Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction adventure film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the eleventh film in the Star Trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series portrayed by a new cast. The story revolves around Nero, a Romulan from the future, who creates black holes to destroy the planets of the Federation, one by one. James Kirk and Spock team up to find a way to stop his evil mission that threatens mankind.