Byung-hun Lee, a major Korean movie star, was put in one of the film's title roles.

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The project would cut a 30-second version of NASA's We Are the Explorers promo (after the break), minus the administration's official endorsement, and run it in at least 50 major movie theaters for eight weeks following the launch of Star Trek Into Darkness on May 17th.

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The movie is the first Chinese film to star a major Hollywood actor.

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