--Writers, producers and all-around cool guys Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who pretty much have an equity stake in Hollywood at this point, have some things to say about their upcoming View-Master movie. Apparently the idea for the story was born before the classic 3-D viewing toy came into the picture as a peg for a movie, from the mind of "Fringe" writer Brad Kane. Orci then references back to story relayed to the duo by "Transformers" producer Steven Spielberg, whose original idea for "E.T." had nothing to do with aliens. (Sci Fi Wire)

--Here's your chance to get a first glimpse of UFC champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as "A-Team" member B.A. Baracus, a role filled on the TV series by Mr. T. This Baracus for a new generation... well... he's kinda let himself go a little bit. (JoBlo)

--The first bit of info has emerged on director Lars Von Trier's follow-up to the genital-mutilating art-horror flick "Antichrist." Next up is "Planet Melancholia," which is described as a "psychological disaster film." In the words of Zentropa's Peter Jensen, it is "romantic, in a Lord Byron sort of way." In the words of Von Trier himself: "No more happy endings!" (The Hollywood Reporter)

--The first pic for Sam Raimi's newly established for-kids horror production company is "Burst 3D," which will be helmed by "Doomsday" director Neil Marshall. The story follows a group of travelers, lost and on the run from some unknown force that makes people spontaneously combust. Neat-o. (Variety)

--Following a "blink and you'll miss it" leak, /Film has a description up of the first full trailer for "Toy Story 3," which movie-going audiences and Internet users will presumably be able to see for themselves very soon. Until then, enjoy your first taste of the new "Toy" story over at /Film. (/Film)

Yeah, they’re busy. That’s not even counting the dozen or so projects they have currently in various stages of development/production. And they’ve just added one more to the mix: “License to Steal,” an action-comedy loosely based on a Salon.com article. Kurtzman and Orci will produce for Paramount.

Variety reports that “Armageddon” and “Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem” writer Shane Salerno will deliver the script. The story will be loosely adapted from a pair of Marc Weingarten articles on Salon.com which takes a look at (as Variety describes it) “the high-end repo business, in which agents travel all the world to reclaim play toys including private jets and speedboats.”

Salerno has had the rights to “Steal” for a year, and Orci/Kurtzman with Paramount beat out a number of other high-profile talents who had hoped to land the project. “Terminator Salvation” director McG tried with Warner Bros, “Wanted” director Timur Bekmambetov tried with Universal and “Valkyrie” director Bryan Singer tried with Sony. Paramount beat them all out, apparently before the competing studios could even place a bid.

Kurtzman and Orci issued an official statement on working with Salerno: “We’re thrilled to be working with Shane, a wildly inventive and talented creator. His passion was clear the minute he started telling his story. He has crafted a smart, lighthearted action movie that’s fun and topical, with a ton of unexpected plot twists..”

Have you read Weingarten’s original articles? Are you surprised to see so much high-profile talent, people who typically deal in epic-scale spectacle, attracted to a story concerning high-end repo men? Armed with this knowledge, are you now going to track down and read the two Salon articles?

It was this week’s Michael Bay spectacle that landed Collider some face time with the writing duo. Kurtzman and Orci obviously aren’t revealing any of the specific ideas they have in mind but they did speak rather generally about what their plans are for the next entry in the rebooted franchise.

The course of the next movie is the current “active discussion,” with the writers considering whether to deal with “the exploration sci-fi plot where the unknown and nature itself is somehow an adversary or the villain model.” In other words, they’re working out whether the crew will explore “strange new worlds” because that’s their directive as members of Starfleet or because some intergalactic madman is trying to blow everything up all over again.

There aren’t any other significant revelations, though a few additional tidbits do surface. Abrams is not a lock to direct the next film, though I would be surprised if he opts out. The filmmaker has enjoyed a pretty steep upward trajectory thus far; while “Star Trek” earns him plenty of street cred in Hollywood, an out-the-park win — and a pretty guaranteed one as far as I’m concerned — with the sequel certainly wouldn’t hurt.

Paramount is certainly interested in seeing a “Star Trek” sequel beam itself in front of cameras as soon as possible. Kurtzman and Orci revealed that they expect to deliver a script by Christmas of this year, so a Spring/Summer 2011 release isn’t entirely out of the question. That’s nothing more than speculation of course; we’ll just have to wait and see. The writers were clear that they continue to listen to fan’s thoughts, so please share yours below.

What do you think of the exploration vs. villain discussion Kurtzman and Orci are currently considering for the sequel’s story? Do you think Paramount is right to get the sequel out as quickly as possible? Do you worry that a quick turnaround may hurt the film, or do you have faith in Kurtzman/Orci to do right by the story, regardless of timetables?