Star Trek XI trailer

So you’re planning your night out on 1/18/08, right? Dinner at some cheap Thai place after stopping by the comic shop to see if they have any copies of Cemetary Blues or Umbrella Academy (I can’t seem to find any anywhere), then off to the cineplex to watch the first major motion picture of the year, JJ Abrams’ Cloverfield.

But wait… don’t hide out in the lobby in fear of bad movie trailers and weirdly music video-like Nation Guard ads that precede the film. This time there’s a trailer you’ll want to see.

Well, not Scott.

One of my devoted readers Scott has told me many times that he hates Star Trek and wishes that I’d stop blogging about it. So Scott should stay outside the cinema. Actually, Scott should be home watching Battlestar Galactica: Razor, but that’s another story altogether. He’s probably not reading this post anyway.

There’s a trailer for the forthcoming Star Trek XI that many will hoot and holler over and SyFy Portal has the details.

Excerpt here:

As previously reported, the trailer will feature quite extensively the construction of the USS Enterprise, but unexpectedly will also pay homage to America’s space program.

Following the studio cards for Paramount and Bad Robot, some sparks light up a black, saturated screen with audio of an old NASA radio countdown: “30 seconds and counting.”

The camera closes in on a “timeless guy with goggles” leaning forward as if he’s welding something. When he lifts his goggles, a futuristic head covering is seen, but it is not a space suit. As the man leans down, it’s discovered that he is standing on a giant sheet of metal just in time for “From Director J.J. Abrams” to appear in a blue font and with lens flare.

Then John F. Kennedy can be heard talking about space flight, saying that “the eyes of the world now look to space.” At the same time, there are people walking around the saucer section of the ship, and the welders are everywhere, showing the size of the massive structure.

Then the audio declares, “the Eagle has landed,” and a huge overhead shot pans, showing what looks like “miles of scaffolding underneath.” Also appearing on the screen is “The Future Begins.”

More here.