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Star Trek To Return Christmas 2008

Posted by kdawson on from the beaming dept.

Tycoon Guy writes "Paramount today announced the new Star Trek film is scheduled for release on Christmas Day 2008. The studio also confirmed the film will be directed by J. J. Abrams, who said the film will 'embrace and respect' Trek canon, but will also 'chart its own course.' Also today, rumors are out claiming Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and Gary Sinise will play Kirk, Spock, and Scotty, respectively."

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  1. oh good by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The studio also confirmed the film will be directed by J. J. Abrams, who said the film will 'embrace and respect' Trek canon, but will also 'chart its own course.'

    It's great that the guy charting that course is best known for a show called LOST.

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  2. Re:I've got a bad feeling about this by soft_guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think they can make a DS9 movie because of the law they passed that hollywood has to make only movies that suck.

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  3. Re:I've got a bad feeling about this by earnest+murderer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think they can make a DS9 movie because of the law they passed that hollywood has to make only movies that suck.

    I hear Shatner is in negotiations.

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  4. Re:Boldly going where we went in the Sixties... by Cordath · · Score: 5, Funny

    P.S. I'm posting about Star Trek while sloshed. Life can sink no lower.

  5. Re:Good news! by fellip_nectar · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is Slashdot. You may not post "Good News" without the "Everyone".

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  6. Re:Hey. Stop it. by Flyboy+Connor · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about: "Star Trek: The Crusher Adventures", in which Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton, of course, who is about the right age now) uses his Traveller powers to explore far reaches of the Universe. During the first six or seven episode, Wesley roams the known part of the Galaxy to round up a crew of ultra-geniuses whom he can also teach the Traveller gifts. No Vulcans, since they are too "logical" for such advanced knowledge, and no Klingons because they are too stupid. Several humans, of course, such as Mature-Guy, Black-Guy, and Hot-Babe, and several aliens, such a Plaster-Face, Funny-Hair, and a CGI-generated energy-based lifeform. Perhaps even Orion-Slave-Girl. While originally being able to travel without any visible means of transportation, Captain Wesley decides in season 2 that it would be a good idea to have a cool ship, as a place to call home and to transport aliens and goods. As an hommage to his mentor, he calls it the USS Traveller.

    I am joking, of course, but I would not be surprised to find that this has already been the subject of several novels and a whole lot of fanfic.

  7. Re:Don't forget by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    No - Britney Spears as Picard.

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