That is being directed by J. J. Abrams:

The cast of the Star Trek movie is taking shape and it’s not a bunch of big names.
IESB.net says director J.J. Abrams — you might know him from such fine fare as Lost and Alias — is leaning toward Mike Vogel to play Captain Kirk. Vogel is currently working on Abrams’s monster movie, and previously was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I didn’t even know that Abrams was directing a new Star Trek movie, I can’t wait to see what direction he takes the series in. I wonder what type of enemies Kirk will battle (read this for context) with Abrams at the helm. A secret parallel Federation ship looking to exploit instead of explore?
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