Star Trek Into Darkness is one of the most anticipated films hitting theaters next year. Judging by the two-minute teaser trailer released today, the sequel to J.J. Abrams’s 2009 hit Star Trek aims to maintain the action-packed, high-stakes brand of storytelling that made Abrams's first installment a critical and financial success. The teaser follows the release of a one-minute announcement trailer (see bottom) two weeks ago and a 9-minute sneak preview shown on 288 IMAX screens before opening weekend showings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey a few days ago.
The new trailer features scenes set primarily on the Enterprise and in the city of San Francisco, the location of Starfleet’s primary headquarters. The scenes depicting San Francisco are those of destruction and death.
In voiceover, Admiral Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) warns Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), “There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes. But there's going to come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that and you're going to get yourself and everyone under your command killed."
At the midpoint of the trailer, the film’s antagonist John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) is shown locked in a cell on a starship. Cumberbatch’s deep, resonant voice proclaims, “You think you’re safe. You are not.”
The final shot of the trailer directly draws on the most poignant scene at the climax of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Kirk places his hand on a pane of glass and Spock brings his hand up in the traditional Vulcan salute to touch the other side of the glass. Cumberbatch poses the question, “Is there anything you would not do for your family?”
While there are still a large number of questions left in the minds of fans, the recent previews have shed light on the plot and the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness. Check this article for information, speculation, and potential spoilers.
In related news, many fans are justifiably upset that Star Trek Into Darkness is being converted into 3D in post production rather than being filmed in native 3D. Experience has shown that the post-production conversion process results in a poor quality 3D.
Paramount Picture requested that Star Trek Into Darkness be filmed in native 3D, but Abrams refused because “3D was something that, frankly, I was not a big fan of to begin with.” Abrams continued, “We have an amazing amount of creative freedom, doing the 3D in post. This is kind of the myth, that it only looks good if you shoot the movie in 3D, which is completely not true.” While Abrams’s optimism seems to be unfounded, the fact that the post-production conversion is not being rushed and that his will be the first time a movie shot with a large amount of IMAX film will be converted into 3D may work in his favor.
Star Trek Into Darkness is directed by J. J. Abrams and written by the writers of the first film Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman along with co-creator of Lost Damon Lindelof. The movie hits theaters May 17th, 2013.
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