J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 2 Gets an Official Title
As with most J.J. Abrams productions, details surrounding the upcoming Star Trek sequel have been pretty hard to come by thus far. We know that Benedict Cumberbatch is the film’s villain and various sources have insisted that he will be playing Khan, but still nothing has been confirmed as of yet. The plot remains a closely guarded secret despite the fact that production supposedly wrapped months ago. Now this week we may have our first hint at what is to come in the form of a title. If the reports are to be believed, it sounds like the upcoming sequel will actually be called Star Trek Into Darkness.
The news originally broke via Coming Soon, who received a scoop that Paramount had recently registered the domain names www.startrekintodarkness.com and www.startrekintodarknessmovie.com. TrekMovie has since confirmed with multiple sources that this is indeed the title they have decided on. Clearly studios need to find a more secretive way to register their domain names.
Paramount supposedly spent the summer testing various possible titles with audiences, including at least one that did not include the phrase Star Trek at all. The one that they have settled on is interesting because it avoids the numbering system use by the original Star Trek films and the use of a colon like the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Of course, that being said, the title actually tells us very little, but I suppose the important thing is that it really doesn’t sound like a Star Trek title at all. Perhaps this is just their way of telling us the sequel will have less lens flares. What do you think of the title Star Trek Into Darkness?
