Scribes: ‘Star Trek’ An Independent Film With Punch
After the colossal flop of “Star Trek: Nemesis,” one can be forgiven for believing that the legendary franchise was out for the count as far as the box office goes. But then hotshot director J.J. Abrams comes along with a script devised by the meticulous former-”Alias” duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and suddenly Star Trek is back. The double act, who met in their senior year at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, have made quite the name for themselves in the industry by taking on projects with pre-existing hardcore fanbase that demands nothing but the best and they deliver exactly that. In 2007, the Michael Bay-directed movie “Transformers” annihilated box office competition and remains among the top five DVD releases of the last two years and its sequel is set to launch later …
