
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
If that is the name, its meaning isn't quite clear
There seems to be an almost confirmed name for the next film to feature Capt. Kirk and his crew of the USS Enterprise: "Star Trek: Into Darkness." The name, which leaked out just as Star Trek as a franchise was celebrating its 46th anniversary, has not been acknowledged by director J.J. Abrams or ...
Read MoreSimon Pegg makes an attempt to dispel rumors circulating the Internet
The news media was patting itself on the back just as "Star Trek 2" was wrapping principal photography. One of the biggest mysteries of this new film had been answered: Who the hell was Benedict Cumberbatch playing in the film. The answer, it seemed, was the one that many had speculated in the ...
Read MoreBenedict Cumberbatch takes on 'lead role' in new film ... as villain
Just hours after word seeped out that a popular "Doctor Who" face was joining "Star Trek 2," he was joined by yet another popular actor from across the pond. Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of Steven Moffat's modernized "Sherlock" series, has joined the cast of the upcoming "Star Trek" sequel, joi ...
Read MoreCharacter details are under wraps, except that he's a family man
Looks like Noel Clarke is going to have to catch a plane across the pond. Clarke, best known to genre fans as Mickey Smith, Rose Tyler's boyfriend in "Doctor Who," is making a return to science-fiction: in "Star Trek 2." Director J.J. Abrams won't tell Trekkies the name of the character Clark ...
Read MoreNew film series star Martin Freeman gives inside look at production
Fans still have a year to wait until they get to see the first part of Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth with "The Hobbit," but Bilbo Baggins himself has shared some behind-the-scenes tidbits, including his encounter with Gollum. "The first thing I filmed was finding the ring in Gollum's cav ...
Read MoreHowever, it could include the return of Christopher Pike
Sorry William Shatner. Sorry Leonard Nimoy. "Star Trek 2" is ready to embark on its own journey, and it's time to leave the past behind. That is, unless Khan is involved. Nimoy's appearance in the 2009 film seems to be enough to bring in Star Trek fans of old, and usher in a new era. Plus, if ...
Read MoreCould be J.J. Abrams' answer to Benicio del Toro
Well, maybe it won't be Khan after all (if so, we still insist J.J. Abrams consider an Indian actor). But it appears that Abrams has set his sights on another Latino actor to take on the Big Bad role in "Star Trek 2." Trade publication Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures is now trying to ...
Read MoreAlice Eve will be a model actress on the set of J.J. Abrams' new film
Models worked well for "Star Trek: Voyager," "Star Trek: Enterprise" and even the reboot of "Battlestar Galactica" (yeah, we're looking at you, Tricia Helfer). So it won't hurt for one actress who could've easily been a model to find a part in J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek 2" with the casting ...
Read MoreDirector Peter Jackson, along with the studios, don't waste time with announcement
The newest hobbit is one that fans may not know right away, but likely won't forget in the near future when Peter Jackson makes and releases his next two films from the Lord of the Rings universe. Martin Freeman has been cast as Bilbo Baggins for the two-part "The Hobbit," which is now in pre-pro ...
Read MoreWriting team now hard at work on the next big-screen Star Trek adventure
Groceries and laundry are pretty common on to-do lists, but screenwriter Roberto Orci has just scored out a heftier task from his: start writing Star Trek 2. Scripting has finally begun on the sequel to J.J. Abrams2009 adaptation of the legendary science-fiction franchise, based on a story that h ...
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