“To Boldly Go…”

Looks like Paramount Pictures is gearing up for May 8 release of its Star Trek franchise take-off, the studio is firing ahead with a sequel, and has hired three writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to pen the screenplay.

J.J. Abrams may or may not direct, but is onboard to produce the follow-up alongside his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk.

No story line is in place yet; I suspect if a story were in place, it would be hush-hush. However, the trios of writers need to deliver by Christmas for what would likely be a summer 2011 release.

According to Variety, as for potential storylines, Kurtzman stressed that the writing team will wait to take a cue from fan reaction about which direction to go.