J.J. Abrams Takes "Star Trek XI" Helm

TRexx · Ensign Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 59

Daily Variety reports that Mission: Impossible 3 helmer J.J. Abrams will produce and direct the 11th Star Trek feature film, targeted for release sometime in 2008.

Abrams' executive-producer partners from TV series Lost, Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk, have been named to co-produce the as-yet-untitled Trek flick. Burk also worked as a co-producer with Abrams on Alias.

M:I3 writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are aboard to pen the ST:XI script with Abrams, for a story that "will center on the early days of seminal Trek characters James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, including their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and first outer space mission."

Full report at TrekWeb.

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La Forge · **Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:28 am**

Ugh...

I wonder why Rick Berman isn't involved...

*sigh*

Why are we moving back to Kirk and Spock? Even if it is the Academy years, we need to move on to making a DS9 movie. If anything actually NEEDS to be done, it is a DS9 movie. Plus, we won't be familiar with anything in the Academy movie. Most of us are familiar with the TNG/DS9/VOY era, now. Why are they doing this? Kirk and his pals had their hay-day. DS9 doesn't have a complete story line. It ended...abruptly, I s'pose. I would rather have a VOY movie over this one.

*sigh*

CJ Cregg · Commodore Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 1254

Thank god they got rid of Berman, He should have gone years ago.

I'm very happy with this announcement. J.J. Abrams is an excellent person for the job. Just look at Lost

La Forge · **Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:52 am**

He may be good and all, however...

If this is the plot? *sigh* Star Trek is moving backwards. I don't know why...why Paramount? Why?!?

Talking Rain · **Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:03 am**

La Forge I agree with you. A DS9 movie would be better then going back tothe begining all over again

Lord Borg · **Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:51 am**

This could probably still be rumors, last I knew, paramount was intent to wait a while on new trek movies, or shows...

priell3 · Crewman Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

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TRexx · Ensign Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 59

At the risk of causing a stampede to buy champagne and party hats...

Note that the StarTrek.com report of the new J.J. Abrams movie refers to Rick Berman as a former Star Trek producer.

"The former Star Trek producer is not involved in this project."

Former, as in prior; earlier; ancient; past. At long last?

Updated report at TrekWeb.

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Lord Borg · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:58 am**

Well, it seems to be true then!. My beef is it's a kirk and spock in the Academy, they seemed to have implied that Kirk and spock met when Kirk took over the enterprise from Pike. *shrugs*

Monster · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:33 am**

You people should be happy, the Star Trek franchise is still breathing. And now we've got a good director, I look forward to hearing what the movie's about.

Lord Borg · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:36 am**

We are happy, but its a kirk and spock in the academy, I was sure they didn't meet untill kirk assumed command of the enterprise, but what ever

luit14 · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:01 pm**

I can't imagine anyone else playing Kirk and Spock though. And they're definately too old to be in the acadamy now. lol. Bring on the DS9!

IntrepidIsMe · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:06 pm**

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/21/leisure.startrek.reut/index.html

Sheesh, didn't know that that film did that bad. But I guess I'm happy that they have good producers this time around.

Monster · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:32 pm**

Oops, I didn't know that it would be about Kirk and Spock. But wait a second, isn't the daily variety a tabloid or something? And Startrek.com didn't say what the movie was about, so maybe there's still hope for a DS9/Voy movie after all.
And according to http://oklahomacity.cox.net/cci/entertainmentnews/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8H4O7680
Shatner and Nimoy have not been approached yet.

Lord Borg · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:36 pm**

Star trek.com did mention the Kirk Spock thing, but it's still early enough for it to be post nemesis, the trek movies are usually never the orgional plan, hell TMP was orgionaly a series Pilot. (Well, meant to be)

Monster · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:39 pm**

Golly, I can't cite information to save my life!

But you're right about the story line thing, usually the first idea isn't the final one.

Founder · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:13 pm**

Please, please, please no more damn prequels. I want a show that is either during TNG/DS9/VOY or post those. No more going back. Great, now I bet they are going to rewrite the history of Kirk and Spock. Besides, a story about just those two? C'mon...

Lord Borg · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:16 pm**

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree, I KNOW, I KNOW, books are not canon, I argue this EVERY TIME, but they all seemed to play on the implment that Kirk and Spock never know each other before Kirk assumed command of the Enterprise.

Founder · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:49 pm**

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20060421/114567108000.html

La Forge · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:54 pm**

I have already stated my objections to a Kirk 'n Pals Acadmey film. I'm crossing my fingers, right alongside Founder. We can't be moving backwards. An Academy film would probably rewrite ST history.

I want...we ALL should want a movie set in the TNG/DS9/VOY era. Even VOY fans should be supporting a DS9 movie. DS9 NEEDS a movie. VOY doesn't, though, I would still rather have a VOY movie over an Academy movie.

*crosses fingers, toes, and hairs*

Monster · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:04 pm**

I agree with all three of you and cross my fingers, toes, hair, legs, arms, and brain cells.

Star Trek is all about moving into unknown places, so the new movie should do the same, move into the FUTURE.

Lord Borg · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:07 pm**

well, a Prequeal COULD work, if you do it right. The Idea behind Enterprise was sound, it was a way to show things that we have seen, or have been refered to in a new perspective. Moving into the future, what "new" is there really to explore? Not to say that I agree with the kirk/spock pitch, becuase I don't.

Monster · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:15 pm**

Well, if you don't want to go to the past, and if you don't want to do something during the established timeline, then you have to go to the future. And surely there's something that a movie could be based on in the future. But I do agree with you about a prequel if it is done right.

La Forge · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:15 pm**

Ah, but, if they move into the past...they could screw everything up...this is a new guy. He wasn't involved in ST, and he might decide to change everything...or something.

Plus, I really don't think a prequel is necessary. As I said, we need to move INTO the future...a DS9 movie is actually needed. We need a CANON ending, to the DS9 saga...

Talking Rain · **Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:17 pm**

My oppinion: Nobody can replace Will Shatner/Lenorded Nemoy.