INTERVIEW: Connor Trinneer Talks Math, Trip’s Pregnant “Enterprise” Days And “Star Trek: Discovery” Possibilities
He also tells us about playing President George W. Bush in a new Tom Cruise movie.
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George Takei Runs For Congress, Mount Vernon Welcomes Klingons And More Star Trek April Fools 2017
Also, Redditors prank Garrett Wang and Worf gets a new juice.
April Star Trek Events: Your Guide To WonderCon And More
LeVar and Nichelle and Wil Wheaton oh my!
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Live Concerts On The Way, Ultimate Voyage Concerts Go Global
There’s nothing like seeing your favorite Star Trek movies with a live orchestra playing the score.
Paramount Hires Jim Gianopulos As New CEO
The fate of the Star Trek film franchise is in new hands.
Giants and Phillies Celebrate Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Shatner Gets A Baseball Card
Star Trek and baseball, two great traditions, once again meet this season with special days celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
New William Shatner Doc Explores Star Trek’s Influence On Science And The World
‘The Truth Is in the Stars’ has William Shatner interviewing everyone from Seth MacFarlane to Stephen Hawking, celebrating the deep connection between art and science.
What Prime Directive? New Poll Shows Public Prefers First Contact With Aliens
According to surprising new polling, the world isn’t yet fully on board with Star Trek’s Prime Directive approach of non-interference with potential future alien encounters.
Viacom CEO Outlines Future Of Paramount Tentpole Releases, Includes Star Trek
While there has been a lot of news about the next Trek TV show (Star Trek: Discovery coming to CBS All Access this fall), news on Paramount’s plans for the next feature film is much more scarce. However, there was a mention about the future of the Trek film franchise by the CEO of Viacom, Paramount’s parent company, at an investor event this week.
CBS Expects “Star Trek: Discovery” To Get All Access To 4 Million Subscribers
Earlier today CBS CEO Les Moonves spoke to investors about the future of the company, including hopes for how Star Trek: Discovery will help meet their goals of growth for the CBS All Access platform.
TrekDocs Twitter Account Shares Insights Into Star Trek’s History
Many never before seen documents from the planning and production of Star Trek on TV from TNG though ENT are being shared on Twitter from people who worked on the shows.
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Nimoy Talks “What We Left Behind,” Directing, and Spock Appearing in Future Trek
Director Adam Nimoy chatted with us about working on the Deep Space Nine documentary What We Left Behind, his directorial career, his documentary For the Love of Spock, and possibly bringing back Spock Prime in a future Trek production.
INTERVIEW: Mike Johnson Teases Murder, Discovery and More in Upcoming Star Trek Comics
IDW’s Kelvin Universe scribe discusses why he decided to open Boldly Go with the Borg, what’s next for Kirk and company (including a “Murder at Babel”), Star Trek/Green Lantern volume two and even (a little) Star Trek: Discovery.
“Star Trek: Discovery” to Premiere by Early Fall
CBS Chief Les Moonves told investors today that Star Trek: Discovery will premiere in late Summer or early Fall 2017. More details follow.
Star Trek Beyond Robbed By Suicide Squad At Academy Awards
Despite all the early buzz and predictions, Star Trek Beyond didn’t end up with the win at tonight’s Academy Awards.
Remembering The Federation Trading Post, the 1970s NYC Star Trek Mecca
Chris Gilleece remembers his first trip to The Federation Trading Post.
Deep Space Nine Doc “What We Left Behind” Surpasses Fundraising Goal, Moves Into Stretch Goals
The new DS9 doc ‘What We Left Behind’ just keeps getting better, thanks to a growing crowd-funded budget.
There Is, In Truth, Beauty: A review of Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years
A highlight of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary celebrations last year was the Star Trek art book and accompanying traveling exhibition, “Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years”. The collection is a triumph of risky artistic choices that, for the most part, paid off.
RUMOR: Two new cast members headed for “Star Trek: Discovery”
Rumors of two cast members have been making the rounds.
“Star Trek: Discovery” to Begin Shooting on January 24th
Production on Star Trek: Discovery is scheduled to begin on January 24, 2017, according to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Toronto-based union’s website. Read on to see the details.
Shuttle Pod 29: The Five Ages of Star Trek
The Star Trek franchise has certainly changed over the course of its five-decades long existence. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew attempt to classify each “age” of Trek, in the style of the classical Ages of Man (as is done in comic books: golden age, silver age, etc). And, to do it, we use TrekMovie editor Jared Whitley’s series of articles, “The Five Ages of Star Trek” as a guide.
Judge Denies Axanar Its Fair Use Defense
While a Federal judge denied summary judgment January 4, 2017, to both sides in the Axanar copyright infringement lawsuit, he dealt a major blow to the defendants’ hope to use fair use as a defense in the case.
Shuttle Pod 28: Fiftieth Anniversary Roundup
As 2016 comes to a close, the Shuttle Pod crew take a look back at Star Trek’s 50th anniversary. How did Star Trek Beyond fare at the box office, and will there be a fourth Kelvin universe film? What do we know about Star Trek: Discovery and what does its success (or failure) mean for the franchise? And, what are Trek fans hopeful for for the 51st anniversary?
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Five, 2006 to 2016
Today we finish our five-part series examining the franchise’s five decades of history. Today we look at the fifth decade and a world without Star Trek … except for everywhere.
Trek Stars Team Up To Fight Bullying in “Be Kind” Campaign
This year, the Pop Culture Hero Coalition, an anti-bullying non-profit founded by Chase Masterson (Leeta, DS9), has teamed up with Star Trek stars who ask that you start 2017 with a resolution to Be Kind to one another. You can join the fight and be a real life hero by pledging to be kind, and you can do it in style with a Be Kind tee shirt.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Three, 1987 to 1996
To finish out the 50th, TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley looks at the franchise’s five decades of history, divided by the classical “Ages of Man” – but with an appropriately Trek twist. Today he looks at the third decade and the unprecedented popularity of TNG.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Two, 1977 to 1986
To finish out the 50th, TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley examines the franchise’s five-decade history, dividing them by the classical “Ages of Man” – Golden Age, Silver Age, etc – but with an appropriately Trek twist. Today he looks at its second decade and the exploding movie franchise.
Beware of Romulans Bearing Gifts … Unless They’re For Us
The TrekMovie team rounds up the Star Trek gifts we want most, and the charities we know need some extra love during the holiday season.
EXCLUSIVE: TrekMovie Talks to Nicholas Meyer About “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”
For the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country this week, TrekMovie had the pleasure and honor of speaking with writer/director Nicholas Meyer about the film’s legacy, what he would have changed about the film, the possibility of a director’s cut, and the film’s position in the Star Trek franchise.
“Star Trek: Discovery” Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman Elated Over New Castings
Star Trek: Discovery Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman expressed his excitement at the casting of Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Rapp, and Doug Jones in a recent interview with IGN.