Takei Helped Abrams Choose Cho April 30, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, ST09 Cast, TOS , 52 comments
George Takei has talked before about how he has met with Star Trek director JJ Abrams before the film was cast and that he enthusiastically approves of the new Sulu, John Cho. But in a new interview with CinemaSpy, the original Sulu says that he helped Abrams overcome concerns over fan reaction of casting Sulu with a non-Japanese actor.
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Harrison Ford Visited Star Trek Set
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 90 comments
Looks like we can add another superstar name to the list of celeb visitors to the set of JJ Abrams Star Trek. An insider tells TrekMovie.com that none other than Harrison Ford dropped by during the last week of shooting. Apparently he wasn’t there long (and no he does not have a cameo), but did have lunch with Abrams. Ford’s visit was at a different time than that of Steven Spielberg (who recently directed Ford in Indy 4).
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Paramount Announces First Blu-ray Titles - No Trek (Yet)
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, DVD, Paramount, Trek Franchise , 45 comments
Over two months after being the last studio to announce support for Blu-ray, Paramount has finally announced titles, but so far no Trek. The initial five Blu-ray releases (coming out between May 20th and June 3rd) are catching up on previous films released on DVD like There Will Be Blood, and Cloverfield. Then, starting on June 24th Paramount will issue its first Blu-ray title on the same day as the DVD, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” with ‘more to follow.’
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Leonard Rosenman Memorial April 29, 2008
by Jeff Bond , Filed under: Conventions/Events, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Music , 28 comments
On Sunday, April 28th, I was fortunate enough to attend the memorial for composer Leonard Rosenman (who passed away in March). It’s no secret that Rosenman was one of the composers of the Star Trek movies but this event proved to be even more Star Trek-centric than I’d anticipated.
Nichols and Saldana Talk Uhura And New Star Trek + Reveal Spoilers?
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 74 comments
In a pair of new interviews, the original and new Uhuras are talking about Nichelle Nichol’s suprise visit to the Star Trek set. Nichols talked about what it was an honor for her and how she surprised the cast with her visit (and possibly gave a spoiler), while Zoe Saldana talked about how ‘humbled’ she was to meet Nichols and may also have dropped a spoiler.
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Nimoy Talks To A Bug In VW Ad
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Nimoy , 58 comments
Volkswagen has a new ad campaign based around a mock talk show featuring an early 60s VW Bug (named Max) as a show host. Each commercial features a celebrity guest, including model Heidi Klum, basketball coach Bobby Knight, astronaut Richard Searfoss, actor/singer David Hasselhoff, and Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy’s commercial just started airing this week. VIDEO below… (more…)
“Mudd’s Women” Remastered: Review + Video + Screenshots [UPDATED] April 28, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: TOS-R Screenshots/Video , 92 comments
Porco Readying To Be ‘Planetary Policewoman’
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 63 comments
Carolyn Porco is still hard at work as the leader of the Imaging Science team on NASA’S Cassini mission at Saturn, but readying for her role as a consultant on planetary science and imagery for JJ Abrams Star Trek. In a new interview with CinemaSpy, Porco says she is “imagining a lot of fun brainstorming sessions with J.J Abrams and [special effects supervisor] Roger Guyett.” She also talked about how she sees her role on the film.
Tahir Proud To Be Part of Trek History
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 43 comments
Faran Tahir, first revealed to be playing a captain in the new Star Trek on TrekMovie.com is out promoting his role in Iron Man and is also fielding Trek questions. The Pakistani actor, who recently has played a lot of villains (including one in Iron Man), tells SciFi Wire he welcomed the opportunity of playing a role where his ethnicity is actually not an issue at all…
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Great Links: Spock Art, Campbell Treks, TNG Rocks + more April 27, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Great Links , 30 comments 
The Great links has found a lot Trekerific items from the interweb in the last couple of weeks. Firstly, it appears that Spock is inspiring an artistic renaissance. Plus Bruce Campbell is keeping it Original, while Rock band is going for the Next Gen, all the while a small town in Nebraska is getting an enterprising new subdivision….check it all out below.
Review: Brent Spiner’s Dreamland + Interview + Signed CD Giveaway
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Music, Review, TNG , 30 comments 
Dream On Spiner Fans — Brent Spiner’s newest CD, Dreamland, was released on March 11th, to much deserved acclaimed. There are many words that could describe Dreamland, yet, like dreams, the most appropriate is pastiche. Trekmovie.com talks with Spiner about the CD and provides a look at this unique musical journey of the imagination.
More Pegg: On Doohan + Production Design April 26, 2008
by John Tenuto , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 79 comments
You would think after last month’s publicity tour for Run, Fatboy Run we have heard all we can hear from Simon Pegg, but in a new interview with the official Star Trek Magazine, the new Scotty talks about how he would have loved to hear on-set stories from the original Scotty and he also talks about the production design as well how the film will play with the fans.
Sci-Fi Saturday: Hobbit, Iron Man, Indy, Terminator 4, Wall-E, Star Wars TV, Lost, Sarah Connor,
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 38 comments
This week of Sci-Fi has lot of returns and come-backs from Ferrigno, to Schwarzenegger to Tony Stark and Sarah Connor and more. Also Del Toro finally makes it official, the Lost producers start spilling some beans, Sansweet talks Star Wars TV. Plus we got pics and vids from Iron Man, Indy, Speed Racer, Spirit, Wall-E and so much more.
Star Trek Movie On ‘Big Bang Theory’
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Humor, Star Trek (2009 film) , 65 comments
If you haven’t seen it, the CBS sitcom “Big Bang Theory” is a show about four nerdy scientists that is rife with references to comic books, sci-fi and especially “Star Trek.” The official show synopsis on CBS.com even refers to ‘Klingon Boggle.’ This week’s episode opened with a discussion of the new Star Trek movie. See video of that and more below.
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Science Friday: Cassini Art Show, Earth Whips The Moon, Rough Soyuz Re-entry, and Keyboard Pants? April 25, 2008
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Science , 28 comments
This week’s Science Friday is full of goodies from a new Cassini exhibit, how the full moon just got stranger, a rough ride on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, regenerative medicine, and a very interesting gadget of the week: Keyboard infused pants. Yes, you read that correctly. More after the break.
More Trek Talk From John Cho
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 33 comments
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opened today and star John Cho, who plays Sulu in the new Star Trek film, has been busy promoting the film’s release. To that end, numerous interviews with Cho have popped up on the web, a few of which have Cho talking a little Trek. Here are some quotes (read below).
Passover – Shatner reads the Haggadah + ‘4 Questions’ in Klingon
by Shmuel Loutaty , Filed under: Music, Shatner, Trek Franchise , 46 comments
Just before this Passover week began, a new Shatner CD called “Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts
Abrams Contrasts Cloverfield and Trek
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 51 comments
Another video interview with Star Trek director JJ Abrams is online (part of his Cloverfield DVD release promotion). Abrams contrasts Cloverfield and Trek with AP, saying that Trek, unlike the ‘found video’ style of Cloverfield, is ‘massive’ and ‘epic.’ The director also talks about what the experience of shooting Trek has been like and the beginning of the editing process.
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BSG Preview: “Escape Velocity”
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: BSG , 78 comments
Tonight’s episode of Battlestar has Baltar buying his own BS and stirring up the fleet. In this weeks BSG column, we got video previews, a new video Q&A with Adama himself, NY Comic Con panel video, BSG girls in bikinis! Plus a Star Trek reference from last week’s episode, in case you missed it.
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