After actor Simon Pegg (Scotty in 2009's Star Trek) teased us all by saying that the Star Trek 2 script was "amazeballs," now it's Chris Pine's (Captain Kirk) turn to give away some tantalizing bits about J.J. Abrams' anticipated sequel.

J.J. Abrams' Super 8 is one of the few genre movies coming out this summer that isn't a prequel or a sequel or an adaptation or a brand extension. And the more we see of this "something freaky descends on a small town and its kid filmmakers" thriller, the more we desperately want to see it.

Not that the Star Trek and Super 8 director is doing too badly as it is: His Bad Robot production company has Lost, Fringe and Alias under its belt, with a couple more pilots shooting for the fall. But planets are aligning that could make him a captain of the universe.

The 2009 Star Trek reboot brought with it some great moments (meeting the characters for the first time), some not-so-great moments (the destruction of the planet Vulcan) and some familiar faces (Leonard Nimoy as the coolest Vulcan in the galaxy). But what it didn't bring was a cameo by the original Capt. Kirk, William Shatner.