Posted on 04/22/2006 12:10:43 PM PDT by KevinDavis
J.J. Abrams, producer of hit shows Lost and Alias, as well as director of the upcoming Paramount film "Mission: Impossible III," is slated to produce and direct the next Star Trek feature, according to today's Daily Variety and sources at Paramount Pictures. There is no title as yet for the new movie, but it will be the eleventh in the franchise. (Until a title is selected, we will usually refer to the project as simply "Star Trek XI.")
Although there isn't an official Paramount press release announcing the movie, it is a confirmed project under development with a 2008 release date targeted. Word about the Abrams project surfaced this morning in the daily trade paper. He will be writing the script with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who penned "M:i:III." STARTREK.COM will keep you up to date on all official statements as they are released.
The proposed story will focus on the early days of James T. Kirk and Spock, including their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and their first mission in space.
(Excerpt) Read more at startrek.com ...
Pretty sure this broke yesterday.
Great. The most overrated producer in Hollywood today gets to drive what's left of a once-great franchise right into the ground.
Let's guess who gets to play Baby Kirk and Baby Spock. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Lucy Liu?
Ugh! Eleven!
Its sad that Enterprise got four seasons and Fireflay did not get through one...
Ping
It can't be any worse than the previous Star Trek movies: Old Men in Pajamas.
Great line, wrong movie series. Why don't they do a DIFFERENT Trek, without the usual suspects?
Yeah but Dr. Crusher and Deana Troy still look good in jammies....
I agree completely.... unless they have a real gripping plot I'll be waiting for this one to be at Blockbuster... I see visions of "The Undiscovered Country" coming at me....
;D
Don't hate on enterprise.
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