Star Trek writer Roberto Orci is an admitted Trek fan. He and Alex Kurtzman penned both Star Trek 2009 and the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness for director J.J. Abrams. When Roberto was asked about his thoughts on J.J. helming both the Trek & Wars franchises he mentioned feeling a disturbance in the force.

Roberto explains: "First I was happy for JJ, but I definitely felt a disturbance in the Force,'

"This is going to affect calendars and now it's two massive corporations having to vie for the right attention to each of these properties. But hopefully it will be fine.

"I don't know how much Paramount and other studios have to cooperate with each other, but I think everyone will explore every possibility fairly.

"And even if he goes completely Star Wars, we know now - he can't ever deny it - he is a big Star Trek fan!"

As an added bonus, Paramount just released a bunch of new photos from Into Darkness.  Check them out below.

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(source Empire via Digital Spy)