Abrams and Orci Talk Trek May 16, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek (2009 film) , 70 comments
IGN has two separate interviews of interest to Trekkies today: one with Star Trek director JJ Abrams and one with co-writer Roberto Orci. Abrams spoke about why he chose to direct the film and how he thinks it will make Trek ‘relevant’ again. Orci talked about how the origin story in Star Trek is one you haven’t seen before and that they put their all into it and ‘didn’t save anything for later.’
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Abrams: Star Trek More Than A Prequel May 9, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Spoilers, Star Trek (2009 film) , 112 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.
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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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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Abrams Contrasts Cloverfield and Trek April 25, 2008
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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Abrams: Star Trek Is Mind Blowing April 24, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 106 comments
Star Trek director JJ Abrams was interviewed on G4’s Attack of the Show yesterday to promote the new Cloverfield DVD release. Abrams talked about viral marketing, Cloverfield sequels, Lost and a bit about the beginnings of post-production for Star Trek. See the video interview below.
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Abrams: Star Trek Not For The Fans Alone [UPDATED] April 21, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 236 comments
While JJ Abrams is out doing promotional interviews for the upcoming DVD release of Cloverfield (which he produced) some Trek talk is slipping through. Even though last week Abrams touted the respect for Roddenberry’s vision, in some new interviews the Star Trek director made it clear that his new Trek is going to be ‘realer’ than ever before and targeting a whole new audience.
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Abrams: Star Trek True To Roddenberry’s Vision April 19, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 168 comments
Director JJ Abrams is now starting the long process of post-production for his Star Trek feature film and he talked to the LA Daily News about project. Abrams noted that “there hadn’t been this kind of action in a `Star Trek’ movie before” but he also went out of his way to talk about how (even though the film is totally ‘new’) it honors Trek’s past…
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Pegg: Abrams Not Making Trek For Biz But For Love March 27, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, ST09 Cast , 51 comments
Out promoting Run Fatboy Run, Simon Pegg continues taking Star Trek questions. Regarding the size of his role in the film, the actor tells AICN he worked on the film for five weeks and “the rough and tumble chirpy engineer from Linlithgow is very much in the film.” He also talked to AICN about Abrams approach to Trek and to EW about fan reaction to his casting.
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Burton and Nichols Compare Baird To Abrams March 3, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Star Trek (2009 film), TNG, TOS , 207 comments
The last director to go to the final frontier was Stuart Baird for Star Trek Nemesis. Baird (who is an Oscar nominated editor) only got the Trek gig as payback for help he provided re-cutting Paramount’s M:I:II and Tomb Raider movies. After Nemesis bombed, the TNG cast have made no secret about how they feel about their final director. The latest example is in a new SciFi Pulse interview with LeVar Burton and TOS star Nichelle Nichols.
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Abrams: Moving The Date Not My Idea February 23, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 164 comments
As reported in our recent CelebWatch, on Thursday JJ Abrams attended the US-Ireland Alliance pre-Oscar party that honored Trek alum Colm Meaney. ReelzChannel interviewed the director and got him to talk about the new Star Trek movie. Abrams said they were using the rainy weather to their advantage and also spoke about the release date change and possibly using Meaney in a sequel. VIDEO below.
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Abrams Talks Canon And Fans February 11, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 191 comments
In Empire Magazine’s ‘25 Most Exciting Movies of 2008‘ feature, Star Trek director JJ Abrams speaks briefly about the film he is currently shooting. Abrams tells Empire “I’m completely respectful of the Star Trek canon and I feel that there’s a great movie to be made.” And is Abrams worried about us famously persnickety fans?…nope….
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Abrams: Star Trek Not Traditional Prequel February 5, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 535 commentsWhen JJ Abrams comes to TrekMovie.com for a live chat or speaks at some tech conference, he shows off his geek cred. But, of course his plan for the new Star Trek is to appeal to everyone so he has to shed that when he talks to the ‘norms.’ Which is exactly what you can see with some quotes buried in one of those ‘Movies to look forward to in 2008′ previews over at USA Today where Abrams is quoted saying…
Paramount Gearing Up For Cloverfield 2 January 30, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams , 59 comments
The JJ Abrams/Bryan Burk-produced monster movie is still in its second week, but Paramount is already hungry for more. Variety is reporting that Abrams (along with director Matt Reeves and writer Drew Goddard) is already in talks for a sequel. The low-budget scarer has already grossed over $80 Million and has yet to open in many overseas markets. So far it is the biggest movie of the year and holds the record for best January opening of all time.
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JJ Abrams: Man Of Mystery January 26, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams , 83 comments
In the last week we have learned more about the ultra-secret new Star Trek movie being made by JJ Abrams than we learned in the previous 3 months. We have a picture of the Enterprise, a trailer, Q&A w/ Orci, Q&A w/ Abrams and Crew, a (fuzzy) shot from the bridge, a viral site (w/ secret images)…we got a lot. And yet, like after watching a great episode of his hit show Lost…it is all still a mystery.
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Abrams + Trek Team Chat Starts HERE 1 PM (Pacific) January 25, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film), TrekMovie.com , comments closedAnswers to questions posed in the submissions thread for the JJ Abrams live chat will be posted HERE IN THIS THREAD LIVE (starting at 1PM Pacific Time).
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