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Star Trek (2009 film) | February 8, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 156 comments so far

Star Trek…4th 3rd 2nd Most Anticipated Movie?

MSNBC has one of those ‘Most Anticipated Movies of 2008‘ articles…and it doesn’t even mention JJ Abrams Star Trek. The article features what MSNBC consider their top 5, but there is a poll listing 22 films and Star Trek is currently ranking 4th (in your face MSNBC). Trek trails Indy 4, Dark Knight and the new Harry Potter, but is ahead of Iron Man and the new James Bond, Get Smart, and X-Files movies. It would take a few thousand votes to get it to number one, but get voting and maybe Kirk and Spock can knock the boy wizard out of 3rd place. [UPDATE3: By Friday night Trek was in 3rd place, by Saturday it was 2nd and on Sunday number one!]

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Interview, TOS-R Preview | February 7, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 210 comments so far

TOS-R Producers Talk “Ultimate Computer” and Share New Images

EXCLUSIVE: This weekend on the digitally remastered Star Trek airing in syndication we will be treated to a brand new version of "The Ultimate Computer." This effects-heavy episode features the USS Enterprise facing off against four Federation Starships in a wargame that turns deadly. The TOS-R producers talked exclusively with TrekMovie.com about the episode and also shared some new preview images. 

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Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek (2009 film) | February 6, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 225 comments so far

Orci Chats With Fans on Canon, Marketing and More

Yesterday we reported on JJ Abrams comments to the USA Today, which (as it so often does) kicked up a lot of comments from a lot of fans (500+ and still going). Luckily Star Trek co-writer and exec producer Roberto Orci dropped in to TrekMovie.com and answered many of the questions and took some more. Orci talked about mainstream v fan appeal, canon, publicity photos and more. For those that don’t dive into the comments, there are some excerpts below in easy to ready format.

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ST09 Cast | February 6, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 59 comments so far

Bana Spoofs Star Trek Plot Details

Star Trek’s new villain, Eric Bana called into to an Australian morning radio show to talk about his new movies and of course things got around to talking about his upcoming stint as Nero. The actor portrayed his Trek role as “a cameo as the bad guy,” but when asked what kind of alien make-up he will be in the actor would only say “you will have to wait and see.” Bana also spoke about director JJ Abrams and then had some fun with some ‘spoilers.’ Details and audio clip below.

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Toys | February 5, 2008 | By: John Tenuto 43 comments so far

The Collective: Khan’t Wait for DST’s New Mego Style Figure

NEW FEATURE: The latest regular column to add to the TrekMovie.com mix is “The Collective” from regular contributor and all around expert in ‘stuff’ John Tenuto. Every week or so John will bring news, reviews, retrospectives and more from the worlds of toys and collectibles. This first week brings breaking news on a new Khan figure done in the MEGO style, plus a look back at Mr. Singh’s history with Trek collectibles.

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Sci-Fi, VOY | February 5, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 48 comments so far

Picardo Joins Stargate Atlantis Cast + McGillion Back For More

The SciFi Channel announced today that Robert Picardo, The Doctor from Star Trek Voyager, has been tapped as a full-time cast member for the 5th season of Stargate Atlantis. Picardo’s recurring character Richard Woolsey is stepping in as head of the Atlantis Expedition. SciFi also announced that former SGA cast member Paul McGillion (who has a small part in the new Star Trek film) will reprise his role as Carson Beckett for five episodes.

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Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) | February 5, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 537 comments so far

Abrams: Star Trek Not Traditional Prequel

When 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…

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Shatner | February 4, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 37 comments so far

William Shatner NOT In Life Or Death Struggle

The current issue (which came out last Friday) of The National Enquirer has a story titled WILLIAM SHATNER SURGERY TURNS INTO LIFE-OR-DEATH DRAMA which would be pretty big news if it were true. The story states that Mr. Shatner suffered heart complications during hip surgery. After being sent tips to the story, TrekMovie.com checked in at Shatner HQ and was told that Bill was fine, that he has had no surgeries and the whole thing was made up.

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| February 4, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 66 comments so far

Bana Talks A Little About Trek

In the last few years Australian actor Eric Bana has graduated to leading man territory and has fronted big movies such as Steven Spielberg’s Munich and the upcoming Time Traveler’s Wife. So it was big news that he was tapped as the villain Nero in JJ Abrams new Star Trek. However in a new interview, the actor raises the question about how big a role he will play in the film.

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| February 4, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 70 comments so far

Writers Strike: End In Sight?

This week the Star Trek movie production enters its fourth month of operation under the WGA strike that began November 5th. Plans are for the film to wrap in early April and signs are that they may get at least a few weeks which will be strike-free. Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and The LA Times are all reporting that talks last Friday reached a breakthrough and draft deals have been bouncing between the two sides all weekend.

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Merchandise, Star Trek (2009 film) | February 3, 2008 | By: John Tenuto 82 comments so far

History of Trek Movie Merchandising

There is more to movies than just going to the theaters. There is, of course, the merchandising. The Star Trek film franchise kicked off shortly after Star Wars really brought film merchandising into the big time. As the merchandising for the new Star Trek movie is just gearing up, TrekMovie.com takes a look back at some of Trek’s past forays into this world, with a close look at a couple films in particular.

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| February 3, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 138 comments so far

The Future of TrekMovie.com

TrekMovie.com has been in operation for 18 months now, and in that time it has grown to be the number one site for Star Trek news. By next week our migration to a new robust platform will be complete and so the site will be able to not only sustain continued growth in visitors, but also finally add some new features as well. Below is an insight in the where we are headed.

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| February 2, 2008 | By: Rosario T. Calabria 64 comments so far

Sci-Fi Saturday: Fringe, Farscape, Freddy, and more

NEW FEATURE: Most (if not all) Star Trek fans are also science-fiction/genre fans. Every week TrekMovie.com reports on every nook and cranny of the world of Trek. Now once a week we will bring you Sci-Fi Saturday, a column about the latest in the sci-fi world outside of Trek (although often with ‘Trek connections’). Our first week brings you news on JJ Abrams new "Fringe" TV series, Farscape, The Hobbit movie, Indy 4, plus some min-reviews, ratings and more.

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| February 2, 2008 | By: Jörg Hillebrand 87 comments so far

Trek Teaser Hits Germany

Trek fans in Germany, Trek’s largest non-English speaking market, finally got to see the new Star Trek teaser on the big screen when it appeared with this weekend’s German premiere of Cloverfield. Unlike other international trailers, the German teaser is essentially identical to the English one with the NASA audio clips by Kennedy, Armstrong and others not dubbed into German. However, the “Space, the Final Frontier” (voiced by Nimoy in the English version) has been dubbed into German by what sounds like a familiar voice.

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| February 1, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 170 comments so far

Yelchin Sees Klingons

Anton Yelchin (Chekov in the new Star Trek) is out there promoting his new movie Charlie Bartlett and talking up Trek. In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes the actor is quoting saying many of the same things that were covered in our recent roundup of Yelchin interviews. But Rotten Tomatoes had something new. When discussing working with green screens Yelchin dropped the following nugget…[spoilers]

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Toys | February 1, 2008 | By: John Tenuto 43 comments so far

Minimates Go Mirror + New Lines Coming From Diamond Select

Ever since Star Trek Enterprise brought back the Mirror Universe with the popular “In a Mirror, Darkly” in 2005 the alternative place with the beards has been all the rage. Pocket Books has released a couple Mirror Universe books with more on the way and IDW recently announced a Mirror comic, and now Diamond Select is headed to the other side.

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Celebrity | January 31, 2008 | By: Charles Trotter 107 comments so far

Trek Celeb Stalker: Captains A’Plenty

NEW FEATURE: TrekMovie.com presents a new regular column where we stalk your favorite Star Trek celebrities and inform you on what they are up to. This week we have Shatner giving the smackdown, Patrick Stewart getting (yet another) award, Kate Mulgrew opining on the superiority of Voyager, Scott Bakula getting work, and much more!

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TrekMovie.com | January 31, 2008 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 34 comments so far

Site Migration This Weekend

Due the the increased traffic TrekMovie.com is again migrating to new servers. Currently testing is being done, but over the next few days you may notice some issues. This work is being done to both improve the site performance and to allow the addition of new features. We appreciate your patience.

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Sci-Fi, ST09 Creative | January 31, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 59 comments so far

Lost is Back Tonight

Star Trek director/producer JJ Abrams is probably best known as the co-creator of the mysterious hit series Lost. After a much too long hiatus the show is back tonight kicking off its fourth season with an episode co-written by Lost co-creator (and Star Trek producer) Damon Lindelof.

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1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams | January 30, 2008 | By: Anthony Pascale 59 comments so far

Paramount Gearing Up For Cloverfield 2

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.