JJ Abrams has been playing things very close to his chest for the sequel to his reboot of the Star Trek franchise up until now. But with the May release date looming, and 10 minutes of the film set to debut, The Dark Knight Rises style, in front of The Hobbit in IMAX, he is beginning to release his grip somewhat. Now we have the official synopsis of Star Trek Into Darkness, giving us a taste of what we are in for:
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.
Sounds interesting, especially the 'one man weapon of mass destruction' bit. The film has been described as The Empire Strikes Back, in terms of it's dark tone, and this definitely points to that.
Released: 17th May 2013 (U.S./U.K./IRL)
Source: Coming Soon