer factory engine room or the bridge with a windowview screen with light glares bouncing off it.
Engineering was the primary assignment of engineers and chief engineers. To celebrate the release of star trek into darkness, the flickering myth writing team look back at the classic scifi franchise. The main question about star trek into darkness, abrams next chapter in the rebooted star trek franchise, is whether he has addressed the weaknesses of the earlier film while building on its. Find out where star trek into darkness is streaming, if star trek into darkness is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Star trek boldly goes to unlikely reallife locations. I usually see a trek movie an avarage of 4 to 6 times. The deluxe edition youre not safe at warp by hawkeward. Into darkness is the most successful trek movie ever produced. Its pretty obvious watching the film back propcostume. Star trek into darkness is the twelfth film in the star trek film series, released in 20.
Scotty ends up inside one of the water tubes in the engine room, but. With chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, benedict cumberbatch. Star trek tos mod for star wars empire at war forces of corruption game midway battle. The original series began nearly 50 years ago and created a tv and movie franchise that is still going on. The film features chris pine reprising his role as captain james t. May 01, 20 chris pine filming star trek into darkness more one of the ways j. The latest movie in the reimagined series, star trek into darkness, was released this week to much acclaim. Enterprise pulls you into its environment and you feel as though you too are part of the first deep space adventure. Star trek 2009 the engine room scenes in the opening and later in the film were filmed in the budweiser brewery in california. Its cluttered with pipes and seemingly outdated technology, but theres a reason for that.
Star trek into darkness uses physical sets instead of greenscreen, as much as possible they even filmed at lawrence livermore laboratory, for a. Pixomondo handled the visual effects for the headquarters attack, including establishers of the starfleet building, plus the ship and its destruction. In the late 20th century, nuclear vessels of the united states navy designated their engine room as the main machine room, or mmr. With chris pine, zachary quinto, karl urban, zoe saldana. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman.
The 3disc bluray edition of star trek into darkness contains both 2d and 3d copies of the movie. The good folks at the mission log podcast recently interviewed orci about the star trek into darkness villain, and the full interview will be online on september 16th. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. The movie was full of action, tension, a fair amount of fun and had something to it that drew me to find. The new trailer for star trek beyond is much different from 2009s j. The sequel to star trek 2009, it is the second film in the franchise to be directed by j. The budweiser brewery is probably being used for scenes in the enterprises engine room. Along with returning actors from the previous movie such as chris pine as captain kirk and zachary quinto as mr. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. However, the brewery wasnt the only idea for the enterprises engine room. Star trek is the eleventh entry in the star trek film series, the eighth to feature tos characters, and, discounting time travel, the earliest film chronologically.
I confess that i have not sat through a star trek movie since star trek iv. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek tos. Abrams federation is in some ways less a utopia than in roddenberrys original vision, it still serves as an important vessel for commentary on our times and the good that is possible when we rise to the. Abrams reboot of star trek in 2009 differentiated itself from the previous tv and movie incarnations was its massive scale. For scenes in the engine room of the enterprise, abrams wanted a. May 15, 20 with into darkness i decided to get into shape, having experienced running around the engine room in the first film in a less than fit state.
National ignition facility provides backdrop for star. Star trek beyond will ignore most of into darkness. This anheuserbusch brewery in van nuys, california was used for scenes of the enterprises engine room in the first j. Abrams scouted a location on hawaii as a possible jungle planet.
With into darkness i decided to get into shape, having experienced running around the engine room in the first film in a less than fit state. I just think jj abrams is more suited for star wars type films. Engineering, main engineering, or the engine room the reactor pit in klingonese, was the location from which the ships main power systems were controlled. Into darkness went boldly where few have gone before when they visited lawrence livermore national laboratorys national ignition facility nif, the worlds largest and most energetic laser system. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series.
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