Orci drops out of Power Rangers for third Trek?
According to a report at Deadline, Star Trek writer and producer Roberto Orci has dropped out of executive producing the reboot of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers because of his […]
RIP Arlene Martel
Arlene Martel, who played Spock’s bride T’Pring in the classic Star Trek episode Amok Time, has died aged 78. In a long career, Martel appeared in a number of genre shows, including The Outer Limits’ episode Demon with a Glass Hand, by Harlan Ellison, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Twilight Zone, The Six Million Dollar Man and Battlestar Galactica. […]
Not one 21st Century movie in Time Out Top 10 SF movies
Time Out magazine has carried out a poll of 150 sci-fi filmmakers, sci-fi authors, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, experts and film critics to rank their top 10 favourite sci-fi films of all […]
Roberto Orci confirmed as director of third Star Trek
Star Trek and Transformers co-writer Roberto Orci has been confirmed as the director of the third Star Trek reboot film, set for release in 2016, Variety has reported. Orci, a self-confessed fan of the franchise long before he began working on JJ Abrams’ reinvention of Gene Roddenberry’s classic series, split from his film-writing partner Alex Kurtzman recently, and is writing […]
Shatner awarded NASA’s highest civilian honour
Star Trek star William Shatner has been given the Distinguished Public Service medal, NASA’s highest award for civilians. The honour was presented to Shatner on April 26th in Los Angeles at his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show, where he raises money for a variety of children’s causes. The citation for the medal reads, “For outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring […]
Syfy developing quintet of new adaptations
Syfy are once again turning to graphic novels and fantasy literature for three new series and two miniseries which they are currently developing. Clone will be based on the graphic novel by […]
Orci and Kurtzman to split partnership
Although both have pursued separate projects at various points during their long partnership, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have decided to split up for future feature film work. They began […]
RIP Star Trek: The Animated Series’ Hal Sutherland
Animation director Hal Sutherland, whose signature graced the end titles of the animated version of Star Trek, has passed away, according to a post on the Filmation Facebook page. Sutherland […]
Zoe Saldana starring in NBC’s Rosemary’s Baby
Star Trek star Zoe Saldana is taking the lead in NBC’s new miniseries version of Ira Levin’s classic horror novel, Rosemary’s Baby. The updated version, scripted by Scott Abbott sees Saldana’s […]
Star Trek sequel gains new writers
It looks as if it’s all change for the third of the rebooted Star Trek films, with the departure of J.J. Abrams from the director’s chair and now the announcement that Alex Kurtzman won’t be part of the script-writing team. According to the Hollywood Reporter, J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, who adapted Boilerplate for Abrams, will be working with Roberto Orci […]
Abrams confirms continuing close involvement with Star Trek
While promoting the home entertainment versions of Star Trek Into Darkness, director and producer JJ Abrams noted that he would still be heavily involved in the next adventure for the crew of the USS Enterprise, despite stepping back from the director’s chair. “Whoever it is that directs the film will be someone we all know is going to keep the […]
Michael Ansara, Star Trek Klingon, dies aged 91
Actor Michael Ansara has died at the age of 91 following a 55-year career in film and television. He’s best known to television viewers as Star Trek‘s Klingon Kang, appearing […]
RIP Richard Matheson
Influential American science fiction author Richard Matheson has died, aged 87. Matheson, who was described by Steven Spielberg as “in the same category as [Ray] Bradbury and [Isaac] Asimov”, had […]
Abrams to develop Rod Serling’s final screenplay!
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has acquired the final unproduced screenplay written by The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, aiming to develop it into an ‘event limited series’ as part of […]
Bad Robot reveal character details for Star Trek Into Darkness
According to reports posted around the internet following the press showing at Bad Robot headquarters in Los Angeles of the first nine minutes of the next Star Trek movie Into […]
RIP William Windom
William Windom, who played Commodore Matt Decker in the classic Star Trek episode The Doomsday Machine, died on August 17, aged 88. In a long career, Windom was also renowned […]
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