Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 American science fiction action film produced by Bad Robot Productions, K/O Paper Products, Skydance Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the twelfth Star Trek film and serves as the sequel to 2009's Star Trek. J. J. Abrams directed a screenplay written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof, based on the series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. Lindelof, Orci, Kurtzman and Abrams also serve as producers, along with Bryan Burk. Chris Pine reprises his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood reprising their roles from the previous film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve round out the film's principal cast.
The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Star Trek Into Darkness premiered at Event Cinemas in Sydney on April 23, 2013 and is scheduled to be released on May 9, 2013 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, with other countries following. The film is scheduled for release on May 17, 2013 in the United States, with IMAX opening two days earlier
