Star Trek (2009)

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated: PG-13
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: May 8, 2009 (USA)

Cast
- John Cho
- Ben Cross
- Bruce Greenwood
- Simon Pegg
- Chris Pine
- Zachary Quinto
- Winona Ryder
- Zoe Saldana
- Karl Urban
- Anton Yelchin
- Eric Bana
- Leonard Nimoy
- Marlene Forte
- Jimmy Bennett

Synopsis
The greatest adventure of all time begins with “Star Trek,” the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!

Alternate Titles
- Звездный путь Russia
- Christa & Christan’s Big Adventure USA (fake working title)
- Corporate HQ USA (fake working title)
- Corporate Headquarters USA (fake working title)
- Seutta tteurek: Deo bigining South Korea
- Singhung keiyu gei Hong Kong (Cantonese title)
- Star Trek – El futuro comienza Argentina
- Star Trek – Viaje a las estrellas Venezuela (long title)
- Star Trek XI USA (working title)
- Star Trek Zero USA (working title)
- Star Trek: The Beginning South Korea
- Star Trek: The Future Begins Malaysia (English title)
- Star Trek: The IMAX Experience USA (IMAX version)
- Sutâ torekku Japan
- The Ernest Castelhun Chronicles USA (fake working title)
- Untitled Blake Allen Project USA (fake working title)
- Untitled Paramount Project USA (fake working title)
- Untitled Walter Lace Project USA (fake working title)
- Viaje a las estrellas – El futuro comienza Venezuela
- Wet Paint USA (fake working title)
- Xingji mihang China (Mandarin title)
- Xingji zhengbazhan Taiwan
- Xingkong qiyu ji Hong Kong (Mandarin title)
- Zvjezdane staze Croatia

Trivia
- J.J. Abrams’ only two choices for Nero were Russell Crowe and Eric Bana.
- Eric Bana’s character, Nero, is missing the tip of one of his Romulan ears. In the movie Chopper (2000), Bana’s character Mark ‘Chopper’ Reed has both ears cut off in order to be moved to a different jail.
- Eric Bana improvised Nero’s speech patterns.
- Eric Bana shot his scenes toward the end of filming.
- The actors playing the Romulans spent 2-4 hours applying make-up; three prosthetics were applied to the ears and foreheads, and Eric Bana had a fourth prosthetic applied for the bite mark on his head. The actors also shaved their heads in order to differentiate them from Vulcans; previous series designed the Romulans with ridged foreheads.
- Much of the film’s cast/crew are fans of Star Trek, including writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Karl Urban, Eric Bana.
- Eric Bana plays Nero, a Romulan. He also appeared in a non Star-Trek affiliated movie called Romulus, My Father (2007) and plays the title character, Romulus.