2010s[edit]
He wrote and directed the Paramount science fiction movie Super 8, while co-producing with Steven Spielberg and Bryan Burk; it was released on June 10, 2011.[17] Abrams directed the sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, released in May 2013.[18] Abrams will produce, under Bad Robot and with Bryan Burk, Earthquake for Universal Pictures. The film is being scripted by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black, and while it shares a title and event with Universal's 1974 feature starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner, it will not be a remake.[19] On January 25, 2013, The Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm officially announced Abrams as director and producer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the latest entry in the Star Wars film saga. Disney/Lucasfilm also announced that Bryan Burk and Bad Robot Productions would be producing the feature.[20]
Following the news that he would indeed direct Star Wars Episode VII, speculation arose as to Abrams's future with Paramount Pictures, with whom he has released all of his previously directed feature work and which has a first-look deal with his Bad Robot Productions. Paramount vice-chairman Rob Moore stated that Abrams will continue to have a hand in the highly successful Star Trek and Mission: Impossible franchises going forward.[21]Abrams announced at the 2013 D.I.C.E. Conference that Bad Robot has made a deal with Valve Corporation to produce films based on the video game titles Portal and Half-Life.[22]
On September 9, 2013, it was announced that Abrams will be releasing a novel, S., written by Doug Dorst.[23] The book was released on October 29, 2013.[24] In October 2013, it was announced that Abrams had taken over to direct and write the screenplay for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, working alongside Lawrence Kasdan following the departure of Michael Arndt.[25] Star Wars: The Force Awakens is expected to open in theaters on December 18, 2015.[26][27]
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