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"Star Trek: XI" : Press

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Oct 16, 2008 CraveOnline "It was really incredible to be able to embody a character that walks that line all the line, who really deals in holding both ends of that strata at all points."  - Zachary Quinto
Oct 16, 2008 Yahoo Alex Kurtzman talks about the new images.
Oct 16, 2008 UGO " And I think what you’ll find is that there is a lot of Kirk you will recognize in the performance, but Chris Pine is his own brilliant actor. And it’s all about what he brings to the part. I would say that the spirit of Kirk is very much alive and well in Chris Pine" - Robert Orci / Alex Kurtzman
Oct 16, 2008 EW "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as The Dark Knight is raking in gazillions of dollars, Star Trek stands in stark contrast. It was important to me that optimism be cool again." - JJ Abrams
Oct 16, 2008 TrekMovie Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman answer questions about the new images.
Oct 15, 2008 MTV Damon Lindelof talks about a recently released picture from the movie.
Oct 15, 2008 IGN "J.J. and Bob [Orci] and Alex [Kurtzman] and Bryan Burk and I all felt in constructing the perfect introduction into the Trek universe as sort of a fresh, new look for people who had never been there before but also playing to the hardcore Trekkers, there would have to be several sequences in the movie that took place on alien worlds, and this is one of them" - Damon Lindelof
Oct 15, 2008 JoBlo.com "Nero's tattoos are unique to him and everybody on his crew has similar tattoos in that they're covering their face but no two are the same." - Damon Lindelof
Oct 14, 2008 MTV "It will be a two-hour movie. I’m sick of these two hours and forty-five minute movies. Seriously, it’s like I don’t have enough time to stay two hours and forty-five minutes. I’m exhausted just saying that twice. I can’t stand it." - JJ Abrams
Oct 10, 2008 Guardian.co.uk  It didn’t feel like a classic reboot or prequel. It is a brand new thing inspired by characters that are poised to make a big comeback." - JJ Abrams
Oct 10, 2008 Paste Magazine "I guess the honest answer is that if you’re taking on something like Mission Impossible or Transformers or Star Trek, it’s not yours. And yet, you have to make it yours. You really have to find the balance. You have to stay true to what everyone loved about those beloved things." - Alex Kurtzman
 
Oct 5, 2008 AV Club "I can only say I went in, I stepped onto the set, and became part of it, and had to address the characters, and it was incredible. Everyday it was another moment where I was like, “Wow. I’m about to go into this room for the first time” or “I’m having a conversation with Kirk.” It was brilliant. Everybody felt like that." - Simon Pegg
Oct 5, 2008 Indy.com "I was constantly marveling at how the production designers managed to stay utterly faithful to the USS Enterprise without making it look dated and making it look like it was built in the ’60s." - Simon Pegg
Oct 2, 2008 Wired "There’s going to be a debate when this movie comes out whether or not it’s consistent with canon. We argue that it is. But there’s literally nothing we can say about this movie. Even if we think it’s not controversial, people will say, "Oh, that’s convenient, they’re covering a story that’s never been covered before instead of dealing with canon." - Robert Orci
Sept 26, 2008 Canoe "I had some leeway, and I made Scotty’s accent Northwestern Scottish — just above Glasgow, but pretty Glaswegian. ….[Chris Doohan] played my assistant on the ship. " - Simone Pegg
Sept 24, 2008 Hollywood Reporter "For "Trek," it’s how a family comes together. And then more specifically, the story of two brothers, Kirk and Spock. It’s the first time Alex and I got to really write about our friendship, in a way. So that was a big inspiration for us — the coming together of opposites in a partnership that takes you to places you can’t even believe. I mean, that’s us." - Robert Orci
Sept 23, 2008 SFX Magazine (via TrekMovie) Zachary Quinto and Bryan Burk talk about the movie.
Sept 22, 2008 Maxim "Um, I would assume so—unless I was born with a skin disease. In the original series, there were these infamous green women that Captain Kirk would hit on, and so without giving too much away, I’m one of those green girls."  - Diora Baird
Sept 19, 2008 CraveOnline "We take it so seriously and between all of us, Bob and me and Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk and J.J., there are different degrees of fandom and different degrees of knowledge and different perspectives on what Trek is. It’s a really good mix of people because I think it will ultimately allow us to stay very true to canon and also bring something new." - Robert Orcie
Sept 19, 2008 BBC (via TrekMovie) Video interview with JJ Abrams.
Sept 18, 2008 IESB "Star Trek is where you primarily think about the family, the humanity, the interactions and that is no different in the Star Trek that we are working on but it definitely is going to have an epic action quality to it that is unique" - Robert Orci
Sept 16, 2008 Scifi Wire "[We're] so close to being done, and we've almost ... finished the bomb shelter where we're going to hide the movie" - Robert Orci
Sept 15, 2008 StarTrekOnline "I saw some of the footage and I've done a scene with him in the movie, which is fascinating – the two of us standing there talking to each other. And I saw some of the other work he did in the picture. He's very good. So I think the Spock character has a good future." - Leonard Nimoy
Sept 13, 2008 Collider "I play Captain Kirk’s alcoholic, abusive uncle when he’s a kid, and I treat him very badly, which forces him to go off and do what he does" - Brad Henke
Sept 10, 2008 MTV "[J.J. Abrams] was rejiggering the opening few scenes. It’s one of those things where you first heard about it and were like no they’re not going to redo ‘Star Trek’! And then you see the movie and you think, wow he did pull it off! He turned it into a viable renewed franchise." - Kevin Smith
Sept 8, 2008 AMCtv "We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing, but the truth is, it didn’t quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn’t want to do a cameo." - JJ Abrams
Sept 3, 2008 AVClub "This movie does acknowledge a world that has pre-existed off the screen for decades, but when you see it, it’s not going to be quite what you’d expect, and definitely not just a rehash of things you’ve seen before. It’s a very new take on the thing that it’s also beholden to. It’s a very interesting balance ." - JJ Abrams
Sep 2, 2008 MTV "...there’s warp speed and transporter beams and tricorders and communicators and everything you could want. All the gadgets." - Bryan Burk
Sep 1, 2008 AMCtv "It’s an incredibly ambitious movie on a technical scale. I can say with confidence that we achieved what we set out to achieve, and that’s all you can ask for." - Damon Lindelof
Aug 31, 2008 Morning Sentinel "I was a redhead for 'Star Trek' and 'G.I. Joe.' For the first time in my life I had to dye my hair" - Rachel Nichols
Aug 29, 2008 National Post Interview with Simon Pegg
Aug 27, 2008 Fox Movie Channel (via TrekMovie) Video interview with Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman
Aug 27, 2008 Hardcore Nerdity (via TrekMovie) Audio interview with Simon Pegg.
Aug 26, 2008 Starlog (via TrekMovie) "The weird thing–and I think this goes for both Star Trek and Doctor Who–is that neither of them are remakes. I often see Star Trek being referred to as a remake, and it really isn’t. It’s another Star Trek film; it’s another movie in the series. It’s the continuing mission. " - Simon Pegg
Aug 25, 2008 TrekMovie Video Interview with Zachary Quinto
Aug 25, 2008 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "As a woman, I always want to find roles that are empowering to women, not just soccer moms, or girlfriends or victims. She’s Uhura, man. She communicates! If it’s not for her, nobody will understand the Romulan language! All these people in the ship need her. She’s so necessary, just like Scotty and every body." - Zoe Saldana
Aug 22, 2008 AICN "When he finally is ready to show something…I mean, I've seen a little bit and I was screaming. I had my hand over my mouth "Oh my God!" It's so good. I just think it's going to be huge." - Simon Pegg
Aug 22, 2008 TV Guide (via TrekMovie) "All I can say is that I think this movie is going to be worth the wait. It’s blessed with a wonderful optimism and an incredibly alive and invested cast." - JJ Abrams
Aug 20, 2008 National Ledger "It took, on a good day, two and a half hours in makeup. On a bad day, four. I love hiding in all my roles, whether it’s an accent or physical mannerism … that’s the fun for me." - Clifton Collins Jr.
Aug 14, 2008 EOnline "We’re space pirates" - Clifton Collins Jr.
Aug 12, 2008 CraveOnline "You know, really what Mr. Shatner did was very specific and very unique to him. All I really tried to do is do justice to what he did. I think if I went to mimic-ville, I went to try to do Shatner-ville, it would not have been smart." - Chris Pine
Aug 10, 2008 TrekMovie Vegas convention report where Nimoy and Quinto talk Star Trek XI.
Aug 4, 2008 TrekMovie First cut of Star Trek gets positive feedback.
Aug 3, 2008 SFX Magazine (via TrekWeb) "I would clearly love to carry on with that cast. We had such a wonderful time shooting, we were constantly cracking up. But it's too early to speculate. We really have everything going for us." - Karl Urban
July 31, 2008 TrekMovie Spoilers on the uniforms in the movie.
July 30, 2008 MoviesOnline "Frankly, the production design will blow people away. I think it pays tribute to that 60s look but it's very of the now and the gadgets are incredibly cool." - Chris Pine
July 30, 2008 ScifiWire "Zach is great. Between him and Karl Urban and the rest of the cast, ... they've really captured who these characters are." - Chris Pine
July 29, 2008 TrekMovie "We are still cutting the movie, getting effects from ILM, and we are going to show the movie to the brass at Paramount, probably by the end of August. We are really, really, really excited about what we got. I think the movie really works." - Damon Lindelof
July 28, 2008 MTV "If I'm going to attribute the capturing of the right tone to anybody, it would have to be to J.J. [Abrams], because he hired the best people for every role." - Zachary Quinto
July 26, 2008 KevinandBean Audio interview with Simon Pegg.
July 26, 2008 TrekMovie "The reason I know that the movie is working, I don’t want to jinx it, but when I watch it, the reason I know it is working is that you care about the story and the people. It makes you feel. It is funny, it is scary, it is all these things that we hoped originally."  JJ Abrams
July 25, 2008 TrekMovie "All I can say is that we did our best and we had a lot of fun and will give people a good two hours in an air-conditioned dark room." - Chris Pine
July 23, 2008 TrekMovie "It is more of an adventure story than a social comment movie. I would say if there is one major driving emotional force to it, it has to do with the concept of revenge and the damage that the desire for revenge can cause."  - Leonard Nimoy
July 23, 2008 UGO "Nero isn’t necessarily a Romulan" - Alex Kurtzman
July 22, 2008 IGN "Zachary brought a gravity and an incredible sense of humor, which is a wonderful combination because, you know, Spock's character is deceivingly complicated." - JJ Abrams
July 21, 2008 Wired "Scotty’s a very affectionate stereotype. He’s a popular character in Scotland. He’s not a negative stereotype — he’s a fun stereotype. The differences between ourselves can be very funny. But Scotts are the first people to laugh at the fact that they drink and fight a bit." - Simon Pegg
July 21, 2008 DeadBolt "There’s an optimism to Star Trek that is to me one of the things that was most appealing about the idea even of doing the movie, which is - while there is darkness that must be in contrast, and while there is real obstacle and an incredible villain and it’s terrifying and weird and creepy and scary and gross and all of the kind of things that you’d expect from this crazy sort of adventure, it’s also got a huge heart and a wonderful kind of family at the core of it." - JJ Abrams
July 21, 2008 ScifiWire "I really felt like my relationship to the character was specific to the text I was playing and to the world in which the character is being created right now, this time, so I didn’t feel beholden to Leonard, other than to honor the origins of what he created, obviously." - Zachary Quinto
July 19, 2008 Creators.com "If you think you've seen me play some bad dudes on this planet, wait 'til you see me off this planet, raisin' up in outer space" - Clifton Collins
July 18, 2008 SFX Magazine (via ScifiPulse) "Long - time fans will be really happy with it. It will introduce Star Trek to a new demographic… it’s just so faithful to the original character archetypes." - Karl Urban
July 16, 2008 Coming Soon "I fell in love with the relationships between the characters. I fell in love with the characters." - JJ Abrams
July 15, 2008 Scifi Wire "And so the idea of maintaining character relationships, the dynamic between the characters, [was key]. I never saw how Kirk and Spock became so connected. And that's what this movie does. And it does it with the entire family of the Enterprise." - JJ Abrams
July 15, 2008 Eonline "Zachary brought a gravity and an incredible sense of humor, which is a wonderful combination because the Spock character is deceivingly complicated." - Bryan Burke
July 15, 2008 After Elton "I won’t give anything away and hopefully the franchise will last more than one movie and that can be addressed.  - Robert Orci
July 15, 2008 HollywoodOutbreak "Right now we have a cut of the movie that has 12% of the visual effects near done, but the movie is working and that is the thing that is exciting to me." - JJ Abrams
July 5, 2008 Starburst Magazine (via ScifiPulse) "I think it's great. I was kind of attached to the Christmas day release because my family and I we used to go see movies on Christmas day so I was excited about that but, I think it probably is a summer movie and it's sold as a summer movie." - John Cho
July 4, 2008 Empire Magazine (via ScifiPulse) "...this film is so unlike what you expect, so unlike the Star Trek you’ve seen. I can tell you that the idea of the universe of Star Trek has never been given this kind of treatment." - JJ Abrams
June 26, 2008 AICN Description of scenes from the movie.
June 9, 2008 EOnline Video interview with Zachary Quinto.
June 7, 2008 NewsOK "She [Zoe Saldana] is so beautiful. She didn't know I was going to be there, and she was not supposed to be working that day, as I recall. And J.J. had her come in ... and she walked in and looked around and said hi, then stopped dead, turned back and looked at me and said, "No way!” It was just beautiful. And she came over, and she was like, "Are you you? Are you you?” And we sat and talked, and J.J. came over beaming with red cheeks. And we talked for about 40 minutes more, just she and I, and it was lovely. It really was kind of like deja vu all over again." - Nichelle Nichols
June 7, 2008 Roddenberry.com "I think the movie is a great idea and I hope they really do a terrific job - I have no reason to believe they won’t. I know JJ Abrams is a very sharp guy and he is obviously extremely successful - and the cast I got to visit on the set all seemed to be very confident, very good performers and very interesting personalities." - Walter Koenig
June 4, 2008 CBR "You know, you piece information together to give characters history or future in this case. [Abrams] has straddled both of those things, the conformations and the challenges at the same time and I think he’s done a very smart job." - Faran Tahir
June 3, 2008 EW "I would argue that not knowing those details in advance is a more refreshing way to live when it comes to entertainment.'" - JJ Abrams
June 3, 2008 UGO "I think the greatest thing he's doing is he knows there's a spirit that's essential to any Star Trek story and he [JJ Abrams] adheres to that." - Faran Tahir
June 2, 2008 ComingSoon "Everybody – from Eric Bana to primarily Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, they were amazing. I really hope that the fans embrace their interpretation of Kirk and Spock. It was so genuine and it came from the heart, with the most respect." - Zoe Saldana
May 28, 2008 ScifiWire "I feel strongly that we've done really good work as a group, as a cast, as a crew." - Zachary Quinto
May 27, 2008 TrekMovie Spoilers about the ships in the movie.
May 24, 2008 Stuff.co.nz "I guess in terms of the qualities Kelley bought to the role, what I really respond to is his sense of irascibility with a real passion for life and doing the right thing, which was a great thing for Kirk. We would have Spock's logic and McCoy's moral standing which gave Kirk the benefit of having three brains instead of just one." - Karl Urban
May 22, 2008 io9.com "Reference pictures, speaking to Nichelle Nichols, talking a lot to J.J. After I met Zach Quinto and Chris Pine, that changed a lot, talking to them. For some reason's Zach's Spock and Chris' Kirk brought out my Uhura." - Zoe Saldana
May 16, 2008 TrekMovie "According to sources close to the production, all actors playing Romulans, including Collins and even background performers, were required to shave their heads. TrekMovie.com has been told that the reason the Romulans are bald was at least partly to help distinguish them from the Vulcans. It has also been confirmed that the Romulans in the new Star Trek do NOT have the extra forehead ridges seen in the TNG era (both on film and TV)." - TrekMovie
May 16, 2008 DailyRecord "HE [Walter Koenig] was on set and I talked to him for a while but I was really nervous. I thought he might say I suck. But he was really gracious and happy about what we were doing." - Anton Yelchin
May 16, 2008 IGN "There simply has not been a story that told how they got together. So when we realized that, we thought well, that solves the introduction problem, because this will literally be an introduction to these characters that everyone knows, but not everyone knows how they met." - Robert Orci
May 16, 2008 IGN "When you look at a movie like this in the form it's in now, which is incredibly rough – we just started editing – and a lot of times, it's hard to find. But because the cast is so good, you watch the scenes now and you're not looking at the green screen over there or that missing shot there. It's like they inhabited these roles so completely. So all I know is the characters are wonderful and the actors are… Like, you want to be one of the crew. " - JJ Abrams
May 9, 2008 Rolling Stone Magazine (via TrekMovie) "It looks at the formation of the core characters from Star Trek, so it serves as a prequel, but it’s also more than that." - JJ Abrams
May 4, 2008 Jonja Audio Interview with Zachary Quinto
May 1, 2008 Yahoo Movies "To take the characters, the thoughtfulness, the personalities, the sense of adventure, the idea of humanity working together, the sense of social commentary and innovation, all that stuff. To take it and apply it in a way that felt genuinely thrilling." - JJ Abrams
April 30, 2008 Starburst magazine (via ScifiPulse) "JJ Wants it to be a surprise, and people out there are so clever, if you get enough titbits out of everybody you’ll be able to start piecing something of the plot together." -Simon Pegg
April 30, 2008 CinemaSpy "He was concerned because he was going to cast a Korean-American actor and he thought there might be some discussion by Star Trek fans. I told him Gene's idea was to have Sulu represent all of Asia ... " - George Takei
April 28, 2008 NewsBlaze "I felt like the entire cast and myself were honored to be filling in the shoes of the original [Starship] Enterprise [cast]. We really hope we don't disappoint." - Zoe Saldana
April 28, 2008 ScifiWire "The first thing is that you all of a sudden go back to being 9 years old when you realize that you're going to be in Star Trek as a captain" - Faran Tahir
April 27, 2008 CinemaSpy Interview with science advisor Carolyn Porco.
April 26, 2008 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "There’s a lot to live up to. We’re very aware of the magnitude of what it is. It’s a big responsibility: it’s not the Starsky and Hutch film, some sort of cod nostalgia parody hokum. It really is genuinely a serious movie " - Simon Pegg
April 24, 2008 SF Gate "From what I saw on set, I think we're making a really fun, good movie. I think people can expect something that pays homage to the original series but also does something really fresh and exciting and young and athletic. " - John Cho
Apr 24, 2008 Wired "I'm really thrilled to be doing it. Most importantly because as a kid, the Sulu role was one of a very few Asian characters on television." - John Cho
April 24, 2008 AP (via TrekMovie) Video interview with JJ Abrams
April 24, 2008 Zocalola Audio interview with Michael Giacchino
April 24, 2008 Attack of the Show (via TrekMovie) Video interview with JJ Abrams
April 24, 2008 Screen Geeks Audio interview with Zachary Quinto
April 24, 2008 TimesOnline "They’ve done a very good job in keeping the character I play under wraps. All I can say is that it’s a memorable role." - Rachel Nichols
April 23, 2008 NRG (via TrekMovie) "Each morning I received the script with only my scenes of the day, so I have no idea what is the general plot of the movie. I couldn’t believe I was a part of this production." - Jennifer Morrison
April 22, 2008 Reuters "The challenge of ("Star Trek") is to take something that -- despite the baggage of what came before -- was imaginative and unreal and make it feel as real as possible" - JJ Abrams
April 21, 2008 Chron "The audience we're making this movie for is people who love movies, not people who love Star Trek movies. ... I'm not saying we're not honoring what's come before, (but) if we made this movie for them alone, we would be limiting our audience like crazy." - JJ Abrams
April 20, 2008 TrekMovie Convention report including Nichelle Nichols and Zachary Quinto.
April 19, 2008 Jam Showbiz "I did meet Jonathan Frakes, and he is freakishly huge. A hulk of a man. He came by the set and I met him very briefly." - John Cho
April 19, 2008 The Daily News "(The film) is being true to the vision of our abilities and of what (creator Gene) Roddenberry started. So it’s this very interesting hybrid of honoring its origins and also being something completely brand new." - JJ Abrams
April 18, 2008 National Post "You have no idea what the outfit means until you put it on. And that’s when you realize it fits nothing like your Halloween costume." - John Cho
April 17, 2008 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) Dominic Keating talks about his audition for Trek XI.
April 16, 2008 SyFyPortal Interview with Rod Roddenberry.
April 16, 2008 The Bosh "I think that exploration is a huge part of my character’s journey and hugely important to defining a lot of things that fans have come to rely on and expect from the franchise and from the characters, and I think that’s what this movie sets up in a really different way, new way, cool way.” - Zachary Quinto
April 16, 2008 MoviesOnline  "I think we are trying to be respectful of the original series and we’re also trying to get some new fans, do things differently and put a younger, more vigorous spin on it." - John Cho
April 15, 2008 TV Guide "It’s a long and very, very interesting ride and now I really feel that I can let it go personally and watch it go off in a very good direction." - Leonard Nimoy
April 15, 2008 Deadbolt "The feel of the movie is great, at least the part that I had. It has a very robust feel to it. It’s very tangible. The ship that I command has a lot of muscle to it. It looks like a capable thing, you know." - Faran Tahir
April 14, 2008 TrekMovie "When I read the script I was very impressed. I thought they captured the characters wonderfully. It had great size, great scale." - Leonard Nimoy
April 13, 2008 TrekMovie Highlights from Robert Orci's appearance at the Grand Slam convention.
April 11, 2008 MTV "It is really, explicitly living out a childhood fantasy. So, it was just about as good as it gets for me." - John Cho
April 11, 2008 Access Hollywood (via TrekMovie)  "I kind of became became a Star Trek fan because it was on late and I would catch it on re-runs. It is something I appreciated more every year because it is a very mature show." - John Cho
April 9, 2008 KGET Article about second unit filming in Bakersfield.
April 3, 2008 JoplinGlobe "I visited the set at J.J.’s invitation and watched the actors work. I thought they were on to something good." - Walter Koenig
March 30, 2008 LA Times "It’s not an ironic, sort of postmodern take on the original series." - Simon Pegg
March 29, 2008 Star Tribune "I didn’t want to undermine James in any way; he’s created one of the most enduring figures in modern science fiction." - Simon Pegg
March 29, 2008 ReelzChannel "I think if I wasn’t involved with Star Trek and I knew they were making a new film, I would want someone who is a fan of the franchise to make the film. And that’s what’s happened." - Simon Pegg
March 26, 2008 EW "I would hope that I can put their minds at rest and tell them that I am approaching it with complete and utter dedication to the original series." - Simon Pegg
March 26, 2008 AICN "It’s going to be fantastic and we are going to see this universe realized more keenly than it ever has been before." - Simon Pegg
March 25, 2008 MoviesOnline "He’s a fantastic director – I mean seriously energized by enthusiasm." - Simon Pegg
March 25, 2008 Associated Press "I am playing ‘Scotty,’ but James Doohan is ‘Scotty.’ I tried to approach the role like he did. He’s a Scottish engineer who works in outerspace. He’s a bit of a brawler. I didn’t try to facilitate change." - Simon Pegg
March 25, 2008 The Dead Bolt "I thought I’d go and approach it the same way he [Jimmy Doohan] did, which was to start from scratch. So I tried not to watch - as much as I love the original series - I tried not to watch too much of it, because I wanted my performance to be a tribute to him and what he did with the character and not be an impression." - Simon Pegg
March 25, 2008 JoBlo "The people out there who are concerned have to understand that it is in the hands of someone who loves the franchise and you really couldn’t have it better then that." - Simon Pegg
March 24, 2008 Straight.com "I didn’t want to do an impression of James Doohan because it would seem that it was me just making fun of the character." - Simon Pegg
March 23, 2008 New America Media "I don't feel like it has any particular bearing on this role because he is Japanese American. I wouldn't take a part that is Japanese from Japan, or a recent Japanese immigrant, because I don't think there is a way that I could do that accent really effectively and convincingly." - John Cho
March 19, 2008 Den of Geek Confirming William Morgan Sheppard in Trek XI.
March 19, 2008 GrouchoReviews "Well, I will say this, that the training was great. I really appreciated kind of a preparation time as far as fight training and stuff, because it was sort of like simulating the Starfleet Academy." - John Cho
March 14, 2008 BlackFilm "He called. J.J called and said, 'I'm a fan and would love for you to do my movie' and I was said, 'Great! I'll call you back.' I called my agent and was like, 'Who is this guy' and he said I need to look at his stuff. I was so impressed with what he does because it parallels a lot of my own stuff." - Tyler Perry
March 11, 2008 Yahoo "But I think he sees it as a favor to fans to keep everything on the down-low because he's a very enthusiastic moviegoer, and he wants to be surprised and he wants things to be kept from him until the last minute." John Cho
March 11, 2008 Total Film (via ScifiPulse) "I talked to JJ a lot about what he wanted. He said, ‘We’re not making something that’s supposed to be the old Star Trek’, but I think people wanna see the things they love so we’re all trying to remind people of the old characters.” - Anton Yelchin
March 11, 2008 VH1 (via TrekMovie) "I didn’t read for JJ, he saw my tape." - Zachary Quinto
March 10, 2008 IGN "Not to say that I modeled my version of James T Kirk on anything in particular but I think I definitely have wanted to bring that kind of Harrison Ford humour to Kirk." - Chris Pine
March 10, 2008 Empire Online "Everything is just a tribute to James Doohan and it’s his role. I’m just very honoured to be able to step into his shoes. I just hope I do him proud." - Simon Pegg
March 9, 2008 Collider "I was slightly worried about tying myself into a franchise for nine years. It was obviously something to think about, but J.J. said, “If the worst thing that happens is we get to hang out every three years and have fun, what’s the problem?" - Simon Pegg
March 8, 2008 Welland Tribune "It's something I'll look back on and say, 'That was neat to be part of that.'" - Paul McGillion
March 5, 2008 TrekMovie "Is it strange to be playing Spock again after so many years? Definitely…and I’m having a wonderful time!" - Leonard Nimoy
March 2, 2008 Philly.com "I got to do a few weeks' work on that, a really great, fun script." - Eric Bana
March 2, 2008 Herald Sun "I grew up with that, but that was not reason enough to want to do the film. The script was the thing that made me want to do it. " - Eric Bana
March 2, 2008 Daily Telegraph "I'm looking forward to playing a villain, so it should be fun." - Eric Bana
March 1, 2008 TrekMovie Part 2 of an interview with Damon Lindelof.
Feb 29, 2008 TrekMovie Confirming casting of Faran Tahir as a Starfleet captain.
Feb 29, 2008 Red Orbit "I liked the original (show) as a kid. I loved it." - Eric Bana
Feb 28, 2008 Arizona Daily Star  "I'll probably be working with them creating astronomical scenes, planetary scenes, whatever there's going to be." - Carolyn Porco
Feb 28, 2008 MTV “[’Star Trek’] stared with a very strong artistic voice, [and our movie] is a celebration of that." - Bruce Greenwood
Feb 28, 2008 TrekMovie Part 1 of an interview with Damon Lindelof.
Feb 27, 2008 IESB John Cho talks a little Star Trek.
Feb 27, 2008 ReelzChannel Anton Yelchin talks about Star Trek.
Feb 27, 2008 TrekMovie Casting of Jacob Kogan as child Spock.
Feb 25, 2008 TrekMovie Confirming casting of Paul Townsend and Darlena Tejeiro.
Feb 24, 2008 Comic Book Resources "It’s an honor for me to step in to fill his very big slippers." - John Cho
Feb 24, 2008 ScifiWire "I wrote him [George Takei] a letter, and we met, and he gave me what amounted to a blessing, and in his typically classy way, ... I told him I was nervous, and he said, 'Relax. Pretty soon people are going to refer to me as the guy who played the old version of John Cho.'" - John Cho
Feb 23, 2008 TrekMovie "Actually I am thrilled the studio feels the way they do after seeing the dailies. I loved our original date of Christmas, but I think this date gives the film an even bigger opportunity for an audience." - JJ Abrams
Feb 22, 2008 TrekMovie "I can say that I had a scene with Kirk [Chris Pine] and that was pretty of cool. And I am not a ‘red shirt’ so there you go." - Paul McGillion
Feb 22, 2008 Chicago Sun Times "It's really about how everyone's favorite characters ... got to the Enterprise. It's about how it all comes together. It's not just them arriving and saying, 'Let's just kick it on the Enterprise.' It's really an epic story full of different action and drama." - Anton Yelchin
Feb 21, 2008 Toronto Sun "There's only so many layers you can find to Pavel Chekov. But at the same time, it is fun to sit on the bridge of a spaceship screaming about Romulans." - Anton Yelchin
Feb 21, 2008 MTV.com "I was like, 'Oh my God, he's [Walter Koenig] gonna come on set and say I suck!' But, he was really gracious and happy about what we were doing. I talked to him about a couple of things." - Anton Yelchin
Feb 19, 2008 TrekMovie.com Article confirming Greg Ellis as Chief Engineer Olsen in the movie.
Feb 15, 2008 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "…it would have been really, really lovely just to sit down and have a cup of coffee and a good chat with DeForest. I just think that he was a remarkable actor and filled with great compassion." - Karl Urban
Feb 15, 2008 JFX Online More spy pics of the set showing John Cho.
Feb 14, 2008 JFX Online Spy pics of the set showing John Cho.
Feb 11, 2008 CinemaBlend "Even if I was crazy about the original series that wouldn’t have been enough to make me sign on to a film I didn’t want to do. I read the script and I went, ‘That is an awesome script.’ It was a very easy decision." - Eric Bana
Feb 11, 2008 MTV "I’m a bit of a Trek fan. I wouldn’t say I was a huge Trekkie when I was a kid, but I’ve enjoyed them over the years." - Eric Bana
Feb 11, 2008 Cinematical "It's not one of those roles where you're carrying the movie, is what I'm saying. I feel like I'm very much in a supporting role, not one of the main guys." - Eric Bana
Feb 11, 2008 TrekMovie Interview with Carolyn Porco (Science Advisor for the film).
Feb 11, 2008 Empire "I'm completely respectful of the Star Trek canon and I feel that there's a great movie to be made." - JJ Abrams
Feb 9, 2008 TrekMovie Confirming Kelvin Yu and Lucia Rijker in the movie.
Feb 6, 2008 TrekMovie "As to the question of whether or not you will view TOS in a different light, my sincere hope and belief is that it will enhance it. That’s the goal, anyway. As always, our success or failure will be entirely your judgment." - Robert Orci
Feb 6, 2008 Nova 969 "They have been shooting for months, but I have the plum gig of coming in at the end for a little while. ….be one of those annoying actors who turns up fresh while everyone else is ready to die." - Eric Bana
Feb 5, 2008 News.com.au "It's just a great character, it's J.J. Abrams. It's a really well-written script, great part. Couldn't say no. I don't actually look at the size of parts ever." - Eric Bana
Feb 1, 2008 RottenTomatoes "A lot of it is green screen. I mean, the Enterprise itself, J.J.'s trying to shoot as much of it as he can with out green screen, but I think a lot of space is obviously green screen -- what I'm looking at while seeing the Klingon warships." - Anton Yelchin
Jan 31, 2008 USA Today "It won't suffer from the problem that traditional prequels suffer from: that you know all the characters will live." - JJ Abrams
Jan 30, 2008 KPCC "Well I am very impressed with JJ Abrams and his writers [Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman]. I think they are very good people, very talented. They know the Star Trek story and they respect it and they have written a very interesting script. Those elements together along with a bit of nostalgia and I will be able to step back into the character after something like 18 years…I thought “let’s do this.”" - Leonard Nimoy
 
Jan 29, 2008 BlackFilm "I was not a fan until now and I have so much admiration for what they did, and how much the series continues to grow after 45 years and I had the honor of meeting Nichelle Nichols and working with Leonard Nimoy and it was fantastic." - Zoe Saldana
Jan 29, 2008 TrekMovie Confirming casting of Young James Kirk and Young George Kirk.
Jan 28, 2008 IGN "I talked to [director] J.J. [Abrams] a lot about what he wanted. And his thing was, like, we're not making something that's supposed to be the old Star Trek. He's making his own movie, but there is a bit of, like, I think people want to see what they love." - Anton Yelchin
Jan 28, 2008 CanMag "You just sit there and you're like, 'God damn, I'm on the Enterprise.' Would I ever have thought that I'd be on the Enterprise? No. It's pretty great. It's a pretty different experience though." - Anton Yelchin
Jan 28, 2008 TrekMovie Robert Orci answers fan questions.
Jan 27, 2008 SuperHeroFlix "There are only so many levels to Pavel Chekov. But then, there is a certain fun to that as well. I have had an opportunity to sit and watch the old series. I have been able to find what I'd like to pick up on." - Anton Yelchin
Jan 27, 2008 Variety Article confirming casting of Marlene Forte as Chief Transporter.
Jan 26, 2008 TrekMovie Interview with cast and crew from Star Trek XI set.
Jan 24, 2008 TrekMovie Interview with Chris Doohan.
Jan 24, 2008 Howard Stern Show (Via TrekMovie) "We go back, there is a different time frame, but the idea that Shatner is not in the movie for any other than the fact that his Kirk died is ridiculous." - JJ Abrams
Jan 24, 2008 FoundryMusic Audio interview with JJ Abrams.
Jan 24, 2008 Hollywood "I felt like I was in a videogame or something. We all had code names and we had to be in golf carts that had black covering and make sure that no one saw our costumes and we had assigned cloaks--we had to have cloaks on and hoods up so that no one could see our costumes if we were outside the stage." - Jennifer Morrison
Jan 23, 2008 TrekMovie Video interview with James Cawley.
Jan 21, 2008 TrekMovie Interview with the "welder" from the Star Trek teaser trailer.
Jan 21, 2008 Canoe "It's such a challenge. It's so scary. But everyone says the scarier it is, the more you should do it." - Chris Pine
Jan 20, 2008 EW "I think the biggest mistake I could ever do would be to try to re-create what Mr. Shatner did." - Chris Pine
Jan 20, 2008 Latina Magazine (via Edmonton Sun) "It's great to see an exotic face in sci-fi. Little girls who look like me, or who are Arab, Filipina, whatever, are going to go, 'Oh, my God, we can be in space, too." - Zoe Saldana
Jan 20, 2008 CinemaBlend "I'm neurotic and just try to concentrate on the day-to-day thing. That kind of keeps me in check. Whatever happens will happen. I have no control over it. All I try to do is good work and that's that.” - Chris Pine
Jan 19, 2008 TrekMovie "If we do indeed have a Federation, I think Kennedy’s words will be inscribed in their someplace. He kicked us off." - Robert Orci
Jan 18, 2008 Adam Corolla Show (via TrekMovie) Audio interview with JJ Abrams from the Adam Corolla show.
Jan 18, 2008 EW Short article with JJ Abrams quotes.
Jan 17, 2008 Moviephone First image of the USS Enterprise!
Jan 17, 2008 IESB Video interview with Karl Urban
Jan 17, 2008 IESB Video interview with Jennifer Morrison
Jan 17, 2008 IESB Video interview with Chris Hemsworth
Jan 17, 2008 IESB Video Interview with Anton Yelchin, Clifton Collins Jr., John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood.
Jan 17, 2008 IESB Video Interview with Robert Orci.
Jan 14, 2008 Newsarama Interview with Mike Vogel, who speaks about almost being cast as the new Kirk.
Jan 14, 2008 TrekMovie Confirming Jeffery Hauser as cast in the movie.
Jan 13, 2008 Heroes Magazine (via TrekWeb) "I was more drawn to this project because of the characters and the point in their lives that we meet them. I was drawn to the character elements of the story rather than the international success of the franchise." - Zachary Quinto
Jan 13, 2008 Hossli (via TrekWeb) "It will revitalize the entire "Star Trek" franchise." - Leonard Nimoy
Jan 11, 2008 TV Guide  J.J. Abrams has got a really cool vision for it and I fit into that. It was lucky for me." - Jennifer Morrison
Jan 9, 2008 Wizard Magazine (via TrekWeb) "I believe most people want to be surprised. I also believe most people can't resist the temptation of peeking. The only solution is to give them nothing to peek at....but the Net makes that practically impossible" - Damon Lindelof
Jan 9, 2008 IGN "I really think that the Trekkers and the long time fans will be really pleased with it, because it really does honor the very spirit of what we are all really quite crazy about, in a good way." - Karl Urban
Jan 8, 2008 SyFyPortal "I can't discuss any details, all I can offer is that you lose all your expectations of what Star Trek should be.  If you see this movie with an open mind and take it at face value, you may have a great time." - Dawn Brown
Jan 4, 2008 TrekMovie "I am Spock, and there is another Spock and there is another Spock. There are a total of three Spocks in the movie and that is all I will say about it." - Leonard Nimoy
Dec 30, 2007 Hollywood Today "It’s a ‘Batman Begins.’ You get the birth, the childhood and beginning of the main characters before the Five-Year Mission." - Chris Pine
Dec 29, 2007 TrekMovie Confirming Tyler Perry in Star Trek.
Dec 21, 2007 TVGuide "[The New Bones] is the lovable, irascible humanist that he has always been [and] a good friend of Jim Kirk." - Karl Urban
Dec 21, 2007 Hollywood.com "It’s very comforting for me to be a producer on this movie, just be involved in the story. I’d be very nervous to actually write that stuff. But you know, no one writes a mind-meld like Kurtzman and Orci, That’s all I’ll say." - Damon Lindelof
Dec 20, 2007 TheDeadBolt "The film that we are making is very faithful in ways to the original series and the characters are the same archetypes which were established in the original series from the '60s." - Karl Urban
Dec 18, 2007 TrekMovie "It was really surreal. It was great when I heard about it, but when I went for the make-up and costume fittings and you see Zachary [Quinto] dressed as Spock and you walk down the hallway and there is Zoe [Saldana] as Uhura and everyone is hanging out in their Star Trek costumes and you are like ‘oh ya this is completely normal…this is how everyone spends their day…with fake ears and shaved eyebrows and weird costumes." - Sonita Henry
Dec 18, 2007 TrekMovie "It was really great to be offered a part in Star Trek and a thrill to work with JJ Abrams who is an absolute class act. I must say that after I wrapped my first day on the set of Star Trek, I called my agent in Vancouver to tell her what a terrific experience it was. I’m sure the fans are going to be in for one heck of a ride." - Paul McGillion
Dec 17, 2007 TrekMovie Confirming Jennifer Morrison as Winona Kirk, and Rachel Nichols as an Orion.
Dec 16, 2007 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "It’s just a level of commitment and learning that I’ve never had to do for any part. It’s been great." - John Cho
Dec 14, 2007 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "He’s not looking for people to recreate the roles that were created by these actors 40 years ago." - Zachary Quinto
Dec 12, 2007 ScifMagazine (via LiveJournal) Interview with Quinto, Orci, and Burk.
Dec 12, 2007 JFX Online Spy shots of potential new Starfleet uniform.
Dec 10, 2007 TrekMovie Spy shots of Chris Pine as Kirk and an Orion Slave Girl.
Dec 7, 2007 TrekMovie "I’m looking forward to next Tuesday, my first day of filming. We’ve already done several makeup and wardrobe tests and I’m confident that I’m in good hands with talented people." - Leonard Nimoy
Dec 6, 2007 SkyOne "I don’t know much about it yet, I’m just about to set out and start doing it, it’s going to be great. It’s very hush-hush; when I read it, I read it with a security guard near me - it’s that secretive." - Simon Pegg
Dec 3, 2007 StarTrek.com "I start filming in about two weeks, and then we will be in the theaters Christmas ‘08, so I assume you’re all looking forward to it. I certainly am." - Leonard Nimoy
Dec 2, 2007 LA Times Zachary Quinto talks about his audition and the WGA strike.
Nov 18, 2007 TrekMovie Confirming Ben Cross as Sarek.
Nov 16, 2007 ScifiPulse "I feel this is just the beginning of a friendship and a collaboration that is arguably one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me in my career." - Zachary Quinto
Nov 15, 2007 NY Times "But his character died three movies ago, so it would have been very difficult to get him into this one." - Leonard Nimoy
Nov 13, 2007 Blackfilm "It’s riskier to do Pike than it was to do Kennedy because on a certain level Kennedy is so huge on the public’s mind that nobody expects you to do it perfectly. I think the Trekkies are more likely to have expectations that are cut marble." - Bruce Greenwood
Nov 13, 2007 Variety Confirming Chris Hemsworth role and Clifton Collins Jr. casting.
Nov 10, 2007 MTV "I think there will be a certain nod to the 60s." - Bruce Greenwod
Nov 10, 2007 IESB I'll do the research on Pike and Hunter. - Bruce Greenwood
Nov 9, 2008 IESB Article confirming Jennifer Morrison and Chris Hemsworth in the movie.
Nov 9, 2007 Variety Article confirming Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson.
Nov 8, 2007 Hollywood Reporter Article confirming Bruce Greenwood as Captain Pike.
Nov 3, 2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live Video interview with Zachary Quinto.
Nov 1, 2007 ScifiWire "I think that the thing to do would be to hold on to the only thing that does speak—that says Star Trek—universally, which is the [opening theme from the original series]" - Michael  Giacchino
Nov 1, 2007 TrekMovie "JJ [Abrams] and I have been up to the wee hours of the morning getting it [the script] all together." - Robert Orci
Oct 31, 2007 Hollywood Reporter Article Excerpt: When he did a work session for Spock with the "Trek" casting director in June, the response he received was that, after seeing his tape, Abrams "wasn't convinced" he was right for the role and had to move on and see other actors.
Oct 31, 2007 St. Jewish Light "I will be acting in a new Star Trek movie, that is going to be filmed later this year and early next year, the first acting job I have accepted in 15 or 18 years. " - Leonard Nimoy
Oct 24, 2007 MTV "I've seen drawings of [the rebuilt bridge], and the drawings alone gave me chills." - Zachary Quinto
Oct 17, 2007 StarTrek.com Confirming Karl Urban as McCoy!
Oct 17, 2007 StarTrek.com  Confirming Chris Pine as James. T Kirk.
Oct 15, 2007 TVGuide "We're getting ready to shoot in a month, and I just had my first fitting for my Vulcan ears. It felt incredible, and in that moment there was a huge shift for me. Suddenly it was real, and I was like, "OK! Let's get this thing going!" - Zachary Quinto
Oct 12, 2007 Hollywood Reporter Announcing John Cho as Sulu!
Oct 12, 2007 Variety Announcing Simon Pegg as Scotty!
Oct 9, 2007 StarTrek.com Announcing Eric Bana as the villain "Nero" in Trek XI!
Oct 9, 2007 Star Trek Magazine (via TrekMovie) "Zoe’s strength, intelligence, humor and beauty will help bring Uhura to life in a way that will thrill viewers and honor the estimable talents of Nichelle Nichols." - JJ Abrams
Oct 4, 2007 TrekMovie "Not only do we want to please the fans, and we are confident that we will have a movie that fans see in a certain way where their knowledge of canon is not wasted and is part of their enjoyment of the movie, but simultaneously the story has been developed so that it is also an introduction for someone who is not a fan or even someone who knows nothing about Trek or thinks it is dead." - Robert Orci
Oct 1, 2007 MTV "He [JJ Abrams] is one of the most creative minds in Hollywood right now. He is really smart and is creating a project with respect for where it came from, but also with a voice of its own. - Zachary Quinto
Sept 17, 2007 TV Guide Video interview from the Emmy's with Zachary Quinto.
Sept 17, 2007 Variety Article confirming Zoe Saldana as the new Uhura.
Sept 14, 2007 ReelzChannel "I guess they’re withholding that until they get casting done or whatever. I plan on… becoming as much of a Trekkie as a I can in the couple weeks before we start shooting — just renting all the box sets, not going outside, not seeing the sun rise, just having the shades drawn." - Anton Yelchin
Sept 12, 2007 MSNBC.com "Nichelle Nichols (Uhura of “Star Trek”) is joining the show this year. George Takai (Sulu from “Star Trek”) of course, from last season. So, it’s sort of a little symbiotic back and forth, a little exchange program we’ve got going on." - Zachary Quinto
Aug 31, 2007 Dose "I'm just getting so excited about it! We start Nov. 5 and I've already started my process" - Zachary Quinto
Aug 31, 2007 The Gate "When they started casting they called up and asked for some material… so not only were we able to send them my demo reel and scenes from the show but we could also send them all these articles in which I'd been talking about it. I met with J.J. a couple of weeks later…" - Zachary Quinto
Aug 31, 2007 London Free Press "I look to my left and there's Leonard Nimoy. I look to my right and there's J.J. Abrams. I couldn't ask to be in a better line of people." - Zachary Quinto
Aug 30, 2007 IESB Video interview with Anton Yelchin.
Aug 30, 2007 National Post "This project is being done with a great respect for what's come before it, but I think it's also being done with a clear intention to have its own perspective, and I intend to create the role in the same way." - Zachary Quinto
Aug 30, 2007 ScifiWire Video interview with Zachary Quinto.
Aug 29, 2007 Collider "It's cool. I'm really looking forward to working on it. J.J. is such a great person to meet and spend some time with." - Anton Yelchin
Aug 27, 2007 National Ledger "His [Leonard Nimoy] involvement and support really mean the most to me at this point" - Zachary Quinto
August 26, 2007 TrekMovie.com (excerpt from Star Trek Magazine) "The pure magic of seeing Zach Quinto and Leonard Nimoy in a room together for the first time is exactly the magic we’re trying to put on the screen. Mr. Spock is a character that transcends sci-fi, he’s almost mythic." - Damon Lindelof
August 24, 2007 ComingSoon "It is a multiple picture deal, yeah. If there end up being sequels, that remains to be seen. There's more than one movie attached to this one." - Zachary Quinto
August 23, 2007 AICN "Yeah, you know this is an important facet to a lot of people’s lives and that has to be honored I think and I think that’s exactly what they’re doing, but they’re also being very clear about their hand in it and how their hand in it is going to inevitably influence it and change it and that’s really exciting as long as it’s done with the work in mind and the respect at hand." - Zachary Quinto
August 22, 2007 RopeOfSilicon "I think I am going to try and impose as distinct a separation between the two as I possibly can. [laughing] I don't see any similarities between the two." - Zachary Quinto [comparing Sylar to Spock]
August 20, 2007 USA Today "We're going back to a time before anything (Nimoy did in the original series) was established. These characters are in a completely different stage of their lives." - Zachary Quinto
August 13, 2007 TrekMovie.com "I think so I think the writers…and I must say this sincerely, I really mean this – I think the writers have really have done a great deal of homework and really understand the characters and the essence of what Star Trek is; which is refreshing and very promising." -  Leonard Nimoy
August 4, 2007 ScifiPulse (SFX Mag) "“I think we owe it to everyone who came before us to do this right.” - Robert Orci
August 2, 2007 EW.com "In many ways, the story revolves around the character of Spock." - JJ Abrams
August 1, 2007 TrekMovie.com "I can tell you is that they have a very fine script and that J.J. is an awesome director and they have done a wonderful job of finding Zachary Quinto who not only is going to look enough like me to make it work, but is also the perfect actor." - Leonard Nimoy
July 29, 2007 IESB Video Interview with Zachary Quinto.
July 29, 2007 TrekMovie.com "It is a really exciting imagination of the genesis of these characters and their convergence. I felt inspired by them and the whole creative team." - Zachary Quinto
July 28, 2007 ScifiWire "To step into a role that's so iconic, but to do it with the guidance and approval of and the excitement of the man that created it is, you can't ask for more." - Zachary Quinto
July 26, 2007 StarTrek.com (ComicCon) "But the truth is, we wanted — the one announcement we have today is our Spock. You may have read this on-line, I'm not sure, but there's a guy who's gonna be playing Spock. And he's here today and I wanted to bring him out and introduce him. Ladies and gentlemen: Zachary Quinto... " - JJ Abrams
July 9, 2007 GeekMonthly "We didn't even say the Enterprise. All we know is that Kirk is in it." - Alex Kurtzman
June 29, 2007 GeekHeeb "For the “Trek” script a lot of it was what “Trek” meant to us as kids. We’ve been enormous fans of “Trek” since we were little kids." - Alex Kurtzman
June 29, 2007 SuperHeroHype "It's like greatest dream come true ever." - Alex Kurtzman
June 28, 2007 IESB Audio interview with Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman
June 28, 2007 MTV "It'll probably just be called 'Star Trek'" - Alex Kurtzman
June 26, 2007 LatinoReview "An introduction to the world, but not necessarily exactly a prequel." - Robert Orci
June 25, 2007 DarkHorizons "It's pretty comprehensive. If you're a fan, you're going to see one kind of movie and if you have never seen it, you're going to be introduced to it in a different kind of a way. That's the goal."  - Robert Orci
June 22, 2007 TrekMovie "There is so much of a deep mythology that exists not just in the movies but in the television shows and novels and that is more challenging" - Alex Kurtzman
June 20, 2007 VoicesFromKrypton "It is an honor to be part of it now and to inherit that mantle, but I feel like we couldn't have been doing that without the instruction that everyone else has given us." - Alex Kurtzman
June 18, 2007 IESB "We might announce some stuff at Comic Con. We should have significant casting by then." - Robert Orci
June 18, 2007 ScifiWire "Kirk is in the movie" - Robert Orci
June 18, 2007 IGN "It shoots in November." - Robert Orci
April 18, 2007 TrekMovie James T Kirk appears in the movie." - JJ Abrams
March 8, 2007 MTV Interview with Trek XI writers, revealing the first official details of the movie!
Feb 26, 2007 Press Release Press release from Paramount annoucing Christmas 2008 release date and J.J. Abrams as the director.
Jan 15, 2007 iF Magazine "All I’ll say is, the fundamental J.J. Abrams approach to storytelling is one I highly subscribe to which is character, character, character and we’re applying that same model on to TREK." - Damon Lindelof
Jan 11, 2007 ScifiWire "Yes, we know the story is based on young Kirk." - William Shatner
Jan 9, 2007 EW "For people who've never seen it or know it vaguely, I think they will enjoy it equally, because the movie does not require you to know anything about Star Trek. I would actually prefer [that] people don't know the series, because I feel like they will come to it with an open mind." - JJ Abrams
Nov 24, 2006 SciFiPulse (excerpts from Dreamwatch) "We don’t want to say anything about the specifics of this movie, but the involvement of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy means a great deal to us on many levels..." - JJ Abrams
Nov 2, 2006 TrekMovie.com "The idea is to start shooting somewhere around there [Spring 2007], otherwise we are not going to make the date that they have." - JJ Abrams
Oct 30, 2006 MTV.com "It's too early to make that call, but we're all ridiculously excited about it. It's hard to talk about at this stage, because there's so much still left to do, but I can say that the story is incredibly cool. To be honest with you, I haven't been a follower of the more recent "Star Trek" films. I got to appreciate them and like them, but this is the movie I would be in line to see." - JJ Abrams
Oct 30, 2006 TV Guide "The framework is firmly in place, the script is being written now, and we are incredibly enthusiastic about it...It's way too early to talk about casting, but the story is incredibly cool. All of us working on it are just giddy about it." - JJ Abrams
Oct 12, 2006 ScifiPulse (excerpts from the Official Star Trek Magazine) "I loved how Star Trek and The Twighlight Zone would take things incredibly seriously – but that’s not to say there wasn’t humour or humanity built into those stories." - JJ Abrams
Aug 24, 2006 Trek Movie Report "Just started writing it. First draft by end of October, second by x-mas and hopefully shooting in summer or fall. If all goes REALLY well." - Robert Orci
 August 22, 2006 OmegaSector (excerpts from the Official Star Trek Magazine) "This is not a case of coming in and being so clever that you're going to reinvent everything. It's a case of coming in and using the stuff you know is great... not violating anything that's come before it. Being involved with a series that has a passionate and vocal following makes me incredibly sympathetic. They [the fans] have put up with so many incarnations along the way. These fans are a smart bunch. They are an intelligent group. We are very respectful and we have no intention of subverting the material" - JJ Abrams
 July 19, 2006 StarTrek.com (excerpts from TV Guide) "I think we have an incredible story, but we've sort of promised each other we wouldn't talk about the specifics yet. But I can say that we're actively working on it, we're in the middle of breaking the story, and it's coming along great. I'd be happy to start sooner than Paramount thinks, but not a moment before it's ready." - JJ Abrams
 July 18, 2006 TrekWeb (excerpts from Cinefastique Magazine) "I would happily be involved in any project that Leonard Nimoy was at one point involved in, and both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible are those. I'm a real fan of Star Trek and I think there is without question life left in that series."  - JJ Abrams
 June 1, 2006 TrekToday (excerpts from Empire Magazine) "I feel there's still a great movie to be made, another proud chapter in the history of Star Trek. We've got a lot of exciting new ideas." - JJ Abrams
 May 23, 2006 ScifiWire "I can tell you that that article leaked out prematurely, so there's no formal statement made from any of us, other than we all couldn't be more excited about it." - Bryan Burk
May 8, 2006 The Irish Times "Being involved with a series that has a passionate and vocal following makes me incredibly sympathetic. They have put up with so many incarnations along the way. These fans, they are a smart bunch. They are an intelligent group. We are very respectful and we have no intention of subverting the material." - JJ Abrams
 May 3, 2006 TV Guide "Rumors about the extent to which Star Trek is going to influence Lost are wildly exaggerated. Damon and I are fully committed to running Lost together next year." - Damon Lindelof
 May 2, 2006 Event Guide "True. I’ll be producing and most probably directing the 11th feature film outing, which won’t be out until about 2008 though." - JJ Abrams
April 26, 2006 Empire Magazine "The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation. People learned that I was producing a Star Trek film, that I had an option to direct it, they hear rumours of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story that is not entirely accurate." - JJ Abrams
April 25, 2006 Now Playing Magazine "I will happily get involved in any new incarnations of anything that Leonard Nimoy was involved in. And that’s all I’ll say about that." - JJ Abrams Note: This statement was made months before the publishing date and before JJ Abrams had signed to work on Trek XI.


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