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US Release: 29 June 2012
Prod. #: 012
Director: TBA
Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

The untitled Star Trek sequel (also known as Star Trek XII) is the follow-up to the 2009 film Star Trek. Its development was announced on 30 March 2009, over a month before the first film was released. It is currently slated for release on 29 June 2012. [1] [2]

J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk will be returning to produce the film via their company, Bad Robot Productions. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman will again write the screenplay, along with Damon Lindelof; Orci, Kurtzman, and Lindelof will all receive producing credit, as well.

There is currently no word on whether or not Abrams will return as director. Abrams had previously stated he would be open to directing a sequel. [3]

The writers were aiming to deliver the script to Paramount by Christmas 2009 for a possible Summer 2011 release, but the release changed to 2012 with no script being written as that initial target neared. [4]

All of the major actors in the film – namely, those portraying the core crew members of the USS Enterprise (John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, and Anton Yelchin) – are contracted to appear in this film. [5]

Abrams has explained with the alternate reality set up in Star Trek, it would be "ridiculous to not be open" to ideas like resurrecting William Shatner's James T. Kirk or recasting Khan Noonien Singh. "The idea, now that we are in an independent timeline, allows us to use any of the ingredients from the past – or come up with brand-new ones – to make potential stories," he said. [6] When asked specifically about Khan, Orci said he would prefer to develop a story first and then see whether he would be appropriate for it. [7]

Abrams was also asked what number should the sequel have and he noted that if they make a sequel, "it would have a subtitle instead of a number." [8]

Abrams and Orci told the Los Angeles Times they have heard that fans would like modern, relevant issues to be explored in the sequel. [9] At the end of the Star Trek DVD commentary, someone jokingly refers to the sequel as Pineapple.

At the Blu-ray/DVD launch for Star Trek, Lindelof indicated some of the film may be set during the time frame of the previous film, which was from 2233 to 2258. Orci told Anthony Pascale he was looking at novels by Arthur C. Clarke or Larry Niven, particularly The Mote in God's Eye (in a post he made on their forum), for inspiration, and that he was rewatching original episodes and examining their stories in the context of the alternate reality. [10]

According to an article in The New York Times, a pair of Vulcan ears was drawn onto a picture of a female actor, possibly hinting at a character being considerd.[11] Soon afterwards, Dollhouse actress Dichen Lachmen also tweeted a picture of herself with drawn on Vulcan ears and eyebrows. [12]

Designer Neville Page has said if there were Klingons, he would have to explore a rationale for their appearance eg. their long hair, and give their species a varied appearance, perhaps with different races.[13]


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