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Star Trek Into Darkness

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass ... Read all After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

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• Trivia Leonard Nimoy 's final film role (and by extension, his final time portraying Spock) before his death on February 27, 2015 at the age of 83. It's also the first in the Star Trek franchise (either movie or TV series) after the death of Majel Barrett .
• Goofs (at around 1h 24 mins) While planning the space jump, Sulu's display incorrectly labels the Enterprise as NCC/0514, which is the registry for the USS Kelvin from Star Trek (2009) . It should read NCC/1701.

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15 Years Ago, J.J. Abrams Broke — And Then Saved — the Star Trek Universe

Star Trek is the rare sexy reboot that actually helped its flailing franchise.

The late 2000s suffered from a sci-fi vacuum, at least when it came to mainstream franchises. The Star Wars saga had seemingly ended (save for animated fare like The Clone Wars ), and its biggest competitor, Star Trek, wasn’t faring too well either. It had been years since a new Trek series had captured the public imagination, and the fandom was running on nostalgic fumes.

Many recognizable properties have done more with less , and there’s nothing inherently wrong with using nostalgia to give a big intellectual property a second life. But in 2009, Star Trek chose to go a different way. J.J. Abrams — then best known for Alias and Lost — was chosen to reboot Star Trek on the big screen.

Rather than turning to the franchise’s expansive lore, Abrams’ take on Trek was much more dynamic. The non-stop, manic action he’d tested in Mission: Impossible 3 was on full display in Star Trek , albeit filtered through a glossier lens. It felt like Abrams came into his own with this outing; the director angled for a cool, modern reboot that seemed in line with the revisionist stylings of 2008’s Iron Man . He delivered in spades thanks to some much-memed lens flare, an alternate-history angle, and some late-aughts sex appeal.

In hindsight, Star Trek is the quintessential sexy reboot. Trek has never shied away from romantic tension, nor have its shows neglected to capitalize on the inherent appeal of its most popular characters. Still, the 2009 film had the juice to attract a younger audience, one that had never approached the final frontier from such an earnest perspective.

Star Trek’ s updated cast brought the property into the 21st century without stepping on the original’s toes.

Star Trek went out of its way to recast its core group in the image of the era, tapping bombastic, lithe actors on the cusp of fame. It even featured a few almost-sex scenes, a rarity for the franchise. But it was all a ploy to contextualize the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise anew, giving them modern sensibilities and more “human” desires. This updated cast was hot, but also hot-blooded. They felt things more deeply than their predecessors in The Original Series, and that extended to love and sex as much as their first mission.

Abrams has always introduced characters with visceral, masterful skill, and it’s no different here. He positions James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), known to most as the steadfast captain of the Enterprise , as the last person who should be granted a leadership role. He’s cavalier, headstrong, and suffering from serious daddy issues, the complete inverse of his future First Officer, Spock (Zachary Quinto). Their first brush at Starfleet Academy is framed as a blip, but they have many more opportunities to clash — and inspire a fervent new wave of fanfiction — in the adventure to come.

What makes Star Trek such a compelling reboot is its freedom from canon . The story begins when a Romulan ship accidentally drifts into a wormhole, creating a branched timeline and altering events diehard Trek fans know by heart. “Whatever our lives might have been,” Spock says, “our destinies have changed.” That’s as concerning as it is exhilarating; none of our heroes are safe. By that logic, though, they also feel more alive than ever before.

There’s an urgency to Star Trek’s character dynamics that brings some much-needed friction to the franchise.

Kirk doesn’t come to captain the Enterprise or befriend Spock in the way anyone expects, but there’s still an inevitability to the adventure that unfolds. Watching this cast gravitate towards one other and fit together in different ways is satisfying whether you’re familiar with canon or not. Their sex appeal is, again, helpful, as it brings a steamy friction to the screen. But each cast member is dialed in: they bring desire and urgency to every beat, be it a mile-a-minute action piece or a quiet bonding moment between frenemies.

Star Trek is charged from top to bottom, and it’s just as concerned with meaningful character development as high-tech space battles. You can’t get a new generation to invest in a franchise without giving them something to care about, and Abrams — with the help of screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman — understood that better than most. Star Trek reminds us that these heroes bleed, love, and make mistakes. In bringing the Enterprise crew back to square one, the film also resets the stakes. That instinct restored the beating heart of a franchise that was close to fading into legend, and gave everyone something tangible to root for.

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The Legacy of JJ Abrams’ STAR TREK

JJ Abrams’ Star Trek hit theaters on May 8, 2009. Ten years later, it remains not only an entertaining movie with an incredible cast, but it is also far more influential than it gets credit for. Despite some aspects that have been detrimental to the Star Trek franchise , the film is a significant benchmark in the legacy of the beloved  Star Trek  universe. To celebrate this film’s first decade, let’s break down exactly how influential it was.

Star Trek 2009 Resurrected The Franchise

Before Star Trek ’09 came to theaters,  Star Trek as a franchise was dead in the water. In 2005, the previous Trek series Enterprise ended after four seasons, the first Trek show since the start of The Next Generation to get outright cancelled. Meanwhile, Star Trek Nemesis totally bombed at the box office in 2002, making a paltry $43 million. The lights had gone out for Gene Roddenberry’s once glorious pop culture franchise.

But director JJ Abrams gave the entire thing a massive shot of adrenaline. The movie opened to glowing reviews, and made $257 million at the box office. That is more than any other Star Trek film had ever made at the box office, even adjusted for inflation . Whatever you might think of Trek ’09 (and it has its detractors to be sure), it definitely made the mainstream aware of Star Trek as a viable brand again. And we probably wouldn’t have Discovery or any of the upcoming Star Trek shows had this not clicked with audiences.

It Popularized Legacy Sequels

Reboots were already all the rage by 2009. But for every Batman Begins or Casino Royale that worked, there were several reboots of beloved properties that just wanted you to forget that the franchise it was refurbishing had already had a long successful history. But JJ Abrams found a way to let fans have their cake and eat it too. By having Leonard Nimoy appear as Spock, he acknowledged that all Trek canon we had known for years still mattered , and this new beginning was an alternate timeline. The past dictated the future.

Elder Spock passing the baton to his younger counterpart set the stage for several successful “legacy sequels” like Creed, Blade Runner 2049, TRON Legacy , and most recently last year’s Halloween . All these movies keep the history intact of a particular franchise and also find a way to start anew. Of course, the biggest example of the formula that Star Trek ’09 popularized was also directed by JJ Abrams: Star Wars: The Force Awakens . And it is fair to say that Abrams likely would not have directed  Star Wars  without Trek ’09’s success.

JJ Abrams: Franchise Revitalizer 

Star Trek ’09 also cemented JJ Abrams as Hollywood’s most well known franchise “fixer.” In 2006, he took over the Mission Impossible franchise after the second installment of that series had floundered creatively. By giving that franchise a kick in the butt with MI:3 , he re-established it as one of Hollywood’s premiere action franchises which it remains to this day . When he did the same for Star Trek , a property in a far worse state of disrepair, he became a miracle worker.

The success of Star Trek made him the obvious choice to do the exact same thing for Star Wars , so it was a no-brainer that Disney asked him to direct The Force Awakens .  Original films aside, Abrams undoubtedly understands what it is about those characters and concepts that resonate with audiences. And Star Trek is what cemented that reputation for him in Hollywood.

Good Actors, Not Big Stars

When Star Trek hit theaters, people were skeptical of the casting. Aside from Leonard Nimoy, the entire cast consisted of unknowns or little known television actors. Nevertheless, they were all perfectly suited for the iconic roles they were inhabiting. And this strategy paid off. Marvel Studios in particular has had great success with this way of doing things. The elder supporting roles are well known names, but aside from Robert Downey Jr, and Scarlett Johansson almost none of the main Avengers were A-listers when the MCU began. Star Trek hammered in the idea that if you get the right actors to fill an iconic role, it makes little difference that we might have never heard of them before.

The Downside

As much as Star Trek ’09 had a positive impact and brought back a dead franchise, it also has had its issues: mainly the perception of Star Trek itself . With Abrams looking to the original Star Wars for inspiration more than classic Trek (he was not a Trekker), the film played more towards action and character than any kind of social message or truly interesting sci-fi concepts. This tendency toward big expansive set pieces filtered down through to the sequels and all the way through Star Trek: Discovery .

And the audience for Trek is simply never going to be what it is for Star Wars , and copying it too much will lead to it becoming a diluted brand. And spending Star Wars level money on Trek every time leads to diminishing returns.  Star Trek thrived in the ’80s by being an alternative to Star Wars , not a carbon copy. In 2009, when we had no new Star Wars films on the horizon, Star Trek as a giant blockbuster was novel. Now, it would help to ditch the reliance on big budget whiz-bang no matter how well that first movie worked.

Despite this, Star Trek 2009 remains rip roaring entertainment and holds up really well ten years later. Where the franchise goes next is anyone’s guess, but it’s unlikely any of it would have been possible if JJ Abrams had not delivered a decade ago.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: J.J. Abrams Talks Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness debuted Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital, and to celebrate the occasion much of the film’s cast and crew gathered that evening at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Among those walking the red carpet was director-producer J.J. Abrams, who posed for pictures and interacted with the press covering the event. StarTrek.com was able to grab a few minutes of his time for a conversation in which he discussed his satisfaction with the finished film, addressed the criticisms leveled against Star Trek Into Darkness by some longtime fans, and talked about how involved he plans to be with the next Star Trek adventure given his commitment to a certain galaxy far, far away. Here’s what he had to say:

If you can be at all objective yet, how satisfied are you personally with Star Trek Into Darkness ?

ABRAMS: I’m never satisfied, really, with anything, but I really couldn’t be happier with so many aspects of it. I’m incredibly proud to be associated with the movie and I think that both the cast and crew did an extraordinary job.

Are you now, having directed Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness , a full-fledged Star Trek fan?

ABRAMS: Well, it’s funny, because even full-fledged Star Trek fans are at odds with what means to be a full-fledged Star Trek fan. So, do I love The Original Series now? Yes. I completely embrace it and get it in a way that I never did before. Do I love what we’ve been able to do (on the new films) and the work that his group has done? Yes. Have I seen enough episodes of Deep Space Nine and Voyager to comment on them? No. I have seen enough to go, “Oh wow, I get it,” but I have not seen every episode of every version of every Star Trek show.

Star Trek Into Darkness tipped its cap to The Original Series films. It built on the alternate timeline, paralleling earlier elements of the franchise. Yet some fans felt the film was not Star Trek enough. How daunting was it to try to create a film that would please the hardcore fans while also taking into account the fact that this is a piece of big-budget entertainment that had to play to the masses worldwide?

ABRAMS: Well, you know for a fact that you can’t please everyone. So you go into it assuming that there will be slings and arrows regardless. And I can understand that this movie might not have gone as far away from Earth for as long as some people would have liked. And I can understand that using Khan as a character for this might have, for some people, felt like, “Oh, it’s a step backwards. How dare they?” I totally get it and they in no way have to buy the Blu-ray. But I do understand their concerns.

The movie was not made for only one group, but it was made for moviegoers. Hopefully, if you’re a Trek fan… we’ve been incredibly blessed to have a great reaction, it seems, from the majority of fans, who are happy to see their characters alive again and in such crazy, fun, exciting situations. But I also know that if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Original Series fan, this is not Leonard Nimoy, this is not William Shatner, and I totally get that. I can understand that people who only want to see these actors in those roles, they’re not going to be satisfied. I can only say that I respect your opinion.

Everyone is well aware that you will be directing something else next year, which will preclude you from directing the third Star Trek film. Taking that into account, how involved do you intend to be in the next Trek adventure?

ABRAMS: I will be involved in the story and in the producing of the movie. Obviously, it matters very much to me, having been there from the very beginning of this incarnation, the next step is a critical thing. I did not work on two movies in a row to run off and not participate. So, my involvement is real. My involvement is emotional. It’s not just the actors I want to make sure are on a solid footing, but it’s the characters, too.

Keep an eye on StarTrek.com for additional interviews from our red carpet coverage of the Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray event. On tap: Nazneen Contractor.

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In defense of the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies dared to go boldly go where 'some men' had gone before.

For a fanbase as passionate as the one Star Trek has collected over the years, change is often met with collective suspicion rather than communal excitement.

Star Trek is sacred, and those who cut their teeth on the William Shatner -starring original series or the much loved Next Generation are fiercely protective of their darling franchise. Anyone brave enough to reimagine the series for new audiences has a cosmically high bar to leap, with many believing the task to be a no-win scenario (a ' kobayashi maru ', perhaps?).

In the age of remakes, remasters and reimaginings, Star Trek has seen numerous iterations of its winning formula, some garnering success and others catastrophic failure. Losses be damned, though, as when it does succeed, the seasoned sci-fi franchise does so in spectacular fashion.

While shows like Discovery and Lower Decks take us to a new branch of Starfleet or a new story in the Star Trek universe, the 2009 self-titled film tackles the Kirk and Spock story head on, and it's bravery is rewarded. The 2009 film is a masterclass in contemporary science fiction, and by building Kirk and Spock respectively and setting them for a collision course in the film's opening act, it reminds us of the pair's polarizing differences, as well as their critical similarities.

It’s a new Star Trek for a new audience, and in forging something fitting for the current climate of films and media it’s crucial that the seasoned franchise makes small, yet significant differences to ensure that new releases don’t feel like a relic from the past.

Leap Before You Look 

The success of the Star Trek license has been a result of a winning formula; one that’s sure to capture the hearts of many, and - critically - is future-proofed to continue to appeal to new fans. J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions didn’t do away with what made the original series special (unlike some sci-fi properties), instead they reflected on the past and evolved them significantly. Thus, the Kelvin timeline was born.

Old friends and new alliances prop up the plot of the first in the trilogy, and the familiar face of series icon Leonard Nimoy is simply a wonderful wrinkle that pays dividends. The passing of the torch from Nimoy to Quinto was simply excellent, and though the role was somewhat short-lived for the Heroes actor, it was more than prosperous as his performance as the stoic, yet compassionate Spock impressed critics and fans alike. In fact, it's hard to pluck a bad or out of place performance from the entire trilogy, as the glut of talented actors presented offer some of their best to date. 

It has to be said, however, that though the performances remain top notch, it's evident that some of the magic is lost as the trilogy develops. Into Darkness reintroduces us to an iconic villain but lacks the emotional weight of the first and while Beyond provides more of the USS Enterprise crew that we’ve come to love, it does have an air of the 'soulless Summer blockbuster' feel to it. What makes the trilogy more than a one hit wonder is Abrams and co’s ability to develop authentic, grounded and human character quirks for a whole host of personalities that are often anything but.

Star Trek Into Darkness was largely a victim of a poor release window. Set out into a world cluttered by cookie-cutter offerings in the MCU like Ironman 3 and lackluster Shyamalan sci-fi attempts like After Earth, the consensus was that it didn’t offer much that the scores of other summer blockbusters didn’t. It’s a great film, and a continuation of a story that thoroughly deserved another chapter in the tale. The chemistry of the Enterprise crew is as good as it’s ever been and the injection of a menacing villain was a much needed correction to the only significant flaw of the first film.

Beyond was helmed by Justin Lin of Fast and Furious fame, and while he brought his own flavour to the franchise (and far fewer lense flares), it saw our heroes depart on a fun --albeit linear-- adventure that served as a platform for the already-developed characters to flourish. No origin story was necessary to maintain the viewers’ attention, as the chemistry that three films across seven years had forged between the actors and their respective roles.

Furthermore, the somewhat vague reports of Quentin Tarantino circling the Star Trek IP is enticing to anyone familiar with his previous work, and though many believe the recent trilogy to be concluded, there's always a possibility of a continuation, and the Pulp Fiction director's supposed interest is enough to garner more than a little excitement. Will it happen? Who knows, but it's enough to make keen cinephiles (Star Trek fan or not) curious.

The trilogy is flawed, yes, but with the franchise providing less-than-stellar action sequences and over the top acting in decades past, it's clear to viewers that Star Trek wears its flaws on its sleeve. In truth, most of said viewers would find such blemishes charming rather than distracting, and a reminder that the franchise has always blazed new trails rather than retreading old ones. 

Like James T. Kirk and his father before him, Star Trek is a franchise that always leaps before it looks, which has resulted in a few harsh lessons and more than a few home runs. A quick glance at our Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best article will show that when J.J was firing on all cylinders, his Trek movies were up there with the best of them.

To Boldly Go... 

Nostalgia is a frightfully difficult impulse to overcome. When we find something we love in fiction, the characters, its stories and the adventures that they take us on are forever etched into our minds, only maturing with age to the point where the rose-tinted spectacles are in full effect.

To many, Star Trek was the first series that took our impressionable minds to the moon and back, providing hours of escapism amongst the stars and allowing us a glimpse at what the future could be like.

As the swinging 60's stretch further into the rear view mirror and Star Trek's humble beginnings feel even more humble in comparison to modern CGI, the JJ Abrams-produced  trilogy is proof that, in the face of immense adversity, the franchise still has more to give.

Abrams' take on the seasoned sci-fi franchise provides bright-eyed viewers of today the opportunity to feel the same way our parents and grandparents felt the first time their screen was graced by the frightful Gorn or the sinister Khan. It's made Star Trek fans of the sons and daughters of those faithful Trekkies from decades past, which is all the evidence you need to believe that J.J. Abrams created something truly special.

If you're looking to revisit the latest Star Trek trilogy, check out our Star Trek streaming guide to find out where you can watch the movies online. And if you're wondering where the Kelvin movies fit into the rest of the Trek timeline, well it's complicated, but our Star Trek movies in chronological order guide explains it all.

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JJ Abrams Announces New ‘Star Trek’ Film, Shooting Set to Begin This Year

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the entire reboot cast is set to return with Matt Shakman directing

It has been six years since “Star Trek” fans have seen the USS Enterprise on the big screen, but they will soon get to see it again as producer JJ Abrams announced at ViacomCBS’ investor presentation that his studio Bad Robot is getting set to shoot the fourth installment in the “Trek” reboot film series. Matt Shakman, the veteran TV director whose credits include “Game of Thrones” and the hit Marvel series “WandaVision,” will direct the upcoming film with the entire reboot cast in talks to return, including Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock as well as Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Simon Pegg.

“We are thrilled to say that we are hard at work on a new ‘Star Trek’ film that will be shooting by the end of the year that will be featuring our original cast and some new characters that I think are going to be really fun and exciting and help take ‘Star Trek’ into areas that you’ve just never seen before,” Abrams said. “We’re thrilled about this film, we have a bunch of other stories that we’re talking about that we think will be really exciting so can’t wait for you to see what we’re cooking up. But until then, live long and prosper.” The “Star Trek” reboot series — known as the Kelvin Timeline in “Trek” lore — began in 2009 with an origin film directed by Abrams that told the story of how Kirk became the captain of the Enterprise, followed by the sequels “Into Darkness” in 2013 and “Beyond” in 2016. The fourth installment will be the first since the passing of Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the series.

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We are thrilled to say that we are hard at work on a new ‘Star Trek’ film that will be shooting by the end of the year that will be featuring our original cast and some new characters that I think are going to be really fun and exciting and help take ‘Star Trek’ into areas that you’ve just never seen before. We’re thrilled about this film, we have a bunch of other stories that we’re talking about that we think will be really exciting so can’t wait for you to see what we’re cooking up. But until then, live long and prosper.

Variety’s report also added some interesting insight into the move in returning to the Kelvin Timeline; despite the long break since the last film in 2016, market research seems to indicate that there’s enough moviegoer demand for the Abrams cast to make their efforts to reunite those original starts with the effort.

Since then, insiders say the studio has done market research to determine audience interest in the rebooted cast, given the long wait period between “Beyond” — which lost money for Paramount — and a prospective new “Trek” film. Execs determined that there was still lasting audience enthusiasm for Pine, Quinto and the rest of the cast in their established roles, which allowed the studio to feel comfortable with moving forward with bringing them back.

Of course we’ve heard much of this all before, with an end to the Kelvin Timeline seeming likely after previous financial negotiations with Chris Pine fell apart in 2018 — so while this kind of thing seems like it wouldn’t be so publicly discussed if things weren’t moving back to fruition, we’ll still be waiting for formal news of contract sign-offs.

The untitled 2023  Star Trek film is set to be directed by Matt Shakman , with today’s announcement signaling an intention to bring back Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and John Cho as Sulu.

Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the previous films, passed away in 2016 and his role is not expected to be recast.

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Fans of J.J. Abrams' filmography know that the director loves to pay tribute to his grandfather Henry Kelvin by mentioning him in his movies. Last year's  Star Wars: The Force Awakens included "Kelvin ridge," and  Star Trek Into Darkness featured an image of the Kelvin Memorial Archive. In the 2009  Star Trek reboot, the Kelvin Easter egg came in the very beginning; the ship George Kirk commanded as he heroically saved lives was the  U.S.S. Kelvin .

Since it was the  Kelvin that encountered Nero and the Romulans, it played an integral part in the modern iteration of  Star Trek , essentially launching the alternate timeline in which the new movies take place. Now, the name Kelvin has a far greater distinction than being just one of the Federation's vehicles. It is the official title of this part of  Star Trek history.

In a new post from  Star Trek Online , this current era of the franchise has been dubbed the Kelvin Timeline, an obvious reference to the  U.S.S. Kelvin and the attack that kickstarted the whole series. Previously, the terms "Abramsverse," and "Alternate Original Series" (among others) were used to describe  Star Trek ,  Star Trek Into Darkness , and this summer's  Star Trek Beyond . Kelvin Timeline was conceived by Michael and Denise Okuda, who are known for penning several  Star Trek  reference guides.

CBS Consumer Products' Holly Amos tweeted that this was a necessary development in order to provide an in-universe term to distinguish the new films from previous incarnations for an encyclopedia:

@isolinearchick @EnterpriseExtra More than that, we needed an in-universe term since we needed some way to refer to it in the encyclopedia.— Holly Amos (@hollyamos22) June 21, 2016

This will also be useful given that there will be a new  Star Trek TV series airing in 2017. Paramount is already making plans for a big screen  Star Trek 4 , so it's conceivable that there will be two separate versions of the franchise attempting to coexist. Casual audiences could appreciate the clear line of separation, especially since the upcoming show will be part of the original timeline - not the alternate universe that began in 2009. Through its 50 years of history,  Star Trek has gone through many forms, and giving each era its own unique name helps fans keep track of it all to determine where in the canon everything fits.

In addition, this has to be somewhat surreal for Abrams, who probably never intended for Kelvin to become such a huge part of  Star Trek  lore. As a youngster, Henry Kelvin was very influential in his life, which is why Abrams always makes sure to incorporate the name in each of his projects (even  Lost ). What was a personal touch is now what Trekkies will forever use to describe this part of the brand's storied legacy. No matter how much longer the Kelvin Timeline lasts, that's something nobody will ever be able to take away. Abrams is largely credited with reinvigorating  Star Trek and introducing it to a whole new audience, increasing its appeal. It's only fitting that an aspect so deeply connected to him has now taken on a much larger meaning and defines a complete section of the franchise.

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Alternate reality

The Narada emerges from a black hole , initiating the changes in the timeline and creating the alternate reality

The alternate reality , also known as the Narada incursion , was a new reality created on Friday , January 4 , 2233 ( stardate 2233.04) when a temporal incursion caused by time travel of the Narada , a Romulan mining vessel from the year 2387 , disrupted the time continuum of the prime universe .

Accidentally traveling back to that point in time, Nero , the Narada 's captain , attacked the USS Kelvin resulting in the deaths of several crew members , including George Kirk and Richard Robau , and the destruction of the Kelvin itself. Spock arrived to the alternate reality in 2258 and was captured by Nero, who used red matter to destroy Vulcan . However, Nero's attacks united the crew of the USS Enterprise , who foiled his attempt to destroy Earth . ( Star Trek )

CBS declared the name of this reality to be the "Kelvin Timeline" in 2016 – see below .

• 1.2 Alteration
• 1.3 Destruction of Vulcan
• 1.4 A fearful Federation
• 1.5 Krall's revenge on the Federation
• 1.6 24th century
• 2.1 Appearances
• 2.2.1 Name of the timeline
• 2.2.2 Crossover characters
• 2.3.1.1 Comics
• 2.3.1.2 Novels
• 2.3.1.3 Games
• 2.4 External links

History [ ]

The Jellyfish

In the prime universe, the Romulan sun threatened to explode in a supernova that could potentially destroy the entire galaxy. Ambassador Spock was able to halt the supernova, via the use of red matter to create an artificial singularity, or black hole , which absorbed the exploding star, but was too late to save the planet Romulus from destruction. The Narada , a Romulan mining ship under the command of Captain Nero, was pulled into the black hole, followed by Spock's ship, the Jellyfish .

Alteration [ ]

The Kelvin rams the Narada

As Starfleet had abandoned efforts to evacuate Romulus following the Attack on Mars ( PIC : " Remembrance "), Nero placed blame on the Federation for the death toll and sought revenge. He emerged from the black hole in 2233. The USS Kelvin was the first ship that Nero encountered and attacked; Captain Richard Robau promoted his first officer , Lieutenant George Kirk, to captaincy before ordering the evacuation of the ship and agreeing to come aboard the Narada . There, Captain Robau was interrogated regarding the whereabouts of Spock, with whom Robau was unfamiliar and, moments after he informed Nero of the current stardate , he was murdered .

Nero then proceeded to attack the Kelvin . Kirk used the Kelvin 's weapons to prevent Nero from destroying the evacuating shuttles departing the ship, ultimately sacrificing himself by ramming the Kelvin into the Narada . Kirk's actions saved some eight hundred lives, including his wife, Winona , and their newborn son, James , but failed to destroy the Narada .

Kirk gazing at the Enterprise in Iowa in 2255

As a major consequence of these events, James Kirk grew up without his father and without the ambitions his father gave him in the prime reality. However, he was persuaded by Christopher Pike to join Starfleet , three years later than he had done in the prime reality.

In the meantime, other events occurred differently. Pavel Chekov was born in 2241 , while the Romulans were confirmed as relatives of the Vulcans. Plans for the Constitution -class were pushed back by a decade and the USS Enterprise began construction in 2255 at the Riverside Shipyard in Iowa , with a number of internal, external, and systems design differences to the prime reality version. It was launched three years later, already as the Federation flagship under the command of Captain Pike. Spock was already promoted to commander by this point. Starfleet continued using the simple <Earth calendar year>.<day of the year> format for stardates, and had already begun using gold, blue, and red colors for their uniforms . They also adopted the Kelvin assignment patch as the sole Starfleet insignia . The Vulcan High Command was reinstated as the Vulcan High Council . Some differences in personal relationships also occurred, such as Spock and Nyota Uhura being romantically involved by the time Kirk joins the Enterprise.

According to the Blu-ray featurette Starships , the Kelvin -type ships were 1,500 feet long, while the Enterprise was approximately 2,380 feet long. This implies that, in the prime reality, Starfleet tried to streamline the size of their ships while, in the alternate one, they did not.

Along with the Enterprise , various technological, scientific, and aesthetic aspects of a multitude of cultures, including those of Earth, varied greatly in difference and advancement in comparison with that of the prime reality.

Destruction of Vulcan [ ]

Vulcan implodes after Nero detonates red matter in the planet's core

In 2258, Nero captured the Jellyfish as it emerged from travel through the black hole. He marooned Spock on Delta Vega , and despite the efforts of the USS Enterprise , he used a portion of the remaining red matter aboard to destroy the planet Vulcan and six billion of its inhabitants, including Amanda Grayson . While marooned on Delta Vega, Spock encountered the alternate James T. Kirk and made him aware of the prime reality and the altered past. He also met Montgomery Scott and gave him the formula for transwarp beaming , which Scott subsequently used to transport Kirk and the young Spock to the Narada , allowing them to prevent a similar fate for Earth by detonating the Jellyfish and its red matter to destroy the Narada .

Before or after capturing Spock, Nero destroyed forty-seven Klingon warbirds at the Klingon prison planet , which is clarified in deleted scenes as being his escape from a twenty-five year imprisonment on Rura Penthe , he had been arrested after the attack on the Kelvin because of his proximity to the Federation-Klingon border . His imprisonment is shown in the Nero comic book limited series.

The crew of the Enterprise officially begins their voyage

Afterward, Christopher Pike was promoted to admiral and Kirk and Spock became, respectively, captain and first officer of the Enterprise , which was officially launched on a voyage of exploration, with much of its commanding crew comprised of those who served aboard it in the prime reality during 2267 : Kirk, Spock, Scott, Chekov, Leonard McCoy , Hikaru Sulu , and Nyota Uhura . Spock maintained a relationship with Uhura and reconciled with his father, Sarek , following the deaths of his Human mother and most of his own people. Ambassador Spock intended to found a New Vulcan colony on which the ten thousand Vulcan survivors would live and thrive. ( Star Trek )

In the following years, the future-derived transwarp beaming technology was confiscated but the knowledge about it remained within Section 31 . ( Star Trek Into Darkness )

A fearful Federation [ ]

Admiral Alexander Marcus

By the late 2250s , the head of Starfleet, Admiral Alexander Marcus , had increasingly become concerned about tensions with the Klingons, who, since they were first encountered , had conquered and occupied at least two planets and had fired on Federation ships half a dozen times. Fearing that the Klingons were coming his way, Marcus went in search of potential resources. He found the SS Botany Bay , recovering its seventy-three occupants. He awoke Khan Noonien Singh from cryogenic stasis , and blackmailed him into designing ships and weapons to prepare for the coming war.

The moon of Qo'noS , Praxis , seems to have been already destroyed by 2259 . Also, the Treaty of Organia was in existence by February of that year, but on the eve of the founding of Sherman's Planet , there was a dispute about it. A Klingon colony was discovered on the planet Khitomer .

This information is shown on background powerwalls in Marcus and Pike's offices. [1]

The Enterprise violated the Prime Directive , altering the civilization on Nibiru during a scientific mission on that planet.

Around the same time, Khan turned on Starfleet, coercing a member of Section 31 into bombing a base of theirs in London . During an emergency meeting in San Francisco , Khan attacked before escaping to an uninhabited area of Qo'noS using the confiscated transwarp beaming formula. During the attack, Admiral Pike was killed, and a vengeful Kirk was given permission to find and terminate Khan. The Enterprise was outfitted with seventy-two advanced long-range torpedoes , with the intent of using these to execute him from orbit.

Khan Noonien Singh as "John Harrison"

When the Enterprise arrived at Qo'nos, Kirk opted to apprehend Khan, rather than firing a torpedo on his location. When they found him, Khan killed a Klingon patrol that had intercepted Kirk's away team and submitted to his authority. Aboard the Enterprise , Khan explained his involvement with Marcus, after McCoy and Carol Marcus discovered his crew were contained inside the missiles supplied by the admiral.

The Enterprise faces off against the Vengeance

Marcus soon arrived on the USS Vengeance , and opted to destroy the Enterprise to cover up the conspiracy. Fortunately, Scott had stowed away on the Vengeance and deactivated its weaponry, giving Kirk and Khan time to space-dive and commandeer the ship. Khan then betrayed Kirk, killing Admiral Marcus, and threatened to resume bombarding the Enterprise unless his people were beamed aboard. The missiles were beamed aboard, but Khan reneged on the deal, forcing Spock to detonate the missiles; however, McCoy had removed the cryo chambers from the missiles before they could be used against the Vengeance .

The Vengeance crashes into San Francisco

Both ships were crippled and began descending due to Earth's gravitational pull. Kirk reactivated the Enterprise 's warp core before it crashed, but at the cost of fatally poisoning him. When the Vengeance crashed in San Francisco, Spock beamed down to execute Khan in retribution, but McCoy realized Khan's blood could be used to revive Kirk, so Uhura beamed over to stun Khan repeatedly so that Spock could simply knock him out. McCoy then performed a blood transfusion , saving Kirk's life. Khan was placed back in stasis with the rest of his people.

Almost a year later , Captain Kirk presided over a memorial for the lives lost because of Khan and Marcus. The refitted Enterprise was rechristened and sent on the first, unprecedented five-year mission , with the aim of promoting a less militaristic direction for Starfleet. ( Star Trek Into Darkness )

Krall's revenge on the Federation [ ]

The Enterprise is destroyed

In 2263 , the Fibonan Republic charged the United Federation of Planets to act as neutral intermediaries in brokering a truce with the Teenaxi , which was carried out by the USS Enterprise . Unfortunately, the Teenaxi's paranoia completely derailed the negotiations, forcing Kirk to abandon them. As a result, an ancient weapon remained in the starship 's archive vault .

Krall , formerly Captain Balthazar M. Edison and commanding officer of the USS Franklin , discovered – from Starfleet logs, accessed through a captured Magellan probe – that this weapon was the second piece of the Abronath . He dispatched Jessica Wolff, now " Kalara ", to lure the Enterprise to him.

Krall – Human physiology reasserting itself – and Manas

Upon the arrival of the Enterprise at Altamid , Krall attacked with his Swarm drones . He destroyed the Enterprise , captured most of the crew, and eventually coerced Ensign Syl into relinquishing the second Abronath piece. His weapon complete, Krall departed Altamid with his Swarm to wipe out all life from the nearby Starbase Yorktown , whose multicultural population he saw as the epitome of the Federation's degeneracy.

The Franklin faces off against the Swarm

Krall's Swarm overwhelmed Yorktown's defenses and was on the verge of breaking inside when he was engaged by the USS Franklin , commanded by Captain Kirk. The Franklin used a VHF radio broadcast to disrupt the Swarm's internal communications network and destroyed most of them. Krall managed to enter Yorktown, but the Franklin physically stopped his ship short of his destination.

The Enterprise -A going to warp

Having drained many Enterprise crew members before and after the battle, Krall had regained much of his Human physiology and was thus able to disguise himself as a Starfleet officer . This allowed him to make his way unimpeded to the central atmospheric processor on Yorktown, where the Abronath's effects would be disseminated throughout the station. He was intercepted by Kirk, and the two fought while Scott redirected the processor to vent into space; Kirk then ejected both Krall and the Abronath out of Yorktown. Shortly after, Krall was consumed by the Abronath, leaving only the Starfleet insignia from his stolen uniform. Following the defeat of Krall, the new USS Enterprise -A , which had been under construction at Starbase Yorktown, was completed and assigned to the surviving Enterprise senior staff to continue their five-year mission. ( Star Trek Beyond )

24th century [ ]

In 2379, Lieutenant Commander Yor traveled from the alternate reality to the prime universe.

In 2379 , Lieutenant Commander Yor , a Betelgeusian time soldier , traveled from this reality into the future of the prime universe. As a result, Starfleet in the prime universe became aware of the alternate reality (along with the ultimate fate of the prime universe Spock). The alternate reality Starfleet in this era had adopted a uniform style similar to that of their prime universe counterparts. ( DIS : " Terra Firma, Part 1 ")

In 2385 , Wesley Crusher mentioned that he had visited this alternate reality, calling it "the Narada incursion" and displaying a graphic of it and all of the other universes for Dal R'El , Rok-Tahk , Jankom Pog , Gwyndala , Murf , and Zero . ( PRO : " The Devourer of All Things, Part I ")

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Star Trek Beyond

Background information [ ]

Ambassador Spock, a traveler from the prime reality and an inhabitant of the alternate reality

The alternate reality runs parallel, existing as a quantum reality , to the prime reality , which is where many of the events seen in the Star Trek universe have occurred. According to Star Trek writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci , the conceptual invention of the alternate reality allowed the prime reality to continue. [2]

This intent is also evident in the script of Star Trek . [3] While not completely audible in the film, before being teased by his classmates, young Spock is asked by the computer in the learning center on Vulcan , " What is the central assumption of quantum cosmology? " to which Spock replies, " Everything that can happen does happen in equal and parallel universes. "

As the alternate reality is merely divergent rather than a completely new universe, this means backstory elements pertaining to anything before 2233 hold true for both timelines. Director J.J. Abrams said, " It's actually nice when you're given a box.... when you're given parameters that you have to honor because it gives you limits and then you know that within those boundaries you can be creatively risky. " ( Memory Alpha:Ask J.J. Abrams/Answers )

On the Star Trek audio commentary , the writers stated some events in the new timeline were meant to give insight as to what happened in the prime reality, such as how Kirk and Spock met following the Kobayashi Maru scandal. Roberto Orci opined that identical events would happen in both timelines because the " rules of quantum mechanics tell us that the universes that exist, they exist because they are the most probable universe [....] The things that happened in the original series didn't just happen because they happened, they happened because it's actually what's most probably going to happen. " However, when asked if this meant Spock and Uhura might break up as they were not in a relationship in the prime reality, Orci responded:

Roberto Orci, in a post on Ain't It Cool News [5] as well as in an interview with Star Trek Magazine  issue 146 (p. 40), and J.J. Abrams, in an interview with MTV conducted between the two aforementioned statements from Orci, [6] (X) established a reason why technology in the alternate reality appears to be more advanced than it is during the same period in the prime reality. Scans and telemetry of the 24th century Narada , taken by the Kelvin , were brought back to Starfleet by the survivors on the Kelvin 's shuttles. Therefore, Starfleet's development and construction plans were slightly altered, making everything potentially more advanced, slightly ahead of schedule.

Star Trek Beyond co-writer Simon Pegg had a different view of how the alternate reality diverges from the prime timeline from Orci and Kurtzman, believing events before 2233 were different too:

Comics artist Tony Shasteen approved of the alternate reality, commenting, " I can appreciate what is being done with this alternate universe. I feel like it works with what has come before. I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I appreciate it for what it is. " [8]

Name of the timeline [ ]

StarTrek.com originally differentiated the new versions of the characters introduced in Star Trek with the initials "AR", and some pages used "09" as a disambiguation in the web address. Within their online database, the timeline is interchangeably described as the Nero-created "alternate reality", [9] (X) "alternate dimension", [10] (X) "alternate timeline", [11] (X) and "alternate universe". [12] (X) . After 2016 , some entries in the database were updated to switch to the disambiguation "Kelvin", but retained the interchangeable "alternate" text in the entries themselves. [13] (X)

In an interview, actress Alice Eve called it the "split universe". [14] Simon Pegg joked, " I had this idea. I think that we might all be the mirror universe crew. " Perhaps in the third movie, we'll see that " something's going to go to shit, we're all going to turn bad, Spock's going to grow a beard, and we're going to meet ourselves. That could happen. " [15]

IDW Publishing calls the alternate reality the "new timeline" [16] (X) or the "altered" timeline/continuity. [17] (X) The board game Star Trek: Expeditions calls it the "new universe". As some former Star Trek production staffers, like Doug Drexler , [18] (X) did, author of Star Trek novels Christopher L. Bennett has referred to it as the "Abramsverse", [19] and noted the slang term prefix "Nu", which gave him " the impression that it was the label favored by people who wanted to dismiss the Abrams continuity or make it sound ridiculous. " [20]

Al Rivera, head developer of Star Trek Online , announced that CBS had endowed the timeline with the non- canon "Kelvin Timeline" moniker. [21] Michael and Denise Okuda settled on the name after much deliberation for the fourth edition of the Star Trek Encyclopedia of 2016. [22] In June 2016 CBS Consumer Products , the official guardian of the Star Trek franchise , confirmed that Okuda was actually tasked with creating a new moniker to commercial/promotional ends, and that it, at least where the franchise is concerned, has become the "official" one. [23] The first publication to include reference to this term was The Star Trek Book from June 2016 , before the Encyclopedia was released. After several subsequent print publications such as the 2017 The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline reference book , the franchise moniker was for the first time used for a home video format in June 2019 with the release of the Star Trek Trilogy: The Kelvin Timeline Blu-ray Disc set of the three alternate reality films on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the alternate reality.

For internal consistency reasons, especially where the in-universe articles are concerned, Memory Alpha adheres to the "alternate reality" denominator as it is of all the alternatives the only one actually used on screen, when it was uttered by Uhura in scene 153/83 of the 2009 film Star Trek . [24]

Crossover characters [ ]

This is a list of individuals known to exist both in the original and in the alternate reality.

Apocrypha [ ]

A Star Trek Online timeline displaying the prime and alternate realities

The Star Trek screenplay contains a musing from Spock Prime, having been told by Kirk that Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura were all serving in the Enterprise (by this point he takes it for granted that McCoy is as well), while Scott is on the same planet as the two of them, that Kirk's implausible meetings with the people who would become his crew in the prime reality may be the result of the timeline trying to "repair itself" from Nero's damage. The novelization of Star Trek by Alan Dean Foster preserves this exchange.

Writers Mike Johnson and Tim Jones wrote Star Trek: Countdown , a comic book prequel to Star Trek expanding on the events in the prime reality leading to the Narada 's arrival back in time. Johnson and Jones subsequently collaborated on Star Trek: Nero , based on the deleted scenes regarding Nero's imprisonment, and Star Trek: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation . Johnson writes the Star Trek: Ongoing comic series, launched in September 2011 , which explores how some classic stories unfold in the new timeline. In early 2013 , Mike Johnson and Roberto Orci once again collaborated on the tie-in prequel comic Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness which covers the events that occurred roughly a month before Star Trek Into Darkness and also reintroduces famed captain Robert April ( β ) in the new timeline.

Four novels set after Star Trek were set to be published in 2010: Refugees , Seek a Newer World , More Beautiful Than Death , and The Hazard of Concealing . The novels were announced as being on hold as of 14 January 2010 . On his blog, Refugees author Alan Dean Foster speculated the hold was due to the plots of the novels possibly conflicting with the next film. Two years later, Christopher L. Bennett posted " All I can say is that most of the speculations I hear about why the books were pulled are wrong. It wasn't about conflicts with the second movie. " [25] A series of young adult books, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , following the characters during their time at the Academy, began in November 2010 .

In The Needs of the Many , a novel based upon the Star Trek Online series, when Dulmur , one of the Department of Temporal Investigations agents from DS9 : " Trials and Tribble-ations ", is institutionalized and suffering from temporal psychosis , he has memories of not only his timeline, but of several others as well – including one where Vulcan was destroyed a century prior. Another novel, Watching the Clock , goes into detail about how and why some forms of time travel create parallel alternate realities and others lead to the overwriting of the same timeline. Bennett, the author, stated this was an in-universe explanation for the co-existence of the prime and alternate realities. [26]

Apocryphal appearances [ ]

• Wired : " When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge "
• Star Trek: Nero
• Star Trek: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation
• Star Trek: Ongoing
• Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness
• Star Trek: Khan
• Star Trek - Green Lantern: The Spectrum War
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
• Star Trek: Manifest Destiny
• Star Trek: Boldly Go
• Star Trek - Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds
• The Delta Anomaly
• The Gemini Agent
• The Assassination Game
• The Unsettling Stars
• More Beautiful Than Death
• Star Trek D-A-C
• Star Trek: Expeditions
• Star Trek: Rivals
• Star Trek Online
• Star Trek: Bridge Crew
• Star Trek: Fleet Command

External links [ ]

• Kelvin timeline at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Kelvin Timeline at the Star Trek Online Wiki
• Many-worlds interpretation at Wikipedia
• Analysis of changes in the alternate reality (X)
• Star Trek (2009) ships at Ex Astris Scientia
• Analysis of time travel in Star Trek (2009) at Ex Astris Scientia
• 2 Daniels (Crewman)
• 3 Klingon augment virus