The trailer for J.J. Abrams’ (Star Trek, Alias, Lost) secret project first caused a stir when it was attached to the theatrical release of IronMan 2, and now a high-res version has made it online. Few seemed to have heard of the film – to be written and directed by Abrams and produced by Spielberg – probably because it has yet to be shot.

Wikipedia describes the trailer:

There are Subtitles, they say “In 1979 The US Air Force Closed A Section of Area 51” and “All Materials Were To Be Transported To A Secure Facilty In Ohio”. Then a truck crashes through a train barrier and speeds mindlessly down the tracks derailing a train. After the crash the train’s cars are spread across the landscape. One of the car’s doors is being hit from the inside, something is apparently trying to get out. The last part of the trailer shows a super 8 film reel, the last slides read, “The Scariest Thing I Ever Saw”.

They seem to be going for a Cloverfield-style marketing campaign here for a film that promises to be a throwback to Close Encounters-era Spielberg (which this trailer clearly evokes), combined with Abrams’ whiz-bang storytelling.

This trailer was shot separately in April and principle photography is due to commence in the 3rd quarter 2010 for a mid-2011 release.