In 2008 , Abrams produced the monster movie '' Cloverfield '' . In 2009 , he directed the science fiction film '' Star Trek '' , which he produced with '' Lost '' co-creator Damon Lindelof . While it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of Stephen King 's '' The Dark Tower '' series of novels , they publicly stated in November 2009 that they were no longer looking to take on that project . In 2008 , Abrams co-created , executive produced , and co-wrote ( along with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ) the FOX science fiction series '' Fringe '' , for which he also composed the theme music . He was featured in the 2009 MTV Movie Awards 1980s-style digital short " Cool Guys Do n't Look at Explosions " , with Andy Samberg and Will Ferrell , in which he plays a keyboard solo . NBC picked up Abrams 's '' Undercovers '' as its first new drama series for the 2010 – 11 season . However , it was subsequently cancelled by the network in November 2010
2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
J. J. Abrams