In the February issue of the SciFi channels magazine, there is a big article on ST:XI. I will post spoilers below. However, some of the information does not spoil. It tells of the process and not the plot. Of course, it confirms the actors and their respective roles. But executive producer Bryan Burke explained: "There are five of us originally involved, Bob Orci, Alex Kurtzman, myself, JJ [Abrams], and Damon [Lindelof], and respectively we are across the board as far as Trekkers go. But we all felt like it was an incredible world that has existed for 40 years, and like like some other grea franchises, be it Batman or James Bond, it needed a boost by finding a new approach to the story and the world. It was too great to let it go away or continue on its current path."
"Burk says working as a creative consortium also protected all facets of the franchise. He breaks down the team explaining, 'Bob Orci is a hardcore Trekker who knows it backwards and forwards. Damon knows it pretty damn well, too, and JJ has always been a fan but doesn't know the lore nearly as well as them. Alex knows it sort of, and I know the least. So for that reason, with every single stepas we go forward, anything that is suggestedthat is out of canon or is total herasy, Bob Orci will be like, 'Yeah, we can't do that.' He keeps everything on track."
Burk goes on in the article using phrases such as "sacred ground" and mentioning that hardcore Trekkers who have been allowed to see the script were not only supportive but want to be part of the "creative circle."
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Nothing really new but the article confirms the plot leaked about older Spock who travels back in time to work with his younger self in hopes of preventing a Romulan plan to destroy Earth. It also mentions that at the time of the artcle, Spock's parents and Kirk's wife "Carol" were being cast. Later, Orci says that the movie is more "Star Trek Zero," that it's a reintroduction. "We designed it so that if you know everything about Star Trek you will have one kind of an experience, because you will pick up on all kinds of references. But if you are not a fan, those things will be an introduction, and it won't require you to know anything." Orci also says, "Our goal is twofold: one is to make sure that the fans, who have been stewarts of the continuity and who are some of the savviest and most intelligent fans of any franchise ever, that they be satisfied with anything that has the name 'Star Trek' on it. But more importantly, the goal is really to introduce casual fans and people who don't know Star Trek at all to this universe and to connect to it today. The goal of 'Star Trek' is that if you don't like sci-fi or know Star Trek, this will bring you into the world."
IMHO, this is the best news I could hear about this film and the franchise. This is exactly how I want them to make this movie. I'm pumped!
"Burk says working as a creative consortium also protected all facets of the franchise. He breaks down the team explaining, 'Bob Orci is a hardcore Trekker who knows it backwards and forwards. Damon knows it pretty damn well, too, and JJ has always been a fan but doesn't know the lore nearly as well as them. Alex knows it sort of, and I know the least. So for that reason, with every single stepas we go forward, anything that is suggestedthat is out of canon or is total herasy, Bob Orci will be like, 'Yeah, we can't do that.' He keeps everything on track."
Burk goes on in the article using phrases such as "sacred ground" and mentioning that hardcore Trekkers who have been allowed to see the script were not only supportive but want to be part of the "creative circle."
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Nothing really new but the article confirms the plot leaked about older Spock who travels back in time to work with his younger self in hopes of preventing a Romulan plan to destroy Earth. It also mentions that at the time of the artcle, Spock's parents and Kirk's wife "Carol" were being cast. Later, Orci says that the movie is more "Star Trek Zero," that it's a reintroduction. "We designed it so that if you know everything about Star Trek you will have one kind of an experience, because you will pick up on all kinds of references. But if you are not a fan, those things will be an introduction, and it won't require you to know anything." Orci also says, "Our goal is twofold: one is to make sure that the fans, who have been stewarts of the continuity and who are some of the savviest and most intelligent fans of any franchise ever, that they be satisfied with anything that has the name 'Star Trek' on it. But more importantly, the goal is really to introduce casual fans and people who don't know Star Trek at all to this universe and to connect to it today. The goal of 'Star Trek' is that if you don't like sci-fi or know Star Trek, this will bring you into the world."
IMHO, this is the best news I could hear about this film and the franchise. This is exactly how I want them to make this movie. I'm pumped!
