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   From: pavsnerp@bellsouth.net   
      
   1, If this "Spock and Kirk's first mission together" pans out, it   
   conceivably be based on the "Enterprise" novel that came out about 20 years   
   ago. Unlikely, but something to think over.   
      
   2. Somebody mentioned somewhere in this group about the possibility of the   
   movie being based on Kirk and Spock's time at the Academy. That one's been   
   floating around for about 15 or 20 years already (I first heard of the rumor   
   about the time "Undiscovered Country" came out). Not sure of the likelyhood   
   of this one, but it'd be nice to see it finally get to the screen if it   
   does.   
   "Stan Jensen"  wrote in message   
   news:lpfcq2lsuam87l85ukmvc66f2se6ijkn1j@4ax.com...   
   > Shatner Leaks Trek XI Details   
   >   
   > William Shatner revealed to SCI FI Wire that the upcoming 11th Star   
   > Trek movie will indeed, as rumored, deal with the early years of Capt.   
   > James T. Kirk and Spock - and that he will definitely appear in the   
   > movie if director J.J. Abrams can find a place to use him. Shatner,   
   > who originated the role of Kirk in the original Trek series and   
   > several subsequent films, said in an interview that he was invited to   
   > meet with Abrams (Mission: Impossible III), who is also co-writing the   
   > movie.   
   >   
   > "I met with J.J., and they told me they would like me to be part of   
   > their film, but they have to write the role," Shatner said in an   
   > interview promoting his new SCI FI Channel film, Alien Fire.   
   >   
   > As for the many rumors concerning the sequel's story, Shatner said   
   > that Abrams will explore Kirk and Spock during their Starfleet Academy   
   > years. "Yes, we know the story is based on young Kirk," Shatner said.   
   > Up until now, everyone connected with the film has maintained strict   
   > silence about the storyline, though rumors have run rampant that they   
   > concern Kirk and Spock's first missions.   
   >   
   > As for Shatner's place in that storyline? "They need to figure out how   
   > to put the dead captain in with the young captain," he said. "It's a   
   > very complex, technical problem of how to write the character in, and   
   > I'm not sure how they will solve it." It sounds like Shatner may play   
   > an older version of Kirk.   
   >   
   > Coincidentally, the Starfleet storyline is one Shatner is already   
   > working on for his latest Trek-based novels. "I'm writing with Gar and   
   > Judy Reeves-Stevens two books on the academy, with the young Kirk and   
   > the young Spock," Shatner revealed. "We've submitted the first book to   
   > the publishers, and I think it will be out in the beginning of 2008.   
   > It's got a working title of The Academy, but I don't think that will   
   > stick."   
   >   
   > Meanwhile, Abrams told Entertainment Weekly that a draft of the Trek   
   > XI script is done and will be trimmed sometime soon. The sequel will   
   > be targeted, "on the one hand, for people who love Star Trek, the fix   
   > that they will get will be really satisfying," Abrams told the   
   > magazine. "For people who've never seen it or know it vaguely, I think   
   > they will enjoy it equally, because the movie does not require you to   
   > know anything about Star Trek. I would actually prefer [that] people   
   > don't know the series, because I feel like they will come to it with   
   > an open mind."   
      
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