The movie begins with the trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness (2009), which opens up on Spock giving a defiant smile as he stares off into space. After getting killed by Khan and revived by Khan's assistant Sulu, Spock smiles again as he wonders how long it will be until Khan returns to reclaim his throne. When Spock wonders why Khan wanted revenge against Starfleet after being betrayed by Kirk and McCoy, Khan replies that vengeance was never meant to be taken lightly. As Spock walks away from Khan's palace in awe