Source: Apple | Posted By: Dan Geer
For those of you that are anxiously awaiting real footage from J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, and can’t wait until the first trailer debuts next week with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Apple has uploaded a sort of “announcement” teaser for the film that previews footage from next week’s trailer.
Hit the jump to preview what promises to be a much darker story than the first Star Trek. And, in case you were wondering, no, it does not really spoil anything, and yes, it is longer than three frames.
Official Plot Synopsis:
In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
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Star Trek Into Darkness, directed by J.J. Abrams, stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood. The film is slated to hit theaters nationwide May 17, 2013!