Once again The Writers of the New Star Trek Movie put their heads up Lucas' Butt:
Form:
http://trekmovie.com/2009/02/18/orci-kurtzman-star-trek-needed-a-little-rock-and-roll/
Roberto Orci: Obviously we were comfortable for Christmas, because that was its niche. But we all feel it can sustain what it needs to sustain in the summer. One of the things we said early on is that Star Wars and Star Trek are always the ones being compared to each other by certain people. Why is Star Wars able to surpass all of that even though they’re all in space and some characters are similar? It just felt like Star Wars had a little more rock and roll than Star Trek had.
Alex Kurtzman: so we figured the missing ingredient for this one was it needed a little rock and roll. And if we succeeded in doing that, I think it will meet the summer expectations. Star Trek was essentially a submarine naval battle, except in space. Star Wars was flying down the trench of the Death Star at the speed of mach 70,000 to shoot a little bullet into a hold. The experience as a viewer you have is different: there’s a speed I think associated with that experience. To my mind, there was no reason they had to be mutually exclusive. Obviously you have to be very true to spirit of what Star Trek is and you cannot violate canon, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some of that as well.
Kurtzman: That’s what motivated it for us. It would have broken our hearts if Star Trek just faded away.
Orci: It just meant too much to us in varying degrees and ways. Obviously the opportunity to inherit that mantle is so epic that you cannot go forward if you don’t believe in it with your soul. All of us call ourselves the supreme court of Star Trek, and this is our term right now.
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JJ, Orci and Kurtzman say Star Wars more times a week then even Lucas says it. Too Bad The movie they are making is Star Trek.
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FUNNY VIDEO ON THE NEW STAR TREK TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klDAoqU9Ogc