It has been confirmed that Roberto Orci, one of the prime movers behind the reboot of the Star Trek universe in the 2009 film, will no longer be either writing or directing the thirteenth movie in the series, out in July 2016. Fast and Furious franchise director Justin Lin has been brought in to direct the movie, the third to […]
Joseph Sargent, the Emmy award winning director who helmed one of the most important Star Trek episodes, has died aged 89. Sargent initially began studying as an actor after service […]
After considerable debate over who would succeed J.J. Abrams in the director’s chair for the thirteenth Star Trek movie – the third of the reboot series – it has now been confirmed that Fast & Furious 6’s Justin Lin will be helming the film. Lin is credited with reviving the fortunes of the street-racing franchise, and will replace Roberto Orci […]
Having made a big point of denying that any discussions had taken place over a possible appearance in the third of the rebooted Star Trek films, original Captain Kirk actor William Shatner has now confirmed that in fact he has been approached. According to comments he made at the Nashville Wizard World Comic Con on September 27, he received a […]
Rumours have spread around the internet over the past couple of days that writer/director Roberto Orci has included a scene for William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as the original Kirk and Spock in the draft of the third Star Trek film. Badass Digest claimed to have seen a draft of the script with the scene in. No one at Paramount or […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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