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   From: fastthumbs@hotmail.com   
      
   "Stan Jensen"  wrote in message   
   news:col2v2t6tnpl441ufciva1bafplpbqogqp@4ax.com...   
   > The Movie's Star Trek. Period.   
   >   
   > Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, who are writing the 11th Star Trek   
   > movie, revealed a few key points about the top-secret script in an   
   > interview with MTV.com. Among the revelations: The movie will be   
   > titled, simply, Star Trek; it will take place aboard a starship; and   
   > they're OK with Matt Damon playing Capt. James T. Kirk.   
   >   
   > Not that the writers confirmed that Damon had been cast, as rumored.   
   > "I'm the hugest Matt Damon fan ever," Kurtzman told the site. "If he   
   > became [Kirk], great."   
   >   
   > Paramount has given a green light to Star Trek, with Lost co-creator   
   > J.J. Abrams directing, with an eye to a Christmas 2008 release.   
   >   
   > As for the title, Orci said: It's Star Trek. "That's the intended   
   > title," he said. "I don't think we want to put any colons or anything   
   > on it."   
   >   
   > The writers wouldn't discuss details of the story, other than to say   
   > it is a reimagining of the franchise that will remain true to its   
   > history, but aim for the broadest audience possible. Kurtzman   
   > promised: "There will be more action in this movie than any Trek   
   > that's preceded it."   
      
   > Orci added: "I don't know how you make Star Trek without a starship.   
   > You have to trek through the stars, so you need a ship for that.   
   > There, you got something out of us!"   
      
   Wasn't "Enterprise" suppose to do the same thing ("stay true to it's history   
   but aim for the broadest audience possible") and ended up doing NEITHER?  Us   
   folks who remember watching ST:TOS first runs are at least in our mid   
   40's...  and we're not the prime demographics who go to the movies, so I   
   suspect that Kurtzman/Orci are either being ignorant or more likely just   
   spinning not to alienate the ST:TOS fans.   
      
   Only thing going for this project is that Beavis and Butthead aren't   
   involved (as far as I can tell) which would be the kiss of death as far as   
   most fans are concerned.   
      
   - Andrew   
      
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