Abrams Goes Star Trekkin'

JJ Abrams will write, produce and direct the 11th instalment in the Star Trek movie franchise. His fellow M:Iimpossible III scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will pen the story that focuses on the early days of James T Kirk and Mr Spock, including their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and first outer space mission. And presumably getting beaten up by the college football team...

The decision to re-launch Star Trek on the big screen comes less than a year after US TV bosses pulled the plug on Star Trek: Enterprise because of dismal ratings. That's the way to do it - strike while the iron is hot!