If any film franchise was due for an update, probably none was more deserving than the hoary Star Trek, which has trudged along almost 13 years since its last viable product (the movie Star Trek: First Contact) but has a titanic, four-decades-old foundation upon which to build.
So, franchise with a history, meet hot filmmaker and TV-show übermensch J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe, Alias, Felicity). If your first offspring, the new movie simply titled Star Trek, is any indication, may your coupling be fruitful. Seriously, please have lots and lots of babies.