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The executive producer of 'Star Trek' (and will be in the sequel) discusses that designs are underway for Enterprise in 'Star Trek 2'. Here's what he had to say:
I think we really know what the movie is going to be," Orci says. "We are in soft prep. We have designers working on the Enterprise and what could change. We have designers working on the alien planets whatever they may be. I can't tell you exactly. We're really on track. We really do what we believe as an idea for the sequel. I believe he is resting as a result of 'Super 8,' but I believe we are going to announce very soon now when things are going to happen.
Orci added that "We pitched the story at Paramount and they loved it."
He later went on to say
Yesterday, I was at a meeting with me and Alex with J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof looking at designs for how the Enterprise might change," Orci says. "So, we were with Scott Chamblis, an amazing production designer who we worked with on 'Alias' and who did 'Cowboys & Aliens' and is now back for 'Star Trek.' And yesterday, we were looking at designs for the alien planets we might be looking at. He had actual card board cut outs of the opening sequence with the Enterprise. I can't tell you where it is. Flying over, I can't tell you where, but we are working on it. We are not just laying around.
Here's a video of his interview: