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Best (and Worst) of Star Trek in 2007 December 31, 2007

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Trek Franchise , 76 comments

As the year wraps up, TrekMovie.com takes a look back and picks the best and worst Trek had to offer over the last year.

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Tyler Perry To Appear In Star Trek + Plot Spoilers [UPDATED w/ more from AICN & UGO]

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 185 comments

UGO is reporting that actor/writer/director Tyler Perry will appear in JJ Abrams new Star Trek film and TrekMovie.com can confirm this report. According to the UGO report Perry will be portraying the head of Starfleet Academy and he has already shot his scenes. Perry is probably best known for his series of ‘Madea’ films starting with the 2005 hit Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
Monday 12/31 UPDATE: AICN have posted a new related rumor + small update from UGO
More below…includes big spoilers.
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Chris Pine Talks Kirk & Trek December 30, 2007

by Charles Trotter , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 110 comments

One Star Trek actor we have heard very little from is Chris Pine who is stepping into some big shoes to play James T. Kirk. In a new interview with Hollywood Today the actor talks about the pressures and responsibility he feels for taking on such an iconic role. He also confirms and discusses the part of Kirk’s life we will be seeing in the new movie.

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Science Saturday Sunday: Comets, Meteors and Diamonds in the Sky (Oh, My!)

by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science/Technology , 17 comments

This special Sunday edition of Science Saturday brings you news on rocks in space (whether they be comets, asteroids or giant space diamonds!) as well as potential ways to protect the Earth and potential ways to destroy it.

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Star Trek IV Behind The Scenes Video December 29, 2007

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM) , 71 comments

The current Star Trek film is well known for it secrecy. Even Leonard Nimoy has commented here about it, but 22 years ago when he directed Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home it was a whole different world. My parents just happened to be at the Monterey Bay Aquarium while Paramount was on location to shoot STIV and my dad was allowed to videotape the action, including scenes with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. Check it out below.
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Cloverfield Director Talks Star Trek Trailer December 28, 2007

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Star Trek (2009 film) , 208 comments

Matt Reeves is the director for the JJ Abrams produced monster movie Cloverfield…and one of the few people who has seen the teaser trailer for Star Trek (which debuts with Cloverfield). He certainly is the only one talking about it on the record, saying “it’s a teaser trailer. But still, I was like ‘Wow!’ Just the scope of it, the scale of it, you just look at it and it’s so elegantly done.”
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Trek Memorabilia Collector Suing CBS & Christies

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Memorabilia , 82 comments

Last year Christie’s auction house helped CBS Paramount unload 1000 lots of memorabilia from the Star Trek vault in a highly publicized auction that brought in over $7 million. However, it appears one collector is not so happy and believes he has been duped. Ted Moustakis of New Jersey spent a total of over $12,000 for a uniform and a poker visor worn by Brent Spiner (TNG: Data) as well as a poker table used on TNG. Moustakis now claims that the items are not genuine and says that Spiner is backing him up.
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IDW Announce 5 New Comic Series + Plan on Movie Tie-In December 27, 2007

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Comics, Star Trek (2009 film), TNG, TOS , 48 comments

More TOS & TNG + New Frontier, Mirror Universe & Gary Seven!
In 2007 IDW ended a six year drought in Star Trek comic books. Last week IDW announced a new TNG comic series to debut in January and today the company announced an aggressive slate of four additional series to premiere over the following 5 months. These include a TOS ‘Year 4′ series written by D.C. Fontana, a New Frontier series written by Peter David, a Gary Seven ‘Assignment Earth’ series by comic legend John Byrne plus a series set in the mirror universe. There are also plans afoot for an adaptation for the new Star Trek movie later in the year.

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Quinto: There Will Never Be Another Leonard Nimoy December 26, 2007

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 101 comments

Last week Zachary Quinto took a moment at the premiere of Paramount’s Sweeney Todd to talk about Spock, telling FEAR.net he was attracted to the “layers” of the character. He again praised working “in the shadow” of Leonard Nimoy and stated the new Star Trek was was “a new imagination but at the same time honoring the past.” See video below
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Marina Sirtis: Conventions Saved My Job

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TNG , 99 comments

In a new video interview with nuts.tv, Marina Sirtis (TNG: Troi) says that her job was not secure in the early days of Star Trek The Next Generation so she decided to become “the convention queen” to build up her fanbase and ensure her job. She also talks about her role as the sex symbol on the show, revealing a rather risqué nickname given to her by Michael Dorn (TNG: Worf). See below for video.

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Stewart: My Time On Star Trek Is Over December 25, 2007

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 111 comments

Unlike his Next Generation co-stars, Patrick Stewart (aka Captain Jean Luc Picard) seems disinclined to talk about the future of franchise. In a new interview with SFX magazine the star of the last four Trek feature films says that he knows nothing about and has no feelings regarding the next one.
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A Tiny Christmas Spoiler For The New Star Trek

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 116 comments

All year long TrekMovie.com has been the leading site breaking news big and small for the new Star Trek movie. For Christmas we bring you one more little spoiler (below).

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Merry Christmas From TrekMovie.com December 24, 2007

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: TrekMovie.com , 55 comments

Besides a few passing mentions Star Trek hasn’t been big on Christmas. But one year from today Star Trek will be be the best Christmas present you can ask for. Until then – Merry Christmas from the TrekMovie.com crew.