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Star Trek Into Darkness – May 17 (nationwide)
Ray: Lens flares aside, the 2009 Star Trek reboot is arguably one of the best popcorn movies of the last decade. Four years later, we’re finally getting a sequel, and so far it looks like we’re in for a good ride – director J.J. Abrams brought the entire crew back (including Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock), and the dark teaser trailer suggests the stakes have been increased this time around. Adding to the anticipation is up-and-coming star Benedict Cumberbatch as a menacing villain who may or may not be from the Star Trek canon (cough Khan cough). Who knows if they can match the first movie, but if they even come close then this will be one of the most entertaining movies of the year.
Arno: After taking in the first trailer, I screamed like Alice Eve does - but more in a very excited way than in a Benedict-Cumberbatch-who-may-or-may-not-be-Khan-is-coming-to-destroy-me-and-my-beautiful-face way. I loved the first movie and, like J.J. Abrams, was never really a Trek devotee until he pulled me into the universe back in 2009. My main hope is for Cumberbatch's dialogue to be so well-written that he can join the league of well-spoken space terrorists that counts Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Chiwetel Ejiofor's The Operative as members.
Ray: Lens flares aside, the 2009 Star Trek reboot is arguably one of the best popcorn movies of the last decade. Four years later, we’re finally getting a sequel, and so far it looks like we’re in for a good ride – director J.J. Abrams brought the entire crew back (including Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock), and the dark teaser trailer suggests the stakes have been increased this time around. Adding to the anticipation is up-and-coming star Benedict Cumberbatch as a menacing villain who may or may not be from the Star Trek canon (cough Khan cough). Who knows if they can match the first movie, but if they even come close then this will be one of the most entertaining movies of the year.
Arno: After taking in the first trailer, I screamed like Alice Eve does - but more in a very excited way than in a Benedict-Cumberbatch-who-may-or-may-not-be-Khan-is-coming-to-destroy-me-and-my-beautiful-face way. I loved the first movie and, like J.J. Abrams, was never really a Trek devotee until he pulled me into the universe back in 2009. My main hope is for Cumberbatch's dialogue to be so well-written that he can join the league of well-spoken space terrorists that counts Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Chiwetel Ejiofor's The Operative as members.
PeopleBenedict Cumberbatch
TitlesStar Trek Into Darkness
CountriesAustralia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, United States
LanguagesEnglish