Abrams has recently confirmed that the forthcoming Trek flick will be both a prequel to the original series and a sequel to Nemesis.

joe__gee writes, For whatever reason, writer’s strike, or Paramount deciding this movie has a chance of being a Big Summer Film, according the film’s web site it is now due to be released in May of 2009. Other web sites also reporting the change include Ace Showbiz, The Baltimore Sun, and Trek Movie.com.

For those that didn’t see it with Cloverfield this weekend, here it is:

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Dark Nexus writes, Ain’t It Cool News has some new rumours about how continuity is going to be handled. The bad news is it sounds like a bad time travel episode of Enterprise. The good news is it also sounds like some of the better time travel episodes of the original series.

For those who haven’t yet heard, there’s new information from this weekend and last week on the forthcoming Trek film.

Startrek.com reports that the next Star Trek movie is presently scheduled for a Christmas Day 2008 release. Zachary Quinto, best known as Sylar from Heroes, will be playing a younger Spock; Leonard Nimoy will apparently also reprise his role. If this means we get time-travel paradoxes, I will swear off Trek for good this time.

Yeah, the whole thing. Variety has a few details, but it looks like Paramount will no longer be (mis)managing the license. Paramount has owned the property since 1967 when it’s then-parent Gulf+Western acquired Desilu Productions.

No word on how (or if) this affects the 11th film being written and directed by J.J. Abrams.

We’ve discussed this one before, but apparently, it’s now a fact.
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vanyel writes, I watched the first of the new episodes last night: Balance of Terror, admittedly one of my favorites, despite some problems. Apparently they’re not doing them in original order, but more of a “favorites” order.

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