It’s been nothing but bad news for Star Trek fans, eager for the next installment in JJ Abrams’ epically fun franchise reboot. Though the sequel has been promised, none of the people involved have really been working on it. As recently as a month ago Trek director JJ Abrams told everyone here that they still didn’t really have a script. Now, suddenly, maybe they do.

A short time ago Simon Pegg, who played Scotty in the reboot, tweeted this message: “Word on the bridge is the new script is AMAZEBALLS and I cannot wait!!!!!”

It’s hard to know exactly what “word on the bridge” means. Has Pegg just been reading random internet rumors about a theoretical script or has he actually talked to JJ Abrams and hear that they have something really written? We’ve sent out inquiries, we’ll let you know if we get an answer.

Granted, it’s not much to go on, but it’s the first positive Star Trek: The Next news we’ve had… well… ever. I’ll take it. Thanks for keeping hope alive Scotty!