Star Trek

By Elisabeth Rappe Creator Carl Potts described Alien Legion as "the Foreign Legion in space," and it's probably best described as melting pot of military and sci-fi, as Star Trek, Star Wars and The Dirty Dozen all influenced its vision of intergalactic soldiers banding together for honor, fortune, and a...

By Peter Martin Star Trek In rebooting the franchise, J.J. Abrams faced the daunting challenge of pleasing long-time Trekkies and roping in new viewers who think 'Live long and prosper' is a slogan for an insurance company. This is not your father's Star Trek, but he'd probably like it too (begrudgingly). B...

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...

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...

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...

By Jeffrey M. Anderson Some science fiction films take us to different worlds or alternate realities, or offer visions of the future. In each of these new worlds, certain new rules apply. Sometimes the rules are pretty simple and can be easily and clearly established, as in Star Trek or District 9. Other times the r...

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...

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By Scott Weinberg Yes, it's an all-new reboot of one of the most beloved series of all time. Which means director J.J. Abrams and his filmmaking crew are walking on very thin ice. True, it's not like the Star Trek series has never seen a bad film, but when you're retro-fitting a mega-franchise in very loud and expe...

By Elisabeth Rappe Here's the game you can bring to the Star Trek midnight showing line in order, and make yourself the most popular Trekkie / Trekker there. (Seriously, if you bring a game to any massive line, you will make friends and influence people.) Hasbro has sent us a glimpse of their new Star Trek Contin...

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...

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...

By Elisabeth Rappe Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paramount, Fandom, Newsstand, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsUpon hearing the news that Paramount might be dropping out of ComicCon, my first thought was "Now how much longer will it be until we see Star Trek stu...

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By Christopher Campbell I've never been a big Star Trek fan, but I have greatly enjoyed some of the television episodes and films that didn't make me feel like a totally lost beginner. The first Trek film I ever saw was Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which I loved, mostly because I was a sea-life-obsessed kid. It really...