Yes, it has been confirmed by William Shatner that the next Star Trek Movie, the 11th one, will take place in the past to when Kirk and Spock where in their younger years. Since the flop of the last Star Trek movie, Nemesis and the cancellation of the last Star Trek series, Enterprise, the future of the series has been in jeapordy. J.J. Abrams, who directed Alias, Lost and Mission Impossible III was brought on board last year at Paramount where he is expected to create a total "reboot" of the series that he claims Trekkies and non-fans can enjoy equally. I am skeptical of this, in the past total "reboots" haven't proved successful in the past, but I am open minded and this is Star Trek, so we'll have to wait and see how this developes. The movie is expected to be released in 2008.

Maybe Star Trek popularity is far worse than any of us think. It may come down to a total reboot or nothing at all. While on the topic of Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy (Spock) will host a documentary on the History Channel about Star Trek, that will air on February 19th. I think this is a must see documentary for serious or casual Star Trek fans.