There's some confusion in the Star Trek universe over when Star Trek 2 will arrive in theaters. Karl Urban, who played Dr. McCoy in the reboot, told Collider that "the hope would be mid next year ... mid to end next year," adding that it "would be great to have another Star Trek out for 2011."
Urban admitted he has heard that screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were turning in a script in December. Kurtzman confirmed to IGN that December was the date, but says that the deadline date has been moved.
Originally we were thinking we'd have to have it by Christmas, but the release changed. Certainly I'd say in the next eight months.
The writers continue to remain mysterious about what story the sequel will follow, with Orci saying they have no idea what the Star Trek 2 will entail.
We're in the process of re-reading some of our favorite Star Trek novels and looking at the [original TV] show again. We have some basic themes. The honest answer is we don't know yet.
Orci did say that the characters in the sequel will be more like the original characters.
They're established. They're finally a crew. It will resemble more of what you've seen in terms of they're already how they are.
Orci and Kurtzman have also said that the sequel won't be about torture or split into two movies.