Star Trek Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jul. 21, 2009

Star Trek

Release Date: Friday, May 8, 2009 Theaters

Director: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Zachary Quinto • Leonard Nimoy • Anton Yelchin • Zoe Saldana • Karl Urban

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 6 m

4.48 / 5.0

92% WILL SEE 8% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi Prequel

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Who stars in Star Trek – Cast List

Zachary Quinto
Hitman: Agent 47, The Boys in the Band
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Leonard Nimoy
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Anton Yelchin
Only Lovers Left Alive, Terminator Salvation
Zoe Saldana
Avengers: Endgame, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Karl Urban
The Bluff, The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Chris Pine
Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984
John Cho
Identity Thief, They Listen
Simon Pegg
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Ice Age: Boiling Point
Eric Bana
Apex, Untamed (mini-series)
Chris Hemsworth
Avengers: Doomsday, Crime 101
C
Clifton Collins Jr.
Train Dreams, Triple 9
Winona Ryder
Black Swan, The Dilemma

Who is making Star Trek – Crew List

A look at Star Trek behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director J.J. Abrams last helmed Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film's writer J.J. Abrams last penned Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenwriters: J.J. Abrams
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Producers: J.J. Abrams
Bryan Burk
Damon Lindelof

Studios: Paramount Pictures
Production Company: Bad Robot
K/O Paper Products
Rick Berman Productions

Production – What we know about the Star Trek

Key Facts

One of the most popular film and television franchises of all time, "Star Trek" has encompassed 726 total episodes for television in six different series, beginning with the original 1966-1969 series created by Gene Roddenberry. The 10 "Star Trek" films have grossed in excess of $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The original characters have been named among the 50 greatest TV characters of all time and the Enterprise has lent its name to two proposed spacecrafts.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2009

Completed

Changed Star Trek movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2008

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2008

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content
Runtime: 2 hrs, 6 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Star Trek XI, Star Trek: Corporate Headquarters, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Star Trek Prequel
Language: English

Star Trek Trailers and Clips

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Star Trek Release Date: When was the film released?

Star Trek was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 8 , 2009. The film was released in approximately 3,849 theaters. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Next Day Air, Powder Blue and Little Ashes.