Abrams: Star Trek More Than A Prequel May 9, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 108 comments
In a very brief sidebar in the latest Rolling Stone magazine, director JJ Abrams is asked quick questions on Cloverfield, the Summer 2008 movie he is most looking forward to (X Files: I Want to Believe), his favorite website (SecretFunSpot.com) and one question on his upcoming Star Trek film.
The Following Are STILL Not New Movie Enterprise Images May 8, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 119 comments
Earlier TrekMovie.com listed a release of the “full image of the Enterprise” as one of the big Star Trek movie events we can expect in the upcoming year, but today the #3 ranked story on Digg.com is “Could This Be the New Enterprise From Star Trek 11?.” Well for this one, Vreenak doesn’t even need to suit up as the answer is an obvious…no.
Wheaton Blog: On Abrams ‘Reinventing’ Trek
by Wil Wheaton , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 173 comments
Last week there was a lot of talk about Star Trek director JJ Abrams latest comments about his film. One Trekkie who took notice was Wil Wheaton, Wesley Crusher on TNG and author of “Just a Geek.” In the following guest blog (originally posted on Wil’s blog) Wheaton gives his thoughts on Abrams latest comments.
Star Trek Movie Countdown: One Year To Go
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 84 comments
One May 8 2009, exactly one year from today, the new Star Trek feature film will open. Of course last Christmas was also a ‘one year mark,’ until they moved the movie to May in order to capitalize on the summer movie season. Although there has been a lot said (and some shown) about this film, there are still a lot of events coming up over the next year to look forward to.
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The Collective: Racing Promotion - Indy Goes Indy, Is Trek Next? May 6, 2008
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Merchandise, Sci-Fi, Star Trek (2009 film) , 31 comments
A year before Paramount brings Star Trek back to the mainstream in a big way, they are working on another big franchise comeback, Indiana Jones. The Collective is keeping a close eye on how Paramount market this year’s big Indy movie to gain insights into what we may be expecting for next year. We will have a full report in June, but today offer an example of just one bit of the Indy media blitz…racing promotion.
Abrams Offers Two ‘Star Trek’ Premiere Tickets For Charity Auction May 5, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 36 commentsOne year from this week there is going to be a big gala premiere for the new Star Trek movie. Such events are usually just for the Hollywood elite, but thanks to director JJ Abrams you can go too. Abrams has offered up two tickets to the premiere for a charity auction going on right now on Ebay. The auction ends at 6PM Sunday May 11, and the bidding is already up to $2,550.
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Quinto Is Relaxed About Being Spock
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 44 comments
Some of the actors who have taking on their new Star Trek roles have talked about how ‘daunting’ the challenge has been to step into these roles in this big franchise, but apparently not Zachary Quinto. In a new interview with jonja.net the new Spock says that since the beginning it just ‘felt right.’ The actor said he wasn’t too worried about Spock becoming a big part of his life going forward.
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JJ Abrams: Star Trek Never Given This Kind Of Treatment May 1, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 218 comments
Last Saturday, JJ Abrams was a presenter at the Hollywood Life Magazine Young Hollywood Awards and AP caught up with him to talk a little Trek. As per usual, the Star Trek director wasn’t talking plot details beyond saying “It’s a chance to see what Kirk and Spock would look like done now,” but was keeping up the mainstream media message that the film is a new kind of Trek for both the fans and for non-fans.
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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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Nichols and Saldana Talk Uhura And New Star Trek + Reveal Spoilers? April 29, 2008
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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Porco Readying To Be ‘Planetary Policewoman’ April 28, 2008
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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More Pegg: On Doohan + Production Design April 26, 2008
by John Tenuto , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 80 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.
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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More Trek Talk From John Cho April 25, 2008
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).
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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