J.J. Abrams

Growing up I have always known of Star Trek, it was one of those things that I would see on the TV often. While no one in my family is Trekkies, we would watch the series when they were on. I personally enjoyed Next Generation and Voyager. Though by no means would I say I’m a Trekkie or even a Trekker.

Those of us who were born in the late 70s and early 80s all have one thing in common, we grew up watching a true master of cinema, Steven Spielberg, and his tellings of E.T., Goonies, Indiana Jones, Jaws, and so many more iconic classics. Spielberg has taken on the roles of director, writer, and producer of countless films in the last four decades. Many filmmakers look up to him as their inspiration, one of them being J.J. Abrams, writer and director of Super 8.