Star Trek Into Darkness - Official poster revealed, teaser trailer now online

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lastplayed said:
Probably already been pointed out, but either the Enterprise has had a huge refit, or that's not the Enterprise.

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Surely there are tons of ships orbiting earth at any given moment. Probably crashes in the first 5 minutes of the movie. USS Lollipop or something.
 
Sickboy007 said:
It'll be kind of hard to build a believable backstory with the two of them being friends, especially since he's such an unknown character to the greater public.
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That's what the first 9 minutes are for!

Teh Hamburglar said:
Surely there are tons of ships orbiting earth at any given moment. Probably crashes in the first 5 minutes of the movie. USS Lollipop or something.
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Well that'd be an improvement over the Prime Universe, where usually the "nearest federation starship to Earth" was off exploring some far off nook of the galaxy.
 
45137258.QUOTE=Jack Scofield;45137258]Wait, the bad guy is named Gary Mitchell? Talk about intimidating.[/QUOTE]

It's Gary Singh Khan.

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
 
If it actually is Gary Mitchell, regardless of the actual quality of the movie they will have earned a certain degree of respect from me for going with that story.
 
It's kinda funny that we're so conditioned to think of Hollywood and these kind of movies as so unoriginal and creatively bankrupt that no one is taking into consideration the possibility of a new villain.
 
Sickboy007 said:
It's kinda funny that we're so conditioned to think of Hollywood and these kind of movies as so unoriginal and creatively bankrupt that no one is taking into consideration the possibility of a new villain.
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They're already on the record that it's a character from the show.
 
The Gary Mitchell story is the quintessential Star Trek story: humanity spreads out among the stars and what we find out there changes us. I really hope it is him.
 
I just noticed that the extra shots in the Japanese trailer are almost certainly a red herring.

The first shot of Kirk has to be from a different scene than the hands on the glass. There's no red ambiance or flashing lights in the glass shot.
 
What doesnt make sense though is that Gary Mitchell was just some random dude who got super powers but the narration in the trailer is so eloquent that it seems like its coming from someone more sophisticated that has been held back for a very long time which seems like its someone like Khan.

Mitchell is kind of underwhelming when you think about it. I mean all that hard work to reboot the franchise and 4 years of waiting just to get a remake of the first episode of TOS?
 
Anticitizen One said:
What doesnt make sense though is that Gary Mitchell was just some random dude who got super powers but the narration in the trailer is so eloquent that it seems like its coming from someone more sophisticated that has been held back for a very long time which seems like its someone like Khan.
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Post-transformation Mitchell had a God Complex, it would fit that narration.
 
Anticitizen One said:
What doesnt make sense though is that Gary Mitchell was just some random dude who got super powers but the narration in the trailer is so eloquent that it seems like its coming from someone more sophisticated that has been held back for a very long time which seems like its someone like Khan.

Mitchell is kind of underwhelming when you think about it. I mean all that hard work to reboot the franchise and 4 years of waiting just to get a remake of the first episode of TOS?
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That's what I'm thinking, why would Mitchell give two shits about blowing up earth when Kirk is the one he wants. Khan has a deep hate for earth for what they did to him.
 
That War-Torn planet mentioned in the synopsis im assuming is the Klingon world that was shown in the deleted scenes on the star trek bluray? Theres even some scenes in the trailer that look like that same world (All cold steel with ashes and debris flying around)
 
Mitchell never needed guns, though. He could make gardens spring with his mind. He was able to control people with thought.

Also, Mitchell was not a science officer.

And, again, I don't know why they'd work with IDW to do a comic set in the same universe, and then do Gary Mitchell both in the comics and in the movie. Seems like a truly bizarre oversight. It would be sad if they really were just ignoring the comic completely, because it's good!
 
The official Paramount synopsis:

In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. [9]
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From within their own organization? Come on, that has to be Mitchell.
 
Star Trek fans will never live this down.

"Who's the coolest Star Wars villian?"

"Dark Lord of the Sith DARTH VADER leader of the galactic empire. Who's the coolest Star Trek Villian"

"Oh it's totally Gary Mithcell"
 
Alice Eve is beautiful, as this thread proves, but she doesn't look that great in the trailer.

Maybe Cumberbatch isn't Khan, but one of his men? Maybe Khan's dead in this continuity and this guy is the sole survivor.

I'd rather he just be a new character though. Looks like a scene stealer though.
 
Maybe he starts as Gary Mitchell but once he gets his powers and goes crazy he decides to take on a more intimidating alias? They could even show him flipping through a history book before he decides to go by the name "Khan"
 
Sickboy007 said:
Really? I didn't know it was official.
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Found it:

TrekMovie.com: OK, I want to try and get something out of you that is actually new about the movie. Kind of like you did on the radio show but I will name a guest actor in the sequel and you will say if they are playing a new character you created or one from the original Star Trek canon.

Roberto Orci: OK, I’ll play.

TrekMovie.com: OK let’s start with Alice Eve. Canon or new?

Roberto Orci: Canon

TrekMovie.com: Noel Clarke?

Roberto Orci: New

TrekMovie.com: I assume that also goes for Nanzeen Contractor, who plays his wife?

Roberto Orci: Yes, new.

TrekMovie.com: Peter Weller

Roberto Orci: New.

TrekMovie.com: Joseph Gatt

Roberto Orci: New.

TrekMovie.com: OK and the big one, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Roberto Orci: Canon.
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Whoever the villain is, it's not a new character. Neither is Alice Eve's.

http://trekmovie.com/2012/07/14/exc...haracter-details-talks-title-post-production/
 
thetrin said:
Mitchell never needed guns, though. He could make gardens spring with his mind. He was able to control people with thought.

Also, Mitchell was not a science officer.

And, again, I don't know why they'd work with IDW to do a comic set in the same universe, and then do Gary Mitchell both in the comics and in the movie. Seems like a truly bizarre oversight. It would be sad if they really were just ignoring the comic completely, because it's good!
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I haven't read the comic, but from a summery of it, it seems like the two could coexist fine.
He just needs to come back from the dead.
 
Sickboy007 said:
It's kinda funny that we're so conditioned to think of Hollywood and these kind of movies as so unoriginal and creatively bankrupt that no one is taking into consideration the possibility of a new villain.
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Well, we are talking about the second movie in a reboot series of a 10 movie series based on a combined 300 or so episodes of television spanning the 60s to the 90s. Originality is, at this point, not really the point.
 
Mike Johnson, writer of the Star Trek comic book said the first, fourth and twelfth issues contained hints of events in the film. "They are more retroactive, in the sense that after you see the movie you can go back and see where things were set up. Some are very direct; others are more thematic." [14] [15]
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So, the comic book writer of the comic says the comic foreshadows the plot of the new movie, but Gary Mitchell already happened in the comic. I seriously doubt it's Mitchell. First issue is Gary Mitchell. 4th is Galileo Seven. Twelfth is tribbles.

Matt said:
I haven't read the comic, but from a summery of it, it seems like the two could coexist fine.
He just needs to come back from the dead.
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I'd be fine with that, actually.
 
thetrin said:
So, the comic book writer of the comic says the comic foreshadows the plot of the new movie, but Gary Mitchell already happened in the comic. I seriously doubt it's Mitchell. I have to go back and read what happened in 4 and 5.
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He "died" in the comic, so now he can "return" in the movie.
 
Star Trek will have the worst villian name of 2013. Let's look at that year's rogues gallery


The Mandarin, Malekth the Dark Elf, General ZOD, and....Gary Mitchell
 
Anticitizen One said:
Star Trek will have the worst villian name of 2013. Let's look at that year's rogues gallery


The Mandarin, Malekth the Dark Elf, General ZOD, and....Gary Mitchell
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What's in a name? It's such a silly thing to complain about.
 
Anticitizen One said:
Star Trek will have the worst villian name of 2013. Let's look at that year's rogues gallery


The Mandarin, Malekth the Dark Elf, General ZOD, and....Gary Mitchell
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OR, it's be the only movie that has a villan that isn't named something ridiculous. Depending on how you look at it.
 
thetrin said:
What's in a name? It's such a silly thing to complain about.
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Bane, Darth Vader, The Emperor, Freddy Kreuger, The Joker. Just a mere utterence of their names conjurs up iconic memories and performances across various medias. Gary Mitchell conjurs up images of a drunk 70s frat boy
 
Matt said:
OR, it's be the only movie that has a villan that isn't named something ridiculous. Depending on how you look at it.
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When supervillains meet for their annual convention, the guy with the name tag that reads "Gary Mitchell" is the one that stands out. Gary is the one with the ridiculous name.
 
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