‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Prologue Hits IMAX 3D Theaters with ‘Hobbit’

Here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for, Star Trek fans. We haven’t seen a teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 franchise reboot of the sci-fi favorite, but that’s because Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot have been holding out for something better. When The Hobbit hits IMAX 3D screens in December, 500 of those screens will have a 9-minute prologue for the sequel attached to it. Though The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises pulled this stunt before with regular IMAX screens, this is the first time a first look will be seen in IMAX 3D. That should hold fans over til May. Star Trek Into Darkness will have several sequences filmed on IMAX, following in the footsteps of Christopher Nolan and Brad Bird who shot their most recent blockbusters on the large film format. If you remember, when The Dark Knight Rises …