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Comic-Con: Abrams on Star Trek
J.J. Abrams came to the Con with Fringe and Lost but not Star Trek, even though he could have, he told me. He was willing to, and had enough footage, even if he's still working on visual effects. Paramount did not want him to, he said. The studio's only presence at the convention was a screening of Tropic Thunder, which featured a funny intro with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr. and Jack Black as stars competing for geek cred. It would have played well in Hall H, if Paramount had done a Tropic Thunder panel, but the buzz on the screening spread throughout the convention anyway, as did the positive reaction to Pineapple Express.
Abrams was looking for Simon Pegg at the Pineapple Express party, who had starred as Scotty in Star Trek.
Here's EW's take on Star Trek's no-show at the Con.
One of my favorite bits in Hall H came from the always amusing Kevin Smith, responding to a question about the endless debate about rebooting Superman again. He cited Bryan Singer's intention to pull off a Wrath of Khan, the good, action-packed Star Trek movie that followed the first one, which was comprised, Smith said, mainly of long, lingering shots of the Starship Enterprise. "If you were into The Enterprise, it was porn," he joked.



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That's so bizarre. Why would Paramount deny that? Comic Con frequently previews stuff a year in advance.
Posted by: Mike Everleth | July 27, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Slashfilm has posted a ploy synopsis for the JJ's Star Trek.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/10/16/star-trek-plot-details-revealed/
AICN has some new photos too.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38759
Posted by: Eli | October 16, 2008 at 04:04 PM