TrekMovie is reporting that Greg Grunberg (Heroes), the very close friend to producer/director J.J. Abrams, and the only semi-confirmed cast member for “Star Trek: XI,” has decided what kind of alien he would like to play in his best friend’s new Trek feature.
“I’d love to be a Vulcan, it’d be great. That would be incredible,” Grunberg said in a Rotten Tomatoes interview.
In even more important Trek XI news, Greg says that the script for new Trek film is almost complete, saying, “He (JJ Abrams) is finalizing the script right now so I just talked to him today and he said, ‘I’ll send it to you as soon as it’s done’ so hopefully it’ll be very soon.”
Backlot sources are claiming that Paramount has set aside a number of stages for Trek XI to occupy in the near future.
With the script near finalization, stages set aside and sets being built, it shouldn’t be too much longer before we begin learning a little more about the actual storyline and which actors will be coming onboard for pivatol roles. I get the strong feeling that what ‘Wrath of Khan’ did to ignite renewed love for the franchise back in 1982, this new Abrams effort will do the same for a whole new generation of fans in the 21st Century.
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