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Star Trek: Trailer, Ticket Information, Showtimes, Free Stuff

'Into Darkness' gets early IMAX premiere, free giveaways for first local screenings.

Star Trek: Into Darkness opens in theaters on May 17, but the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel will beam into IMAX theaters on May 15 for two "fan sneak" premieres.

A 2009 reboot by director J.J. Abrams has inspired a new generation of Trekies. The 2013 Star Trek sequel stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk and Spock, with Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch as the mysterious villain.

In a special IMAX promotion, audience members at the 8 p.m. showing May 15 will get a limited edition Star Trek Into Darkness print by artist Mark Englert.

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Several IMAX locations in the area are expected to have the memento on hand, including: 

Need more Into Darkness scoop? Facebook Live will be hosting a Q&A with J.J. Abrams on May 10 (along with George Takei, the original Sulu from the Star Trek series).

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The Star Trek Facebook page has the highlights from Star Trek Into Darkness movie reviews.

Variety says "equal or better" than Abrams' 2009 film. Writes Scott Foundas in his review, "Into Darkness may not boldly go where no Trek adventure has gone before, but getting there is such a well-crafted, immensely pleasurable ride that it would be positively Vulcan to nitpick."

The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy disagrees, calling the new Star Trek film, "engineered rather than directed, calibrated to deliver sensation on cue…" And that isn't a compliment.


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