Firstly, in case you missed it, here are key tidbits from Friday’s chat with Abrams and his cast and crew (but do read the full transcript to get much more)
First full trailer currently in the works, targeting early- to mid-summer release
Principal photography is scheduled to wrap at the beginning of April [about 1-2 weeks more than originally planned]
Documentaries on the film’s pre-production and production process can be expected on DVD release; Making of… book also discussed
Greg Grunberg will not appear in Star Trek due to his commitment to another film
About 1,000 effects shots are expected to be used in the film (more than any previous Trek film)
Target MPAA rating: PG-13
The two biggest challenges for Abrams were getting a handle on the vision of the future and casting the film
Humor is a very important aspect in the film ("humor and humanity go hand-in-hand")
Abrams’ goal is to make Trek ‘real’ and is thus utilizing sets and location shooting rather than green- or blue-screens wherever he can
The Enterprise "will be a combo of the physical and the virtual"
An image of the Enterprise is "coming soon"
The doors on the Enterprise will go "SWOOSH!" when they open.
And here are some of the key findings in the follow-up weekend discussions with Roberto Orci:
The set of the Enterprise bridge will be stored for future use;
the movie’s script is about 128 pages long (indicating a roughly 2 hour movie)
the script took about four months to write
he and co-writer Alex Kurtzman will not be making cameos in the film
James T. Kirk and the film’s villain (Nero) were the most difficult characters to write;
the TOS episode "Balance of Terror" and the second, third, fourth and sixth films helped shape the writers’ takes on the characters, as did novels by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
Script shoots for many memorable moments akin to the "Never forget the name of the ship…Enterprise" moment in TNG "Yesterday’s Enterprise"
Film makers have kept with Trek tradition and brought in academic and scientific consultants (more info on this promised)
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