Sci-Fi Movies Monday: Disney Buys Marvel + Batman, District 9, Iron Man, Green Lantern, Zombieland + more August 31, 2009
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 64 comments
The big news this week is today’s $4B purchase of Marvel Entertainment by Disney, details below. Also in our weekly genre movie news wrap-up we cover some Batman and Underworld rumors, find out what is next for District 9, and report troubles for Green Lantern and Green Hornet. Plus all the latest trailers and images, including 2012, Zombieland and more.
Star Trek Nominated For 17 Spike Scream Awards
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 33 comments
We are many months away from finding out if the Oscars will be tapping the new Star Trek movie, but today Spike TV announced the nominees for their 4th Annual Scream Awards and Star Trek leads the way with a total of 17 nods.
Exclusive Book Excerpt: Star Trek Enterprise – The Romulan War: Beneath The Raptor’s Wing
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Books, ENT , 65 comments
The big event for Star Trek books this Fall will finally delve into a major point in Federation history. The trade paperback of Michael A. Martin’s "Star Trek: Enterprise – The Romulan War: Beneath The Raptor’s Wing" comes out in October and TrekMovie has an exclusive excerpt below.
Sci-Fi TV Saturday: Dollhouse, Chuck, V, Supernatural, Heroes, True Blood, Smallville, Defying Gravity + more August 29, 2009
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 35 comments
The fall TV season is almost here and there is a lot to talk about with genre shows, including big casting news for Dollhouse, Chuck and Heroes. We also have details on the upcoming seasons of Supernatural and Smallville, a production hold on V, and tons of preview images and videos from Defying Gravity, Doctor Who, Warehouse 13, Clone Wars and more.
Amazon Limited Exclusive Star Trek Movie Blu-ray Set To Include USS Enterprise Replica August 28, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Merchandise, Replicas, Star Trek (2009 film) , 124 comments
In November JJ Abrams new Star Trek movie comes out on DVD and Blu-ray, but there will also be additional special editions. We have already announced the Best Buy Blu-ray Gift set with badges and today it was announced Amazon will have a special limited edition Blu-ray set which comes with an Enterprise replica model. TrekMovie has exclusive details and high res images below.
PBS Ends Run Of LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, TNG , 85 comments
Reading Rainbow, the PBS children’s show that Star Trek The Next Generation’s LeVar Burton hosted since 1983, airs for the last time today. The show that won two dozen Emmys will end up being the third longest series in PBS history.
Science Friday: COLBERT Launching + Needle-less Injecting + Solar Painting + Black Hole Making + more
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Science/Technology , 47 comments
Welcome back to Science Friday! This week we bring you a new needle-free hypospray device, solar cell paint, how to make your own black hole (no red matter needed!), and 40 million-year-old iridescence. All this and more plus our gadget of the week: The flying chair trick! And, yes, that is a real picture of a CHAIR IN SPACE!
Simon & Schuster Lays Off Star Trek Book Editor – Promises No Change In Schedule August 27, 2009
by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books , 47 comments
A round of layoffs this week at Simon and Schuster resulted in the departure of Star Trek books editor Margaret Clark. The move was a part of a workforce reduction by the publisher, driven by lagging profits in the publishing industry. Even though this is the second layoff of a Star Trek editor in the last year, Simon & Schuster says they are committed to Star Trek going forward. More details below, plus a preview of Spring 2010 Trek books.
Great Links: Ghostbusters 3 via ST09 + She Worf + Warehouse 13 Trekked (again) + Kirk v Alien + more August 26, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links , 63 comments
The new Star Trek movie has inspired so much, and now apparently it may help bring back the Ghostbusters. Star Trek is also inspiring the producers of Warehouse 13 who have gone three episodes in a row with Trek refs. We have video of that below, plus Star Trek 2009 on anime trial, Kirk v Alien and Wof as you have never seen him.
Happy Birthday, Chris Pine
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast , 40 comments
Before the day is over, TrekMovie wants to make sure we give a shout out to the new Captain Kirk and wish him a happy birthday. Chris Pine turns 29 today. In other Pine related news we have a quick update on the release of his next movie Carriers, coming out next weekend.
Star Trek: The Exhibition Headed To San Jose
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions , 79 comments
Star Trek The Exhibition, the traveling museum exhibit of Star Trek history, is headed to the Silicon Valley. Today The Tech Museum in San Jose, CA announced it will be hosting ST: The Exhibition starting October 23rd, and this ‘engagement’ will be the biggest ever and also include elements of the new Star Trek movie. Details below.
Rick Berman Talks 18 Years of Trek In Extensive Oral History
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DS9, ENT, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), TNG, VOY , 232 comments
No one spent more time with the Star Trek franchise than Rick Berman, who was a producer from the pilot of Next Generation through to the finale of Enterprise, overseeing the franchise for most of that time. In a (very) long 2006 interview now available online, Berman gives an oral history of his time on Trek and talks its rise, fall and rise again, as well as his legacy. You can watch it below and/or read some of the bullet-point highlights and key quotes.
Wil Wheaton Geeks Out On Leverage — Interview + See A Clip August 25, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, Interview, TNG , 22 comments
TNT’s heist show Leverage is no stranger to Star Trek, earlier this year TrekMovie talked to Jonathan Frakes about an episode he directed with some Trek vet guest stars. The show also makes regular Star Trek references. This week it has both, with Wil Wheaton coming on for a guest spot. TrekMovie participated in a conference call and talked to the actor about what it was like playing a geek on Leverage (big stretch!).
New Best Of TOS & TNG DVD Sets Announced + More TOS S2 Blu-ray Details + Paramount Joins RedBox
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: DS9, DVD/Blu-ray, TAS, TNG, TOS , 60 comments
This Fall continues to shape up to be huge with regards to Star Trek on home video with a ton of releases already announced and Paramount and CBS just added two new ‘Best of’ DVDs (TOS & TNG). We also have revised art for the Season 2 TOS Blu-ray and some clarifying details on the HD DS9 and TAS episodes in that release. Finally we have a guide to all the upcoming Trek home video releases.
Sci-Fi Movies Monday: Inception, Spider-man, Surrogates, Hobbit, Avatar, Wolf-man + more August 24, 2009
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 39 comments
Today we get the first look at how Christopher Nolan will follow-up his Dark Knight, with the new Inception. Elsewhere in genre movie news we have the Hobbit casting news, details on Bruce Willis’ Surrogates, an update on the next two Spider-man movies, and all the latest images and trailers, including the first trailer from The Wolfman .
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