Star Trek 2's "Famous" Location

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J.J. Abrams' Star Trek sequel is finally moving ahead, with a January 15, 2012 start date planned. That's over four years since the start of production on the first film.

Trek Movie has that little tidbit of trivia, plus more on the status of Kirk and Spock 2.0 (Part 2).

Reportedly, pre-production has been going on for a few months now, using the so-called "extensive outline" of the story that the writers put together. But the site adds that a draft of the Star Trek 2 script has been completed and a third draft is in the works "to ensure the film fits into the budget [that] Paramount has set."

Abrams also visited Hawaii recently to scout locations for a "jungle planet." Additionally, a museum in Los Angeles will be used for what is being described as a "famous Star Trek location." The Botany Bay? The Klingon High Council?! Spock's gimp den?!!

Design work is mostly completed, construction has begun on new sets and ILM is already working on some effects shot. And finally, Trek Movie's sources tell them the film will be "bigger" in scope than its predecessor.

Check out our Star Trek podcast here. This week's discussion: Khan!

Update: Think McFly Think says they have an inside source telling them that the Klingons are a big part of the sequel: "The angle, according to our sources, plays them up as a Nomadic sect of warrior aliens causing trouble for the Federation -- think an intergalactic Taliban with their home-planet overrun by Tribbles. Yes, those Tribbles, here in the newly rebooted continuity viewed as "furry carnivorous creatures."

Wha?! In any case, any talk of villains is just rumor and speculation at this point. Our sources are telling us to expect Khan in the film, but with the notoriously secretive Abrams, anything is possible…

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