VIDEO & AUDIO: JJ Abrams Interviews With Daily Show, JKL, & NPR June 15, 2011
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, Celebrity, Super 8 , 23 comments
Director JJ Abrams has been doing the rounds of media interviews in the last few days to promote his film Super 8. He hasn’t revealed anything new about the Star Trek sequel, but has talked about his process, how he got to know Spielberg, fan feedback and more. Full video (and audio) interviews from The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Fresh Air below.
Star Trek Vancouver 2011 Con Report & Photos June 14, 2011
by Alex Martinuik , Filed under: Celebrity, Conventions/Events/Attractions, Trek Franchise , 19 comments
Last weekend was Creation Entertainment’s second Star Trek convention in Vancouver Canada with a guest list that included Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Dominic Keating, Connor Trinneer, Rene Auberjonois, Nana Visitor, Barbara March, Gwyneth Walsh, J.G. Hertzler, and Robert O’Reillye. See below for our full report with photos from the con.
E3 Impressions: New “Star Trek” Video Game Looks Amazing June 13, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Review, Star Trek (JJverse game) , 91 comments
Last week at the E3 show in Los Angeles I had a chance to see a special demo of the upcoming Star Trek game, set in the new movie universe. It has been a long wait for a new Star Trek video game, but this new title was worth the wait. More details and first impressions below.
Bruce Greenwood’s Super 8 Role Revealed + Poll: Rate JJ Abrams Super 8
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast, Super 8 , 68 comments
JJ Abrams apparently liked working with Bruce Greenwood who played Capt. Pike in the Star Trek movie. Bruce’s name appears in the credits for Abrams new movie Super 8, and now his surprising role has been revealed [spoilers below]. We also have a new poll on JJ Abrams Super 8.
William Shatner Arm Wrestles Chris Pine In “Captains” Doc + Shatner Nominated For TCA Award & Guest Starring On Psych
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast, Shatner, Trek Franchise , 105 comments
When William Shatner’s The Captains documentary airs next month, fans will get to see Shatner and Chris Pine (aka the two Captains Kirk) arm-wrestle. More on that below, plus news on Shatner being nominated for yet another lifetime achievement award and landing a guest spot on Psych.
Simon Pegg Still Planning On Star Trek Sequel Shooting In Fall
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2013) , 35 comments
Now that Super 8 is out, Star Trek fans are waiting to hear from director JJ Abrams on plans for the Star Trek sequel, which he promises is his next project. And as far as Simon Pegg is concerned, things are still on for shooting to start in the fall, see him talk Star Trek secrecy below and the "quantum attraction" in the Star Trek movie. Watch videos below.
Patrick Stewart Gets Into Starfleet Costume For Skit + Stewart Voicing New War of the Worlds Videogame
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Games, Humor, Sci-Fi, TNG, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 30 comments
Sir Patrick Stewart put on his Jean Luc Picard costume from Star Trek: The Next Generation for a skit on the UK’s Channel 4 TV. In addition, Sir Patrick is returning to Paramount sci-fi as the narrator in a new "War of the Worlds" video game. Details below.
Jeri Ryan, Kate Mulgrew & Rene Auberjonois Coming To Warehouse 13 Season 3
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, DS9, Sci-Fi, VOY , 12 comments
The upcoming third season of the Syfy series Warehouse 13 is going to be chock full of Star Trek stars. Star Trek Voyager’s Jeri Ryan and Kate Mulgrew along with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Rene Auberjonois are all lined up for guest spots, details below.
Star Trek Sequel Writers Give Script Update + Promise No Remake + Talk Vulcan, Arcs, & More June 11, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek (2009 film), Star Trek sequel (2013) , 330 comments
Following Nick Meyer chat at the LA Times Hero Complex Film Fest it was the turn of Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof who talked for forty minutes about their 2009 Star Trek movie, and about the 2012 Star Trek sequel. Highlights, quotes and a video clip (with TrekMovie.com shoutout) below.
Watch: Nicholas Meyer Talks About His Gene Roddenberry Regret
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Interview, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 80 comments
Last night at a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in Hollywood, director Nicholas Meyer spoke about his time with Trek. One of the more poignant moments was when he spoke of his regret over a specific meeting with Gene Roddenberry shortly before his death. Watch video clip below.
Watch: Simon Pegg & Tom Hanks Do Star Trek Trivia + Hanks Wants Star Trek Sequel Role
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor, ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2013), Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 135 comments
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks joined Star Trek’s Simon Pegg on The Graham Norton Show last night where the pair nerded out on their shared love for Trek. Pegg ‘beamed’ Hanks up, Hanks expressed interest in appearing in the next Star Trek movie and he and Pegg even held a mini Star Trek trivia contest. Watch how it all worked out below.
Sci-Fi Movies Saturday: The Hobbit, The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, The Hunger Games, Terminator 5, Tron 3, Super 8 + more
by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 31 comments
In this week’s Sci-Fi Movies column, we have box office news for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 [Updated], official title and release date announcements for The Hobbit movies, a first look at Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, more sequel news (Tron, Terminator, Pirates), plus more news including for Hunger Games, Avengers and Oz: The Great and Powerful. Plus the latest casting bites, images and videos.
Star Trek: The Exhibition Opens At Kennedy Space Center June 10, 2011
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST: The Exhibition , 17 comments
Star Trek: The Exhibition opens Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The traveling show of Star Trek props, costumes, exhibits and replicas joins the already running Star Trek Live stage show and more events as part of KSC’s "Sci-Fi Summer." More details below.
JJ Abrams Promises Star Trek Sequel News “Soon” + Abrams To Moderate WGA Panel w/ First Lady
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Celebrity, Star Trek sequel (2013), Super 8 , 84 comments
JJ Abrams Super 8 hits theaters today, and everyone wants to know what is coming next (and when) from Abrams. In a brief comment at the Super 8 premiere, Abrams talked about the ongoing talks with Paramount about the Star Trek sequel shedule and how there should be news "soon." And in other Abrams news, next week he will be moderating panel with Michelle Obama.
Simon Pegg Hates Star Trek Enterprise Theme Song + Writing Next Comedy Before Star Trek Sequel
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ENT, ST09 Cast , 118 comments
Simon Pegg is a big fan of Star Trek, but apparently not Star Trek: Enterprise. The new Scotty has some choice words for the series, and especially the theme song. Pegg is also talking about writing his next comedy before he starts shooting the next Star Trek. Details below.
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