An important part of making Star Trek XI was convincing Leonard Nimoy to sign on for the movie.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci felt that it was important to have Nimoy on board to help make the transition from Star Trek to rebooted Star Trek. “We couldn’t have made the movie without Leonard,” said Kurtzman.

Getting the right actor to play Spock turned out to be surprisingly easy.
A short video on Zachary Quinto’s website explained the casting of Quinto as Spock, from Quinto’s viewpoint as well as from the viewpoint of others like J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Burk and Leonard Nimoy.
“When he came in and read, he was just [...]

Fans of Doc Savage will be pleased to know that a movie is in the works, to be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and written by Shane Black.
According to Ain’t It Cool News’s Harry Knowles, a meet-up with Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) produced the news that Black would be writing [...]

For Co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, a Star Trek XI sequel will mean digging deeper into the characters.
The writing pair has more time than they expected to write the sequel which means less pressure and a chance to fully develop the story.
“We want it [the sequel] to come like the first one, which came [...]

Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci spoke briefly about Star Trek XII during their appearance at the 2009 Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles today.
The duo was asked about a possible release date for the sequel. Orci said that it looked like the sequel would make its appearance in 2012, “but we’re not sure.”

During a question and answer session from a Paramount Home Video event held last week to promote the forthcoming Star Trek XI DVD and Blu-ray releases, Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci answered questions about Star Trek XI and the sequel to come.
Question: “Now that you have Spock Prime who has actually boldly gone everywhere, is [...]

When planning the next Star Trek movie, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci want to recreate what they loved about Star Trek when they were children watching the show.
One of the common elements of a good movie sequel is when a character or several characters are tested in some way. “Every franchise has a different need, [...]

If all goes well, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will be producing Xombie, the story of a zombie policeman.
DreamWorks studio is in negotiations to buy Xombie, a story about a zombie who is also a policeman, written by LAPD homicide detective Will Beall, a former beat cop.

Spike TV announced the nominees for Scream 2009 and Star Trek XI led the pack with seventeen nominations.
The Fourth Annual Scream awards, honoring the best in science-fiction, fantasy, horror and comics, will be taped in Los Angeles on October 17 and will air on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 at 10 P.M.

Will a familiar character from two original series episodes make an appearance in Star Trek XII?
As reported by Sci Fi Wire and Comic Book Movie, the writers are being meticulous when it comes to planning for the sequel to the successful Star Trek XI. “We have to comb through everything and make sure that we [...]