Banking on a huge success from the May 2009 release of Star Trek, Paramount Pictures is already moving forward on the sequel to the J.J. Abrams flick, and is aiming for a summer 2011 release. Reports are coming in that Paramount has hired Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay, but there has been no word of J.J Abrams returning to direct. We are looking forward to the Bad Robot prouction of Star Trek hitting theaters on May 8, and we’ll keep you posted as more information beams in regarding the sequel.

From Variety.com

“Story is still in the embryonic stage, but the trio are aiming to deliver their script to the Melrose studio by Christmas for what would likely be a summer 2011 release.”

“As for potential storylines, Kurtzman stressed that the writing team will wait to take a cue from fan reaction about which direction to go.”

"Obviously we discussed ideas, but we are waiting to see how audiences respond next month," he said. "With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to explore incredibly exciting things. We'll be ambitious about what we'll do."

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