Alcuni retroscena sul cast e sulla produzione.
In a UK interview with Edith Bowman on BBC Radio 1, Matt Damon mentioned that he called J.J. Abrams when he heard rumors that he was being considered for the role of Captain Kirk. The response from Abrams was a very polite "No", stating that Damon was "too old" for the role.
Sydney Tamiia Poitier auditioned for the role of Uhura.
William Shatner stated in an interview with Howard Stern that he was not asked to be in this movie.
The first teaser for the film played in front of Cloverfield (2008 ) and showed a few seconds of the construction of USS Enterprise. This was played over sounds from US space exploration, including clips of President John F. Kennedy speaking on space exploration, and radio transmissions from the Apollo XI moon mission. At the end of the trailer, as the camera pans up to the semi-complete saucer section, Leonard Nimoy begins to speak the words "Space, the final frontier..."
The first teaser trailer and posters for this film showed its original release date, December 25, 2008. On February 13, 2008 Paramount Pictures pushed the film to May 8, 2009 so it would have less competition and be a summer blockbuster contender. The teaser trailer has now been amended to show Summer 2009.