Star Trek was a dying franchise in desperate need of a new look. JJ Abrams was the man tapped to bring Trek back to life. Is Star Trek a film that will satisfy Trekkers while still bringing in new fans? Can it successfully relaunch the franchise? Yes.
7 new Star Trek images
That’s right, Paramount has officially released 7 new, high quality images today. They have really been pushing the new Star Trek film hard these past few weeks with releases of clips, widgets, wallpapers, icons, and other crazy promotions, most of which I haven’t published here. I have mainly left the clips alone so i don;t…
New Star Trek image
I just wanted to take a moment with the newest image from the upcoming Star Trek film that I received today. Be sure to click on the image to see it in high resolution. Enjoy!
Abrams tries to appease Trek die-hards at WonderCon
The wonders of WonderCon never cease, do they? Amidst all the news related to upcoming sci-fi and comic based properties was the shining gem of the whole event, the panel for JJ Abrams Star Trek. The panel, which was composed of Abrams, Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), writer Robert0 Orci and…
Abrams talks Cloverfield 2 at WonderCon!
JJ Abrams was quite candid at the panel for Star Trek when he was asked about the possibility of doing another Cloverfield film. As many of you remember, Cloverfield was a surprising success as it only cost about 25 million but raked in far more than that despite being released in what would normally be considered…
Fanboys! – Review
(Last time I felt this good about a movie was after watching Speed Racer,,,!)
I’m not going to dwell on the distribution and cancer/plot issues that have delayed this film. Not to mention the insulting limited release, forcing some fanboys and girls to drive for hours to see “FANBOYS”.
The Super Bowl: From the eyes of a Movie Guy
Year in and year out, the Super Bowl is consistently viewed as a premium place to market various products and services. Commercials set to air during the game are always expensive. This year the cost of a 30-second spot costs $3 million, up from $2.7 million last year. We could argue all day about the…
Ricardo Montalban, passes at 88
Ricardo Montalban, a legend to Star Trek fans worldwide died Wednesday morning January 14th, at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 88 years old… We all loved him as Khan, in the classic Star Trek Original Series episode, ” Space Seed” as well as Mr Roarke, in the campy tv show…
The voice of all Star Fleet computers, and the first lady of Star Trek, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, passes on at 76
Sadly this morning December 18th, 2008. Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away in her home in Bel Air, California. She was surrounded by her son Eugene, along with family and close friends. This came as a shock as just the other day I was thinking how great it is having her as the Starfleet computer voice…
Atlantis is rising at DreamWorks
Writer/ director Joby Harold is currently negotiating to write the film adaptation of the five-part comic book, “Atlantis Rising” for DreamWorks. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Transformers, Eagle Eye, Star Trek 11) are producing, along with Platinum Studios chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who created the original “Atlantis Rising” series. Len Wiseman is attached…