If you ask local film commissioners about next year’s industry forecast, they’ll tell you a "Star Trek" sequel and "Tomb Raider" prequel and pilots for two new Hawaii-based TV dramas are so far from reality that they are barely worth discussion. They’re in development.

And that would be correct. But the discussion is developing.

Both Honolulu Film Commissioner Walea Constantinau and her state counterpart, Georja Skinner, were in Los Angeles last week and met with production officials about all four projects. Their schedule included meetings with Paramount Studios for the "Star Trek" feature and with executives at GK Films for a "Tomb Raider" movie. They also hoped to learn more about a pilot Sony Pictures might shoot in Hawaii for ABC — a thriller about the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine that’s on the run — and a pilot for a series that A&E discussed over the summer about a British detective who ends up on Oahu working with a local cop.

"It’s a very full trip," Skinner said from L.A.

Although the "Tomb Raider" film appears to be on hold, the fate of Hawaii’s role in the untitled "Star Trek" sequel is anything but clear. Production scouts visited Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island in late summer, Constantinau said. The production team’s visit, like the rest of the picture, was cloaked in secrecy. Of course, that meant the local film industry was abuzz.

"The filmmakers were interested in shooting here," Constantinau said. "It was at a very early stage. They are not ready. It is still in development. Everybody got all excited about something that is exploratory."

But the blogosphere exploded last week with stories that "Star Trek," which was written by Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof and Roberto Orci, would begin filming somewhere in January and that Hawaii would serve as the location of a jungle planet. (Kurtzman and Orci are executive producers on "Hawaii Five-0"; Lindelof was an executive producer and writer for "Lost.")

"It’s all kind of a moving landscape," Constantinau said. "We hope they are still thinking of us."

HAWAII currently hosts two TV shows: CBS’ "Five-0," now in its second season, and a spooky new show from ABC called "The River," which recently finished shooting eight episodes tentatively scheduled to begin airing in March.

The submarine drama for ABC would give the network a much heftier presence in the islands. Called "Last Resort," it was created by Shawn Ryan, who also created the edgy FX police drama "The Shield."

"I don’t know much about the story because it is still in the development stages," Constantinau said. "They don’t have a director or a finished script. This is how it develops during TV pilot season, and the ideas come together by the end of the year."

Hawaii isn’t the only location being considered, she said. "We are on the short list. We are definitely a contender."

Constantinau didn’t know the other locations, but noted Hawaii has a long-standing relationship with ABC that includes "Off the Map," which premiered in January and was not renewed, and six seasons of the global hit "Lost."

"If you have productions and people who want to come back again and again, that is the highest form of a compliment in this industry," Constantinau said.

The A&E series, called "Tropical Fox," has been the topic of discussion among local actors since May but with very few details actually confirmed. It was being developed by Tagline Television.

AND that’s a wrap.

Mike Gordon is the Star-Advertiser’s film and television writer. Read his Outtakes Online blog at honolulupulse.com. Reach him at 529-4803 or email mgordon@staradvertiser.com.