No sooner do we get a movie poster than Star Trek Into Darkness hits us with a couple teaser trailers. Or more accurately, one trailer and then a second version of that same trailer with a tiny bit more footage. Because why not.

Here’s the first one:

Very destructive, lots of lava, and some Benedict Cumberbatch badassery. I definitely like the teaser trailer. I’ve never been a big Star Trek fan, but I loved the first reboot movie. So This sequel should be exciting. I think they’ve got a great cast and a great crew. No clue on what the story is about yet, or who Cumberbatch is playing. Word has it that he’s playing a guy called Gary Mitchell, a Starfleet crewmember from the original series who became a bad guy when he gained super powers.

And ‘Gary Mitchell’ has got to be the best and worst super-villain name ever. On the one hand, it’s just so bland. But on the other hand, it’s perfect for the character. If he’s just supposed to be a regular Starfleet guy who stumbles into super powers, then he should have a regular guy name. Though it’s going to be funny seeing a guy named ‘Benedict Cumberbatch’ referred to as ‘Gary’.

Here’s the second, international trailer. Pretty much same as the first, but with some new stuff, especially towards the end.

The film comes out on May 17.

I know I’m not the first one on the Internet to compare the new Star Trek Into Darkness poster to The Dark Knight Rises poster, but come on!

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I’m reasonably excited about this movie next year. I’ve never been a big Star Trek fan, and have barely watched any of the TV shows, but I loved the rebooted movie a few years ago, and I mostly enjoyed the first Star Trek movies when my girlfriend and I watched a marathon last year. So yeah, it should be a good flick. Especially with Benedict Cumberbatch as the…villain? Maybe? That’s definitely him on the poster. He’s amazing in Sherlock, if you haven’t seen that show. And you should.

The first trailer is supposed to be linked to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (which comes out in less than 2 weeks!), so I’m looking forward to that. The synopsis is also available, though it means little to a non-Trekkie like me.

“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.”

I guess this ‘one man weapon of mass destruction’ is Cumberbatch, who’s based on a character from one of the classic series’ episodes. We’ll see!

Any big Trek fans out there reading my blog? What does everybody else think of this movie?