Series: Star Trek: The Movies - (1979-2025)
Movie: #11
Release Date: May 7th, 2009
Story: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Screenplay: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast:
Chris Pine as James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto as Spock
Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime
Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov
Zoƫ Saldana as Nyota Uhura
John Cho as Hikaru Sulu
Simon Pegg as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Eric Bana as Nero
Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson
Bruce Greenwood as Christopher Pike
Jennifer Morrison as Winona Kirk
Ben Cross as Sarek
Clifton Collins Jr. as Ayel
Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk
Also Starring:
Rachel Nichols as Gaila
Faran Tahir as Captain Robau
Antonio Elias as Officer Pitts
Sean Gerace as a Tactical Officer
Randy Pausch as a Kelvin Crew Member
Tim Griffin as a Kelvin Engineer
Freda Foh Shen as the Kelvin Helmsman
Katarzyn Kowalczyk as a Kelvin Alien
Jason Brooks as a Romulan Helmsman
Sonita Henry as a Kelvin Doctor
Kelvin Yu as a Medical Technician
Marta Martin as a Medical Technician
Tavarus Conley as a Kelvin Crew Member
Jeff Castle as a Kelvin Crew Member
Billy Brown as a Med Evac Pilot
Jimmy Bennett as Young James T. Kirk
Greg Grunberg as the Voice of Jim Kirk's Stepdad
Spencer Daniels as Johnny
Jeremy Fitzgerald as the Iowa Cop
Zoe Chernov as a Vulcan Student
Max Chernov as a Vulcan Student
Jacob Kogan as Young Spock
James Henrie as a Vulcan Bully
Colby Paul as a Vulcan Bully
Cody Klop as a Vulcan Bully
Akiva Goldsman as a Vulcan Council Member
Anna Katarina as a Vulcan Council Member
Douglas Tait as the Long Face Bar Alien
Tony Guma as Lew the Bartender
Gerald W. Abrams as a Barfly
James McGrath Jr. as a Barfly
Jason Matthew Smith as a Burly Cadet
Marcus Young as a Burly Cadet
Robert Clendenin as a Shipyard Worker
Darlena Tejeiro as a Flight Officer
Reggie Lee as a Test Administrator
Jeffrey Byron as a Test Administrator
Jonathan Dixon as a Simulator Tactical Officer
Tyler Perry as Admiral Richard Barnett
Ben Binswagner as Admiral James Komack
Margot Farley as the College Council Stenographer
Paul McGillion as the Barracks Leader
Lisa Vidal as a Barracks Officer
Alex Nevil as a Shuttle Officer
Kimberly Arland as a Cadet Alien
Sufe M. Bradshaw as a Cadet Alien
Jeff Chase as a Cadet Alien
Charles Haugk as a Enterprise Crew Member
Nana Kagga Hill as a Enterprise Crew Member
Michael Saglimbeni as a Enterprise Crew Member
John Blackman as a Enterprise Crew Member
Jack Millard as a Enterprise Crew Member
Shaela Luter as a Enterprise Crew Member
Sabrina Morris as a Enterprise Crew Member
Michelle Parylak as a Enterprise Crew Member
Oz Perkins Enterprise Communiations Officer
Amanda Foreman as Hannity
Michael Berry Jr. as a Romulan Tactical Officer
Lucia Rijker as a Romulan Communications Officer
Pasha D. Lychnikoff as a Romulan Commander
Matthew Beisner as a Romulan Crew Member
Neville Page as a Romulan Crew Member
Jesper Inglis as a Romulan Crew Member
Greg Ellis as a Chief Engineer Olson
Marlene Forte as a Transport Chief
Leonard O. Turner as a Vulcan Elder
Mark Bramhall as a Vulcan Elder
Ronald F. Hoiseck as a Vulcan Elder
Irene Roseen as a Vulcan Elder
Jeff O'Haco as a Vulcan Elder
Scottie Thompson as a Nero's Wife
Deep Roy as a Keenser
Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the Starfleet Computer Voice
Stardate: 2233.04
Synopsis
In the 23rd century, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is investigating a "lightning storm" in space. A Romulan ship, the Narada, emerges from the storm and attacks the Kelvin. Narada's first officer, Ayel, demands that the Kelvin's Captain Robau come aboard to negotiate a truce. Robau is questioned about the current stardate and an "Ambassador Spock", whom he does not recognize. Narada's commander, Nero, kills him, and resumes attacking the Kelvin. George Kirk, the Kelvin's first officer, orders the ship's personnel, including his pregnant wife Winona, to abandon ship while he pilots the Kelvin on a collision course with the Narada. Kirk sacrifices his life to ensure Winona's survival as she gives birth to James T. Kirk.
Seventeen years later on the planet Vulcan, a young Spock is accepted to join the Vulcan Science Academy. Realizing the Academy views his human mother Amanda as a "disadvantage", he joins Starfleet instead. On Earth, Kirk becomes a reckless but intelligent young adult. Following a bar fight with Starfleet cadets accompanying Nyota Uhura, Kirk meets Captain Christopher Pike, who encourages him to enlist in Starfleet Academy, where Kirk meets and befriends doctor Leonard McCoy.
Three years later, Commander Spock accuses Kirk of cheating during the Kobayashi Maru simulation. Kirk argues that cheating was acceptable because the simulation was designed to be unbeatable. The disciplinary hearing is interrupted by a distress signal from Vulcan. With the primary fleet out of range, the cadets are mobilized. McCoy and Kirk board Pike's ship, the Enterprise. Realizing that the "lightning storm" observed near Vulcan is similar to the one that occurred when he was born, Kirk breaks protocol to convince Pike that the distress signal is a trap.
Enterprise finds the fleet destroyed and the Narada drilling into Vulcan's core. The Narada attacks the Enterprise and Pike surrenders, delegating command of the ship to Spock and promoting Kirk to first officer. Kirk, Hikaru Sulu and Chief Engineer Olson perform a space jump[5][6] onto the drilling platform. Olson is killed but Kirk and Sulu disable the drill. Despite their efforts, Nero launches "red matter" into Vulcan's core, forming an artificial black hole that destroys Vulcan. Spock rescues the high council and his father Sarek, but Amanda dies.![]()
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As the Narada moves toward Earth, Nero tortures Pike to gain access to Earth's defense codes. Spock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega after Kirk attempts mutiny. Kirk encounters an older Spock, who explains that he and Nero are from 129 years in the future. In that future, Romulus was threatened by a supernova. Spock's attempt to use "red matter" to create an artificial black hole and consume the supernova failed, and Nero's family perished along with Romulus. The Narada and Spock's vessel were caught in the black hole, sending them back in time. Nero stranded Spock on Delta Vega to watch Vulcan's destruction.
Reaching a Starfleet outpost, Kirk and the elder Spock meet Montgomery Scott. With the elder Spock's help, Kirk and Scott beam onto the Enterprise. Following the elder Spock's advice, Kirk provokes younger Spock into attacking him, forcing Spock to recognize he is emotionally compromised and relinquish command to Kirk. After talking with Sarek, Spock decides to help Kirk. While the Enterprise hides itself within the gas clouds of Titan, Kirk and Spock beam aboard the Narada. Kirk fights with Nero and Ayel, killing the latter and rescuing Pike while Spock uses the elder Spock's ship to destroy the drill. Spock leads the Narada away from Earth and sets his ship to collide with Nero's ship. Enterprise beams Kirk, Pike and Spock aboard. The older Spock's ship and the Narada collide, igniting the "red matter". Kirk offers Nero help to escape, but Nero refuses, prompting Kirk to give the order to fire, dooming the Narada to be consumed in a black hole.
Kirk is promoted to Captain and given command of the Enterprise while Pike is promoted to Rear Admiral. Spock encounters his older self, who persuades his younger self to continue serving in Starfleet, encouraging him to do what feels right instead of what is logical. Spock remains in Starfleet, becoming first officer under Kirk's command. The Enterprise goes to warp as the elder Spock speaks the "where no one has gone before" monologue.
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