Star Trek fandom apparently has been worked into a lather for no good reason. J.J. Abrams said reports that he would use a decades-old "Starfleet Academy" plot pitch as the basis for his revival of the franchise are false, according to Empire Online.

News that Abrams would use the "Starfleet Academy" story of Kirk and Spock's early days drew strong reactions among some Trek fans. One-time Trek producer Harve Bennett first pitched the idea more than 15 years ago before it was ultimately rejected.

Rumors that Paramount Studios would greenlight a Trek project based on the "Starfleet Academy" premise have surfaced, from time to time, ever since.

"The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation," Abrams said in an interview with the Empire Online website.

"People learned that I was producing a Star Trek film, that I had an option to direct it, they hear rumors of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story that is not entirely accurate."

Abrams, however, won't reveal specifics what the next Trek film, slated for 2008, will focus on for a story, saying, "We've made a pact not to discuss any specifics.")

Empire Online noted that the "Lost" creator and "Mission Impossible III" helmer is a "Star Trek" fan, so the picture may still in some way feature Kirk, Spock and the original crew.

"Those characters are so spectacular. I just think that, you know, they could live again," he said.