J.J. Abrams Stays at Paramount Through 2013

I think this bodes well for Star Trek; Paramount announced today that it will extend its production deal with J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot through 2013. Abrams has only released one film through Paramount so far, last year's incredibly hyped Cloverfield, and there will likely be a sequel someday. Trek will be the second film at Paramount for Abrams as a director, but Mission: Impossible 3 predates the Bad Robot agreement. The company will begin production on Morning Glory with Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams this summer. "Bad Robot was one of the first deals we made to help rebuild the studio," said Paramount chairman Brad Grey. "J.J. has since become part of the fabric of Paramount, and we look forward to continuing our fruitful creative collaboration for many years to come." Perhaps the best thing about locking up Bad Robot is that Abrams has been able to deliver products with lots of mass appeal in film and TV, but has managed to do so while making them distinct and original. This agreement makes me wonder about a Lost movie down the line, since we know when the series will wrap up. But it's not like Abrams and company will be at a loss for ideas. Not surprisingly, Abrams seems happy about the news. "Bad Robot has had an incredibly fun and productive collaboration with Paramount. We feel like we're just getting started."