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Star Trek's World Premiere in Sydney, Surprise Austin Screening

by Jarrett Martineau | April 8, 2009 at 07:52 am

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Star Trek received a five-minute standing ovation at the official world premiere of the film at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday.

Meanwhile fans across the globe in Austin, Texas were treated to a special surprise screening of the new J.J. Abrams film that was introduced by a disguised Leonard Nimoy.

Austin fans had arrived thinking they would be watching Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan — what a great surprise!

Star Trek officially opens worldwide on May 6, 7, and 8, 2009. Here's the complete list of the movie's international release dates.

Proving that science fiction can still be great entertainment, J.J. Abrams appears to have impressed Star Trek fans at the official world premiere of Star Trek, who gave the film a five-minute standing ovation at the Sydney Opera House in Australia today. Meanwhile, mere hours beforehand, flummoxed fans at the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Austin, TX, deceived into thinking they were seeing a special, extended version of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, were pleasantly surprised when a disguised Leonard Nimoy greeted them and announced they would be seeing the new film in its entirety. ILM's influence on the film is reported as visually stunning, and lucky Australian fans are scheduled to see the movie first, as it opens a day before the American release.