I think you have an interesting list 1701, and I agree, I think Orci and Kurtzman will be back, though I personally would like Manny Coto to take a stab at the next Trek movie.
Seth McFarlane has expressed an interest, but his writing style is a bit more satirical and he hasn't done much that suggests he'd be a good match.
Bird, seems similar to McFarlane in the sense that his credits are mostly animation. some good stuff to be sure, but I don't know how directing animation translates to live action?
Duncan Jones, might be a really interesting choice! I really liked Moon, and it had a message, but its pretty much all he's done.
Nolan, would be another interesting choice. The Prestige and Dark Knight are two fantastic efforts, and while I though Inception was a bit overly elaborate, it worked and was well done. In fact, I had high hopes for Man of Steel, because I thought he was directing or wrote it, but he was only the exe producer.
Whedon I actually think would do a fantastic job with Star Trek. Firefly/Serenity are cult classics. And I like that he can give a fresh modern take on one of the bards classics, like much ado about nothing. His writing cred may be stronger than his directing cred as cabin in the woods is really a fresh take on horror movies. In fact I normally don't watch those types of movies, but the high critical praise made me curious, and it really was something different then I had expected. Someone that can take some Shakespeare, wrap it in blanket of Gene Roddenberry and knows how to deliver exciting action like Avengers seems like a formula for success.
