February 5, 2009 – 3:30 pm
Beside making a name for himself as the voice of Galvatron in the Transformers animate movie, Leonard Nimoy is really best known for his role as the half-Vulcan, half-human Spock in the original series of Star Trek, which ran from 1966-1969. Playing Captain James T. Kirk then was William Shatner.
Besides Star Trek though, Nimoy was also part of the original Mission Impossible series, where he replaced Martin Landau as the team’s disguise and make-up artist from 1969 to 1971. He is also a director, writer, and photographer. He has also had projects in the music industry which did fairly well. He has also voiced himself and Spock in TV animated series like The Simpsons and Futurama. In recognition of his most memorable roles, Nimoy will be playing and older Spock in the latest Star Trek movie, and will be voicing the Fallen in the upcoming sequel to the Transformers live action movie.
January 28, 2009 – 10:20 am
STAR TREK: Movie Trailer - The best video clips are here
The new film which is slated for release in iMax this coming May 2009 has long been expected and awaited by the many trekkies out there who may or may not admit it outright. The development of the new film which details the beginnings of the crew, how they met and finally ended up on the helm of the Starship Enterprise. Started in 2005 when Paramount pictures was trying to revive the successful franchise which has so captured the hearts and minds of millions of people the world over. The film was slated for release on Christmas day 2008 but opted to delay it for a few months finally making known the May date.
The movie is a collaboration of the late Gene Roddenberry’s work, the public or die-hard fans (”Trekkie’s”) and the production company who have modified and revised some of the plots and scenes. The show was canceled on TV in the 80’s and then again in 2002 when the last film in the series (Star Trek Nemesis) was considered to be a flop, which also resulted in the shelving of the TV series at that time. A welcome addition to the history of the pop culture icon that is Star Trek that has boldly gone where no man has ever gone, hopefully, not for the last time.
December 27, 2008 – 5:10 am
With the teaser released this month, the new movie installment to the rich and long heritage of the Starship Enterprise comes this May 2009. The cast and some of the details of the movie have been known for a while and the timing couldn’t have better for the widow of infamous Gene Roddenberry passed away just this December 18, 2008. With Gene having been partially buried in space already (his wife gave a couple of grams of his ashes for space burial a few years back) they are to be buried together in space and will join other space pioneers like James Doohan(Scottie) who have opted for burial into space to travel the stars forever.
The new installment shows the initial meeting of the crew and their melding into a solid unit that has inspired many a space explorers with simple yet convincing primitive special effects. It also tackles the fact that Capt. Kirk wasn’t the first captain of the USS Enterprise which in the film had just completed construction.
November 23, 2008 – 7:12 pm
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Chris Pine is one young, lucky actor who landed the famous role of Capt. Kirk in the soon coming feature film, Star Trek. Next year is the big event for all Star Trek fanatics. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams. While the interview was continuing on, Chris butts in with sometimes funny answers. When asked if he got the chance to meet Mr. William Shatner, the original actor who played the role of Capt. Kirk, he jokingly said that they wrestle every Sunday, Greco Roman style. And that it was usually a draw. Chris reveals that playing the role is a far different experience than most of the films he had starred in. But he feels comfortable knowing he is going to work with the best people in the industry.
October 6, 2008 – 8:30 am
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Australian actor Eric Bana was here at the junket for, The Other Boleyn Girl in Manhattan. Unsurprisingly, Bana was bombarded with questions about his recent comments regarding his role as Nero, in the upcoming J.J. Abrams film, Star Trek. Bana recently commented on an Australian newspaper that he was just doing a cameo for the Star Trek film. Contrary to the fact that Nero is the main villain for the upcoming movie. He quickly complements his earlier statement by saying he just considered the role as very much of a supporting role. and he is thankful for that role. Although the shooting started just hours earlier, he said that his part is not yet scheduled to be shot. He admits that as a kid, he loved the show. So when he was asked to join the cast, he immediately read the script and accepted the role.
August 16, 2008 – 9:51 am
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Frequently speaking (and I know there are exceptions to this rule), only well-liked and high excellence books get chosen up by some studio and get made into a feature film. This stacks the deck a not much bit. If each book (good or bad) got completed into films, the we’d hear a lot more people favoring the movie version. However, when you start with a great book, and then combine that with the 2 other items already scheduled in points #1 and #2, then a movie report is almost doomed to lose out in the “which was better - book or movie” competition that the reader/viewer has going on in their minds.
So there you have it. My sudden thoughts on why the vast majority of people who have read a book usually favor the page to the screen when a film version it comes out. There are obviously exceptions to all the rules listed above, but in general I’ve usually found these to be true.
Your opinion?
There were lots of rumors concerning Matt Damon being selected to be play the role of James Kirk. It has been said that William Shatner, the actor who played Kirk in the series gave Damon his vote for the role but when Damon called up Abrams to confirm the gossips, he was denied. Abrams told Damon that they needed a younger man to play the role and as good as Matt Damon may be, he was really just a tad bit too old. At this Damon commented that if ever the movie gets a sequel, he would be very interested to play an older version of Kirk.
Movie update, everyone!
Actors Chris HemsworthClifton Collins Jr. have finally joined the cast of the latest “Star Trek.” Hemsworth, who has recently finished his indie movie �The Cache,� will play the role of Captain Kirk’s father, George Kirk while Collins, a supporting actor in the film, �Brothers,� will portray Nero�s cohort and general Ayel. Eric Bana will be playing Nero, by the way. Oolala! Scriptwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci penned the movie about the Starfleet Academy days of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. The movie is to be released by Paramount Pictures.
Source: Variety
The holodeck, a famous science fiction concept provides a rich source of story lines for Star Trek writers as it offers more opportunities to work, rest and play. It is an EU-funded research project which developed a commercial authentic 3D display that could be called Holodeck version 1.0 in the future. Crewmembers can walk through the pathway of their childhood places and re-enact historical events or maybe watch 3D performances of full famous plays. Holodeck is indeed a science fiction but a year ago, researchers and scientists took their steps towards its realization with the help of Coherent project. It shall be called the HoloVizio.
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