Shatner Cameo Scene Revealed + Monday Box Office + TOS Stars Talk ST09 + More Tidbits May 12, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Star Trek (2009 film) , 365 comments
We have been talking about it for year’s and now Bob and Alex have finally explained how they would have fit William Shatner into Star Trek. We also have the latest on Trek’s good box office performance, TOS stars talking about ST09 stars, and more tidbits, including a new augmented reality site and a Star Trek parody comic strip .
Star Trek ARG Ends + Nimoy Announces Winner (a TrekMovie community member)
by Aliotsy Andrianarivo , Filed under: Star Trek ARG , 72 comments
Through the last month an alternative reality game related to the new Star Trek movie has been leaving clues on websites and in the real world, leading to a story of Romulans running around Earth and a desperate warning to Vulcan. Today the game has come to a close with a video message from Leonard Nimoy thanking participants announcing a winner from the finalists (all of whom are TrekMovie community members).
5 Star Trek DVD/Blu-ray Sets Released Today + Retail Exclusives + TrekMovie TOS Movie Blu-ray Giveaway
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), TNG, TOS , 65 comments
Today Paramount releases five new Star Trek titles on Blu-ray and DVD and they also announced retail exclusive offers at Best Buy and Hollywood Video / Movie Gallery. Plus we have our own TrekMovie.com giveaway contest for two Collection sets. Details below.
Check Out The Star Trek Promotional Partner Commercials – Including BK Spot Shot On Real Bridge
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Marketing/Promotion, Star Trek (2009 film) , 52 comments
A big part of the TV promotion for the new Star Trek movie is not coming from Paramount, but is coming from their promotional partners Burger King, Verizon and Esurance. In the last week both BK and Verizon have put up new TV ads, including a BK ad shot on the real bridge of the USS Enterprise. We have all the Star Trek promo ads below.
GoAnimate Announces New Star Trek Animation Mashup Features + Contest
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Merchandise, TOS , 18 comments
Back in February we reported that CBS had granted GoAnimate.com a Star Trek license and since then lots of fans have been playing with the free site creating and sharing fun animations with TOS characters. Today GoAnimate has added a feature that allows you to create ‘mashups’ between their Star Trek channel and their other licensed channels, including Street Fighter and others. And to kick it off they have a contest to create the best mashups including Star Trek prizes, details below.
ST09 Tidbits (T+4) Spock Prime Image + Bill/JJ Hug + Church’s Enterprise Art + Post-movie Analysis + more May 11, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Merchandise, Star Trek (2009 film) , 231 comments
For today’s post movie tidbits we finally got an nice publicity shot of Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime. We also have a nice piece of Enterprise art from Ryan Church, video of Shatner and Abrams having a moment, lots of post-movie analysis, Spock’s ship as UFO and more.
Final Numbers In – Star Trek Breaks Franchise & IMAX Records + Outperforming Batman Begins
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: CBS/Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film) , 234 comments
We now have the final opening weekend box office numbers for "Star Trek" and the results are quite impressive. Not only did the film out-pace initial expectations, but it even out-performed studio estimates en route to a $79,204,289 opening weekend + $35.5M from foreign box office. Head on through the jump for extended details and analysis.
Quantum Mechanix Gets Star Trek Movie Replica License – Will Make ‘Studio Scale’ Enterprise & more
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Replicas, Star Trek (2009 film) , 62 comments
Many starship aficionados and collectors have been wondering if there were going to be studio scale or museum quality versions of the new Star Trek feature film ships. Well, to paraphrase the classic Captain Kirk, the word has indeed been given and Trekmovie has all the details of Quantum Mechanix’s new license for Star Trek.
Trek4Kids: My Trip To The Star Trek Premiere
by James Trowbridge , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film), Trek for Kids , 81 comments
We first met our ‘youth correspondent’ James Trowbridge, back at the 2007 Vegas Trek Con, when he was invited to the Star Trek premiere by Leonard Nimoy. James and his family flew to California for the premiere as guests of Mr. Nimoy and today we have James’ report from that event, along with his ‘Kids Review’ of the new Star Trek feature film.
Reviews of ‘Star Trek’ Novel Adaptation & Audio Book + Limited Signed Hardcover Announced May 10, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Books, Review, Star Trek (2009 film) , 149 comments
Today The Library Computer brings you two special (and somewhat opposing) reviews of Alan Dean Foster’s adaptation of the new Star Trek feature film. Firstly Robert Lyons reviews the novel itself, and then John Tenuto reviews the audiobook version (read by Zachary Quinto). We also have news and a first look at the limited edition signed hardcover edition.
Star Trek’s $112M Global Opening Weekend + Quinto,Nimoy & Pine on SNL + More Tidbits
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Star Trek (2009 film) , 446 comments
Judging by our current poll and the reader reviews Star Trek has has a great opening weekend for the fans, but it looks like that elusive mainstream audience are also on board. We have the numbers below [UPDATE: w/ Int'l returns] Plus there is video of Quinto, Pine & Nimoy on SNL and more interviews and opening weekend tidbits, including ‘Star Trek The Sneakers’ and much more.
Star Trek Invades The iPhone – Review of New Games & Applications
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Games, Review, Science/Technology, Star Trek (2009 film) , 25 comments
Shortly after the debut of the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch, TrekMovie reported on the severe lack of Trek applications available. It now appears that our readers headed our call and have, in the past several months, created a multitude of awesome Star Trek applications, including an official app from Paramount, a new game by Electronic Arts, and the Klingon Language Suite. TrekMovie has taken a closer look at these apps, and we’ve reviewed them. So, here it is: the best of Trek on the iPhone (and iTouch).
EXCLUSIVE: Interviews with Eric Bana & Clifton Collins, Jr. May 9, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Interview, Star Trek (2009 film) , 95 comments
It is has been said that for serial films like Trek and Bond, they are only as good as their villains. And even though the new Star Trek film picked some classic bad guys, these working-class Romulans are of a kind we have never seen before. In our final release week interview, TrekMovie talks to the leaders of the Romulan pack, Eric Bana (Nero) and Clifton Collins, Jr. [interviews contain spoilers]
The Collective: New Star Trek Gift Ideas for Mothers Day
by John Tenuto , Filed under: List, Merchandise , 26 comments
Looking for the perfect last minute Mother’s Day present for your Trekkie Mom? Like the Enterprise itself, The Collective saves the day with gift ideas, including news about the newest Star Trek licensee, the Vermont Teddy Bear Company and some collectible items available at movie theaters.
‘Star Trek’ On Track For $70M+ Weekend in US & Int’l Looks Good Too
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 430 commentsGoing into the weekend, tracking services, including Paramount’s internal expectations, pegged Star Trek to gross between $50-60M. Well, while we don’t have a final number just yet, based on strong Thursday ($7M) and Friday ($24M) showings, Star Trek looks poised to far exceed those initial expectations. Details below the fold.
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