Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the third film in the "Star Trek" film series, and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with "" (1982) and concludes with "" (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS "Enterprise" returns to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones"
Star Trek Into Darkness so new dialogue was constructed and dubbed during post production. On September 10, 2012, Paramount confirmed the film's title as "Star Trek Into Darkness". Abrams had indicated that unlike some of the earlier films in the franchise, his second "Star Trek" would not include a number in its title. This decision was made to avoid repeating the sequel numbering which began with "", or making a confusing jump from "Star Trek " to "Star Trek 12". Lindelof addressed the team's struggle to agree on a title: "There have been more conversations about what we're going to call it than went