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May of 2009

 

Rate Video: Star Trek (2009) Trailer 1 HQ [Cloverfield]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Dailymotion external link    Thu, May 28    12 related articles

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http://www.Newded.comStar Trek(:XI) is being produced by Paramount Pictures and is directed by J.J. Abrams of MI:III, Cloverfield and Lost fame ... www.dailymotion.com

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Original at Metacafe external link    Tue, May 19

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By YoungHollywood http://www.younghollywood.com We get up close with Star Trek star, Zoe Saldana. She talks about working with the cast, J.J. Abrams, and the original members of Star Trek. We also find out what she thinks about the “Trekkies,” and their dedication to the lifestyle. Hosted by Michelle Marie. Dist...

Rate Video: “Star Trek” Star, Zoe Saldana

Original at Dailymotion external link    Mon, May 18

http://www.younghollywood.com We get up close with Star Trek star, Zoe Saldana. She talks about working with the cast, J.J. Abrams, and the ... www.dailymotion.com

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: ‘Star Trek’

Original at MSN video external link    Mon, Apr 6    12 related articles

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J.J. Abrams directs this early look at Captain James Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg) and the rest of the crew of ... video.msn.com

Rate Video: MovieFIX Star Trek exclusive

Original at MSN video external link    Thu, Apr 2

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Here's your chance to take a look at the new breed of Trekkies with this exclusive trailer of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. video.msn.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 20

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By rss@youtube.com (LordPhillock8) ©2009 Paramount Pictures & Bad Robot Productions. I think the new Star Trek is pretending to be another "star" movie... that has WARS. keywords: star trek tk trekkie trailer startrek spock new film J.J. Abrams 2009 kirk sci-fi funny spoof star wars darth vader skywalker lucasfilm "star war...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 1    12 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (SimmerALPHA) True HD (1080p) version of the trailer for the new Star Trek movie (2009) that will be shown during the Superbowl. Features a lot of new scenes not scene in the other trailers. Star Trek is being directed by J.J. Abrams who also directed MI:III, Cloverfield and produced such series as Lost and Al...

Stories

19 hours ago

 

Rate The Lost "Cantina Scene" From Abrams' Star Trek [Exclusive]

Original at io9 external link    19 hours ago

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By Charlie Jane Anders James Kirk stumbles into an exotic alien bazaar on a desert world, in some concept art from a sequence that never made it into J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. Check out more exclusive views from the Trek art book below. Images from Star Trek: The Art of the Film. Out November 17th from Titan Books.

Rate Star Trek Art Book Maps Evolution of J.J. Abrams’ Reboot

Original at Wired external link    20 hours ago

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By Lewis Wallace Star Trek: The Art of the Film comes out Nov. 17. Hand-drawn notes reveal the evolution of Abrams’ updated Enterprise. Klingon and Federation vessels face off in a Starfleet training test known as Kobayashi Maru. Images courtesy Titan Books

Rate Rumor Mill : William Shatner to Appear in J.J. Abrams Star Trek XII Sequel ?

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Sun, Nov 8    3 related articles

This Week

 

Rate SciFi Weekend: We Are At Peace, Always; Changing Fate; Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars; Wolowitz in Bath Tub With Katee Sackhoff; Lost Final SeasonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Liberal Values external link    Sun, Nov 8

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By Ron Chusid The pilot of the new series along with episodes of the original series are available for viewing on line here. Sackhoff’s guest appearance follows previous guest spots by Summer Glau and more recently Wil Wheaton. Wheaton revealed on his blog that he his voice was used in J.J. Abrams’ Star Tre...

Rate J.J. Abrams Might Direct NBC Spy Drama Undercovers

Original at Wired external link    Fri, Nov 6

By Hugh Hart In the wake of his Star Trek hit, director-producer J.J. Abrams has a ton of TV and film fodder in the pipeline, including a new prime-time spy drama. If he can find time between 11 other projects, Abrams plans to direct the pilot episode of NBC’s upcoming Undercovers.

Rate JJ-Nauts, The Effects of Polygon, & France's VFX Tax Rebate...

Original at VFX PLANET external link    Fri, Nov 6

By nobody@vox.com(iHowie) J.J. Abrams Producing "Micronauts" (darkhorizons.com) J.J. Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") is in talks to produce "Micronauts", a film version of the Japanese Microman toy line reports The Wall Street Journal. The toys, fi... Send to a friend

Rate J.J. Abrams… Micronaut?

Original at Newsarama external link    Fri, Nov 6

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By David Pepose The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story up about the swarm of producers and agents on game and toy lines — mentioning, for example, that Hancock’s Will Smith was producing a movie on the game Risk — but one particular sentence really stood out: J.J. Abrams, who created the TV show “Lo...

Rate Daily Scan for 11.06.09 - Emmerich Talks 2012 TV Series, Wheaton Cameos Star Trek

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Fri, Nov 6

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By John Brownlee • Geek celebrity Wil Wheaton -- that's right, Star Trek's Wesley Crusher himself -- has a voice cameo in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. • The next Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars, will be airing in the U.S. later this year. If you're curious what to expect, check out the three minute sneak peek. I'm going...

Rate TV News: J.J. Abrams Wants to Direct NBC Pilot Undercovers, Cartoon Network Adds Live Action Shows, Comedy Central & The Onion Team Up for Pilot, HBO Developing Transgender Series

Original at /FILM external link    Thu, Nov 5

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By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) JJ Abrams to Produce Micronauts?JJ Abrams to Dose Us With 500 RadsStar Trek Deleted Scene: Nero Interrogated By KlingonsJ.J. Abrams Spills on Star Trek 2, Mission: Impossible 4, and FringeJ.J. Abrams Developing New Spy TV Series for NBCStar Trek Sequel May Contain Pointed Modern Commenta...

Rate J.J. Abrams to Produce 'Micronauts' Movie?

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Nov 5

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By Cinematical staff Hasbro continues their steamrolling of Hollywood with the announcement that J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) is in negotiations to produce a film based on their Micronauts property. The Japanese science-fiction action figure line from Takara was brought to the States in the 1970's by Mego (with s...

Rate J.J. Abrams in Talks to Produce Micronauts

Original at Comingsoon.net external link    Thu, Nov 5

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that J.J. Abrams ( Star Trek , "Lost," "Alias") is in talks to produce a movie about the Japanese interchangeable toys Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired. First released in Japan in 1974 (under the name Microman), the toys were imported to the U.S. by th...

Rate J.J. Abrams' Next New Super Top Secret Project: 500 Rads?

Original at First Showing external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By Alex Billington Can you remember back to July 3rd, 2007? You were probably sitting in a theater, and some random trailer started playing that had footage from a surprise birthday party for some guy named Rob. That was the start of Cloverfield. They hadn't even shot any real footage, it was a super secret proj...

Rate William Shatner Says He Would Love to Appear in Star Trek XII, But is Up to J.J. Abrams

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Wed, Nov 4    3 related articles

Rate Will Star Trek Pirates Put An End To The Spread Of Untrammeled Broadband? [Star Trek]

Original at io9 external link    Wed, Nov 4

By Charlie Jane Anders Five million people downloaded copies of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie since it opened in theaters, and it's not even on DVD yet. Paramount cites that fact in its filing with the FCC's taskforce to create a National Broadband Plan. Easy access to broadband has made movie piracy easier than ever...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate 'Star Trek' Director: Khan's Recasting Will Be a Challenge

Original at Aceshowbiz.com external link    Mon, Nov 2

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By AceShowbiz.com Although he doesn't confirm whether the popular villain will appear in the follow-up to 2009's 'Star Trek', J.J. Abrams does toss in the possibility of recasting the character.

Rate Abrams: Nothing Is Off-Limits For Star Trek XII

Original at Trek Today external link    Mon, Nov 2

By T'Bonz J.J. Abrams admitted that it would be a challenge to take on the genetic superman, but no more so than to have taken on recasting Kirk, Spock and the rest of the original series crew. “I think one of the byproducts of doing this movie was we were able to dispel the obvious and understandable conce...

Rate J.J. Abrams Says He Does Not Want to Approach Star Trek XII as a Remake of a TOS Episode, But Nothing is Off-Limits

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Mon, Nov 2

Rate Mulgrew Would Play Janeway Again

Original at Trek Today external link    Fri, Oct 30

By T'Bonz Kate Mulgrew hasn’t seen Star Trek XI yet, but if J.J. Abrams came along and offered her a part in a movie, she wouldn’t turn him down. Mulgrew explained why she hadn’t yet seen the Star Trek reboot. “I haven’t, but not for any bad reason,” she said. “It’s a reason of comfort. I did Star [...]

Rate The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week [Best Of The Week]

Original at io9 external link    Fri, Oct 30

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By Lauren Davis At Long Last, Meet J.J. Abrams' Klingons Feeling cheated that you didn't get to see a Klingon prison break in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie? As we promised, those lost Klingon scenes will be on the new DVD, but a few snippets have already turned up online.

Rate Nimoy Leaving “Fringe”?

Original at Slice of SciFi external link    Thu, Oct 29

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By Michael Hickerson Don’t get too used to seeing actor Leonard Nimoy on “Fringe.”  He may not  be there much longer. Nimoy says that his intial interest came from his working with director J.J. Abrams on the new “Star Trek.”  Nimoy enjoyed working with Abrams and was happy to guest star on “Fringe” for the pivotal re...

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Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Oct 29

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By Richard Mitchell VideoGamer.com is reporting that a supplement in this week's issue of MCV is advertising two new Xbox 360 Elite bundles. Both bundles are themed around recent movie release, specifically Star Trek and Transformers 2. The Star Trek bundle comes with an extra controller, a copy of J.J. Abrams'...

Rate J.J. Abrams teases Klingons in STAR TREK deleted scene

Original at obsessedwithfilm (Feedburner) external link    Thu, Oct 29    2 related articles

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By Matt Holmes J.J. Abrams continues to tease us with a glimpse into what the new version of The Klingons will look like once they inevitably become a frequent staple of the new Star Trek franchise. My guess is that we'll see the Klingons fully realised in the next Trek movie, probably as the main villains but...

Rate J.J. Abrams teases Klingons in STAR TREK deleted scene

Original at Obsessed With Film external link    Thu, Oct 29    2 related articles

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By Matt Holmes J.J. Abrams continues to tease us with a glimpse into what the new version of The Klingons will look like once they inevitably become a frequent staple of the new Star Trek franchise. My guess is that we'll see the Klingons fully realised in the next Trek movie, probably as the main villains but...

Rate Abrams Considers Putting Shatner in Next “Trek”

Original at Slice of SciFi » external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By Michael Hickerson The West Australian reports that J.J. Abrams is considering including Shatner in the sequel to his widely loved and successful Star Trek reboot. “I would love to work with him,” Abrams said at a press conference. “It was a foregone conclusion we wanted him in [Star Trek]. The problem was his cha...

Rate King Kong For Sale, Games Industry Shrinks, & Old CG Workers: Good or Bad?

Original at VFX PLANET external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By iHowie Christie's says the figurine will go up for sale late next month. J.J. Abrams Abandons MI4 for Star Trek 2 darkhorizons.com)                     For a while its been rumored that J.J. Abrams has been tossing up between directing a "Star Trek" sequel, and a fourth "Mission: Impossible".

Rate Star Trek (2009) Deleted Scene: Klingons Interrogate NeroVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Book dot Com external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By filmbook is pretty badass. J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) had some big plot holes and this Star Trek (2009) Nero interrogated by Klingons deleted scene plugs a very small one, though I hear the comic book does it better. The small hole I spoke is: What was Nero and [...]

Rate At Long Last, Meet J.J. Abrams' Klingons [Star Trek]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at io9 external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By Charlie Jane Anders But it turns out there's less to the Klingons than meet the eye in some scenes. According to this snippet of making-of footage which turned up online recently, some of the Klingons were actually little kids in Klingon costumes, shot from angles to make them look like grown-ups, so the sets w...

Rate Star Trek Klingon Bonus Footage OnlineVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Trek Today external link    Wed, Oct 28

By T'Bonz The bonus clip isn’t the only treat for Star Trek fans. Another clip on the site features William Shatner on stage during the Scream Awards teasing J.J. Abrams about Shatner not being in Star Trek XI. Just prior to the events in the clip, Shatner had gone onstage to accept The Ultimate Scream awa...

Rate 'Star Trek' Collects Hollywood Movie Award

Original at Aceshowbiz.com external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By AceShowbiz.com Besting over ' District 9', 'The Hangover' and ' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' among others, this J.J. Abrams' sci-fi is given the kudo at the 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival.

Past Month

 

Rate Exclusive : Marina Sirtis Addresses Her Opinion on the Next Generation Movies and J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie, Talks Future Projects

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Mon, Oct 26

Rate Podcast: Slice of SciFi #236: A Conversation with David Blue of “SG:U”

Original at Slice of SciFi external link    Sat, Oct 24    2 related articles

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By Michael Hickerson 236:  A Conversation with David Blue of “SG:U” In the News: J.J. Abrams, Robert Ocri and Alex Kurtzman debunk some of the rumors about the next “Star Trek” movie. Wil Wheaton talks about his guest role on this week’s episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” Akiva Goldman talks about the lessons he lear...

Rate 'Star Trek' Sequel Won't Be Called 'Star Trek 2'

Original at Aceshowbiz.com external link    Sat, Oct 24

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By AceShowbiz.com Rejecting the idea of ' Star Trek 2' title, director J.J. Abrams says that the follow-up movie to the 2009's ' Star Trek' needs to be the most meaningful adventure for the U.S.S. Enterprise crew.

Rate Abrams On Leading Man Hemsworth

Original at Trek Today external link    Fri, Oct 23

By T'Bonz When Chris Hemsworth was cast in the lead role in Thor, fans reserved judgment until they saw his performance as Captain George Kirk in Star Trek XI. J.J. Abrams spoke about his good fortune in having landed Hemsworth. “It’s very exciting,” he said. “We really lucked out. He’s so crazy handsome a...

Rate J.J. Abrams Says Star Trek XII Must be the Most Meaningful Adventure for the Crew of the Enterprise, Says Movies and TV Series Can Definitely Co-Exist

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Fri, Oct 23

Rate New 'Star Trek' Getting Shatnier?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at I Watch Stuff external link    Wed, Oct 21

Going against all good sense that would logically keep William Shatner from reprising the role of Kirk in a new Star Trek sequel, director J.J. Abrams, speaking to reporters in Australia, revealed that he's still trying to figure out a way to pander to fans by working out some kind of time tra...

Rate Star Trek XI Scream 2009 Awards

Original at Trek Today external link    Mon, Oct 19

By T'Bonz Star Trek XI had a respectable showing at the Scream 2009 awards this weekend, walking away with a half dozen awards, including the biggest one of all. Three big awards were for Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director (J.J. Abrams) and The Ultimate Scream, which is the highest award offere...

Rate It Doesn't Take Much to Make Spike TV Viewers 'Scream'

Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By Monika Bartyzel By now you've probably gotten the hint: These aren't really the Best of anything. But there are some better perks in the mix: J.J. Abrams got Best Director for Star Trek, Drag Me to Hell earned the Best Horror Movie spot, Watchmen did get some love for Best Comic Book Movie, George A. Romero won th...

Rate J.J. Abrams Comes Clean on Star Trek Coincidences, Sequel

Original at Wired external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By John Scott Lewinski Star Trek Galleries Star Trek: Then and Now Tiny Enterprise Models Channel Quirky Star Trek Visions “That’s what Star Trek has to be,” Abrams said. “Now that our characters have come together — now that Kirk and Spock are Kirk and Spock — we can tell that adventure story.”

Rate Star Trek Sequel Announced

Original at OnTheBox.com external link    Wed, Oct 14

Dear impassioned trekkies, the time has come again to stick those plastic ears back on and let out, “Beam me up, Scotty!” A Star Trek sequel is on its way. Director J.J. Abrams of this summer’s newly rebooted sci-fi romp spoke to members of the press in Santa Monica on Thursday about a 3-D sequel...

Rate Flub The Final Frontier With The Star Trek Gag Reel

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Tue, Oct 13

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot may have shaken the franchise up quite a bit, but thankfully the hallowed tradition of the gag reel remains untouched

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Original at Trek Today external link    Tue, Oct 13

By T'Bonz At a press conference last week, the topic of discussion for J.J. Abrams was Star Trek XI. Abrams’ remarks are now available in a six-part video series posted online, where he talks about everything from pre-production, to deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes work on Star Trek XI. Regardin...

Rate Star Trek Blu-Ray to Explain Everything — Except Time Travel [Star Trek]

Original at io9 external link    Tue, Oct 13

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By Caitlin Petrakovitz • Gene Roddenberry's Vision - The vision of Gene Roddenberry as told by J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, previous Star Trek writers and producers, and scientific consultant Carolyn Porco. • Starfleet Vessel Simulator -Here you can see a 360˚ model of the Enterprise and the Narada including som...

Rate Blinded By Lens Flare: The Star Trek Gag Reel [Star Trek]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at io9 external link    Mon, Oct 12

By Charlie Jane Anders The performances in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot were smooth and flawless — on screen, at least. Here are all the goofs, giggles, beat-boxing incidents, and captain's chair crashing pratfalls that didn't make it. [via Pamela Hopkins]

Rate SciFi Weekend: Abrams On The Next Star Trek Movie; Wil Wheton on Big Bang Theory; Shocking Finale for Dexter; Lauren Graham; Olivia Wilde; Kristen Bell; and the PB & J WeddingVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Liberal Values external link    Sun, Oct 11

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By Ron Chusid J.J. Abrams has talked more about the sequel to his Star Trek movie in an interview with Cinematical: Wil Wheton will be guest staring on the October 19 episode of The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon holds the role of Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation against Wheton. TV Fanatic reports:

October of 2009

 

Rate J.J. Abrams Spills on Star Trek 2, Mission: Impossible 4, and Fringe

Original at /FILM external link    Fri, Oct 9

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By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Leonard Nimoy’s involvement was also brought up for Star Trek 2, but since they’re still so early on with the story he’s not sure if there will be a need for Nimoy to reappear. Abrams did confirm that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Nimoy in Fringe.

Rate Abrams On Future Trek

Original at Trek Today external link    Fri, Oct 9    6 related articles

By T'Bonz In rebooting the Star Trek franchise, the slate has been wiped clean and anything can happen in the next movie, including seeing people and places from the original series. Although the door is open to bringing in elements from the original series, J.J. Abrams wants to be careful not to make n...

Rate Spock In Mission: Impossible 4? Yes Please [Mission: Impossible]

Original at io9 external link    Fri, Oct 9

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By Caitlin Petrakovitz J.J. Abrams' muse Leonard Nimoy may possibly — hopefully — have a role in the next Mission Impossible. At least, that's what Abrams hinted yesterday. What if Nimoy came back in Abrams next project as his original Mission: Impossible character, Paris? How open is the director to casting Nimoy...

Rate J.J. Abrams Talks 'Star Trek' Sequel

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Oct 9

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By Todd Gilchrist spoke to Abrams at a press day for the DVD and Blu-ray release of Star Trek, which is due November 17, 2009. The following is an edited version of Abrams' comments to the press about the sequel, which is currently being developed by the director and his original screenwriters Roberto Orci an...

Rate J.J. Abrams on Star Trek 2 and Mission: Impossible 4

Original at Comingsoon.net external link    Fri, Oct 9

With projects like "Lost," "Alias," Mission: Impossible III and "Fringe" on his resume, J.J. Abrams clearly knows the value of keeping secrets and maintaining an air of mystery. But the producer-writer-director also knows the value of a tantalizing tease. To that end he recently indulged...

Rate Star Trek The Exhibitionandnbsp;Coming to Hollywood This Week,andnbsp;Features Props and Costumes from J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

Original at TrekWeb.com external link    Wed, Oct 7

Rate Daily Scan for 10.07.09 - James Cameron Pens Avatar Novel, DC Moves to L.A.

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Tue, Oct 6

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By John Brownlee Avatar producer Jon Landau says that James Cameron is planning to pen an accompanying novel to his 3D scifi epic. • Adjusted for inflation, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is officially the most successful Trek ever made. Short of Wrath of Khan, I think it deserves to be.

September of 2009

 

Rate Big in Japan: Godzilla's past emerges from the depths of history on Blu-ray

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Tue, Sep 22

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By Geoff Boucher Tim Burton's graveyard cabaret: A look back at 13 films J.J. Abrams talks about the next "Star Trek" film Robert Rodriguez has a "crazy intense" script for "Predator" reboot Dune" and "Robocop"? A look at the Hollywood sci-fi revival list

Rate Opinion: SciFi Weekend: J.J. Abrams Gets Star Trek; Nimoy Returning to Fringe; Is Flash Forward Science Fiction; Dollhouse News; Megan Fox on the Cover of Rolling Stone and Olivia Wild in GQVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Liberal Values external link    Sun, Sep 20

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By Ron Chusid J. J. Abrams has done a fantastic job of reviving Star Trek and bringing in a new audience. There has been concern that Abrams might go for the big special effects but fail to revive what made Star Trek special. From what he told Hero Complex, it sounds hopeful that Abrams does understand what Rod...

Rate Podcast: Slice of SciFi #231: A Conversation With Robert J. Sawyer

Original at Slice of SciFi external link    Sat, Sep 19    2 related articles

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By Michael Hickerson Movie Talk: In the News: Two MIT students have sent a digital camera up high enough to take photos of the curvature of the Earth.  All for only $150.  Find out how and check out the pictures HERE. J.J. Abrams and Roberto Orci say the next “Star Trek” installment [...]

Rate J.J. Abrams Says Star Trek Will Boldly Go Allegorical

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Sep 17

By Elisabeth Rappe Whenever J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are pinned down, the talk inevitabley turns to the Star Trek sequel. They're only just beginning to toss around story ideas, but Hero Complex managed to pry a little more news out of Abrams & Crew, who hinted that Trek might start tackl...

Rate Star Trek Sequel Will Reflect Contemporary Political Issues

Original at First Showing external link    Wed, Sep 16

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By Ethan Anderton By now we all know that a sequel to Star Trek is on the way, but we're going to be waiting until summer 2011 to see it. There haven't been any official script pages yet, but we do know that director J.J. Abrams and writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof (of "Lost" fame who has also b...

Rate At the Helm of the Enterprise - John Scalzi Ranks Star Trek's Directors

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Wed, Sep 9

By John Scalzi Now that you've had your fun mocking Star Trek, maybe you can settle an argument I'm having with a friend about who is the best Star Trek movie director. He says it's J.J. Abrams, because he saved the franchise. I say it's Leonard Nimoy, because Star Trek IV is the best Star Trek movie. Which of us is...

Rate 'Fringe' looks to solve the trickiest mystery -- its own identity

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Wed, Sep 2

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By Geoff Boucher By all appearances, nobody knows for sure where “Fringe” is headed. J.J. Abrams created “Fringe” with his “Star Trek” collaborators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and like his hit ABC show “Lost” the Fox series has a sometimes-dizzying mythology to sort out. The challenges is stitching tog...

Year 2009

 

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Original at Soul of Star Trek external link    Mon, Jul 13

By Captain Future(noreply@blogger.com) Captain's Log: Star Trek Wars (and President Obama Groks Spock) It reminded me that seeing J.J. Abrams on a Star Wars documentary prompted me to suggest here on this site, almost two years ago, what Abrams might do with his Star Trek movie. Abrams, I wrote:

Rate Keep Khan Out Of Star Trek 12Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at io9 external link    Mon, Jun 29

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By Charlie Jane Anders Will J.J. Abrams really make Star Trek 2: The Rehash Of Khan? Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman told an interviewer there's "a 50/50 chance" Khan will show up in their sequel. Here's why it's a terrible idea. The new Kirk doesn't have the gravitas.

Rate Opinion: How To Reboot Star Wars [Rant]

Original at io9 external link    Mon, Jun 8

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By Charlie Jane Anders 4) Admit that Han Solo is the hero as much as Luke. That's the other thing J.J. Abrams' Star Trek did right: It treated Spock as the hero, just as much as Kirk. We all knew, all along, that Spock belonged in the top spot alongside Kirk, but the series had never quite admitted it before. (Probably due t...

Rate More Star Trek movie costumes and props on display at ArcLight Sherman Oaks... ~ Jason in Hollywood

Original at Jason in Hollywood external link    Tue, May 12

More Star Trek movie costumes and props on display at ArcLight Sherman Oaks... On second viewing J.J. Abrams Star Trek is just as fantastic and mind-blowing an experience as the first time. For your enjoyment here are a selection of more Star Trek movie costumes and props that were on display at A...

Rate The new Star Trek flick has started a Trekkie civil war

Original at TV Squad external link    Sat, May 9

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By Danny Gallagher Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek has sparked a huge controversy in the Trekkie universe, a controversy that in the real world amounts to a drunken debate in a dive border town bar over which Darren on Bewitched was m...

Rate The new Star Trek movie boldly warps ahead to a bright rebooted future...PLUS movie costumes and props on display

Original at Jason in Hollywood external link    Sat, May 9

The new Star Trek movie boldly warps ahead to a bright rebooted future... Action-packed, non-stop, senses-shattering and an unashamedly sci-fi spectacular, that's what the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek is. The rebooted movie truly warp speeds ahead and doesn't stop for a moment. The new film t...

Rate Short and Tweet - AMC Filmcritic Reviews (in Brief) for May 8

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Fri, May 8

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By Chris Null Reviews of Star Trek, Next Day Air and Outrage in 140 characters or less. • Star Trek J.J. Abrams hits a triple, rebooting the classic space opera with flash, fun, and dazzling effects. Click here for the full review.

Rate Star Trek Review - A Trekkie Treat for the Masses

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Fri, May 8

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By Eugene Novikov Director J.J. Abrams' reboot is an accessible prequel for non-Trekkies, to be sure. But what about for those already initiated? In a sense, it's all been leading up to this. J.J. Abrams' Star Trek honors history while launching the long-lived, beleaguered franchise into the 21st Century. It li...

Rate Chris Pine takes command of the Enterprise: 'My name is not William Shatner'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Mon, May 4

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By Geoff Boucher Pine said in his search for Kirk he went out and got a boxed set of the television series and binged. Star Trek" scribes pick their fave Starfleet novels J.J. Abrams: "Star Trek" is still in the shadow of George Lucas William Shatner vents about "Trek" snub

Rate Trek & Trans Refocus Paramount, Fantastic 4 Reboot, & The Lucas Quiz...

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By iHowie Disney/Marvel Fallout: Star Trek & Transformers New Focus For Paramount online.wsj.com)                           Walt Disney Co.'s plan to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. May deliver a setback to Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures. J.J. Abrams'  "Star Trek" Tops Scream 2009 Nominees

Rate Seven things I love about the new 'Star Trek'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Thu, Apr 30

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By Geoff Boucher The "Star Trek" film franchise, after 10 films, is about to hit maximum warp for the first time. J.J. Abrams: "Trek" remains in the shadow of George Lucas Credit: "Star Trek" photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Anton Yelchin photo by Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times.

Rate Great Scott, Simon Pegg is engineering a 'Star Trek' career

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Tue, Apr 28

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By Geoff Boucher Star Trek" scribes pick their fave Starfleet novels J.J. Abrams: "Star Trek" is still in the shadow of George Lucas William Shatner vents about "Trek" snub Credits: Simon Pegg photographed by Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times. "Star Trek" photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

Rate Opinion: Maybe Star Trek And Caprica Shouldn't Be Franchises [Rant]

Original at io9 external link    Tue, Apr 28

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By Charlie Jane Anders So when I root for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek to do well, I'm really rooting for Hollywood to realize that there's still a market for movies about people on super-awesome spaceships exploring, fighting, emoting and defying several laws of physics at once. I'm hoping that if Star Trek makes Dark K...

Rate Star Trek "sequel" already has writers

Original at TV Squad external link    Tue, Mar 31

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By Brad Trechak Arguably the twelfth movie in the franchise (or the second movie in the rebooted franchise), Paramount and J.J. Abrams are showing a lot of faith by already hiring the writers for the Star Trek "sequel". These scribes are frequent co-conspirators of Abrams: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and...

Rate Trekker Re-Creates Classic Star Trek Scenes With Legos

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Mar 30

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By John Scott Lewinski Director J.J. Abrams is putting a younger face on Star Trek with his movie, due out in May. But dedicated Trek fan Frank Elchesen is honoring the original TV series by re-creating props and entire episodes of the '60s show in Lego form. As Elchesen moves on to more episodes and more images from th...

Rate Titan's Creature FX Awarded, Trek Breaks Records, & Journey 3D Sequel Greenlight...

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By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) New Trailer for J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' Breaks All Existing Records SHAZAM! is Starting Over Back in January, screenwriter John August declared the movie dead, although most realize that such projects never die completely. More precisely, August was declaring his script dead.

Rate Best 'Star Trek' ever?

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Wed, Mar 11

By Geoff Boucher I want to. After interviewing "Trek" director J.J. Abrams and seeing several extended chunks of the movie over at the Paramount lot, I've ramped up my expectations pretty high. I fully expect this to join "Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan" as the very best of the "Trek" films. It may even surpass "Khan....

Rate “Trek” Will Reveal New Backstory

Original at Slice of SciFi » external link    Fri, Mar 6

By Michael Hickerson Think you know every aspect of classic “Star Trek?”  J.J. Abrams says you don’t. The director, who last week said he wanted to broaden the appeal of “Trek” beyond the hard-core fan-base, told SciFi Wire that he is writing a new backstory that will draw in new fans but also be fresh for Trekkers. “...

Rate 'Star Trek' Toys and IDW Comic Offer Up Movie Details

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Jan 23

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By Elisabeth Rappe Not to be outdone, Mattel released a preview of their Spock, Kirk, and Uhura Barbie dolls. This caused a bit of snarking on sites like Sci Fi Wire, who feel this is an indication of how lowbrow the J.J. Abrams film will be. I'm not sure how it spells doom and gloom, as Mattel has done Trek barbies bef...

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Original at GALACTICA SITREP external link    Sun, Jan 11

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By ProgGrrl@gmail.com (ProgGrrl) Access Hollywood interviews Tricia Helfer. (Yeah Tricia, I'm gonna be a soppy mess too, when it's over.) Slice of SciFi interviews Aaron Douglas. The Hero Complex blog things J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK owes a massive debt to BSG and STAR WARS for its battle scenes.

Rate Podcast: SciFi Surplus #080 - We’re Back! ST: Aurora Interview

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Sun, Dec 7

By Casey Interview: Tim (Star Trek Aurora). Topics: Twilight, Dollhouse, Clone Wars Animated Series, Terminator Salvation New J.J. Abrams Star Trek Trailer! Thank you for listening! Jeromy, Suzanna, Darren, Harper and Anna are making it easy for Casey today. Tons of good stuff. Click Here to find o...

Rate J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Headed to IMAX Next Summer! « FirstShowing.net

Original at First Showing external link    Mon, Nov 24

J.J. Abrams Delivers a Mid-Summer Star Trek Update; » Must Watch: J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Trailer - What Do You Think? » Star Trek Teaser Trailer Launches! » J.J. Abrams' New USS Enterprise Fully Revealed! ...

Rate First Look at Two More Star Trek Posters

Original at Comingsoon.net external link    Fri, Nov 21

Paramount Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with new posters of Eric Bana as Nero and Zoe Saldana as Uhura in director J.J. Abrams' Star Trek , opening in theaters on May 8, 2009. The newly-launched official website for the movie is also featuring wallpaper versions of these posters, so b...

Rate New Star Trek Posters « Your Entertainment Now

Original at Your Entertainment Now external link    Fri, Nov 21

Paramount has released two new character posters for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film. The two posters feature Uhura and Nero. Click to enlarge. They’re done in the same style as the Kirk and Spock posters released several days ago. ...

Rate New Star Trek Will Be Younger, Faster, Louder

Original at Wired News external link    Wed, Nov 19

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By John Scott Lewinski J.J. Abrams and His Stars Talk Trek at Clip Show Bootleg Star Trek Trailer Shows Young Kirk, Spock Star Trek Writers Brace for Impact In the end, is it Star Trek? Abrams' vision is as much Star Trek as your eye will let it be. Star Trek is set for release May 8, 2009.

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Original at VFX PLANET external link    Tue, Nov 11

By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) Paramount Pictures)               Paramount Pictures has added a countdown clock on the official website for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek that is counting down to 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern on Monday, November 17th. At that time, the new official trailer will be revealed online, though you can...

Rate STAR TREK trailer countdown, new posters, Blu-Ray when?

Original at Obsessed With Film external link    Tue, Nov 11

By Matt Holmes The official website for J.J. Abrams new STAR TREK movie has a countdown clock posted which is set to run out on Monday when the trailer for the movie will be released online. Of course, if you live in the U.S. and are planning to see the new James Bond film over the weekend you will [...]

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Original at Newsarama external link    Mon, Nov 10

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By Kevin Melrose Paramount Pictures has released two new shadowy/moody posters of Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. Paramount Pictures has released two new shadowy/moody posters of Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. The second poste...

Rate Podcast: SciFi Surplus #079 Trek Pictures And TV Feedback

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Sun, Oct 19

By Casey On the way: pictures from the J.J. Abrams Star Trek are unveiled. There’s some good Kevin Smith buzz, I’ll tell you when Battlestar Galactica starts up again, and news from Sarah Connor and Iron Man. I’m going to introduce you to our newest crew member and there’s listener feedback about favor...

Rate Podcast: The Rocchi Review -- With io9.com Editor-in-Chief Annalee Newitz!

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By James Rocchi Can J.J. Abrams boldly go where many have gone before to relaunch Star Trek? Why is The Road being pushed back? How will Ridley Scott's planned adaptation of The Forever War be different from any sci-fi film in the history of the genre? And what Spanish film has sci-fi fans waiting with bated b...

Rate No William Shatner Cameo in 'Star Trek'? J.J. Abrams Says Why

Original at Cinematical external link    Tue, Sep 9

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By Elisabeth Rappe This time, J.J. Abrams finally breaks his silence to SciFi Scanner about the original (and to many, the only) Captain Kirk. William Shatner has been pretty vocal about not being asked for so much as a cameo, particularly since Leonard Nimoy got one. Rumors tell us that just about all the surviv...

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By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) J.J. Abrams 'Dark Tower' On Hold Star Trek Artifacts En Route Back to Paramount Recurring Trek guest star Suzie Plakson was on hand at the ceremony. The Trek artifacts and rides are en route back to Paramount and CBS for safe keeping until The Experience beams into a new venue.

Rate Superhero Snuff Movie, Game Aritsts Credits, & Rhythm & Hues' Abomination...

Original at VFX PLANET external link    Thu, Aug 28

By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) The Hollywood Reporter)                 Disney/Pixar's WALL*E will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 18. This is also true of television programmes, with most knowing that Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, or that J.J. Abrams is the brains behind Lost. But games are diffe...

Rate Podcast: Slice of SciFi #173: Interview with Deborah Manchester

Original at Slice of SciFi » external link    Sat, Aug 9

Interview with Dr. Deborah Manchester In the News: Dakota Fanning, 14, will soon star in a new film about kids with unique abilities titled “Push.” Director J.J. Abrams and writer Roberto Orci are preparing a prequel comic to lead into their upcoming reboot of the Star Trek movie franchise. Ha...

Rate Final Upfront Update #4

Original at Slice of SciFi » external link    Thu, May 15

By Sam FOX “From J.J. Abrams (”Lost”), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III” and “Alias,” comes a new drama that will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fiction and reality.

Rate Podcast: Marlene Forte - Star Trek's Transporter Chief

Original at Fi Talk external link    Tue, Feb 12

Marlene joins me again to discuss her three days of shooting as the new Transporter Chief in the new J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek. She gives us her thoughts on the new crew and the sets. No spoilers here but lots of anticipation that this could be something special. We also discuss her backgroun...

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #016

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Sun, Jan 27

By Casey Topics: Sports, J.J. Abrams, Cloverfield, Heath Ledger, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek XI, Area 51, Homey Airport, KXTA Thank you for taking time to spend with us. This show number 16 and there’s lots to talk about. This week the media in the U-S is building toward Super Bowl 42 and Randy wi...

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Original at GALACTICA SITREP external link    Fri, Jan 25

By Logan Gawain The cool folks at the excellent Trek Movie Report site are having Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, joined by producer Damon Lindelof, co-writer Bob Orci and exec. producer Bryan Burk answer fan questions in the comments section of this post on Friday, January 25th, 2008. I don't know if J.J. and D...

Rate Podcast: Marlene Forte

Original at Fi Talk external link    Tue, Jan 22

Marlene will play the new transporter chief in the up coming J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek movie. She does share some information on this secret production. She has also appeared on many television series like Lost,CSI,CSI Miami,and Bones. Her film credits include Real Women Have Curves an...

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Rate Why 2008 Will Be An Awesome Year For Movies

Original at First Showing external link    Tue, Dec 18

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By Alex Billington Synopsis: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members. The Hype: Probably the most talked about geek phenomenon ever, J.J. Abrams is revamping this epic franchise back into full action and turning it into a mainstream fascination. Trailer Trash

Rate The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman" Baddies, "Star Trek" Rumors, That "Cloverfield" Teaser, And More!

Original at Rotten Tomatoes external link    Fri, Jul 13

In this week's Ketchup, we get treated to some casting rumors regarding "Dark Knight" villains, as well as some for the cast of the upcoming "Star Trek XI," and some more bits about J.J. Abrams' mysterious "Cloverfield" project. Also, some "Indiana Jones 4" plot goodies, and Michael Bay lay...

Rate Trek movie title confirmed

Original at X external link    Fri, Mar 9

By Elgar Continuing the trend of taking franchise movie titles back to basics (Rocky Balboa, John Rambo), the next Trek movie will simply be called Star Trek. It’s safe to assume that the new team behind the feature, led by J.J. Abrams, see this very much as a reboot for the tired series with the title...

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