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[Madwelshboy]

First Star Trek XII Rumors Appear Online - Possible Spoilers

MovieWeb just got off the phone with Star Trek actor Bruce Greenwood (the new Captain Christopher Pike) and the actor revealed that he has created quite a backstory for Pike, which J.J. Abrams hopes to utilize in the upcoming sequel. Here is an excerpt of the article.

According to the site, unlike the original Pike, Greenwood's interpretation of the character will eventually rise from his wheelchair to one-day walk again. While this isn't exactly news, Greenwood hinted that Pike's personal story, as it pertains to this version of the new Star Trek timeline, would be tied directly into Captain Robert April, who, according to the Star Trek The Animated Series was the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise.

http://trekweb.com/articles/2009/05/...Spoilers.shtml

[Ulkesh47]

Lieutenant Kyle should be in Star Trek XII, along with Chapel, Leslie, Hadley, and Vinci.

[nx01a]

Khan? Ok. Then in the 3rd movie, Spock can come back to life, and in the 4th movie, they can save the whales, and in the 5th...

[Prometheus 1]

Khan? Ok. Then in the 3rd movie, Spock can come back to life, and in the 4th movie, they can save the whales, and in the 5th...

I agree. I dont want these new movies following the originals. I want this new crew to follow their own path and not just do updates. yea itd be cool but instead of revisiting old stories id like to see all new ones

[nx01a]

I'm hoping for a movie about the rest of the galaxy, not just the Federation, next time around. I want to see those new Klingon D7s in action, not to mention how the Romulan Warbirds look now.

I'd actually love for them to take a TOS episode and do a variation on it. Khan would be ideal, what with the young hotness of New Trek, but he's been done perfectly already.

The Guardian of Forever might be cool. Kirk's first trip into the past... or visions of how the future has been altered, complete with 'new' versions of Data, Picard, etc.
The Doomsday Machine aka planet killer might work, too. 'splosions, ya know.

[Madwelshboy]

What should be in the 'Star Trek' sequel? (And what shouldn't)

Die-hard Star Trek fans seem to have accepted J.J. Abrams' reboot with remarkably little grumbling, thanks to the time-travel-prompted alternate universe that keeps the canon they knew perfectly valid while allowing for new interpretations of the characters and their adventures to flourish. As I was geeking out with a buddy earlier this week, talking about what a Trek sequel might look like, he reminded me of something: There are classic events in the Star Trek Universe that Abrams' reboot didn't undo.

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009...rek-seque.html

[kymeric]

Actually since this is the start of Kirk as captain Id like it if we see bits of the 5 yr mission stories sneak into the movies. Like the Guardian of Forever, or the Doomsday planet eater or Botany Bay and Khan. The original movies should be quite a ways down the timeline, if they even ever happen in this universe.

[Vyse99]

Khan? Ok. Then in the 3rd movie, Spock can come back to life, and in the 4th movie, they can save the whales, and in the 5th...

No one is talking about Wraith of Khan, you do know he appeared in the original series before Star Trek II right? If anything he's referring to remaking Space Seed, not Wraith of Khan.

[Madwelshboy]

J.J. Abrams Says Khan or William Shatner's Kirk Can Appear in Star Trek XII

"The fun of this [new alternate 'Trek' reality] is that the destiny of these characters is in their hands - it's not constrained by the pre-existing films or TV series," Abrams explained. "Believe me, whether it's William Shatner or Khan ... it would be ridiculous to not be open to those ideas."

"One of the reasons we wanted to break with the original 'Star Trek' timeline was it felt restrictive," Abrams said. "The idea, now that we are in an independent timeline, allows us to use any of the ingredients from the past - or come up with brand-new ones - to make potential stories."

"It'll be fun to hear what Alex and Bob are thinking about Khan," Abrams said of their impending meetings to discuss sequel plotlines. "The fun of this timeline is arguing that different stories, with the same characters, could be equally if not more compelling than what's been told before."

Regarding Shatner's Kirk, Abrams said "I wouldn't rule out anything. The point of creating this independent timeline is to not have the restrictions we had coming into this one. And one of those restrictions was that Kirk was dead."

http://trekweb.com/articles/2009/05/...Trek-XII.shtml

[the fifth man]

I really hope we continue to get these little bits of info as they plan the next movie. It will make the wait a little less painful.

[nx01a]

No one is talking about Wraith of Khan, you do know he appeared in the original series before Star Trek II right? If anything he's referring to remaking Space Seed, not Wraith of Khan.

I'm not saying Wrath of Khan, I'm saying Khan period. The character's been done, whether it's his reanimation or his revenge on Kirk or anything else to do with the character. It's been done before. There're other untouched TOS concepts to rework.

[Madwelshboy]

I'm not saying Wrath of Khan, I'm saying Khan period. The character's been done, whether it's his reanimation or his revenge on Kirk or anything else to do with the character. It's been done before. There're other untouched TOS concepts to rework.

The thing now tho, with it being a AU anythin storyline is up for graps!

[Madwelshboy]

Of course, Abrams has to appeal to the STAR TREK fanbase, which has all the imagination of ritualistically setting up a Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. In a poll on Twitter by Peter Sciretta of SlashFilm, the three most popular “ideas” by TREK fans were:

1. The Original Crew vs. The Borg
2. The return of William Shatner
3. Khan

http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/spec...rek-reboot.php

[Vyse99]

No Borg, please no Borg.

[jelgate]

No Borg, please no Borg.

No return of Shantner. I have seriously lost respect for that actor.

[The_Carpenter]

Given that Starfleet and the Federation are going to be severely crippled by losing 7 Starship's (from the TOS there didn't seem to be that many vessels out there) and Vulcan it would make sense for the next film to be based on some one like the Klingon's taking advantage of the situation and attempting to invade Federation space.

I agree though that there should be no Borg and no time traveling in the next film, both of these aspects have been over done in Trek.

[the fifth man]

Given that Starfleet and the Federation are going to be severely crippled by losing 7 Starship's (from the TOS there didn't seem to be that many vessels out there) and Vulcan it would make sense for the next film to be based on some one like the Klingon's taking advantage of the situation and attempting to invade Federation space.

I agree though that there should be no Borg and no time traveling in the next film, both of these aspects have been over done in Trek.

Yeah, I think they can come up with a better idea for the next film than the Borg (not that I don't love the Borg). And as for time travel, definitely leave that out of the next film. You don't want to use it all the time.

[SaberBlade]

Personally I'd like for there to be no Borg, Klingon (other than allies, although it would be interesting to see how they deal with the genetic tampering done by the Augment virus) or any of the main aliens to be honest.

I'd rather see the lesser seen enemies like Gorn, Tholian or Andorian.

[LanDodger]

I thought the Andorians are part of the Federation?

but I don't think they need to do Borg or Time Travel, good old klingons or normal Romulan would be interesting

[dmacfour]

I want them to explore the unknown; that's always my favorite part of any sci-fi show.