'Star Trek' Director J.J. Abrams Says Film Has Plenty For Fans And Newcomers To Enjoy »

Posted By brendoman 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment

Tasked to breathe new life into the waning "Star Trek" mega-franchise, J.J. Abrams is a man on a mission. And unlike Captain Kirk, Abrams doesn't have five years to do it ... his film opens in less than five months.

So how does the "Lost" creator assemble a sprawling sci-fi epic that's accessible to mainstream audiences, while also navigating the dangerous waters of a rabid existing fanbase? According to him, you do it by looking to the past, namely the academy days of a younger and equally rebellious James Tiberius Kirk (played by relative newcomer Chris Pine) and his pre-Enterprise crew.

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