Abrams: Trek Sequel ‘Tricky To Figure Out’

When walking out of the J.J. Abrams reboot of “Star Trek,” my first thought was “Okay, that was excellent. More, please.” I’m not alone in that, as interviewers are hounding Abrams (along with writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) on what the inevitable (and contractually obligated) sequel will feature…

Collider cornered Abrams at the 2009 Saturn Awards, and took his pulse on the second Trek film as well as his overall involvement in the project:

Q: You started a lot of really great things – “Alias”, “Fringe”… I’ve seen your track record where you start things and, kind of, move on, so I guess I’m a little nervous that “Star Trek” might not hold your attention.

Abrams: Well, all I can tell you is movies and TV shows, it’s like, I could not feel luckier to get to do these things and on “Trek” in particular because I never really knew it… I won’t be walking away from “Trek” in any way in the next film and if we’re lucky enough to get that made and, you know, maybe do another one I think there is a sense of ownership… I love that world. I love the characters and we were so lucky to get the cast we got so I just feel like – I feel too lucky to be a part of this thing to say goodbye to it.

Q: [We] just interviewed Bob and Alex…they were talking about not having the typical movie villain but maybe having nature or…

Abrams: Oh! I see what you’re saying. Well, I’m open to anything. We’ve had some really interesting discussions so far but, you know – you have to be open to everything to find the right thing so the answer is sure, I’m open to that. I think in a story it’s important to personify, somehow, what you’re up against so it’s a tricky one to figure out how to, like, fight evil wind!

So, right off the bat, the new batch of Trek movies will have a component they haven’t had through the first go-round: a coherent vision, with a consistent creative staff.