For fans of Dr. McCoy’s metaphors, there were plenty of them in Star Trek into Darkness.

A complaint about the amount led to an unexpected result for Urban. Mild spoilers behind the cut.
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J.J. Abrams and five of the Star Trek into Darkness actors appeared recently in a short segment on Entertainment Tonight to promote the movie.

The actors spoke of the friendships developed over the time making both Star Trek and Star Trek into Darkness.

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J.J. Abrams appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, and was joined two unexpected guests.

Abrams took audience suggestions for his work on the next Star Wars film, and the unexpected guests delighted the audience with their appearance and suggestions.

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Some clever sleuthing by TrekMovie.com on the AreYouThe1701.com website has uncovered a file about Star Trek into Darkness‘ John Harrison.

The PDF file is two pages in length, and reproduced below the cut. Note: There are spoilers, so if you’ve not yet seen the movie, wait until you do before you read the rest of this article.

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Like his predecessor in the Sulu role, John Cho hopes for better things for his character.

Although Star Trek into Darkness has just released, Cho is already looking to the future.

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Rod Roddenberry and his wife Heidi are expecting their first child.

Roddenberry posted the announcement to Facebook several days ago.

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Star Trek Composer Michael Giacchino will be scoring a sequel to the Planet of the Apes.

The sequel is titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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Star Trek into Darkness‘ Chris Pine will film a cameo in Joe Carnahan‘s comedic thriller Stretch.

Stretch is the story of a “down-on-his-luck chauffeur looking to relieve his debt by driving around a mysterious billionaire who drags him to hell and back.”

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In a short video, Simon Pegg and Alice Eve explain how they perfected their Scottish accents.

“The thing is with accents,” said Pegg, “is that there’s often a little phrase you need to sort of enter in; that’s like the key to it.”

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Last night, one night ahead of the U.S. IMAX release of Star Trek into Darkness, the Hollywood premiere for the movie was held.

In attendance were: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bryan Burk, Michael Giacchino, Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Nanzeen Contractor, LeVar Burton, Rod Roddenberry, and Jennifer Morrison.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‘s Armin Shimerman is co-directing an “untraditional staging” of Arthur Miller‘s The Crucible along with Geoffrey Wade (Mad Men‘s ‘Hot Tooth’).

To promote the Antaeus Company production, the duo, with assistance from the play cast, have created a comedic mockumentary-style video.

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Benedict Cumberbatch will be heard in an unusual place soon, on a mix album from Röyksopp.

The mix album, featuring tracks by other artists, is for the Late Night Tales series.

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Star Trek into Darkness‘ Benedict Cumberbatch appeared Friday on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to promote the movie, and a clip of that interview is now available online.

“I’m really excited,” he told Fallon. “think [the movie]‘s going to be great.”

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On May 16 at 8 PM, EPIX will allow viewers to “get up close and personal with all of your favorite Star Trek captains” in a new exclusive series, and TrekToday U.S. readers can enter to win a poster!

The series, The Captains Close-Up, features interviews conducted by William Shatner, and includes former Star Trek captains Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, and Scott Bakula.

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A new SciFi Diner Podcast features Star Trek: Enterprise‘s John Billingsley and Bonita Friedericy.

In the SciFi Diner Podcast, the hosts “share interviews, reviews, and opinions on popular and perhaps not-so-popular Science Fiction TV shows and movies.”

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