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Star Trek (movie)

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Star Trek
Official Logo
Directed byJ. J. Abrams
Written by
  • Roberto Orci
  • Alex Kurtzman
Based onStar Trek
by Gene Roddenberry
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Mindel
Edited by
  • Mary Jo Markey
  • Maryann Brandon
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) (Sydney Opera House)
  • May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[2]
Box office$385.7 million[2]

Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction action movie directed by J. J. Abrams and made by Paramount Pictures. It is a reboot of the original Star Trek television series. It allows for massive changes in the storyline because of time traveling, which let its creators take the franchise in a new direction while still being faithful to the existing canon.

The movie is about the characters from the original series Star Trek: The Original Series, as they meet and assemble for the first time on the USS Enterprise. Together, they must fight a Romulan named Nero, who is from the future.

References

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  1. "Star Trek". British Board of Film Classification. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Star Trek (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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