RIP Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica’s Gary Hutzel
Visual effects supremo Gary Hutzel has died, aged 60. Hutzel was best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. For many […]
Nicholas Meyer joins new Star Trek TV show
Nicholas Meyer, whose even-numbered Star Trek films are regarded as amongst the best of the series, has joined the team working on the new Star Trek TV show. “Nicholas Meyer chased Kirk and Khan ’round the Mutara Nebula and ’round Genesis’ flames, he saved the whales with the Enterprise and its crew, and waged war and peace between Klingons and […]
The Enterprise Blues Band comes to the UK!
The renowned Enterprise Blues Band, who have delighted Star Trek fans around the world, will be appearing at the SF Ball being held in Southampton from 5-7 February. The band, […]
CBS announce Star Trek 50th anniversary celebrations
In addition to the annual Trek pilgrimage to Las Vegas, CBS Consumer Products are organising many other special events to mark Star Trek’s 50th anniversary this September. From September 2-4, […]
RIP David G. Hartwell
Highly respected editor David G. Hartwell has died following a massive brain hemorrhage. The news was confirmed on the Tor Books website on the evening of January 20th. Hartwell had been […]
CBS Entertainment not involved creatively with new Star Trek
CBS Entertainment president Glen Geller has confirmed that the network has no creative input into the new Star Trek TV series which will be appearing on CBS All Access next year. Speaking at the TCAs, Geller said, “I don’t have anything to do with it. It really is for All Access. While the network will be broadcasting the pilot, I […]
Paramount & CBS start legal action against Star Trek fan film (updated)
It looks as if the days of the Star Trek “fan” film may be numbered, after Paramount and CBS issued proceedings against the producers of the Star Trek movie, Axanar. “The Axanar […]
RIP George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson, whose many SF contributions include the very first broadcast episode of Star Trek, died on Christmas Day aged 86. In what his agency called “a good life […]
Last minute Christmas gifts needed?
Still looking for a Christmas gift for the SFF screen fan in your life? Why not try some of these recommended items – links to our reviews will give you more details! Lord of the Rings fan missing their latest Peter Jackson fix? Try this box-set of the extended edition of The Hobbit movies, or SFB’s editors’ own contribution to the […]
More destruction in Star Trek Beyond trailer (video)
The teaser trailer for the third of the Star Trek reboot films was intended to accompany the new Star Wars film but has been released early by Paramount. Set to […]
Idris Elba for King’s Gunslinger in Dark Tower series?
With production expected to start on the mammoth adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower saga soon, Luther star Idris Elba is currently the favourite to play Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger […]
Star Trek back on TV in January 2017
Twelve years after the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, CBS is going back to the final frontier. The new Star Trek “will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds […]
RIP Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig, best known for her role as Batgirl in the classic 1960s version of Batman, has died aged 78. The news was announced on her official website. Craig died […]
RIP Star Trek, Aliens & Avatar composer James Horner
Oscar-winning composer James Horner, whose scores graced two Star Trek movies as well as many of James Cameron’s SF films, has been killed aged 61 in a plane crash. Horner […]
Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage heads to New York
Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage is heading to Madison Square Gardens as part of the North American tour next year. MSG Entertainment and Live Nation announced that the show will […]
Justin Lin promises “new and fresh” Star Trek 3
Speaking as he dropped his hands in the cement at Hollywood’s famous Chinese Theatre, new Star Trek director went a long way to assuaging fans’ fears regarding his work on the franchise. Lin was brought on board the project by J.J. Abrams himself in December 2014; the Fast & Furious director has been a Star Trek fan since childhood, growing […]
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