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