Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American
science fiction action film directed by
J.J. Abrams and written by
Roberto Orci,
Alex Kurtzman and
Damon Lindelof. It is the 12th installment in the
Star Trek film franchise and sequel to the 2009 film
Star Trek. The film features
Chris Pine reprising his role as Captain
James T. Kirk, with
Zachary Quinto,
Simon Pegg,
Zoe Saldana,
Karl Urban,
John Cho,
Anton Yelchin,
Bruce Greenwood and
Leonard Nimoy reprising their roles from the previous film.
Benedict Cumberbatch,
Peter Weller and
Alice Eve are also credited in the film's principal cast. The film was the last time Nimoy would portray the character of Spock, and his final film appearance before his death in 2015.