Star Trek 3 is moving ahead as planned, as director Roberto Orci confirmed that the first draft for the Paramount film is now completed.

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Orci told TrekMovie.com that he had finished the first draft of Star Trek 3 with his co-writers, John D. Payne and Patrick McKay. "p & m & I wrote, "fade out" yesterday on first draft. things are moving," Orci wrote on the website's forums. This will be the directorial debut for Orci, who is well-known for his writing work on the first two Star Trek films, The Amazing Spider-Man series, and Transformers. He plans to make Star Trek 3 the closest movie yet in the new franchise to the original TV series For more on Orci's plans for Star Trek 3, be sure to check out IGN's interview with the writer-director about the upcoming blockbuster film. Star Trek 3 is slated to hit theaters in 2016.

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