According to Entertainment Weekly, it seems Jonathan Frakes - a.k.a. Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation - will direct episodes of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery. This wouldn't be the first time Frakes has directed episodes of Star Trek, as he had previously on Tng, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, as well as the best Tng film First Contact (and one of its worst with Insurrection).... Read More...
- 6/29/2017
- by Damion Damaske
- JoBlo.com
We’re not sure that Jonathan Frakes was Star Trek: Discovery‘s Number One choice to direct an episode, but it’s safe to say he was pretty high up there.
The Star Trek: The Next Generation star will helm an hour of the CBS All Access sci-fi drama, EW.com reports.
Frakes played the dashing Commander William T. Riker in the late-1980s/early-’90s iteration of the Trek franchise. His directing credits include Leverage, Castle, Burn Notice, NciS: Los Angeles and The Librarians, as well as an episode of Fox’s upcoming Trek spoof The Orville. Frakes also directed eight episodes of Tng,...
The Star Trek: The Next Generation star will helm an hour of the CBS All Access sci-fi drama, EW.com reports.
Frakes played the dashing Commander William T. Riker in the late-1980s/early-’90s iteration of the Trek franchise. His directing credits include Leverage, Castle, Burn Notice, NciS: Los Angeles and The Librarians, as well as an episode of Fox’s upcoming Trek spoof The Orville. Frakes also directed eight episodes of Tng,...
- 6/27/2017
- TVLine.com
There's a Mysterious New Star Trek Project In Development With Wrath Of Kahn Director Nicholas Meyer
Some interesting news has surfaced regarding a new Star Trek project in development. What makes it even more intriguing is the fact that writer and director Nicholas Meyer is involved with it. Meyer directed both Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
According to AICN, Meyer is a writer and producer on the project and he may even end up directing it if it moves forward. According to their source, the mysterious Star Trek project is "not a book or documentary and it’s not a video game.”
So what could it be? It'd have to be some kind of new series, separate from Star Trek: Discovery, which Meyer also worked on. There's no official word on what's going one with this project, but the report speculates on what could come of it:
Wouldn’t it be Wild if Star Trek suddenly turned into...
According to AICN, Meyer is a writer and producer on the project and he may even end up directing it if it moves forward. According to their source, the mysterious Star Trek project is "not a book or documentary and it’s not a video game.”
So what could it be? It'd have to be some kind of new series, separate from Star Trek: Discovery, which Meyer also worked on. There's no official word on what's going one with this project, but the report speculates on what could come of it:
Wouldn’t it be Wild if Star Trek suddenly turned into...
- 6/8/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Star Trek fans have long contended that there is the best films in the original series were even-numbered. Whether it’s classics like The Wrath Of Khan or The Voyage Home, or slept-on late-franchise Next Generation entries like Nemesis and First Contact, the Star Trek galaxy seems to oscillate entry-by-entry between its best qualities (high sci-fi philosophizing, interesting world-building, rich characters, Klingons) and its worst (being boring and corny).
A theory on Road & Track posits that the Fast & Furious franchise suffers from a similar but inverted quality: namely, that the odd-numbered entries are the only good ones. Last week the series’ eighth installment came out, and, while it has shattered opening-weekend records, it received a largely muted response critically. The larger theory holds water: Few would disagree that Fast Five marked a turning point and rebirth for the franchise, or that, among the early films, the original set ...
A theory on Road & Track posits that the Fast & Furious franchise suffers from a similar but inverted quality: namely, that the odd-numbered entries are the only good ones. Last week the series’ eighth installment came out, and, while it has shattered opening-weekend records, it received a largely muted response critically. The larger theory holds water: Few would disagree that Fast Five marked a turning point and rebirth for the franchise, or that, among the early films, the original set ...
- 4/21/2017
- by Clayton Purdom
- avclub.com
(l-r) James Mackay, Sarah Snook and Jocelyn Moorhouse on the set of 'The Dressmaker' (photo credit: Ben King).
Screen Australia has announced development funding for seven feature films and one high-end television project, plus production funding for three digital series and one Vr project..
Among the slate of features is The Wedding Officer, a WWII drama adapted by Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, Jack Irish) from a novel by Anthony Capella.
Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) is attached to direct with Revlover Films' Martha Coleman producing. The feature has secured matched funding from eOne, who produced Knight's The Water Diviner.
The film revolves around a young British officer sent to allied occupied Naples to clean up corruption and curb the run of British soldiers marrying Neapolitan girls. The locals decide to corrupt him the best way they know how: with food. .
Other films include Relic, a Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories...
Screen Australia has announced development funding for seven feature films and one high-end television project, plus production funding for three digital series and one Vr project..
Among the slate of features is The Wedding Officer, a WWII drama adapted by Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, Jack Irish) from a novel by Anthony Capella.
Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) is attached to direct with Revlover Films' Martha Coleman producing. The feature has secured matched funding from eOne, who produced Knight's The Water Diviner.
The film revolves around a young British officer sent to allied occupied Naples to clean up corruption and curb the run of British soldiers marrying Neapolitan girls. The locals decide to corrupt him the best way they know how: with food. .
Other films include Relic, a Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories...
- 4/12/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
The way to a sci-fi’s heart is through its stomach.
At the beginning of Mad Max: Fury Road, Max Rockatansky crushes a double-headed gecko beneath his heel, wipes it off his boot, and eats it. It is a perfect moment — the panicked scuttling of the gecko over the sand as it fatally scurries towards Max’s foot; the crunches; the way the squirming lizard dangles helplessly from Max’s mouth as he turns to the camera. It’s a brief lull before we’re whisked away into 120 minutes of high-octane car theatrics — and it tells us everything we need to know about Max, ever the opportunist, and his hostile, crusty world. As NPR’s Jason Sheehan notes, a similar scene takes place in Road Warrior, in which Max chows down on some dog food; “a history of lack and desperation completely told with nothing more than a hungry stare, a...
At the beginning of Mad Max: Fury Road, Max Rockatansky crushes a double-headed gecko beneath his heel, wipes it off his boot, and eats it. It is a perfect moment — the panicked scuttling of the gecko over the sand as it fatally scurries towards Max’s foot; the crunches; the way the squirming lizard dangles helplessly from Max’s mouth as he turns to the camera. It’s a brief lull before we’re whisked away into 120 minutes of high-octane car theatrics — and it tells us everything we need to know about Max, ever the opportunist, and his hostile, crusty world. As NPR’s Jason Sheehan notes, a similar scene takes place in Road Warrior, in which Max chows down on some dog food; “a history of lack and desperation completely told with nothing more than a hungry stare, a...
- 3/14/2017
- by Meg Shields
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
From left: Tanya Denning-Orman, Joseph Maxwell, session moderator Brendan Dahill, Brian Walsh, and Steve Bibb.
The changing screen landscape means broadcasters are looking for creative ways to draw audiences to factual content, and for bold .cut through. commissions that help build brand identity.
These are some of the key messages from a panel which brought together the country.s leading factual commissioners at this week.s Australian International Documentary Conference.
In order to compete with the likes of Netflix, ABC head of factual Steve Bibb said the national broadcaster was looking increasingly to event television like its upcoming Stargazing Live.— shows that can be stripped across multiple nights and .binged..
Event programming is also a key focus for Sbs. While the broadcaster does have key slots with clearly defined briefs — Sunday 8.30pm is blue-chip science and history, and Wednesday 8.30pm is contemporary documentary — head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell said that Sbs remains flexible.
The changing screen landscape means broadcasters are looking for creative ways to draw audiences to factual content, and for bold .cut through. commissions that help build brand identity.
These are some of the key messages from a panel which brought together the country.s leading factual commissioners at this week.s Australian International Documentary Conference.
In order to compete with the likes of Netflix, ABC head of factual Steve Bibb said the national broadcaster was looking increasingly to event television like its upcoming Stargazing Live.— shows that can be stripped across multiple nights and .binged..
Event programming is also a key focus for Sbs. While the broadcaster does have key slots with clearly defined briefs — Sunday 8.30pm is blue-chip science and history, and Wednesday 8.30pm is contemporary documentary — head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell said that Sbs remains flexible.
- 3/9/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson discover the first proof of life on Mars. What could possibly go wrong? A whole lot based on the trailers for Daniel Espinosa‘s (Easy Money) space thriller, Life, which hopefully has more to offer than a blend of Alien and Gravity. Below, watch an extended Life clip. Hugh Derry (Ariyon Bakare) is the poor soul aboard the International […]
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- 3/8/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Rock out to the sweet sounds of the theme songs of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: First Contact, heavy metal style! The cover comes from YouTube user Captain_Meatshield, who says this is the most requested track so far. He also added a couple of bonus tracks to make it interesting. When talking about this, he says:
I have many a fond memory watching Tng while growing up, and First Contact is still my favourite Trek movie. I wasn't able to find any covers, at all, of Red Alert (The Battle of Sector 001), and this is also the first piece I have ever used an acoustic with!
I have many a fond memory watching Tng while growing up, and First Contact is still my favourite Trek movie. I wasn't able to find any covers, at all, of Red Alert (The Battle of Sector 001), and this is also the first piece I have ever used an acoustic with!
- 12/3/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Arrival is one of 2016’s best movies, an intelligent and humane science fiction epic powered by big ideas that ultimately reveals a big, beautiful, and deeply heartfelt soul. And the soundtrack to those ideas, the key to that soul, comes courtesy of composer (and two-time Academy Award nominee) Jóhann Jóhannsson. This is Jóhannsson’s third collaboration with director Denis Villeneuve, […]
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- 11/11/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Juliette Harrisson Nov 8, 2016
We salute some of the finest guest stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Some episodes of television are elevated by the performance of the regular actors, and with a star of the calibre of Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: The Next Generation is not short of such episodes. Equally important, however, are the performances of guest actors brought in for a one-off appearance who elevate any scenes in which they take part and work with the regular actors to create something really memorable. This list celebrates some of those performances.
See related Arrow season 5 exclusive: Kevin Smith talks Onomatopoeia The Flash season 3: featurette teases new costumes Legends Of Tomorrow season 2: trailer teases 1980s episode Supergirl season 2: Kevin Smith's behind-the-scenes video
N.B. This list is celebrating guest performers who came in for one, or at most two, guest performances as a specific character...
We salute some of the finest guest stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Some episodes of television are elevated by the performance of the regular actors, and with a star of the calibre of Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: The Next Generation is not short of such episodes. Equally important, however, are the performances of guest actors brought in for a one-off appearance who elevate any scenes in which they take part and work with the regular actors to create something really memorable. This list celebrates some of those performances.
See related Arrow season 5 exclusive: Kevin Smith talks Onomatopoeia The Flash season 3: featurette teases new costumes Legends Of Tomorrow season 2: trailer teases 1980s episode Supergirl season 2: Kevin Smith's behind-the-scenes video
N.B. This list is celebrating guest performers who came in for one, or at most two, guest performances as a specific character...
- 10/31/2016
- Den of Geek
Here it is folks, the final day of Star Trek Week!
Star Trek: Enterprise (Ent), or simply Enterprise as it was known for the first two years, was the series that many fans blame for killing Star Trek. It premiered the same year Voyager ended and by that point it was felt that Star Trek in general needed a break. Waiting a few years to make people hungry for Star Trek again would not have been a bad thing in my opinion. That said, I always enjoyed Ent and was disappointed that it wasn’t given seven seasons like its brethren. That’s right, Enterprise was the first series since the original that did not last seven seasons.
The premiere episode, Broken Bow, debuted on September 26, 2001 to big ratings but for the next four years those ratings would slide down and never recover. In fact, during the later part of season three,...
Star Trek: Enterprise (Ent), or simply Enterprise as it was known for the first two years, was the series that many fans blame for killing Star Trek. It premiered the same year Voyager ended and by that point it was felt that Star Trek in general needed a break. Waiting a few years to make people hungry for Star Trek again would not have been a bad thing in my opinion. That said, I always enjoyed Ent and was disappointed that it wasn’t given seven seasons like its brethren. That’s right, Enterprise was the first series since the original that did not last seven seasons.
The premiere episode, Broken Bow, debuted on September 26, 2001 to big ratings but for the next four years those ratings would slide down and never recover. In fact, during the later part of season three,...
- 10/13/2016
- by City of Films
- City of Films
Deep Water.—.The Real Story..
Alongside its drama series of the same name, Sbs will air feature documentary Deep Water — The Real Story in mid-October.
The film, directed by Amanda Blue (Prescott: The Class System and Me, Young Black Farmers, After The Wave) examines a spate of gay-hate crimes that occurred around Sydney.s coastline in the 80s and 90s. Gang assaults were carried out on cliffs around the city, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as .suicide., .disappearance. and .misadventure..
The documentary examines individual stories through first person interviews and detailed re-enactments in an attempt to piece together the facts of these unsolved cases.
Sbs has angled Deep Water as its first .cross-genre, cross-platform event., with the drama series and documentary also complemented by an online interactive hub that looks at each of the 30 unresolved deaths. –... Read about If.s visit to the set of Deep Water.(the show). Deep...
Alongside its drama series of the same name, Sbs will air feature documentary Deep Water — The Real Story in mid-October.
The film, directed by Amanda Blue (Prescott: The Class System and Me, Young Black Farmers, After The Wave) examines a spate of gay-hate crimes that occurred around Sydney.s coastline in the 80s and 90s. Gang assaults were carried out on cliffs around the city, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as .suicide., .disappearance. and .misadventure..
The documentary examines individual stories through first person interviews and detailed re-enactments in an attempt to piece together the facts of these unsolved cases.
Sbs has angled Deep Water as its first .cross-genre, cross-platform event., with the drama series and documentary also complemented by an online interactive hub that looks at each of the 30 unresolved deaths. –... Read about If.s visit to the set of Deep Water.(the show). Deep...
- 9/27/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Deep Water.—.The Real Story..
Alongside its drama series of the same name, Sbs will air feature documentary Deep Water — The Real Story in mid-October.
The film, directed by Amanda Blue (Prescott: The Class System and Me, Young Black Farmers, After The Wave) examines a spate of gay-hate crimes that occurred around Sydney.s coastline in the 80s and 90s. Gang assaults were carried out on cliffs around the city, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as .suicide., .disappearance. and .misadventure..
The documentary examines individual stories through first person interviews and detailed re-enactments in an attempt to piece together the facts of these unsolved cases.
Sbs has angled Deep Water as its first .cross-genre, cross-platform event., with the drama series and documentary also complemented by an online interactive hub that looks at each of the 30 unresolved deaths. –... Read about If.s visit to the set of Deep Water.(the show). Deep...
Alongside its drama series of the same name, Sbs will air feature documentary Deep Water — The Real Story in mid-October.
The film, directed by Amanda Blue (Prescott: The Class System and Me, Young Black Farmers, After The Wave) examines a spate of gay-hate crimes that occurred around Sydney.s coastline in the 80s and 90s. Gang assaults were carried out on cliffs around the city, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as .suicide., .disappearance. and .misadventure..
The documentary examines individual stories through first person interviews and detailed re-enactments in an attempt to piece together the facts of these unsolved cases.
Sbs has angled Deep Water as its first .cross-genre, cross-platform event., with the drama series and documentary also complemented by an online interactive hub that looks at each of the 30 unresolved deaths. –... Read about If.s visit to the set of Deep Water.(the show). Deep...
- 9/27/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Beyond the 19 films and TV shows that make up official on-screen “Star Trek” canon, there are quite a few more efforts that could, philosophically, be a part of this list.
There’s the rich legacy of officially licensed novels and comic books that brought the characters to life in print form. There’s the technology invented by production designers that eventually became real-life wizardry. There’s the 1999 film “Galaxy Quest” — technically a parody, but spiritually one of the best “Star Trek” movies ever made.
Read More: ‘Star Trek’ Wants to Regulate Fan Culture, But It’s Not Going to Be Easy
There are the vibrant fan communities that, even during the franchise’s many dormant periods, ensured that “Star Trek” would never actually die. And there are the many real-life scientists and astronauts whose passion for boldly going into the real depths of the unknown were inspired by a show...
There’s the rich legacy of officially licensed novels and comic books that brought the characters to life in print form. There’s the technology invented by production designers that eventually became real-life wizardry. There’s the 1999 film “Galaxy Quest” — technically a parody, but spiritually one of the best “Star Trek” movies ever made.
Read More: ‘Star Trek’ Wants to Regulate Fan Culture, But It’s Not Going to Be Easy
There are the vibrant fan communities that, even during the franchise’s many dormant periods, ensured that “Star Trek” would never actually die. And there are the many real-life scientists and astronauts whose passion for boldly going into the real depths of the unknown were inspired by a show...
- 9/8/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
First contact
It's a creature feature with a penchant for existential terror, a tale of hidden horrors that shifts the action from remote, unexplored realms to an ordinary suburban basement. Stewart Sparke and Paul Butler's affectionate yet deliciously dark slice of Lovecraftian horror The Creature Below is set to make a big impression at this year's Friightfest, so we wanted to know where it all began.
Paul and Stewart discuss a scene on set.
"The idea of there being something bigger than what we are currently aware of is fascinating to me," says writer and co-producer Paul. "With our advances in technology, exploration, and the availability of all kinds of information we kind of believe we know everything there is to know and we find solace in that. Turning that notion on its head and presenting people with the alternative view that, as a species, we are small, naive...
It's a creature feature with a penchant for existential terror, a tale of hidden horrors that shifts the action from remote, unexplored realms to an ordinary suburban basement. Stewart Sparke and Paul Butler's affectionate yet deliciously dark slice of Lovecraftian horror The Creature Below is set to make a big impression at this year's Friightfest, so we wanted to know where it all began.
Paul and Stewart discuss a scene on set.
"The idea of there being something bigger than what we are currently aware of is fascinating to me," says writer and co-producer Paul. "With our advances in technology, exploration, and the availability of all kinds of information we kind of believe we know everything there is to know and we find solace in that. Turning that notion on its head and presenting people with the alternative view that, as a species, we are small, naive...
- 8/26/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Aliens are coming! Frankly, we couldn’t be more excited that it’s Denis Villeneuve who’s bringing them to Earth in “Arrival.” The director’s adaptation of Ted Chiang’s novella “Story Of Your Life” stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner and tells the story of a linguist hired by the U.S. government to communicate with newly arrived extraterrestrials, but the […]
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- 8/9/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Arrival was lurking under the radar until earlier this year, when the first footage from Denis Villeneuve‘s new science fiction drama played at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and left quite an impression. And then it continued to lurk under the radar as few updates emerged (other than a title change) and no trailers arrived as we […]
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- 8/8/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Juliette Harrisson Sep 8, 2016
Toast fifty years of Star Trek with these 25 episodes, drawn from across its TV universe, each celebrating an aspect of the franchise...
It seems unlikely that readers of Den of Geek need to be introduced to Star Trek. Five live-action TV series (soon to be six), one animated series, 13 movies and countless other books, computer games, board games, comic books and other forms of media, all adding up to fifty years of one of the biggest franchises in science fiction history.
Here we’ve collected 25 episodes from across the various Star Trek TV shows that might help you to celebrate Star Trek’s fiftieth birthday. A combination of all-time classics, episodes that sum up the ethos of the series, episodes that celebrate Star Trek itself and episodes that are just plain fun, this selection should have you happily toasting to the next fifty years of this venerable sci-fi institution.
Toast fifty years of Star Trek with these 25 episodes, drawn from across its TV universe, each celebrating an aspect of the franchise...
It seems unlikely that readers of Den of Geek need to be introduced to Star Trek. Five live-action TV series (soon to be six), one animated series, 13 movies and countless other books, computer games, board games, comic books and other forms of media, all adding up to fifty years of one of the biggest franchises in science fiction history.
Here we’ve collected 25 episodes from across the various Star Trek TV shows that might help you to celebrate Star Trek’s fiftieth birthday. A combination of all-time classics, episodes that sum up the ethos of the series, episodes that celebrate Star Trek itself and episodes that are just plain fun, this selection should have you happily toasting to the next fifty years of this venerable sci-fi institution.
- 8/8/2016
- Den of Geek
To celebrate Star Trek's 50th year, we're counting down to the best Star Trek adventure on the big screen.
Star Trek: The Original Series was a ground-breaking television event when it first hit the airwaves in 1966. As the famous tagline promised, the show went to places where no man had gone before, breaking boundaries and presumptions about science fiction and sindicated television on the way. By the late 1970's, reruns expanded the shows' popularity, and Star Wars paved the way for a transition to the big screen. 37 years, 13 films, and 3 generations of casts later, Star Trek still has a place on the big screen.
This is my personal ranking of those films, as a more than casual fan who grew up watching the films more so than the television shows. Are you a die-hard Trekkie? Or how about someone who has only been introduced to Star Trek through the reboot films?...
Star Trek: The Original Series was a ground-breaking television event when it first hit the airwaves in 1966. As the famous tagline promised, the show went to places where no man had gone before, breaking boundaries and presumptions about science fiction and sindicated television on the way. By the late 1970's, reruns expanded the shows' popularity, and Star Wars paved the way for a transition to the big screen. 37 years, 13 films, and 3 generations of casts later, Star Trek still has a place on the big screen.
This is my personal ranking of those films, as a more than casual fan who grew up watching the films more so than the television shows. Are you a die-hard Trekkie? Or how about someone who has only been introduced to Star Trek through the reboot films?...
- 8/3/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Alex Carter Aug 3, 2016
A Generation’s Final Journey nearly killed the franchise. But did it deserve to bomb?
The first Nemesis disc I owned inexplicably didn’t work properly in my first DVD player, and eventually stopped working entirely. When rewatching the film for this article, I found that the Blu-ray I have is bent for no reason at all and won’t work in any player. I tried downloading it off Sky, but it stopped downloading halfway through and refused to download any more until I deleted the whole thing and tried again after rebooting the box. I tried Netflix but weirdly Star Trek: Nemesis is part of a different rights package to the other Next Gen movies. Is this such an awesome film that digital media are still unable to cope with its majesty? Or is it so bad that it reaches out into the real world and breaks everything it touches?...
A Generation’s Final Journey nearly killed the franchise. But did it deserve to bomb?
The first Nemesis disc I owned inexplicably didn’t work properly in my first DVD player, and eventually stopped working entirely. When rewatching the film for this article, I found that the Blu-ray I have is bent for no reason at all and won’t work in any player. I tried downloading it off Sky, but it stopped downloading halfway through and refused to download any more until I deleted the whole thing and tried again after rebooting the box. I tried Netflix but weirdly Star Trek: Nemesis is part of a different rights package to the other Next Gen movies. Is this such an awesome film that digital media are still unable to cope with its majesty? Or is it so bad that it reaches out into the real world and breaks everything it touches?...
- 8/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Look at them guns! That's Patrick Stewart in 1996's Star Trek: First Contact, a movie which had a lot of actual guns in it, too, arming the crew of the Starship Enterprise with their own skinny version of the pulse rifle from Aliens (with a little headlight!) and sending them on a bug hunt in the bowels of their own ship. But Patrick Stewart with his shirt off, Die Hard style? Sure, that too. First Contact is also, beyond question, the moment Star Trek gave up and sold out. With Star Trek Beyond in theatres, I'm thinking a lot about what Star Trek can and can't be on the big screen. In his excellent 12-part revisit of the Trek feature film franchise over on EW,...
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- 7/27/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Alex Carter Jul 27, 2016
From the highs of Star Trek: First Contact, why did Star Trek: Insurrection become the most forgotten Trek movie?
“Ok, ok, so First Contact was a major box office and critical success, but it would have been so much better had all those great space battles been replaced with Riker having a shave in the bath.”
Said someone, somewhere, presumably.
Star Trek: Insurrection was the great hope for the franchise. The lessons learned from past failures. No more interference from the studio. Just put the right people in the right place and let them do their thing. It worked for Khan, it worked for First Contact, so it should work for Insurrection. Right?
No.
Star Trek: Insurrection stands in the unusual position of being a film that would have benefited enormously from executive meddling. If one voice had spoken up and said “this film has problems”, perhaps...
From the highs of Star Trek: First Contact, why did Star Trek: Insurrection become the most forgotten Trek movie?
“Ok, ok, so First Contact was a major box office and critical success, but it would have been so much better had all those great space battles been replaced with Riker having a shave in the bath.”
Said someone, somewhere, presumably.
Star Trek: Insurrection was the great hope for the franchise. The lessons learned from past failures. No more interference from the studio. Just put the right people in the right place and let them do their thing. It worked for Khan, it worked for First Contact, so it should work for Insurrection. Right?
No.
Star Trek: Insurrection stands in the unusual position of being a film that would have benefited enormously from executive meddling. If one voice had spoken up and said “this film has problems”, perhaps...
- 7/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Susie Jones.
Susie Jones is headed to Sbs as the broadcaster's new commissioning editor for documentaries within the television and online content division.
Jones joins Sbs from Matchbox Pictures where she is currently factual entertainment development executive.
She will work with Sbs.s non-scripted team, which includes documentaries and is responsible for shows such as First Contact, Go Back To Where You Came From and DNA Nation..
Jones has most recently overseen the development of productions for all networks at Matchbox Pictures, including Sbs commission Date My Race.
Prior to that, she spent over ten years as a freelance producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network and the Discovery Channel. Her credits include the 2010 AFI-nominated documentary feature Rudely Interrupted (ABC), Undercover Boss (Network Ten), Myf Warhurst's Nice (ABC) and The Secret Millionaire (Nine Network). . Sbs director of TV and online content Marshall...
Susie Jones is headed to Sbs as the broadcaster's new commissioning editor for documentaries within the television and online content division.
Jones joins Sbs from Matchbox Pictures where she is currently factual entertainment development executive.
She will work with Sbs.s non-scripted team, which includes documentaries and is responsible for shows such as First Contact, Go Back To Where You Came From and DNA Nation..
Jones has most recently overseen the development of productions for all networks at Matchbox Pictures, including Sbs commission Date My Race.
Prior to that, she spent over ten years as a freelance producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network and the Discovery Channel. Her credits include the 2010 AFI-nominated documentary feature Rudely Interrupted (ABC), Undercover Boss (Network Ten), Myf Warhurst's Nice (ABC) and The Secret Millionaire (Nine Network). . Sbs director of TV and online content Marshall...
- 7/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Ryan Lambie Published Date Friday, July 15, 2016 - 20:00
Ever since Jj Abrams launched the rebooted, more action-oriented Star Trek franchise in 2009, the Enterprise crew's five-year mission has remained tantalisingly out of reach. The first in the series - an effervescent, often charming introduction to the new Kirk, Spock, Bones and so on - teased the possibility of space exploration with its "where no one has gone before" voice over. But 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness saw the mission postponed yet again thanks in part to the murderous antics of one John Harrison - a rasping-voiced, predatory Benedict Cumberbatch.
Star Trek Beyond, on the other hand, finally sees Kirk and his crew head off into the final frontier. The emphasis on fast-pacing and action from the previous two movies is still front-and-centre, but Beyond still feels more like an episode of the Original Series writ large than either of Jj Abrams' earlier entries.
Ever since Jj Abrams launched the rebooted, more action-oriented Star Trek franchise in 2009, the Enterprise crew's five-year mission has remained tantalisingly out of reach. The first in the series - an effervescent, often charming introduction to the new Kirk, Spock, Bones and so on - teased the possibility of space exploration with its "where no one has gone before" voice over. But 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness saw the mission postponed yet again thanks in part to the murderous antics of one John Harrison - a rasping-voiced, predatory Benedict Cumberbatch.
Star Trek Beyond, on the other hand, finally sees Kirk and his crew head off into the final frontier. The emphasis on fast-pacing and action from the previous two movies is still front-and-centre, but Beyond still feels more like an episode of the Original Series writ large than either of Jj Abrams' earlier entries.
- 7/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Alex Carter Jul 12, 2016
The film where Jean-Luc Picard met James T Kirk: we take a look back at Star Trek: Generations...
This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Generations
Entropy. That is the ultimate theme in Star Trek: Generations. As signified by the long tracking shots of a bottle of champagne, culminating with it smashing upon the bow of the new Enterprise. The mechanism by which all change happens. How order turns to chaos, and why all good things must come to an end.
It’s also the only word that can possibly integrate the two disparate halves of the film. The treatise on the afterlife and impermanence, versus Data discovering the meaning of laughter. But really, that’s clutching at straws (and that’s coming from the guy who defended Star Trek V). For all the good ideas and fascinating moments, Generations is the curate’s egg...
The film where Jean-Luc Picard met James T Kirk: we take a look back at Star Trek: Generations...
This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Generations
Entropy. That is the ultimate theme in Star Trek: Generations. As signified by the long tracking shots of a bottle of champagne, culminating with it smashing upon the bow of the new Enterprise. The mechanism by which all change happens. How order turns to chaos, and why all good things must come to an end.
It’s also the only word that can possibly integrate the two disparate halves of the film. The treatise on the afterlife and impermanence, versus Data discovering the meaning of laughter. But really, that’s clutching at straws (and that’s coming from the guy who defended Star Trek V). For all the good ideas and fascinating moments, Generations is the curate’s egg...
- 6/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Sbs has split its commissioning team into scripted and non-scripted with Sue Masters and John Godfrey to head up the respective groups..
Godfrey, currently Sbs head of documentaries, has been appointed to the role of head of non-scripted content. .
Godfrey has been responsible for documentaries, including First Contact, Struggle Street and Go Back to Where You Came From series 2 and 3. .
With John.s appointment, Joseph Maxwell, currently Sbs commissioning editor, documentaries, has been appointed as head of documentaries.
Masters, currently Sbs executive producer drama, has been appointed to the role of head of scripted content. .
Masters has developed and delivered projects including The Family Law, The Principal and 2016 series Deep Water.
The changes follow the departure of Sbs head of commissioned content Alison Sharman who will return to her family in the United Kingdom at the end of April after three years with Sbs.
The non-scripted team will be responsible for documentaries,...
Godfrey, currently Sbs head of documentaries, has been appointed to the role of head of non-scripted content. .
Godfrey has been responsible for documentaries, including First Contact, Struggle Street and Go Back to Where You Came From series 2 and 3. .
With John.s appointment, Joseph Maxwell, currently Sbs commissioning editor, documentaries, has been appointed as head of documentaries.
Masters, currently Sbs executive producer drama, has been appointed to the role of head of scripted content. .
Masters has developed and delivered projects including The Family Law, The Principal and 2016 series Deep Water.
The changes follow the departure of Sbs head of commissioned content Alison Sharman who will return to her family in the United Kingdom at the end of April after three years with Sbs.
The non-scripted team will be responsible for documentaries,...
- 4/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Who doesn’t love a good celebrity cameo? From Daniel Craig as a stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Nathan Fillon as an angry inmate in Guardians of the Galaxy, more and more sci-fi/fantasy films are literally hiding pop culture icons in plain sight. The latest to play hide-and-seek with SFX make-up is Star Trek Beyond. Yesterday — April 5 — was First Contact Day. On this date in 2063, humanity will meet the Vulcans and become part of the galactic community. To celebrate, director Just Lin shared this photo from the set, along with a challenge for fans. Both aliens are celebrities. Neither are listed on the Star Trek Beyond. IMDb page. So who are they? For my money, it looks like Danny Pudi and Kim Kold. Be sure to check out Lin’s article as he promised to reveal who was under the prosthetics later on. Star Trek Beyond...
- 4/6/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Who celebrated First Contact Day yesterday? Wait, what's First Contact Day, you wonder? For starters, it's a historic date in future Star Trek history -- in which humans and Vulcans first came into contact with each other on April 5, 2063 -- and to celebrate Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin has posted this new behind-the-scenes photo of himself with two new alien species... who also happen to be people we know. Lin teases, "Here I am hanging with two of my...
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- 4/6/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Production on Star Trek Beyond is all but set to pull into the station ahead of the threequel’s arrival in July – but not before Justin Lin makes “first contact.”
Taking to Twitter, the director shared a new behind-the-scenes still from Paramount’s blockbuster to commemorate April 5, also known as First Contact Day in Star Trek lore. It marked the first meeting between the humans and Vulcans and sure enough, Lin is flanked by two suited and booted aliens in the image below.
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But there appears to be two big-name stars hidden underneath those impressive prosthetics, with an official blog post revealing that both have worked with Justin Lin before Star Trek Beyond. Is it possible that the larger fella on the right is none other than Dwayne Johnson? See for yourself.
Happy #FirstContactDay ! https://t.co/ydQ6LnNfYC pic.twitter.com/CXuQlmljxX
— Justin Lin...
Taking to Twitter, the director shared a new behind-the-scenes still from Paramount’s blockbuster to commemorate April 5, also known as First Contact Day in Star Trek lore. It marked the first meeting between the humans and Vulcans and sure enough, Lin is flanked by two suited and booted aliens in the image below.
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But there appears to be two big-name stars hidden underneath those impressive prosthetics, with an official blog post revealing that both have worked with Justin Lin before Star Trek Beyond. Is it possible that the larger fella on the right is none other than Dwayne Johnson? See for yourself.
Happy #FirstContactDay ! https://t.co/ydQ6LnNfYC pic.twitter.com/CXuQlmljxX
— Justin Lin...
- 4/6/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Happy First Contact Day! In honor of this historic date in future Star Trek history -- in which humans and Vulcans first came into contact with each other on April 5, 2063 -- Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin has posted this new behind-the-scenes photo of himself with two new alien species... who also happen to be people we know. Lin teases, "Here I am hanging with two of my favorite people to ever work with. I know this will probably be a tough one since the casting of these two actors hasn’t been announced yet and you won’t find them listed on IMDb. So here’s a hint – I’ve worked with them both before Stb. Good luck.” The photo is also part of a contest where Lin has agreed to toss a Star Trek Beyond crew shirt to the person...
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- 4/6/2016
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
Even though it is set to drop this summer, in just a few months, Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the rebooted science fiction franchise, is back for some reshoots. We.ve already heard that the film has added at least one new actor, and director Justin Lin, who takes over the big chair from J.J. Abrams, just took to the internet to reveal a look at a couple of new aliens we.ll encounter on our latest foray into places no one has gone before. Happy #FirstContactDay ! https://t.co/ydQ6LnNfYC pic.twitter.com/CXuQlmljxX . Justin Lin (@trailingjohnson) April 5, 2016 Today, April 5, marks "First Contact Day," also known as the day that humans and Vulcans first came into contact with one another in the year 2063, an event that went down in Bozeman, Montana of all places. To mark the occasion, Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) shared a photo...
- 4/5/2016
- cinemablend.com
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Spectre"
Take Bond -- James Bond -- home with you on February 9 with the DVD, Blu-ray, and On Demand release of "Spectre." You know 007 does not do "small" and the discs come with a worthy amount of extras. The Blu-ray includes the featurette "Spectre: Bond's Biggest Opening Sequence," and both the Blu-ray and DVD releases include six video blogs: "Director – Sam Mendes," "Supercars," "Introducing Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci," "Action," "Music," and "Guinness World Record."
"The Leftovers" Season 2
Please, please, please, Please, please open your mind and give this HBO drama a try. It will challenge you. It will frustrate you. And heaven knows no one can give you any answers on what it all means 'cause it's possible even showrunner Damon Lindelof doesn't know.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Spectre"
Take Bond -- James Bond -- home with you on February 9 with the DVD, Blu-ray, and On Demand release of "Spectre." You know 007 does not do "small" and the discs come with a worthy amount of extras. The Blu-ray includes the featurette "Spectre: Bond's Biggest Opening Sequence," and both the Blu-ray and DVD releases include six video blogs: "Director – Sam Mendes," "Supercars," "Introducing Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci," "Action," "Music," and "Guinness World Record."
"The Leftovers" Season 2
Please, please, please, Please, please open your mind and give this HBO drama a try. It will challenge you. It will frustrate you. And heaven knows no one can give you any answers on what it all means 'cause it's possible even showrunner Damon Lindelof doesn't know.
- 2/8/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Alienate! First Contact Could be our Last!
Out on DVD 22nd February, Alienate is stacked from start to finish with thrilling suspense that will have you dusting off your copies of The X-Files to ask yourself the all time important question, do you believe…? Blending the suspense of Monsters with the intelligent action assault of Independence Day, Alienate is a unique modern genre ...
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Out on DVD 22nd February, Alienate is stacked from start to finish with thrilling suspense that will have you dusting off your copies of The X-Files to ask yourself the all time important question, do you believe…? Blending the suspense of Monsters with the intelligent action assault of Independence Day, Alienate is a unique modern genre ...
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- 1/15/2016
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
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Another Enterprise B-lister is in the spotlight in this week's Tng look-back as La Forge begins to transform...
This review contains spoilers.
4.18 Identity Crisis
In the observation lounge, Picard, Riker and La Forge are sitting around watching La Forge’s old away missions as presented by his former crewmate, Susanna Leijten. The mission involved investigating the disappearance of 49 colleagues, and while they ultimately came up short (probably because they didn’t have a telepath or a robot on their team) the other members of the away mission have themselves disappeared. Spooky!
Tracking one of the team members who stole a shuttle after deserting her post, the Enterprise find the ship but watch helplessly as it burns up in the atmosphere of the planet Geordi’s team originally investigated. Well, you can’t save everyone. Apparently.
On the surface they find two more stolen shuttles and a bunch of torn starfleet uniforms.
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Another Enterprise B-lister is in the spotlight in this week's Tng look-back as La Forge begins to transform...
This review contains spoilers.
4.18 Identity Crisis
In the observation lounge, Picard, Riker and La Forge are sitting around watching La Forge’s old away missions as presented by his former crewmate, Susanna Leijten. The mission involved investigating the disappearance of 49 colleagues, and while they ultimately came up short (probably because they didn’t have a telepath or a robot on their team) the other members of the away mission have themselves disappeared. Spooky!
Tracking one of the team members who stole a shuttle after deserting her post, the Enterprise find the ship but watch helplessly as it burns up in the atmosphere of the planet Geordi’s team originally investigated. Well, you can’t save everyone. Apparently.
On the surface they find two more stolen shuttles and a bunch of torn starfleet uniforms.
- 10/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
James' weekly Star Trek: Tng look-backs reach Night Terrors, feat. Deanna Troi in a series of unconvincing dream sequences...
This review contains spoilers.
4.17 Night Terrors
The Enterprise encounters the Brattain, a small Starfleet science vessel which went missing a few weeks ago adrift in orbit around a binary star. Upon entering the ship, they find that everyone on board is dead, many of them having managed to die right at their stations. Although they’re clearly freaked out by this grim parody of their day-to-day lives, the Enterprise’s crew manages to find one crew member alive: a catatonic Betazoid named Hagan.
Back on the Enterprise, things start to get a bit twitchy. Troi spends a lot of time trying to speak to Hagan telepathically, but he’s just repeating nonsense words. The Enterprise’s top nerds try to figure out why the Brattain’s engines don’t work, but can’t.
This review contains spoilers.
4.17 Night Terrors
The Enterprise encounters the Brattain, a small Starfleet science vessel which went missing a few weeks ago adrift in orbit around a binary star. Upon entering the ship, they find that everyone on board is dead, many of them having managed to die right at their stations. Although they’re clearly freaked out by this grim parody of their day-to-day lives, the Enterprise’s crew manages to find one crew member alive: a catatonic Betazoid named Hagan.
Back on the Enterprise, things start to get a bit twitchy. Troi spends a lot of time trying to speak to Hagan telepathically, but he’s just repeating nonsense words. The Enterprise’s top nerds try to figure out why the Brattain’s engines don’t work, but can’t.
- 10/2/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Who doesn't like a Star Trek: Tng episode about Geordi Laforge's love life? Er... James' weekly season four look-backs continue...
This review contains spoilers.
4.16 Galaxy's Child
The Enterprise welcomes aboard Dr. Leah Brahms, an engine specialist who helped design the Enterprise’s engines. Geordi is looking forward to meeting her, mainly because in the previous season he fell in love with a hologram version of her. Clearly, none of this can go wrong.
But somehow, it goes wrong. Brahms is uninterested in Geordi’s personal interest in her and cares more about negging his engineering modifications. How can this be?
Meanwhile, the Enterprise has found a weird space-fish in orbit around a nearby planet. Since they’re ahead of schedule, they decide to check it out (would they have ignored it if they weren’t? “Captain, there’s some new life over there, should we seek it out?” “No Data,...
This review contains spoilers.
4.16 Galaxy's Child
The Enterprise welcomes aboard Dr. Leah Brahms, an engine specialist who helped design the Enterprise’s engines. Geordi is looking forward to meeting her, mainly because in the previous season he fell in love with a hologram version of her. Clearly, none of this can go wrong.
But somehow, it goes wrong. Brahms is uninterested in Geordi’s personal interest in her and cares more about negging his engineering modifications. How can this be?
Meanwhile, the Enterprise has found a weird space-fish in orbit around a nearby planet. Since they’re ahead of schedule, they decide to check it out (would they have ignored it if they weren’t? “Captain, there’s some new life over there, should we seek it out?” “No Data,...
- 9/25/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Our Star Trek lookbacks return, and someone is making advances towards Commander Riker...
This review contains spoilers.
4.15 First Contact
We open in the hospital on the planet Malcor III, as several alien medical staff rush an incoming patient in for treatment, only to discover that his organs aren’t in the right place, and that he has fingers, and also that it’s Commander Riker. Only they don’t know that because he’s been surgically altered to look like an alien.
When he awakes, Riker dutifully dispenses his cover story about how his abnormalities are a genetic condition, but the staff of the hospital are immediately suspicious that he might be an alien attracted by their world’s increasing forays into spaceflight.
Elsewhere, the Malcorian Chancellor Durken, his minister for security (Krola) and his chief scientist (Yale) discuss this very topic, with Durken arguing that spaceflight goes against their species’ cultural nature,...
This review contains spoilers.
4.15 First Contact
We open in the hospital on the planet Malcor III, as several alien medical staff rush an incoming patient in for treatment, only to discover that his organs aren’t in the right place, and that he has fingers, and also that it’s Commander Riker. Only they don’t know that because he’s been surgically altered to look like an alien.
When he awakes, Riker dutifully dispenses his cover story about how his abnormalities are a genetic condition, but the staff of the hospital are immediately suspicious that he might be an alien attracted by their world’s increasing forays into spaceflight.
Elsewhere, the Malcorian Chancellor Durken, his minister for security (Krola) and his chief scientist (Yale) discuss this very topic, with Durken arguing that spaceflight goes against their species’ cultural nature,...
- 9/18/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Star Trek 10 was supposed to lead into a further Next Generation crew movie, had all gone to plan. It didn't. So what happened?
1996's Star Trek: First Contact took $150 million worldwide, on a budget of $46 million. 1998's Star Trek: Insurrection managed to swallow a budget of $70 million and only return $118 worldwide, but after the critical feedback about that film, surely a darker action film along the same lines as First Contact would jump the box office back up? That appeared to be the thought pattern at Paramount, as it greenlit a further adventure for the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast. Star Trek: Nemesis was born.
The film, released in December 2002 in the Us, would go on to take $67m at the global box office, off the back of a $60m budget. It'd sell 1.3m DVDs in its first week in America, and in the scheme of things, was a financial disappointment.
1996's Star Trek: First Contact took $150 million worldwide, on a budget of $46 million. 1998's Star Trek: Insurrection managed to swallow a budget of $70 million and only return $118 worldwide, but after the critical feedback about that film, surely a darker action film along the same lines as First Contact would jump the box office back up? That appeared to be the thought pattern at Paramount, as it greenlit a further adventure for the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast. Star Trek: Nemesis was born.
The film, released in December 2002 in the Us, would go on to take $67m at the global box office, off the back of a $60m budget. It'd sell 1.3m DVDs in its first week in America, and in the scheme of things, was a financial disappointment.
- 8/6/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Tony Iffland, former director of television at Sbs, today joined ABC Commercial as general manager, ABC content sales.
Iffland quit Sbs in January after three years in the post where he oversaw the relaunch of Sbs 2 and the integration of National Indigenous Television, the commissioning of local productions including Better Man, Legally Brown and First Contact, and the acquisitions of Vikings, Masters of Sex and Fargo. Before that he was general manager of. BBC Worldwide Australia and CEO of UKTV.
Subsequently Sbs promoted Marshall Heald from chief digital officer to the new role of director, television and online content.
Iffland will lead the ABC content sales team in globally distributing its slate of ABC-commissioned and independently acquired content across all genres. It's not a new position but fills a vacancy for the senior sales role.
Sharon Ramsay-Luck, ABC Commercial.s head of sales & business development, said: .It.s a...
Iffland quit Sbs in January after three years in the post where he oversaw the relaunch of Sbs 2 and the integration of National Indigenous Television, the commissioning of local productions including Better Man, Legally Brown and First Contact, and the acquisitions of Vikings, Masters of Sex and Fargo. Before that he was general manager of. BBC Worldwide Australia and CEO of UKTV.
Subsequently Sbs promoted Marshall Heald from chief digital officer to the new role of director, television and online content.
Iffland will lead the ABC content sales team in globally distributing its slate of ABC-commissioned and independently acquired content across all genres. It's not a new position but fills a vacancy for the senior sales role.
Sharon Ramsay-Luck, ABC Commercial.s head of sales & business development, said: .It.s a...
- 7/20/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Here are more nerdy spots in the final two Trek films to date: Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness...
Spoilers for Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness lie ahead.
Like their forerunners, the two latest Star Trek films, in their semi-rebooted, alternative universe, are replete with famous faces from outside the franchise, surprising cameos and multiple little touches that raise a smile.
With the third film in the rebooted series coming next year, the 50th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV in 1966, let's take a look at a few of the geeky nods in Jj's Trek films.
1. Star Trek Nemesis left a lot of dangling threads, on purpose, as a story treatment for a direct sequel was already being worked on. Unfortunately due to some less than stellar decisions by executives, the release date of the film was repositioned and the decision was made to...
Spoilers for Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness lie ahead.
Like their forerunners, the two latest Star Trek films, in their semi-rebooted, alternative universe, are replete with famous faces from outside the franchise, surprising cameos and multiple little touches that raise a smile.
With the third film in the rebooted series coming next year, the 50th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV in 1966, let's take a look at a few of the geeky nods in Jj's Trek films.
1. Star Trek Nemesis left a lot of dangling threads, on purpose, as a story treatment for a direct sequel was already being worked on. Unfortunately due to some less than stellar decisions by executives, the release date of the film was repositioned and the decision was made to...
- 6/25/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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