Trek Comic Publisher To Put Out Transformers Prequels December 28, 2006
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Comics, Star Trek (2009 film), Uncategorized , 11 comments
The meeting of Autobots and Decepticons in the feature film version of Transformers July 4, 2007 will be preceded by a 4 issue prequel comic published by IDW. Transformers comic writer Simon Furman and Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall will pen the issues with art by Don Figueroa telling stories set before the big screen adventure. The first issue will be available this February with a 4 issues adaptation of the feature film being released in June. IDW also happen to be the new licensee for Star Trek comics, with a TNG series coming this January. IDW tell TrekMovie.com that their license covers ‘all of Star Trek’ and they plan on releasing a Klingon series as well as a TOS series. Can we also expect Trek XI prequels and adaptations? For now IDW remain mum on this issue, but prequel comics are all the rage and have been made for the recent Star Wars films as well as Superman Returns . Considering that Transformers is a Paramount feature film written by the same screenwriters as Star Trek XI (Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci) it seems likely we may get a prequel to the upcoming Trek prequel.
Slow News Day Video…’After They Were Famous’ December 27, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Trek Franchise, Uncategorized , 31 commentsIn 2003 the British ITV program ‘After They Were Famous’ did an episode on Star Trek, focusing on the Original Series. It includes interviews with all the cast alive at the time (including Doohan) as well as Bob Justman and Herb Solow. It has a lot of behind the scenes footage as well. It is now up on YouTube (in four parts…click more for parts 2-4)
TV Land’s Top 100 Catchphrases — The Trek Phrases December 24, 2006
by Matt Wright , Filed under: Trek Franchise, Uncategorized , 14 commentsAs we reported recently Star Trek had 3 entries on TV Land’s list of Top 100 TV catchphrases. Here are William Shatner, Marina Sirtis, George Takei, LeVar Burton, and Wil Wheaton (along with a collection of quasi-celebrities) discussing "Resistance is Futile", "Live Long and Prosper" and "Space the Final Frontier…"
Hummer Boldly Goes Trek In New Ad December 21, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Trek Franchise, Uncategorized , 17 commentsMore proof that Trek, and specifically the Orignal Series, is still part of the cultural zeitgest.
Transformers Movie Trailer Premieres December 20, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Uncategorized , 16 commentsToday Paramount has released the first full trailer for next summer’s Transformers. The film is written by Trek XI scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Transformers is a big test for them and Paramount to see if they can take a geeky franchise with a rabid fan base and make it palatable to mainstream movie goers. If Trek XI ends up being Paramount’s big summer movie for 2008, then perhaps a year from now we will be seeing the trailer for Trek XI itself.
click to go to Yahoo Movies site to see the trailer
Orci and Kurtzman have also picked the winners of their ‘Write a Line For Optimus Prime’ contest, details at the official site
Video Of Trek Remastered In Widescreen December 18, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered, Uncategorized , 27 commentsAs we have reported, CBS is future-proofing The Original Series by creating all the new effects for Trek Remastered in 16:9 widescreen and HD. Although CBS affiliates are broadcasting only in SD (where all effects shots are cropped to a 4:3 aspect ratio), many episodes are now showing up in HD on the XBox Live download service. Due to a fluke of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing at CBS, these XBox Live episodes include the widescreen effects shots mixed in with regular 4:3 live action shots. I have been told this is not how the TOS-R team want it to be shown, but it does give us a glimpse of what Trek can look like in widescreen. So for your enjoyment here are some clips of TOS-R WS.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzJHdFTty-o[/video]
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Longest Period Without A Trek Film Since 1979 December 17, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Trek Franchise, Uncategorized , 49 comments
Since the relase of Star Trek: The Motion Picture on December 7th, 1979 there had been a steady stream of Star Trek films. Over the next 23 years Paramount released new Trek films every 2-3 years. The longest gap of 4 years and 2 days was between Star Trek Insurrection and the last film Star Trek: Nemesis, which was released on December 13, 2002. As of this weekend that record has been broken and every day between now and the release of Star Trek XI will be a Trek franchise record. So if you were wondering why you were especially jonesing it isn’t just that this weekend is a Trek Remastered repeat.
In honor of the occasion, TrekMovie.com decided to take a quantitative look back on the Trek franchise…see chart below
Video Of Shatner Talking Trek XI December 15, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Shatner, Uncategorized , 46 commentsHere is a newly uploaded video of the Shat appearing on The Late Late Show last month
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccs-2c4D8×4[/video]
CBS Considering New Animated Trek Series For The Web December 13, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Animated Trek, Uncategorized , 527 comments
Star Trek may be set for a comeback into yet another arena, this time in the 2nd dimension. TrekMovie.com has learned that there is a new animated Trek project under consideration at CBS, but it has yet to get the green light. The series would most likely be broadcast on the web and be made up of ‘Clone Wars’ like 6-minute mini episodes. The yet-to-be-named project was originally pitched by long-time Trek producer David Rossi (well known to TrekMovie.com readers as a producer on Trek Remastered) along with his producer/writer partners Doug Mirabello and José Muñoz. Rossi sat down with TrekMovie.com for an exclusive look at how he and his partners hope to create a different kind of Trek set in the 26th century.
Damon Says He Would Play Kirk December 11, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Uncategorized , 100 comments
SciFi Wire is reporting that even though Matt Damon has not been officially approached to be the new James T. Kirk, he is open to the idea. Damon is quoted as saying:
If the script was good, I’d do it, but, yeah, I heard that [rumor]. I think J.J. Abrams or somebody said that at press junket or something, and it got picked up.
So there is still a chance Damon may be the new Kirk. We know that Abrams is interested and now it appears that Damon is interested as well. It makes sense that Paramount would want a big star with all the talk about Trek XI being a ‘tentpole’ movie for them.
Slow News Day Video Clip December 7, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Nimoy, Shatner, Uncategorized , 28 commentsNot much happening in the world of Trek today…so enjoy this clip from Mind Meld – Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMrofWrbmMw[/video]
isn’t that touching?
Sip Tranya And Watch The Corbomite Maneuver Promo December 6, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Preview, Uncategorized , 49 comments[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvWlooME0V8[/video]
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Abrams To Direct Episode Of ‘The Office’ November 29, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Uncategorized , 5 comments
Star Trek XI producer JJ Abrams remains coy about whether or not he will direct the next Trek feature, but he has committed to do some directing in 2007. Abrams is already slated to direct an episode of his hit series Lost this season and according to TV Guide will also direct an episode of the NBC comedy ‘The Office’ in January. TV Guide reports that Abrams is a big fan of the show. TrekMovie.com can confirm this, in fact we got him on tape saying so during our recent interview with him.
Trek XI Scribes Invited Innovative Input Session on Transformers Script November 26, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Uncategorized , 17 comments
TrekMovie has reported how Star Trek XI co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have sought out fan input for their Transformers Movie script. The LA Times is now reporting that they also used an novel approach to get peer feedback on the script as well. Apparently in May (right before shooting began) they held a ‘brainstorming session’ with a number of other writers to help give the script a final polish. From the article:
Kurtzman and Orci’s dream team included David Ayer ("Training Day," "Harsh Times"), Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball"), stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt ("MADtv"), Jon Hurwitz ("Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"), Lona Williams ("Drop Dead Gorgeous"), Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can") and Don D. Scott ("Barbershop"). While all of the screenplay’s major elements — structure, plot, characters — were locked down, these writers were asked to double check its logic and help squeeze whatever additional humor they could from potentially comedic moments.
“The Menagerie” (Part 1) Screenshots and FX Video [Updated] November 25, 2006
by Matt Wright , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Screenshots/Video, Uncategorized , 198 commentsUPDATED: sorry for the delay…here are the screenies (as usual click for full size)
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