- Paramount wanted JJ Abrams to shoot the movie in 3D format, but JJ Abrams wanted to shoot in IMAX format. In the end, the director and producer each compromised. Therefore, the film was shot in IMAX format and converted into a 3D movie in the later stage.
- Benedict Cumberbatch’s audition material was recorded on a mobile phone in the kitchen of a good friend of his own.
- During the film's script creation, there were countless candidate titles for the film, including some joking titles. Among these titles, screenwriter Damon Lindelof’s favorite is the title "Star Trek: Transformers 4".
- Michael Dorn was invited to play a commander when the film started. But the crew believes that the old version of the actors should not be mixed with the new version of the actors, so they cut all his scenes.
- The screenwriter of the film once looked at the works of famous science fiction writers Arthur Clarke and Larry Niven in the stage of writing the script as a source of inspiration.
- Some scenes of the film were shot in Iceland. This is also the first time the "Star Trek" series has been filmed outside the United States.
Star Trek Into Darkness behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
Star Trek Into Darkness quotes
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[from trailer]
[the Enterprise crew steer a ship towards a closing portal]
Spock: Captain, this ship will not fit.
James T. Kirk: IT WILL FIT, WILL FIT, WILL FIT!
[the ship scraps through the closing portal]
James T. Kirk: See, I told you it would fit!
Spock: I am not sure that qualifies.
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[from trailer]
Khan: You are a pawn, Kirk. You can't even guarantee the safety of your own crew. Now, shall we begin?