May 2, 2024

“Star Trek 2” Set Fight – Now With Video

We saw the photos the other day, now SplashNews has posted video of Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch conducting a fight scene on the set of J.J. Abrams' next "Star Trek" film. Check it out below: Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

“Star Trek 2” Set Photos Emerge

With filming several weeks in on J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel, a couple of set photos emerged on Friday and Saturday showing Spock (Zachary Quinto ) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) battling with a new character played by Benedict Cumberbatch on what's described as a Space Barge set. While we still don't know what role he's playing, this confirms at … [Read more...]

Delpy On A 3rd “Before”, Quinto On 2nd “Trek”

Julie Delpy says that despite her apparent retirement from acting, she's keeping her option open for a third film in Richard Linklater's romantic "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset" series. “We’re thinking about [a third film], but the second one we only did because we had a good setup, and ideas. I don’t think we would do it if we find the right … [Read more...]

“Trek” Sequel Tidbits & TNG Blu Comparisons

Roberto Orci has thrown out some breadcrumbs about the upcoming "Star Trek" sequel via Trek Movie. Orci confirms that the film's budget will be bigger than the $ 145 million of the first one, mainly because the scale of the project is also a lot bigger. One of the more complained about sets of the first film was the brewery-style engine room - … [Read more...]

“Trek 2” Villain Revealed? Not So Fast

It's a back and forth that engaged many of the film blogosphere's biggest writers on Friday night in Twitter conversation. It started with Latino Review reporting that Benicio Del Toro will be playing Khan Noonien Singh in J.J. Abrams' upcoming sequel to "Star Trek." LR's has a very strong track record with this sort of thing so this is more than … [Read more...]

Alice Eve Up For The “Star Trek” Sequel

Alice Eve ("Entourage," "She's Out of My League") is reportedly in talks to join the cast of J.J. Abrams' untitled "Star Trek" sequel at Paramount Pictures reports Variety. Though details of her character weren't given, the role is said to be an all new one not previously established in Star Trek canon. Eve beat out Teresa Palmer ("I Am Number … [Read more...]

“Star Trek 2” Set For May 17th 2013

With Roland Emmerich's sci-fi epic "Singularity" having departed the coveted May 17th 2013 slot, Paramount Pictures has dived right in and slotted the much anticipated "Star Trek" sequel for that date. Deadline adds that the film will be shown in 3D, but it presently isn't known if it will be shot that way or converted in post-production. … [Read more...]

“Star Trek,” “Man of Steel” Sequel Talk

TrekMovie reports that filming on J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel looks officially set to begin on January 15th. Scribes Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof are working on a third draft of the script which is essentially ready and Abrams himself has already scouted both a Hawaiian jungle location and a Los Angeles museum for scenes in … [Read more...]

Benicio Del Toro Is “Star Trek 2” Villain?

Benicio Del Toro is expected to be offered, possibly as early as this weekend, the role of the lead villain in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel at Paramount and Skydance reports Variety. Del Toro has reportedly met with Abrams but, in an effort to keep the role a secret, still doesn't know exactly what it is. The studio has no comment on the … [Read more...]

“Star Trek: Next Gen” Blu-ray Trailer Hits

We knew it was coming but Paramount has now made it official - "Star Trek: The Next Generation" will dive into 1080p waters with the Blu-ray release of a sampler of several popular episodes. In an official announcement at StarTrek.com, it has been confirmed that the single sampler disc will hit January 31st, with a complete first season set to be … [Read more...]