It seems Harlan Ellison has decided to take it upon himself to save the new star trek franchise. I’m a massive fan of his work , his contributions to Star Trek - The Original Series
and also his books and short stories, so heres the letter in full from HarlanEllison.com. personally I’d prefer to see a big screen adaptation of I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream


“I would jump at the chance to work with the inordinately-talented J.J. Abrams on a new STAR TREK film. Yes, I would likely try to steer him toward the original film idea I was asked to pitch, by the late Gene Roddenberry and a production exec whose name I have blissfully flensed from memory (but he had been, if I recall, a hairdresser or clothing designer or ex-boyfriend of someone or other, and he kept trying to press me to include the Mayan Calendar).
If the very smart Abrams didn’t want to go that way, I would be wide-open to rethinking such a film from the git-go.
Paramount would, of course, have to pay me from the first meet git-go; but I have absolutely NO attitude that would prevent me from jumping in to work with such a clever fellah. One is NEVER too old to come up with fresh ideas, particularly if one has lived long enough, and cleverly enough, to know WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE to death, sixteen times over.
If anyone out there thinks this melding has legs, let Abrams or anyone else with the chops to get in touch with me DIRECTLY. I am without full-time film-agent representation, by choice, at the moment; so if the job presents itself, I will work for pay.
Yr. Pal, Harlan”
I love his ballsy style and i think he can only add to the project, but also on the flip side he is a famously cantankerous figure, so always the chance things could get sour.