Abrams's 'Trek' film not for hardcore fans

J.J. Abrams has admitted that his upcoming Star Trek film isn't being made for hardcore fans of the science fiction series.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Abrams said: "The whole point was to try to make this movie for fans of movies, not fans of Star Trek, necessarily.

"If you're a fan, we've got one of the writers who's a devout Trekker, so we were able to make sure we were serving the people who are completely enamoured with Star Trek. But we are not making the movie for that contingent alone."

Abrams added that making a film solely for devout Trekkers could alienate mainstream moviegoers.

"You can't really make a movie for [Trekkers]," Abrams commented. "As soon as you start to guess what you think they are going to want to see, you're in trouble."

Star Trek is scheduled for release on May 8, 2009.