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The official teaser for upcoming movie Star Trek Into Darkness has been released, helping build excitement for the second installment of the reboot due to hit theaters in May 2013. Seeing the return of director J.J. Abrams, along with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Captain Kirk and Mr Spock, the movie also includes the addition of Benedict Cumberbatch – known for his role on UK Sherlock Holmes reboot Sherlock – as the gruff-voiced villain.

Exact details of the movie are still under wraps, but we do know it will feature some impressive audio. Abrams and his team have partnered with Dolby Atmos, though not every theater will be able to live up to the quality of the soundtrack; there’ll be a special list of qualifying locations released closer to the movie’s debut.

What does seem to have made it through – judging by the teaser, at least – are some Prometheus-esque siren wails. It’s not the only connection Star Trek Into Darkness has with the Ridley Scott movie, with Lost-alumni Damon Lindelof also having penned the new Abrams film.

According to the little we know so far, the movie sees the Enterprise crew return to Earth to find crisis has taken hold, with Starfleet in disarray and Kirk forced to lead a manhunt to catch the man responsible. Star Trek Into Darkness opens on May 17, 2013.

Star Trek Into Darkness international trailer:

Update: Looks like the Japanese trailer has a little extra to it (thanks Mike!); there’s a plot clue tucked in at the end which the international version doesn’t get:

Star Trek Into Darkness teaser released! is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve talked on several occasions about the Steve Jobs bio picture made independently with Ashton Kutcher playing Jobs. The movie is called jOBS and originally I thought it was a very strange choice to put Ashton Kutcher in the lead. As more photos from the set of the film surfaced, it was clear Kutcher and the 70s version of Steve Jobs look eerily similar.

Check out the photograph above to see what I mean. Anyone familiar with Kutcher will recognize him on the left and 70s Steve Jobs on the right. We have some more details on the jOBS biopic that have surfaced this week. Previously the film was aiming for a Q4 2012 launch.

Since this is Q4 2012, fans of Kutcher might be wondering exactly when the film will debut. It appears that the Q4 launch window originally promised won’t be met. The movie is set for its first screening on January 27, 2013, which is the last night of the Sundance Film Festival.

Obviously, that moves the picture from a Q4 debut to a Q1 2013 debut. It remains unclear when or if the film will be released into movie theaters. There have been some indications in the past that the movie might go straight to TV. The jOBS biofilm covers 30 years of Steve Jobs’ life from 1971 to 2000.

[via The Verge]

jOBS film to debut at Sundance Film Festival is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The folks over at Gigaom have scored a variety of exclusive details about the upcoming Redbox Instant by Verizon video streaming service. The Netflix competitor has been slated for launch by the end of the year, but no official details have been released. The service’s help section, however, was available publically online, and revealed quite a few details.

Sadly, if you head over to the Redbox Instant Help Center now, you’ll be presented with a login screen that requires a password for access. However, before the company locked down the pages, several pieces of information were gleaned. Subscriptions to Redbox Instant by Verizon will be cheap, starting at $6 a month. This subscription will provide subscribers with complete access to Redbox’s video library.

The next subscription level is priced at $8 per month, and includes four credits per month for movie rentals at Redbox rental boxes. To ensure the machine has the right movie, users can reserve the DVD online or with the service’s app. Unused rental credits expire at the end of the month, so don’t get your hopes up on letting them build over time.

For those who want to watch videos offline, such as during a plane ride or while on vacation, Redbox Instant also offers video-on-demand rentals starting at $0.99. The rented videos can be downloaded onto a device, such as a tablet, and watched offline. Meanwhile, all online streaming is performed using Silverlight. To start with, Redbox Instant will only be available online, and on iOS/Android gadgets, certain Blu-ray players and Samsung televisions, as well as the Xbox 360 console. Up to five devices can be used with an Instant account. If the help files are any indication, the service may be launching on or around December 17.

[via Gigaom]

Redbox Instant by Verizon details surface, hint at mid-December launch is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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You spent more than a car on your mammoth 4K Sony TV. Then, cue sad trombone, you had nothing to watch. Hearing that complaint, if you own one of these TVs, Sony will loan you a little home server loaded with 4K content for free to satisfy your couch potato needs, though it leaves something to be desired. More »

If you need any other proof that the filmmakers behind Lincoln went above and beyond the call of duty to make the film as authentic as possible, sound designer Ben Burtt tracked down one of Lincoln’s original pocket watches and recorded its actual ticking sound. That’s dedication. More »