Editing Newsletter/Fall 2008 (section)

== Star Trek XI Update ==
by [[herbalsheila]]

[[Image:May09update.jpg|right|thumb|New release date]] Questions abound on many Star Trek fan forums about how things will be handled in the forthcoming Star Trek XI movie due to be in theatres May 2009. 

For instance Chekov is not in season 1 of TOS.  Will he be there when Kirk takes command of the Enterprise in the upcoming film? How will the issue of Captain Pike be handled? [[Image:StarTrekComicConposter.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Comic Con Poster released by Paramount]]Will Pike already be there and then will be sorely incapacitated and injured by rescuing people from the deadly gas that nearly kills him? What about the idea of Spock and Kirk having been classmates at the Academy together when Spock is already many years older due to his half Vulcan heritage?

Fans are awaiting the movie impatiently, some with dread and some with anticipation, others with both. Many feel that without Shatner and the original cast, it just won't be as good and have the same close knit familiarity that has been cherished through the years. 

In the meantime, many are thrilled to hear that Paramount, in connection with Dreamworks, will be releasing a real trailer, not a teaser, but a real trailer with footage from the film, to[[image:Enterprise Build.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Screen shot of Enterprise being built from Star Trek XI]]   advertise the movie being released in 2009. Edits are still being made, but it is expected to show the Enterprise exterior and the Enterprise Bridge as well as dialog from the movie. 

TrekMovie has confirmed with sources that the trailer will come out in November 2008, but that a specific film for it to be attached to has not yet been chosen so an actual date for the trailer release has not been set. So be sure to watch for it. In addition, sources say that November 2008 will mark the beginning of Paramount's marketing push for the film.  

JJ Abrams will not be able to sit for long on pictures of the Enterprise architecture so it is suspected that more detailed pictures or shots of the ship will be released as well. Studio sources also say that the general veil of secrecy around Star Trek will begin to be lifted in November 2008 as the beginning of a buildup for the movie release date set for May 2009. Additional interviews with the cast, directors, and writers will be used in a large promotional campaign, including articles in major magazines.

The new Star Trek movie trailer can be viewed at [[http://www.startrekmovie.com]].