Star Trek Into Darkness [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Includes Digital Copy]

Director: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci

Overview

The Star Trek franchise continues with this follow-up to 2009's J.J. Abrams-directed reboot. Abrams returns to direct from a script by Damon Lindelof and the writing team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The crew of the Enterprise engages in an epic battle of good versus evil after being summoned home, only to discover Starfleet in ruins, and they venture into a war zone to find the powerful villain (Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch) responsible for the devastation.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2016
UPC:	0032429242990
Original Release:	2013
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00
Sales rank:	10,085

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chris Pine	James Kirk
Zachary Quinto	Spock
Zoe Saldana	Uhura
Karl Urban	Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Simon Pegg	Scotty
John Cho	Sulu
Anton Yelchin	Pavel Checkov
Bruce Greenwood	Christopher Pike
Amanda Foreman	Ensign Brackett
Alice Eve	Carol Marcus
Benedict Cumberbatch	John Harrison
Leonard Nimoy	Actor
Peter Weller	Marcus
Noel Clarke	Thomas Harewood
Nazneen Contractor	Rima Harewood
Jonathan Dixon	Ensign Froman
Aisha Hinds	Navigation Officer Darwin
Joseph Gatt	Science Officer 0718
Jeremy Raymond	Lead Nibiran
Tony Guma	Nibiran
Kimberly Broumand	Madeline
Sean Blakemore	Klingon
Nick E. Tarabay	Klingon
Beau Billingslea	Captain Abbot
Deep Roy	Keenser
Anjini Azhar	Lucille Harewood
Jack Laufer	Doctor
Kellie Cockrell	Girl,Girl
Jason Matthew Smith	Cupcake
Chris Hemsworth	George Kirk
Jennifer Morrison	Winona Kirk
Seth Ayott	U.S.S. Enterprise Shuttle Ensign
Marco Sanchez	Torpedo Security
Lee Reherman	Uniformed Mercenary
Scott Lawrence	U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
Usman Ally	U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
Nolan North	U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
James Hiroyuki Liao	Actor
Rob Moran	U.S.S. Vengeance Ensign
Berit Francis	Starfleet Admiral
Akiva Goldsman	Starfleet Admiral
Benjamin P. Binswanger	Starfleet Admiral
Christopher Doohan	Transport Officer
Andy Demetrio	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew Member
Gianna Simone	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew Member
Rene Rosado	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew
Jacquelynn King	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew
Long Tran	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew Member
Ningning Deng	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew Member
Jodi Johnston	U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew Member
Colleen Harris	Lady V
Jeffrey Chase	U.S.S. Enterprise Security
Monisola Akiwowo	U.S.S. Enterprise Nurse
Paul K. Daniel	Shuttle Pilot
Ser'Darius Blain	U.S.S. Enterprise Red Shirt
Heather Langenkamp	Moto
Melissa Paulo	Bar Girl
David Waite	Actor
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	San Francisco Woman
Drew Grey	San Francisco Bar Patron
Douglas Weng	U.S.S. Vengeance Security
Charlie Haugk	San Francisco Resident
Max Chernov	San Francisco Resident,Actor
Marc Primiani	San Francisco Resident
Jesper Inglis	San Francisco Resident
Jacob Rhodes	Nibiru Child,Nibiru Child
Anthony Wilson	Shaku
Eric Greitens	Starfleet Ceremonial Guard
Melissa Steinman	Starfleet Ceremonial Guard
Adam McCann	Starfleet Ceremonial Guard
Jon Orvasky	Starfleet Ceremonial Guard
Gerald W. Abrams	Starfleet Memorial Admiral,Actor
James H. McGrath Jr.	Starfleet Memorial Admiral
Michael Giacchino	Actor,Composer
Gene Roddenberry	Actor
Bryan Burk	Actor
Roberto Orci	Actor
James Bolt	Actor
Alex Kurtzman	Actor
Damon Lindelof	Actor
Ben Burtt	Actor
Tommy Gormley	Actor
Tommy Harper	Actor
Michelle Rejwan	Actor
Ben Rosenblatt	Actor
Paul Schwake	Actor
Arlen Escarpeta	/Additional Voices
Joe Hanna	/Additional Voices
Joe Moses	/Additional Voices
Kevin Michael Richardson	/Additional Voices
David Sobolov	/Additional Voices
Fred Tatasciore	/Additional Voices
Kiff VandenHeuvel	/Additional Voices
Julianne Buescher	/Additional Voices
Elle Newlands	/Additional Voices
Candice Renee	/Additional Voices
Audrey Wasilewski	/Additional Voices
Gina Hirsch	/Additional Voices
Bill Hader	/Additional Voices
Kimberly Arland	Madeline
David Acord	Voices
Alyssa Weisberg	Actor
April Webster	Actor
Jay Scully	Lieutenant Chapin

Technical Credits

Damon Lindelof

Alex Kurtzman

Roberto Orci

Gene Roddenberry

Damon Lindelof	Screenwriter,Producer
Alex Kurtzman	Screenwriter,Producer
Roberto Orci	Screenwriter,Producer
Bryan Burk	Producer
J.J. Abrams	Producer
David Ellison	Executive Producer
Paul Schwake	Executive Producer,Producer
Dana Goldberg	Executive Producer,Producer
Jeffrey Chernov	Executive Producer,Producer
Ben Burtt	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound Effects
Peter Devlin	Sound Mixer
John Stoneham	Stunts
Burt Dalton	Special Effects Supervisor
Pascal Garneau	Sound Effects
David Acord	Sound Effects
Dustin Cawood	Sound Effects
Malcolm Fife	Sound Effects
Roger Guyett	Second Unit Director
Gene Roddenberry	Screenwriter
Tommy Gormley	Producer
Tommy Harper	Producer
Michelle Rejwan	Producer
Ben Rosenblatt	Producer
James Bolt	Sound Effects
Krishnakant Mishra	Special Effects
Marcus Stokes	Special Effects
Michael Roundy	Special Effects
Bruce Allan Donnellan	Special Effects
Marc Tantin	Special Effects
Jennifer Caputo	Stunts
Ilram Choi	Stunts
Brycen Counts	Stunts
Max Daniels	Stunts
Eddie Davenport	Stunts
Steve Decastro	Stunts
Zedric Harris	Stunts
Antal Kalik	Stunts
Bobby C. King	Stunts
Brian Machleit	Stunts
Rene Mousseux	Stunts
Eric Norris	Stunts
Lin Oeding	Stunts
Eddie Perez	Stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	Stunts
Tracey Ruggiero	Stunts
Omid Zader	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

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.J. Abrams and company have returned to take us on another journey into the final frontier. A highly polished piece of pop cinema with cliffhanger sensibilities, Star Trek Into Darkness moves at warp speed as it pits Captain Kirk and his crew against a cunning adversary of unparalleled strength and intellect. For as much as screenwriters Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Damon Lindelof focus on action to keep this sequel moving along, they smartly remember that it's the characters and their relationships that keep the fans coming back for more. All the while, Abrams and his ace editing team set their phasers to stun in a series of exciting and slick set pieces. London: 2259. A mother and father are tearfully bidding farewell to their dying child as a mysterious stranger offers to save her -- for a price. Soon after, a blast rips through a Federation library in the city, resulting in an emergency meeting headed by Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) where it's revealed that John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) has been identified as the man responsible for the attack. Kirk (Chris Pine), having just been demoted for violating the Prime Directive in an effort to save Spock (Zachary Quinto), prepares to track down the villain under the command of Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood) when Harrison launches a surprise attack that wipes out some of the Federation's top leaders. Thirsting for revenge, Kirk volunteers to take the Enterprise into Klingon territory, where Harrison is hiding out, to terminate him with extreme prejudice. When the mission threatens to result in all-out war between the Klingons and the Federation, however, Kirk follows his instincts and decides to take Harrison prisoner instead so that he may face justice back on Earth. Kirk then discovers the secret identity of his captive as the Enterprise comes under attack, prompting the captain to team up with the very man he was dispatched to kill in an effort to protect the integrity of the Federation and save his crew from certain death. Despite its spot-on casting, playful chemistry, and eye-popping action, the one factor that seemed to weigh down Abrams' otherwise satisfying 2009 reboot was the lack of a truly memorable villain. For the second installment, Kurtzman, Orci, and Lindelof work to rectify that oversight in a big way. And with Cumberbatch as the antagonist, their noble efforts pay off handsomely. A fast-rising star thanks largely to his memorable turn as the lead in the hit BBC series Sherlock, Cumberbatch is a commanding presence here as he plays with our sympathies while maintaining an imposing air of deep-rooted menace. The writers also have fun with that as an unexpected threat pops up in the midsection of the film. For as much flack as Lindelof gets for raising more questions than he's willing (or able) to answer as a writer, the presence of Kurtzman and Orci as co-scribes seems to bring out the best in him. That isn't to say that Star Trek Into Darkness doesn't occasionally play things fast and loose when it's convenient (it only takes one stun blast to bring down Cumberbatch's character early on, but six barely slow him during the climactic fight), but honestly at this point anyone seeking perfection in a Star Trek script may consider a trip to sick bay for a brain scan. By maintaining the alternate timeline conceived in the original film, the writers construct a bridge between nostalgia and evolution that's strong enough to appeal to both the hardcore Trekker fanbase and the casual moviegoer. Though observant viewers will note the eerie echoes of 9/11 and its dark legacy woven into the fabric of the plot and its imagery, Abrams smartly (and somewhat ironically) offsets this with a vibrant color palate courtesy of returning director of photography Dan Mindel. For fans of the 2009 reboot who enjoyed the chemistry and camaraderie of the new Enterprise crew, the good news here is that all of the major players have returned to their roles as well. As before, their comic timing is impeccable, though occasional levity courtesy of Karl Urban's Bones, Simon Pegg's Scotty, and the playful banter between Kirk and Spock never takes precedence over drama when the story calls for it, especially in a heartfelt scene that brilliantly echoes one of the original film series' most memorable moments. At one point in this sequel, an incensed Scotty hands Kirk his resignation after refusing to sign for 72 torpedoes to be loaded onto the Enterprise, lamenting that they're being dispatched on a military operation rather than a space-exploration mission. "Is that what we are now?" he asks dejectedly. Given the emphasis on action over futuristic philosophy in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek universe, some die-hard Trekkers may ponder the same question. It's a hard one to dismiss, too, but it's even harder to deny that much like Kirk and his crew, Abrams and his team still manage to get the job done despite the criticisms that they've drifted from the Enterprise's original mission.