Star Trek franchise hails JJ Abrams as its new captain

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It has not yet been cast, but it’s been announced that JJ Abrams, the director of Lost and Mission: Impossible III, has been handed the Star Trek franchise and will make the 11th—yes, 11th!—film in the series. It’s a prequel, showing how Spock and Kirk met in space school or wherever they studied. I don’t think in their current conditions that Leonard Nimoy or William Shatner could reprise their roles as their young selves. Plus, they’re too busy hawking Aleve and Priceline.

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