Official ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Plot Revealed As We Rank the Best ‘Star Trek’ Films Ever

You'll have to wait until you see The Hobbit next month to get your first glimpse of the first trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, the long-awaited sequel to 2009's blockbuster Star Trek. And so far, the project has been shrouded in intense mystery with only a batch of stolen set pics released, but Paramount has finally let a drop of milk drip from its gigantic teet in the form of an official plot description.

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.

And while we have to wait until Star Trek Into Darkness' release on May 17th to see how it will rank among the best of worst of Star Trek movies, in the meantime check out the gallery for how the we've ranked the first 11 Trek flicks.