Sounds like they think they've broken the odd/even rule for Start Trek movies. This would be movie eleven, wouldn't it? Good luck to them - the trailer certainly looks spectacular. Barry 2009/4/2 Dennis Fischer <[log in to unmask]> > Paramount planning Trek sequel > By Steve Biodrowski � March 31, 2009 > Variety reports that Paramount is already preparing a sequel to STAR TREK, > their franchise reboot that does not open until May 8. Roberto Orci, Alex > Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof have been hired to script the follow-up, which > will be produced by J. J. Abrams, who may or may not return to the directing > chair. A draft is supposed to be ready by Christmas in hope of having the > film ready for release in 2011. > There�s obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel > of a movie that hasn�t even come out yet,� said Lindelof, co-creator with > Abrams of ABC�s �Lost� who produced the upcoming �Trek� but did not > contribute to Orci and Kurtzman�s screenplay. �But we�re so excited about > the first one that we wanted to proceed.� > As for potential storylines, Kurtzman stressed that the writing team will > wait to take a cue from fan reaction about which direction to go. > �Obviously we discussed ideas, but we are waiting to see how audiences > respond next month,� he said. �With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has > to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to explore > incredibly exciting things. We�ll be ambitious about what we�ll do.� > Orci, Kurtzman, and Lindelof are currently writing COWBOYS AND ALIENS for > DreamWorks. > -- I am a Statistician. One False move and you're a Statistic.