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No plot for the movie has been nailed down and no one has been cast for the film.

Filming to commence immediately?

Brannon Braga has taken the brunt of much of the criticism directed at the last movie and "Enterprise" series which ended up a "miserable failure" despite the last two season becoming progressively better. That, with exception of the "Enterprise" finale, which had the distinction of being the only trek episode where fans actively promoted a "death penalty" for the writer. He will most likely not be part of this effort, which could have a major impact on the quality of the production, although, I won't forward if that will be for better or worse until

Braga has written over 150 episodes of Star Trek, including the TNG finale "All Good Things," which won him a Hugo award. Now, however, he feels that he has nothing left to contribute creatively. (Article :"Braga Is Leaving Star Trek Longtime co-producer says "so long.")

Anyway, I have no idea if Abrams has actually ever seen an episode of "Star Trek". Let's hope he at least surrounds himself with people who are acquainted with Rodenberry's original vision. Trek is compatible with the "wild frontier where men are men" mentality. Adventure, terror and battle drive the series, not polite negotiations with sap-sucking aliens.

"Enterprise" died for me when they attempted the damnable idiocy of an episode that was basically a political commentary on AIDS. I never tuned into show after that seeing as how the Braga was intent on defining us all as total idiots and insulted our collective intelligence. That may seem like a petty point, but it angered me to think of all the soft brained idiots who wouldn't pick up on the commentary and possibly have their judgment altered by this subtle propaganda. In the end, I didn't care how the vulcan got her disease, so long as they could resolve it by having her rub herself down with decontaminant gel in a 15 minute unedited session in the decon chamber. That should have been it, then they could have wasted some sap-suckers.

But no, they have to embrace the dreaded "political commentary episode. Result: Enterprise died.

Anyways, it deserved it for those dorks attempting to hijack a perfectly good SciFi series as a platform for political protest. Yet the fans deserved better. I suspect that even with this pending movie, a clueless Hollywood that has hit the bottom with Star Trek afficionados will continue to dig.