The first trailer for Midway - this autumn's forthcoming World War II epic helmed by director Roland Emmerich [Independence Day, The Patriot, White House Down] - has been released, promising an explosive take on the Pacific battle of June 1942.
The movie - hailed as 'the next Pearl Harbour' - tells the story of the epic fight, which saw the Americans and Japanese clash once more.
Set six months after The Battle Of Pearl Harbour, the film is slated for a November 8 release, and boasts a stellar line-up of stars, including Mandy Moore, Nick Jonas, Luke Evans, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Ed Skrein, Dennis Quaid and Aaron Eckhart.
'The next Pearl Harbour': The first trailer for Midway - this autumn's forthcoming World War II epic helmed by director Roland Emmerich - has been released, starred Mandy Moore and Nick Jonas and promising an explosive take on the Pacific battle of June 1942
The Battle of Midway lasted from June 4 through June 7 and saw the Americans' first victory of the War In The Pacific since their catastrophic Pearl Harbour defeat.
The battle marked the first step towards America's three-year plight to defeat Japan in the war.
The trailer opens with Moore, who plays heroine Anne Best, witness the raid on Pearl Harbour, right on her doorstep, as her young daughter plays in the front year.
'The situation in the Pacific is far worse than reported,' an authoritative voice reports, as a plane is seen firing shots at civilians and sailors in the streets.
Drama: The trailer opens with Moore, who plays heroine Anne Best, witness the raid on Pearl Harbour, right on her doorstep, as her young daughter plays in the front year
What started it all: A plane is seen firing shots at civilians and sailors in the streets
The 1942 battle occurred six months after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor after Navy code breakers broke complex Japanese code to reveal a plan to ambush U.S. forces.
The Japanese planned to occupy Midway, a strategic U.S.-held atoll 1,300 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor, and destroy what was left of the Pacific fleet.
When Japanese planes began bombing Midway, American torpedo planes and bombers counter-attacked in waves, bombing and sinking four Japanese carriers on June 4.
The fighting continued for another three days before the United States proved to be victorious.
Anthony J. Principi, who served as secretary of veterans affairs from 2001 to 2005, wrote in the Military Times in 2017 on the 75th anniversary of the battle that the Navy commanders made 'coordinated, split-second, life-and-death decisions.'
'We won because luck was on our side, because the Japanese made mistakes and because our officers and men acted with great courage amidst the chaos of battle,' he wrote.
'Pearl Harbour is the greatest intelligence failure in American history,' Wilson [playing Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton] says, as mass funerals are seen carried out in the aftermath of the battle. 'The Japanese are planning something much bigger,' he tells Harrelson's Admiral Chester Nimitz.
Fleets of ships and planes are then seen heading across the ocean as Wilson adds that he believes the target is Midway - the Hawaiian island in the North Pacific.
'Washington disagrees,' the same authoritative voice says. 'Washington is wrong!' Wilson asserts.
And indeed, they are; as the attack starts on the island.
'Today we are going to be the underdog,' admits Skrein's Lieutenant Dick Best. 'Today we're going to prove that the American Navy isn't a joke.'
Battle stations: 'The situation in the Pacific is far worse than reported,' an authoritative voice reports
Explosive: The Battle of Midway lasted from June 4 through June 7 and saw the Americans' first victory of the War In The Pacific since their catastrophic Pearl Harbour defeat
Historic: The battle marked the first step towards America's three-year plight to defeat Japan in the war
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Tragedy: 'Pearl Harbour is the greatest intelligence failure in American history,' Wilson [playing Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton] says, as mass funerals are seen carried out in the aftermath of the battle
Danger looming: 'The Japanese are planning something much bigger,' Wilson tells Harrelson's Admiral Chester Nimitz
Incoming: Fleets of ships and planes are then seen heading across the ocean as Wilson adds that he believes the target is Midway - the Hawaiian island in the North Pacific
Imminent threat: The attack starts on the island as ships approach across the ocean
He is seen in a series of flashes, as he bids farewell to Moore's character Anne, slow dances with her, says goodbye through a fence and then
