Watch An Awesome First Look Featurette For ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot today released a cool featurette for Star Trek Into Darkness. The video features director JJ Abrams describing just what he was shooting for with this follow-up, as well as plenty of cast members amping you up for the film.

The movie looks phenomenal, and Abrams and the cast are very assuring that it will be. Watch the video below, and let us know what you think!

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.

Star Trek Into Darkness flies into theatres (and our hearts) on May 17th.