Star Trek to Return for the Eleventh Time

The cult-classic Star Trek will soon be in a movie theater near you by Christmas Day 2008. It has been confirmed that the space adventure will be back for another voyage. The enormously favorite sci-fi adventures begun as a TV series in 1966 and ran until 1969. During its initial short run the sci-fi adventure starred Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, and DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy.

Not long after its end on TV would it be resurrected in a feature length film again starring these three actors along with much of the TV series original cast. That feature length was the beginnings of the franchise that has gone onto make cinematic history. Even then it was considered before its time. Star Trek launched a phenomenon that spans over four decades. The premise of the super sized hit sci-fi featured the futuristic and spacecraft time travel that fascinated the nation.

It was one of the first to also feature interracial relationship, teleportation, and warp speed. The sky was the limit literally for this far reaching TV series turned movie phenomenon. Who among us has not heard of the Klingon or Vulcan? It is Star Trek universal appeal that sees the ever so successful sci-fi franchisees returning to the silver screen.

The successful franchise in more than four decades has spun ten previous for cinema films, computer and video games, and themed attraction for fans all over the world in Las Vegas. Now, the ultimate and almost inevitable eleventh film installment in the fascinating franchise is due out for release in 2008. Paramount Pictures made the announcement confirming the latest due out sci-fi adventure putting to an end the long speculation.

The eleventh Trek film will be directed by Lost creator and Mission Impossible III director JJ Abrams. Director JJ Abrams is no stranger to providing the X factor to action adventure storylines. Therefore, one can expected the unexpected for the new to release sci-fi film in 2008. Abrams's long running TV series Alias is evidence of that fact.

The new Trek director JJ Abrams said, "Needless to say I am honored and excited to be part of this next chapter of Star Trek." This film installment is to concentrate on the early beginnings of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. The film has been scheduled to begin shooting in the autumn. It is yet to be determined who will star in the new project, but expect a stellar cast to do this installment in the franchise real integrity and justice.