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Star Trek
Interview with director, JJ Abrams
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Pedigree: It's a cult TV reboot directed by the creator of Alias and Lost and starring the serial killer from Heroes. Plus Simon Pegg. Estimated budget: $150 million. Predicted box office:$115 million (US gross), $250 million (worldwide).
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After a disappointing box-office performance by Star Trek: Nemesis and the cancellation of the Enterprise series, it seemed as if Gene Roddenberry's much-loved creation might have finally run its course. That was, until small-screen wunderkind J. J. Abrams agreed to breathe new life into this ailing sci-fi property.
"Star Trek is something I grew up with and love," Abrams tells Empire. "I'm completely respectful of the Star Trek canon and I feel that there's a great movie to be made."
His complete reboot of the franchise, which traces it back 40 years to the Enterprise's original crew with an entirely new cast, could well upset die-hard Trekkers. Not that Abrams is worried. "Is it really worth living in fear of fans of a television show?" he asks. "That seems a little silly to me. I'm embracing them and I love the people who care about that series, as they should. I think that we can do them proud."
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