First up Simon Pegg, who plays the younger version of Scotty in the film. He spoke to Starlog Magazine on the subject of whether or not this thing is a prequel, a reboot, a remake or what. He insists this isn’t exactly either of those things, saying:
“I often see Star Trek being referred to as a remake, and it really isn’t. It’s another Star Trek film; it’s another movie in the series. It’s the continuing mission.”
That sounds pretty good right? Notice though that he never actually called it a sequel either. That’s where Zachary Quinto comes in. Quinto plays a young version of Spock in the new Star Trek, and in another interview (which you can watch in the embed below) he says the following of the film:
“This story happens sort of irrespective of where the Spock we’ve come to know ends up.”
There is the interview with Zachary Quinto :
