Writers Hired For 'Star Trek' Sequel
Tue, March 31, 2009 
With more than a month to go until "Star Trek" beams into theaters, Paramount must be feeling pretty confident about the movie's chances.
Variety is reporting three writers have been hired to write a sequel to the re-imagining of the sci-fi classic: Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
J.J. Abrams is directing the first movie, but so far, he is on board for the sequel only as a producer. There has been speculation he will not direct the second "Star Trek" movie.
Variety reports the "story is still in the embryonic stage," saying Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof -- who also will receive producing credits for the sequel -- are aiming to deliver their script by the end of this year for what would likely be a summer 2011 release.
"There's obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasn't even come out yet," said Lindelof, co-creator with Abrams of ABC's "Lost" who produced the upcoming "Trek" but did not contribute to Orci and Kurtzman's screenplay. "But we're so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed."
For a quick refresher, here is the trailer for "Star Trek," due out May, 8, 2009:
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