New Images from “Star Trek Into Darkness”

The folks at Paramount Pictures are teasing fans with more photos from director J.J. Abrams’ upcoming “Trek” sequel “Star Trek Into Darkness.”  Questions have been raised about the John Harrison character played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch.  Is he Khan Noonien Singh the genetically-bred “superman” of Earth’s India in the late 20th century? And, what is his agenda?  Moviegoers will have to wait for those answers when the film hits theaters on May 17th.  Until then, enjoy the new images from Paramount.

Here is the storyline for the film.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Based on the original Gene Roddenberry television series, “Star Trek Into Darkness” will beam its way into theaters on May 17, 2013 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D formats.  The film will star Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Noel Clarke, Nolan North, Nazneen Contractor, Elly Kaye, Nick Tarabay, Heather Langenkamp, Ningning Deng, Tom Archdeacon, Ser’Darius Blain, Joseph Gatt, and Kraisit Agnew.  Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, and Roberto Orci wrote the screenplay.  J.J. Abrams directs.

Source: movieweb, startrek