Not me. I think Enterprise S4 was highly overrated, and the RS turned in one of the worst episodes of the series in Observer Effect. Still, I think someone could craft a good Star Trek movie without throwing out continuity, but I'm pretty interested to see how this one will come out. I do hope...
With the exception of Kenobi, the characters you named all existed before the movies. Anyone back then could have played the "who can play James Bond?" game. Shatner originated Kirk. Like Kenobi, doing a young version would absolutely require a new actor, but I can understand why people might...
Damon's a year older than Shatner was when he played Kirk. That's funny, because Shat looked like a man and Damon still looks like a boy. Yes, I think I did make this same comment about the Affleck rumor.
I know Shatner looked like a man when he was 35, while Ben looks more like a boy at 34, but would they really cast someone his age if they're really going for Kirk at Starfleet Academy?
DS9 would be cool, for the fans. Here's some of how I see it (spoilerized for those who haven't finished their DS9 sets): O'Brien is back for a visit to DS9, because Bajor is finally being admitted to the Federation. Garak is now the leader of Cardassia, and he is getting major aid from the...
The only continuation I'd want to see is DS9, and that's completely unrealistic. I don't think anyone outside of the die hard Trek fans know those characters, and there would be a lot of catching up to do for general audiences. The idea of entirely new characters would be appealing as long as...
If they bother to do that. They might say, "Eh, most movie audiences won't appreciate the retro look." It did look pretty nice in a season four episode where a TOS-era ship was found.