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J.J. Abrams Teases ‘Amazing’ ‘Star Trek’ Sequel

But director wouldn’t give up too many details about the film due May 2013. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz MTV News’ Josh Horowitz and J.J. Abrams Photo: MTV News When it comes to getting the gory details about the “Star Trek” sequel, J.J. Abrams is a master of a few words and not revealing anything too juicy. Nevertheless, when MTV News encountered the writer/director/producer at the premiere of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” recently, we came armed with questions, the first of which was when we’ll find out whether Khan will be in the picture . “It’s a little early to be talking about ‘Star Trek,’ but I will say that they wrote — the three writers, Damon [Lindelof], Bob [Orci] and Alex [Kurtzman] — they wrote the most amazing script, and I’m thrilled to get a chance to direct it,” he said. “It’s totally mine to screw up, so if you don’t like it, it’s completely on me. Our sets are almost done, so we’re going to go back and start shooting next month.” Abrams, being the perfectionist that he is, went on to say that he hopes to improve upon a few things in the first film, but didn’t mention what those fixes or improvements may be. “I’m sure, like many people, you see what you do and you go, ‘I really could have done that one better, I should have done that, that was a mistake, more of this, less of that.’ You always do that,” he said. “I’m hoping that as we do the next one, all the mistakes that I’ve made that I’ve hopefully learned from, I can bring to this one and hope make it better.” A master of no information, Abrams is. We did manage to get him to talk about whether “Trek 2” will be shot in 3-D and/or IMAX, however. “We’re shooting on film, 2-D, and then we’ll do a good high-end conversion like the ‘Harry Potter’ movie and all that. Luckily, with our release date now we have the months needed to do it right because if you rush it, it never looks good. “We were talking about [shooting in IMAX] and I would love to do it. IMAX is my favorite format; I’m a huge fan,” he added. And finally, because we decided to go for the goods while we had him, we asked Abrams for an update on the long-discussed “Cloverfield” sequel. “I wish I could give you an update,” he said. “We would love to do it if there was an idea that is worth your time. We’re playing with some ideas, but we haven’t found the one that you go, ‘That’s the reason to do it.’ ” Check out everything we’ve got on “Star Trek 2.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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‘Dragon Tattoo’ ‘Impossible To Leave Behind,’ Rooney Mara Says

‘It’s attached to your head and your body,’ actress tells MTV News By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Rooney Mara Photo: MTV News It took a lot of work for Rooney Mara to become the tattooed Lisbeth Salander. For David Fincher’s big-screen adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the actress didn’t just have to think like the famed fictional hacker: It was a process to get into not just the mind, but also the body of the 24-year-old character — and Rooney’s transformation into the broken and abused Lisbeth lingered with her long after shooting the film. When MTV News asked if she carried herself differently while playing the character, Mara explained, “I think that I probably did. It’s hard to look at yourself in that way. I think it’ll be easier for me to really see that years from now. It’s impossible to leave it behind whenever it’s attached to your head and your body. But when you work 16 hours a day, there isn’t really time to do anything else but go home and go to sleep.” Playing Lisbeth certainly comes with a unique skill set that goes far beyond just understanding her dark backstory. Given Lisbeth’s penchant for computer hacking, motorcycles and physical activity, it comes as no surprise that Mara had to undergo some intense training for the physically and emotionally demanding role, one that had already been imagined once before by Noomi Rapace in a 2009 film version of the novels. “That’s my favorite thing about my job is that your education never really stops,” Mara shared. “I feel like I went to school: I had motorcycle class from 9 to 11, and then I went to dialect class, and then I had skateboarding, and then I had computer training, and then I had kickboxing. I just feel like I learned so much. And that’s kind of the most incredible part about my job is I got to acquire all these skills that I never really wanted or needed, but now I have them.” Whatever Mara did seems to have worked. Her performance is garnering her and the film some high critical praise . The flick opened Tuesday (December 20), and also features Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsg