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News on the Next Trek

Film is tentatively called The Beginning.

August 29, 2005 - Erik Jendresen, co-writer of the Band of Brothers miniseries, has turned in a script to Paramount for the next Star Trek feature film. According to Dreamwatch magazine and Trekweb, the movie is tentatively titled Star Trek: The Beginning; rather a bland title, but that could change if the project is greenlit for production.

"I’m excited about this project and I think the chances of it getting made are good," said Jendresen in an interview with the magazine. "It all depends on what the studio thinks, and Paramount has been through significant changes lately. But the people who are making the decisions are pretty responsible folk with a fine body of work behind them. So, we’ll see. Right now, I’m optimistic."

The screenplay Jendresen has submitted is, as expected, a significant departure from previous Star Trek films. It takes place shortly after the television series Enterprise and doesn’t star any of the Starfleet crew members familiar to viewers from the numerous Star Trek television shows. The story won’t follow the usual captain-and-crew formula, either.

"We’re looking at a very small group of men and women, particularly focusing on one character. There are a couple of ships, including a principal ship, but this is not a traditional captain and crew of a starship story in the least."

Another source of Star Trek news, CanMag, has their own scoop on Trek XI. They think Star Trek: Academy is another title under consideration, and that they might in fact give Enterprise’s T’Pol an important part in the story. According to CanMag, the movie would be about the early days of Starfleet Academy - a story idea that has been discussed in previous Star Trek reports. The same source also says that David Boreanaz, who starred in the TV series Angel, might be up for a part. However, the CanMag report must be treated as rumor for now; some details seem to conflict with Dreamwatch’s interview with Jendresen.

According to Jendresen, the plot will center around a major event in the Trek storyline - the Romulan Wars, perhaps? Hopefully we’ll get a better idea about the movie soon if and when Paramount decides to move forward with Star Trek: The Beginning.