You're a greedy man, J.J. Abrams...

One man can not hold Star Trek and Star Wars...it's like Cavill wanting to play Superman--America's biggest hero-- and James Bond--England's biggest hero--at the same time.

Considering how many people turned this down, I'm happier with him than most other names thrown around. He just better not lose the magical and fantastical aspects (aka dont try to ground it in science like Star Trek) and they can be extremely different movies.

Kinda like how Harrison Ford played Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Jack Ryan...Cavill will be the next Bond, he would be the perfect age when Craig leaves, and he looks like how Fleming envisioned him.

Yes! MI: III is my favorite of the 4!

So Abrams will be directing Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock after all. *sigh*

I just had a great idea: hire Brett Ratner for Star Trek 3.

Except if Star Trek comes 4 years later than ST2, he wont have time to direct, since he will be busy with the postproduction of Star Wars.

and if Star Wars VII is a huge success, as expected, Disney will lock him for another one, so it will be even harder

in any case, if he is producing, lets just hope the studio and him find a great substitute.

So that's kinda is the OFFICIAL confirmation for anyone looking (still) that whether JJ is OFFICIALLY Directing Ep.7 or not?

Well JJ must have told his Paramount's head that he'll still be involved!

I certainly woudn't want JJ to then come back & make a Star Trek film!
Two reasons:

1: well 1st one came out in 2009 & it took him 4 years to make a sequel & now 3 years later STAR WARS & then back to Star Trek in 3 years in 2018?? NO!
Now whether Star Wars Ep.7 is great or shit... He better not get his hands deep into Star Trek 3 & beyond.... Instead let someone like Duncan Jones or Rian Jonsan or Neil Blomkemp to make a few STAR TREK films; they are SciFi purists & can bring extra SciFi craziness TREK needs to be treated separately from WARS since both now are headed by one guy & imagine how lots of people complaining that MOS looks Dark cuz Nolan's involved... JJ is directed STAR TERK (a great yet diluted on SciFi stuff) & will direct STAR WARS (which essentially is that) ... So they'll me strikingly similar!
So JJ now go & make WARS & leave TREK to some other capable & creative hands!

2: Well BRAIN SINGER left X-Men 3 to make SUPERMAN RETURNS; as it seemed a next level jump!
Returns kinda bombed in a way that now he's back after a decade to make another X-Men film!
I certainly didn't want WARS or TREK to turn out bad cuz I love & trust JJ & want him to make a great great WARS film BUT; if it's not then don't bring him back just cus he made two great TREK films! (hopefully 2nd one!!)

Best of Luck JJ!

Oh & please don't turn Ep.7 into:

STAR WARS : EPISODE 7 Lens Flare into Darkness of War of Stars. !!!!!

Disney should just make things easier for everyone and buy STAR TREK too. And also DC Comics. Heck, just rename Hollywood "Disneyland."

You know he's going to be so [frick]ing secretive with Star Wars info

Since when was he annuonced as the Star Wars VII director?!?! I need to start coming on here more often again, smh.

I knew that JJ Abrams was going to take this gig! Even after it was said that he turned it down due to his Star Trek franchise. No reason he can't do both!

Who would've thought, the same creative mind will be directing both Star Trek and Star Wars!!! Trekkies and Star Wars die hards must be feeling some type of way right now! lol

There you have it.. @Kamen preach brutha!!

I still cant believe it, a decade where Star Wars and Star Trek movies are going to be the height of their popularity and one man is control of both....wtf?

Wow, just wow

I liked the 2009 reboot so if he does a good job with the sequel, I have no fears about Star Wars

Although in relation to the above article, it says he will stay on as producer but will he be the director for a potential third Star Trek movie? Would he make Star Wars first then, when its out of the way, he will move on to complete the Star Trek trilogy

OR

will he just stay on as producer and a new director will be chosen, just like what happened with Mission Impossible, it remains to be seen...