Not only is there a new Trek film in development with J.J.Abrams (Alias, Lost, MI:III) producing and directing, there is also talk of a new animated series in the works.I am very hopeful about the new film being in the hands of Abrams as I really liked Alias (for the first 3 or so seasons, at least), love Lost so far, and thought MI:III was a fun roller coaster ride. Rumors abound about what the new film will be about, with the front runner being a prequel to the original series with a recast young Kirk and Spock. With Matt Damon's name being bandied around for Kirk's role. I could see that working. Just PLEASE not Affleck as Spock.
The other possible new Trek, the animated series, I'm not as sure about.
The basic idea I really like, but they want to do 6 minute mini-episodes for the web, with TV and DVD releases later, similar to the Star Wars: Clone Wars series. I'm not as keen on the need to shorten everything into bite sized pieces, as that tends to leave you with a not as fleshed out story or characters. But the plan is to flesh out the new series with various web content on the Star Trek site.If they planned on doing the series based in an already established Trek time period that would better suit this shorter format, as the core audience would already be familiar with characters and conflicts, but the plan is to base it 150 beyond the Next Generation time period. It could still be good, I would rather have at least half-hour episodes to tell the stories.
You can read more detailed information on the proposed new animated series, as well as any other new Star Trek news over at The Trek Movie Report.
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