Movie fans now have two reasons to circle March 6 on the calendar.
We've known for months that Watchmen would debut on that date - but it's just been announced that a new Star Trek trailer will premiere prior to this movie's release!
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It only lasted for half a minute.
But last night's Star Trek movie trailer, aired during Super Bowl XLIII, featured monsters, space battles, and a bloodied Chris Pine in the role of Captain Kirk. Cool stuff indeed.
Check it out below and let us know if you were satifised with the preview:
During a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Chris Pine expounded on his role as Captain Kirk in this spring's Star Trek remake.
Pine told the newspaper that the movie focuses on "him becoming the Kirk everyone knows. In my book that makes the journey a little more interesting. If he's a clear-cut leader from the beginning, you don't have anywhere to go."
He added that, in this J.J. Abrams-directed version of the franchise "Spock and Kirk are not enjoying each other's company at first. The arc is that they find common ground through great conflict."
Look for Chris Pine to become a household name after he stars as Captain James T. Kirk.
On his Facebook account, J.J. Abrams has an exciting message for fans: Star Trek is almost complete!
"We're just making final tweaks... Then we're going to flash-freeze it so it's totally fresh for you in May," Abrams wrote. "I can't wait for you to see the movie. The cast is awesome. The action and effects pushed the stunt team and ILM beyond their limits. I'm so grateful to this cast and crew - and to all of you for your interest and patience."
Long-time Star Trek followers will enjoy a couple familiar sights when the latest installment of this franchise comes out in May.
Director J.J. Abrams recently explained as much in an interview with MTV:
MTV: Having Leonard Nimoy back as Spock and Majel-Barrett Roddenberry return as the ship's computer are both major bridges between the "old" universe and your new one. Are there others we should look for?
Abrams: I think what you'll see is there are — both story-wise and performance-wise, visually and aurally — many connections to what is familiar and what has come before. Which for the new fans of "Star Trek," the newcomers to the world, will be irrelevant. But for those people who are fans and who hope for or expect certain familiar nods, they will undoubtedly get those.
MTV: We've seen Nimoy delivering his classic "Live long and prosper" line in the trailer. Is he fundamental to the story line, or is it more or less a glorified cameo?
Abrams: No, it's no cameo. He's in the movie, and his role is critical. I always think "cameo" feels like a role that the movie could exist without. This is critical, emotional and also a story element.
Warning, semi-Star Trek spoiler ahead:
Spock has gotten old.
In the following images from this May's Star Trek remake, Leonard Nimoy makes a cameo in the role that made him famous. The character has never looked wiser... or older:
Compare pics of Nimoy's old Spock with Zachary Quinto's new, younger Spock now.
Star Trek is likely to boldly go where numerous high profile movies have gone before: to IMAX theaters.
Even though J.J. Abrams' reboot of this franchise wasn't shot on IMAX cameras (the way that The Dark Knight was), First Showing reports that the movie "will be converted to 70mm for projection on IMAX screens. Star Trek will hit both regular and IMAX theaters everywhere on May 8th next summer."
Meanwhile, here's another new poster for the movie, featuring Zoe Saldana in the role of Nyota Uhura:
With all the talk of Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, along with Zachary Quinto as Spock, let's not forget about another key role from next year's Star Trek remake.
Eric Bana will be taking on the evil role of Nero in the movie. Here's a poster that features the antagonist:
As if movie goers needed another reason to line up for next year's Star Trek reboot.
Chris Pine, who plays Captain James T. Kirk in the film, is on record as saying the new version of the franchise will feature adventure, intrigue... and nudity!
One such scene can be found in the recently-released Star Trek trailer, where you can spot an underwear-clad Pine climbing on top of a mystery woman in bed.
But the major scene Pine says will be talked about involves Zoe Saldana taking her top off.
"It'll become famous," the actor said, adding that the movie is "trying to be sexed up for a new generation that really isn't used to seeing Star Trek."
The first theatrical trailer for next year's Star Trek movie has come out.
Most movie goers that attended a weekend screening of Quantum of Solace got a glimpse of J.J. Abrams' reboot of the franchise. But you can simply check it out below:
