Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Going boldly


Because of the obvious J.J. Abrams connection, the very first teaser trailer for the new Star Trek movie premiered on front of Cloverfield last week in the States. The trailer offers little or no actual movie footage. Instead we follow a camera as it slowly revolves around the construction of some unidentifiable piece of machinery. Workers can be seen dotted around, hanging from bits of scaffolding. Sparks fly here and there as metal is being carefully welded. In the background we can hear various well-known historical space-themed statements.

The sound reel ends with Spocks classic final line from Star Trek II (traditionally read by Kirk) and the camera pans back enough to finally reveal what it is that’s being constructed: the saucer section of the original Starship Enterprise.

The trailer ends with a brief glimpse of the original Starfleet Federation insignia and then the words “Under Construction.”

OOOOhhh, the expectation! The film premiers in the States this Christmas and the trailer can be seen here:

Star Trek Teaser Trailer 1

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