Trekkies, you can remove yourselves from the edge of your seats: J.J. Abrams has finally confirmed that he will be directing the sequel to his 2009 sci-fi sensation Star Trek.
After months of wavering on a commitment to the follow-up film, we were finally put out of our up-in-the-air misery yesterday when NY Mag's Vulture announced Abrams' plans to begin shooting the film this winter.
Also back on board the USS Enterprise is writer Alex Kurtzman (who penned the original Star Trek script) and some clutch cast members, including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. Our only qualms about the news? There's still no word on whether Zoe Saldana will once again bring the sexy to the StarFleet. Consider our fingers crossed.
[Via NY Mag]
It's Official: J.J. Abrams Will Direct "Star Trek 2"
By Shanté Cosme | Sep 14, 2011 | 3:37 pm | Permalink
James Merrick September 14th, 2011 at 03:55 PM
• The Orion Syndicate as the villains • Larger all-star cast as well as many cameos including by William Shatner • More planets • Larger space battles with more starships • Kirk having better fighting skills • Kirk having several human love interests played by Hollywood’s most beautiful young actresses • No cut scenes • The Star Trek theme music from the Insurrection end credits used at the end
Lydia Roberts September 20th, 2011 at 09:01 AM
I hope they include Lady Gaga in the sequel as a singer with dark connections to the villains. With her futuristic music and style, she would fit right in. I’d like to see Kirk, Spock and McCoy go undercover to a techno concert of hers on a distant planet which is raided by many henchmen who have a thunderous phaser fight with them.