The 11th “Star Trek” (XI) Movie to Be Released on Christmas Day 2008

Paramount Pictures has announced that the 11th “Star Trek” movie (Star Trek XI), which will be directed by the “Lost” creator J.J. Abrams, is to be released on Christmas Day 2008, in the U.S. The 11th “Star Trek” movie will be focusing on the early lives of Mr. Spock and Captain James T. Kirk. The shooting for the new movie is to begin this autumn.
J.J. Abrams, who also directed the third part of the movie “Mission: Impossible” last year, has said that he want “to make a picture for life-long fans and the uninitiated.” He has also added that it is needless to say that he is honored and excited to be part of this 11th chapter of “Star Trek”.
The original “Star Trek” TV series were created by Gene Roddenberry and they ran between 1966 and 1969. From then on it went on to spawn 10 feature movies, millions of books and computer games and others.
This 11th “Star Trek” movie will be released after “Star Trek: Nemesis” was launched in 2002. The last movie featured the stars of the “Next Generation” TV series. In 2005, it came also to an end the TV spin-off “Star Trek: Enterprise”.
The 11th movie from the series, which has not been named yet, will tell the story of Kirk and Spock’s first meeting at the Starfleet Academy, and also of their first outer space mission.

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