Star Trek makes bold return April 27, 2004 [View All]

Staff and agencies Tuesday

The producers of the Star Trek movie series have confirmed they are considering an eleventh film in the space exploration saga.
Rick Berman, who has taken charge of the series since the death in 1991 of the franchise creator Gene Roddenbery, said he was working on plans for a prequel to the tales of Captain Kirk and crew.
The series had been thought to be dead in the water following the critical mauling and poor box office return achieved by 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis. That film made just $43m in US cinemas despite a budget of $70m.
However, it now seems the series is simply set to move away from using the crop of actors, such as Patrick Stewart, who first appeared in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and focus on an earlier period in the history of the Federation.
Berman told sci-fi magazine Dreamwatch: "I am involved in the very early stages of what could be the next Star Trek movie. It's something I will be producing with two other producers."
The first Star Trek film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, was released in 1979 on the back of a wave of new interest in the cult 60s TV series about a team of space explorers on board the starship Enterprise. The original series' cast appeared in six films, before handing over to the cast of The Next Generation on 1994's Star Trek: Generations.

Rumor has it that it's about the childhood of Q. Anyone else know anything?