And to boot, JJ Abrams has a very good track record with tent-pole type releases. Not a dedicated Star Trek fan but the movies in general were engaging, my son who hated Star Trek liked the reboots enough to see them multiple times with friends and me.
Moving back to film for a more retro feel, bringing back the original trio even in supporting rolls, building sets for the more realistic feel instead of green screen work add up to JJ Abrams bringing more realism to the film while hopefully working from a stellar script. I will take a wait and see approach generally but for SW7 I have very high hopes tempered with mediocre expectations.
It is a guarantee that they will get $13 for me for the IMAX version opening day. Disney knows this, they have to produce a movie that captures the 99% of people who won't go to the opening.