This is a glorified teasing sampler, with a few fascinating early sketches thrown in for good measure. The art of the film is one of those art of books if you couldnt tell from the title which explain all about designing all the needed sets, props, costumes, vehicles, cgi models, macquettes, storyboards etc. How many times have you thought to yourself, gee, i. The motion picture is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Star trek into darkness book by alan dean foster official. With chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, benedict cumberbatch. The official movie tiein novelization of the highly antic. Thats right, the original star trek series and its multiple spinoffs still occurred, however there is a new timeline thanks to the reboot of this franchise with star trek in 2009 which led to two other films with star trek into darkness and star trek beyond. Star trek poster print a various sizes space galaxy alien ufo see more. This is why you remain in the best website to see the incredible books. The villain episode comic book tie in reveals that khan had plastic surgery done so he appeared to be white, as opposed to indian, his natural heritage kirk getting reprimanded for his actions towards the beginning also qualifies. Abrams new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, star trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash starfleet cadet james t. After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within. The official movie tiein novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2009s blockbuster feature film star trek.
Covering the creation of star trek 2009, star trek into darkness and star trek beyond, this lavish art book contains neverbeforeseen concept art and designs, as well as interviews with the key creatives who helped bring these exciting movies to life on the big screen. Months after the dramatic events seen in the 2009 blockbuster film star trek, the crew of the u. Its great to have another star trek artbook but this feels a missed opportunity to produce something great the artbook released in 2009, star trek. What has always distinguished star trek from other scifi is the thoughtful and nuanced way that philosophical and sociological commentary was woven into the stories. Coon, they first appeared in the 1967 episode errand of mercy. In star trek into darkness, abrams brought back the klingons, the most popular villains ever created for the franchise. I feel like this book is a case of too little too late. The kelvin timeline, available today from titan books, shines a spotlight on the behindthescenes production, dazzling costume and set designs, intricate concept art and onset photography from star trek 2009, star trek into darkness and star trek beyond. The art of star trek has been the first specialized reference book that featured and displayed in detail the production materials used in the star trek live production of all series and features up until the time of publishing. Kirk chris pine and his vulcan science officer spock zachary quinto.
Of course, the real star here is right in the books name. Abrams has delivered an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. Over the last 47 years of star trek, fans have seen many captains and crews zipping around the cosmos aboard colossal starfleet spacecraft. From the new enterprise to a fleet of federation ships that was barely seen, they. Turns out that when youre a cocky, inexperienced captain of a starship who keeps breaking the rules, you eventually get removed from command. In addition to publication in english his work has been translated into. Let me have a moment to describe my experiences with these types of books.
Will there be an art of star trek into darkness book. Abramss star trek into darkness comes out today, may we rounded up 15 artist interpretations of the films movie poster. Background information the novel was fosters first work. The books creative visual design will provide readers with a. While this book is great for reliving the film, and its got some fabulous extra bits for scotty, there are a bunch of really strange choices in the narrative that arent in the film at all, such as mccoy somehow managing in just a few minutes to get all of. Ben robinson packed with original concept art, this book examines the genesis of a dozen ships from the modern star trek movies. His novel shadowkeep was the first ever book adaptation of an original computer game. The imdb studio at acura festival village at sundance. A highly polished piece of pop cinema with cliffhanger sensibilities, star trek into darkness moves at warp speed as it pits captain kirk and his. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. The novelization of star trek is an adaptation of star trek, written by alan dean foster. Idw publishing is set to release a sixpart comic book prequel series tracing the backstory of controversial star trek into darkness villain john harrison. Spirit of texas book award reading list 1 see more. The character development of spock and kirk in particular is interesting to watch and the cast bring a sense of.
The film that brought star trek back to life returned to theaters for a limited time. This is a list of reference books on the subjects of star trek. The undiscovered country established the name as kronos. Star trek into darkness is easily one of the most anticipated films of 20, and idws newest star trek comic series countdown to darkness provides a lead up to the movie. Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster, paperback. Star trek into darkness 20 by joshua bell may 16, 20 warning. For more details on inuniverse technical manuals, please see list of star trek technical manuals. Star trek into darkness speed art painting drawing duration. Star trek into darknessstar trek into darkness streaming. The art of the film, written by mark cotta vaz, will be available november 17th the same day as the feature film dvd and bluray sets. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j.
It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. Trek into darkness, and the revised uss enterprise as seen in the. Orci added, we havent had a deadline yet, and that is why we keep not finishing it. Abrams star trek films have deeply divided the trek fan community for being both familiar and completely different than the original film. Enterprise, as well as the movies star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Star trek into darkness prequel comic reveals villain.
Kirk first meets a vulcan named spock, and earns the captains chair of the starship enterprise. Hit the jump to see concept art for an alien horse that was supposed to appear on the mclass planet. As this star trek into darkness ebook alan dean foster, it ends stirring living thing one of the favored books star trek into darkness ebook alan dean foster collections that we have. The official novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2009s blockbuster feature film star trek. The characters make the show, the movies and the books. Enterprise and its crew, lead by brazen captain james t. Comic book villainscomic books artcomic artcomic picsbook artthundercatscyberpunkscience fictioncobra commander. Star trek countdown to darkness prequel art cover star. Star trek trek literature will there be an art of star trek into darkness book discussion in trek literature started by roald, may 18, 20. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. Its a pretty decent coffeetable book updated to early ds9 and voyager, but there are many more detailed and fascinating art based explorations of the star trek universe available.
Months after the dramatic events seen in the 2009 blockbuster. Star trek into darkness spacesuit, klingon and alien. The serpentine smoke cloud that emerged from the enormous, towering cone stretched far out to sea, retaining its ominous coherence even as it cast much of the oceans surface in. The real grit is provided, as ever, by the emotional politics, always star trek s strength. Jj abramss followup to his 2009 star trek film is an astute, if more worldweary, take on the scifi legend, writes andrew pulver. Of course, we face stiff competition from our own colleagues for their amazing work on pacific rim and the lone ranger. Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in trade paperback in may 2009. Star trek into darkness concept art depicts klingons and spacesuits posted on friday, june 7th, 20 by germain lussier memories seem to get shorter during the summer movie season. This book features the concept art from star trek 2009, star trek into the darkness 20 and star trek beyond 2016. It seemed as if not just the supervolcano, but every square meter of solid ground on the planet was on the verge of shaking itself apart.
Add one more clip from the star trek into darkness bluray as well as a batch of cool concept art paramount has released a pair of clips today as star trek into darkness is now available digitally ahead of the bluray version which has a september 10th release. The art of john eaves has been formally announced today by. Among the topics the star trek book will cover are starships, the starfleet crew and galaxy wars. Star trek into darkness part of star trek alan dean foster. The art of the film, was excellent because it has a lot of detailed artworks that covered all aspects of the film. Star trek may be speeding into darkness, but the lens flares on the enterprise are brighter than ever and that can mean only one thing j. These star trek into darkness creature designs are a horse of a different color literally. Jj abrams new trek instalment is as glitzy as his first, but its the arrival of benedict cumberbatch as a mysterious new foe that fuels this outing. The art of star trek part of star trek judith reevesstevens.
In star trek into darkness, the planets name is both spelled and spoken by starfleet personnel as kronos. Covering the creation of star trek 2009, star trek into darkness and star trek beyond, this lavish art book contains. Set in the alternate kelvin timeline, star trek 2009, star trek into darkness 20 and star trek beyond 2016 tell the story of the u. It will also chart the development and major arcs of tos, star trek. His novel cyber way won the southwest book award for fiction in 1990, the first work of science fiction ever to do so. Check out a collection of futuristic props that were designed by concept artist christopher ross captain america. Star trek into darkness concept art depicts klingons and.
A complete and indepth look at the art of the newest star trek trilogy. Star trek into darkness 20 star trek into darkness. Creating the red, alien landscape for star trek into darkness. Kirk fu manual a guide to starfleets most feared martial art. Star trek is not just a lot of scifi nonsense but a meaningful exploration of what it means to be human. Captain marvel art reveals comicaccurate supreme intelligence, heres why it changed.
Okrand later devised the klingon transliteration qonos. Star trek into darkness concept art of futuristic props. Star trek into darkness should be renamed star trek in name only. The kelvin timeline is a true celebration of the new timeline of star trek. Corrected the credit for one artist get a good look at costume designs for kirks spacesuit, the klingon uniform and aliens that didnt make it into star trek into darkness. Abrams 2009 star trek reboot managed to satisfy a daunting following as well winning new fans from the unversed masses. Star trek movie poster, available at poster is printed on matt coated 350 gram paper. Hitherto, coverage of the subject matter was fragmented over a. Star trek into darkness prequel comic reveals villain backstory. Star trek into darkness vfx breakdown by ilm halcyon. A massmarket paperback edition was released in august 2010. Star trek into darkness is one of the nominees in the visual effects category for 20s academy awards.