Two trailers and a viral campaign later, we have our third trailer for the upcoming J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek Into Darkness. Though it is a bit of a retread on what we have seen before, this trailer puts emphasis on just how vulnerable the Starship Enterprise really is, and just how eager Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) is to avenge the glorious Federation after it has been hit by numerous interstellar terrorist attacks.

Hit the jump to check out the final trailer for the film.

Just what does it mean to be outgunned, outmanned, and outmatched in the Star Trek universe? Well, based on this trailer, it looks like the people of the starship Enterprise have their work cut out for them. But no matter what stands before our heroes, Captain Kirk knows what he has to do to put an end to the villainous John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch). So, we will see how strong Kirk’s will is to put a stop to Harrison when Star Trek Into Darkness opens in theaters on May 17, 2013.

It’s pretty well-known that if J.J. Abrams is going to be attached to anything, we won’t know much about it until we see the actual film. It’s something of a standard practice for the filmmaker to keep the audiences interested throughout the production of his projects, and although Star Trek Into Darkness is just under two month away, we are still nowhere closer to finding out the details of Benedict Cumberbatch’s villainous character in the sequel. But some new pictures from Empire should be more than enough to whet our geek appetite until the film’s release.

Check out some of the new images below.

All eyes will be on J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek Into Darkness this year, because after that film is done, he moves on to Star Wars Episode VII, leaving the third installment into unknown hands. While we may not know who the director of Star Trek III will be, we do know that Abrams will still have some input as he is still attached as a producer of the rebooted franchise.

So as we await to see if Star Trek Into Darkness can live up to its expectations, we are getting a number of new images from EW – who seem to confirm that the villain is Khan, but I’ll wait and see if this is all true and not some sort of clever way to get more hits. Check out these new images below.

Over the weekend, select IMAX 3D screenings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (read FamousMonster’s review here) are being prefaced by an extended preview for Star Trek Into Darkness. I have seen the nine-minute preview and am prepared to offer my thoughts, but first a lengthy recap.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOLLOW!

After years of speculation as to what the plot would be of Star Trek Into Darkness, the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel to his blockbuster 2009 reboot, Paramount Pictures has released the film’s official synopsis today.

You can check it out here below.