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Trailer For Chris Pine’s “Unstoppable” August 6, 2010

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast , 58 comments

Chris Pine, Star Trek’s new Captain Kirk, will next be seen in the action movie Unstoppable, co-starring with Denzel Washington. The first trailer for this runaway train movie has been released, check it out below, plus an update on Pine’s turn as Jack Ryan.

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VegasCon10: Video Preview Of Sunday’s Star Trek Auction

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, Interview, Memorabilia, Trek Franchise , 13 comments

On Sunday there is going to be a live Star Trek auction at the Star Trek convention (you can also participate online). The original Star Trek memorabilia comes from the collections of a number of Star Trek vets, plus there are a number of pieces from Star Trek: The Experience. PropWorx CEO Alec Peters gave TrekMovie a guided tour of the preview on display in Vegas. Check out the video below.

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Alexander Siddig On Bashir & DS9 Reunion + Cairo Time Premeire Pics August 5, 2010

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, DS9 , 89 comments

This weekend Alexander Siddig’s new movie Cairo Time opens in limited release in the US, and via IFC On Demand. In a promotional interview the actor talks more about changes to Dr. Julian Bashir, and how is is ready for a DS9 reunion. We have those excerpts and have pics from the Cairo Time premiere below.

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Image of the Day: “Don’t Be A Spock” Monitor Adjustment Infographic

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links , 25 comments

We all love Spock’s viewer on the bridge of the USS Enterprise. The mysterious viewer would give Spock all sorts of info to help Kirk and crew. However, was Spock’s viewer also an ergonomic danger? Well some Trekkie at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab created a handy infographic using lessons from Spock and Uhura to help with your monitor position.

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Kate Mulgrew Is Ready For More Janeway + Discount Tickets To Her New Off-Broadway Production

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, VOY , 59 comments

Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek Voyager’s Captain Kathryn Janeway, has returned to the stage and is appearing all month in the off-Broadway production  Love, Loss, and What I Wore, and we have details on that including how to get discount tickets. But in a new interview Mulgrew reveals that if she were to ever get the call again to appear in a Star Trek movie, she is ready for that too.

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Rocket World Introduces New Star Trek ‘IWG’ Vinyl Figures

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Collectibles, Merchandise , 16 comments

One of new licensees that previewed new Star Trek collectibles at Comic Con 2010 was Rocket World, designers of unusual collectibles and art who have applied the Star Trek design to their line of "cute but deadly" IWG vinyl figures. These are now available online, check them out below.

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Ensign Sue Must Die #20 August 4, 2010

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Ensign Sue , 63 comments

For strip #20 of the Star Trek movie themed webcomic ‘Ensign Sue Must Die’ (by Clare Mosley and Kevin Bolk), Spock has just had it with Ensign Sue! Check it out below.
 

 

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Another Star Trek Online Free ‘Welcome Back Weekend’ Begins Tonight

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Star Trek Online , 37 comments

Last week Atari released their big Season 2 update, which is on top of a lot of other updates they have done in the six months since launch. If you tried the game out before and dropped it, Atari and Cryptic are giving you a chance to try out all the new stuff again for free this weekend, starting today.

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Photo Mashups: Firefly+TOS & Mad Men+TNG

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Great Links , 43 comments

The photos of the day for today are two great photo-mashups of two great shows re-imagined as two great Star Trek shows. We have Captain Mal Reynolds in the 23rd century and Captain Don Draper in the 24th century. Check them out below.

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Typhon Pact Mini-series Preview – New covers & details

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Books, DS9, TNG , 47 comments

Due to the delaying of the four Star Trek movie novel tie-ins, this summer the world Star Trek books has been all e-book compilations and reprints. However, things swing back into action in October with the first of four 24th century Typhon Pact novels. Details and covers for all four books is now available, so check out a preview of the series below.

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FX Orders Star Trek Parody Pilot From Reno 911 Team August 3, 2010

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Humor, Trek Franchise , 61 comments

At a Television Critics Association event today, the FX cable channel announced they had ordered a pilot for a comedy series that sounds like a parody of Star Trek. The new show called "Alabama" will be set on a starship in the future and comes from the team behind Reno 911. More details below.

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William Shatner Wonders If He Can Be De-Aged For Star Trek Sequel Like Jeff Bridges For Tron

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Shatner, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 239 comments

Leonard Nimoy may be out of the game, but his friend William Shatner has made it clear in the last few years that he is interested in another go at being Captain Kirk. New comments from Shatner reconfirm his interest in the role, and the tech used to de-age Jeff Bridges for Tron Legacy has the original Kirk intrigued.

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George Takei On Turning Down “Generations” + Supports Fan Campaign To Get On SNL

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), TOS , 59 comments

mccoyStar Trek’s original Sulu George Takei has never been shy about his ambitions for Sulu over the years. In a new interview, Takei talks about some of the lost opportunities with Sulu, how he turned down a role in Generations and how he fully supports a campaign to get him onto SNL.

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Old West Location Inspires Orci & Kurtzman For Star Trek Sequel + A Look At Past ‘Star Trek Westerns’ August 2, 2010

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 169 comments

mccoyStar Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are currently in production on their sci-fi western Cowboys and Aliens, which is shooting out in the New Mexico. But while there the pair are also working on putting together the story for the Star Trek sequel, and apparently the location his giving them inspiration.  We also take a look at past "Star Trek westerns".

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Parents Group Warns Advertisers Over Shatner’s “$#*! My Dad Says”

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Shatner , 89 comments

Star Trek’s William Shatner is starring in a new CBS sitcom called $#*! My Dad Says , and the show’s title continues to face controversy coming from the Parents Television Council. And so today they have called for action against advertisers who sponsor the show and are threatening boycotts.

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