>Steven L. wrote:

>> "The challenge of the movie is to be 100 percent true to the fanbase but
>> also to bring in a whole new group of people who have never seen Trek
>> before," Alex Kurtzman, who is writing "Star Trek XI" with Roberto Orci,
>> recently told MTV.

>
>Will Cap'n Kirk sing some of his lines in some sort of MTV music video
>style?
>
>Will the Romulans rap?
>

>> We're not going to start totally from scratch," Orci said. "We want it
>> to feel like it's updated and of the now. That's actually the
>> discussions we're having now: How to keep the look of the universe, yet
>> have it not look like nothing's new. It's tricky."

>
>"Memo to all departments; re: Lt Uhura - She is NOT changed to a
>Brazilian, in the new film she will SPORT a Brazilian. Sorry for the
>confusion. Love J.J."
>
>

>> While Federation types such as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Capt. Kathryn
>> Janeway have preferred to talk before firing phasers, Kurtzman said the
>> new film will be more attuned to Capt. Kirk of old.

>
>T. stands for TOUPEE!
>
>

>> "There will be more action in this movie than any Trek that's preceded
>> it," Kurtzman said. With more action, apparently there also is some more
>> money in the coffers to put it together.

>
>Two words: Digital Toupees!
>
>

>> "It'll be the biggest one" in terms of budget, Orci said. "The economic
>> models of the other [films] were very much based on the fans out there
>> and their purchasing power. With this one, we're going for the broad
>> audience to bring people into Trek for the first time."

>
>Cap'n Kirk: Bigger, Badder, UNCUT!
>This Cap'n is goyim and HUGE!
>
>

>> Joining Orci and Kurtzman is director J.J. Abrams as well as several
>> other key people from the "Mission: Impossible III" production including
>> production designer Scott Chambliss and director of photography Daniel
>> Mindel.

>
>Oh. Fuck.
>Please, not TOM. CRUISE. AS. CAP'N. KIRK.

>
>

>> "We've been watching [Star Trek] all our lives," Orci said. "I've even
>> read the books. Trek, more than anything, has always been about the
>> human interactions. It's all about the human soul."

>
>Don't forget the flying scissor kicks. And the fight music.
>Dum dum dum DUM - DUM DUM - DA DA - DA DA DAH!
>
>

>> "Star Trek XI" is being planned for a Christmas 2008 release.

>
>Grandma got run over by a Romulan...