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   From Empire Online...   
      
   It Won't Be Kirk And Spock   
   Exclusive: The Truth About Star Trek XI   
      
   Fans around the world whooped for joy last week at news that the Star   
   Trek franchise was being resuscitated with M:I:3 director JJ Abrams at   
   the helm. News that it would adopt the long-mooted concept of Kirk and   
   Spock's youthful adventures at Starfleet Academy provoked a more mixed   
   reaction. Those who thought such a move sacrilege can rest easy though   
   because, as Empire discovered in an interview today with Abrams   
   himself, the story is nothing of the sort.   
      
   "The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation," says   
   the director with a hint of regret. "People learned that I was   
   producing a Star Trek film, that I had an option to direct it, they   
   hear rumours of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story   
   that is not entirely accurate."   
      
   But the million dollar question is, what will it be about?   
   Unsurprisingly, Abrams isn't saying ("We've made a pact not to discuss   
   any specifics") but the Lost creator is a confirmed Original Series   
   fan so don't be surprised if his take on the series does indeed take   
   place around the era of Kirk and co, or if some of the established   
   characters do make a reappearance. "Those characters are so   
   spectacular. I just think that… you know, they could live again."   
      
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