Editing Newsletter/Summer 2007 (section)

== Star Trek XI: Separating Fact from Fiction, part 2 ==
by [[herbalsheila]]

The following are the unconfirmed rumors currently flying all over the place. '''!Warning!''' Much of the following may or may not be true, so readers beware. CBS Paramount will neither confirm nor deny these rumors and speculations.[[image:250px-SpockVulcan.jpg|200px|left]] [[image:Krkrf.jpg|250px|right]]


Speculation involves Matt Damon playing Captain James T. Kirk. Rumors have fingered Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as playing a doctor other than Dr. McCoy in XI or possibly Dr. Mark Piper, McCoy's predecessor, and to Damon's childhood friend and frequent film collaborator Ben Affleck as playing either Kirk or Spock. But according to IGN news, as of February 2007 the actors being considered for Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are Matt Damon, Adrien Brody, and Gary Sinise, respectively. Taking over for George Takei, IGN has learned that Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) is being eyed to appear as Sulu. 

Michael Giacchino, the composer for several other Abrams projects, including MI:3, Lost, and Alias has confirmed that he will score Star Trek XI, although no official announcement has been made. [[image:Sulu2266.jpg|175px|right]] 

Both Shatner and Nimoy have recently signed contracts giving them some approval power over any recasting of their Star Trek characters, though it is unclear exactly how much power they have, as the full terms of the contract have not been revealed. On June 21, 2007, the New York Post reported that Shatner was "very upset" that Nimoy had been offered a cameo role but that he hadn't. 
 
George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has been selected to provide the special visual effects for Star Trek XI (2008). In keeping with the usual Star Trek secrecy, ILM will officially neither confirm nor deny it. 

Bibliography: Facts and other information culled from a wide variety of news articles that were quoted in the following sources:

www.trekmovie.com

www.StarTrek.com

Wikipedia