Paramount released this overhead image of the set-up for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Trek, taking place Thursday night at Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Note the delta-shield shaped pavilion? After the jump, the full photo; click on it for a larger version.
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USA Today has posted the first look at Robert Downey Jr. in
Iron Man 2 (above), as well as director Jon Favreau's comments on the sequel's themes.
The sequel began shooting three weeks ago in and around Los Angeles and opens May 7, 2010. It takes place six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man, Favreau told the newspaper.
"How many superheroes are open about their true identities?" he asks. "We wanted to play with that idea. But it obviously has consequences—in his relationships, on the team. There are a lot of areas we can explore."
This evening the big USA gala premiere is happening at the Chinese theater in Hollywood, California. After a month of international premieres, this is is going to the the biggest with Star Trek director JJ Abrams joined by almost the entire cast and crew. Also on hand will be past Trek luminaries and many of [...]
The Star Trek ARG is heating up this week with more real world sightings of clues, leading to more clues and at this point it looks like the Romulans may be all over this planet…oh no! See below for our usual breakdown of all the latest stuff happening.
Over the weekend Paramount released their electronic press kit for Star Trek and today they released even more. Most of it we have seen before, but there are a few new photos plus some behind the scenes. Check them out below.
We break down the teaser trailers so far, and what we think they are showing from the Universe series premiere. SPOILERS
Michael Shanks gives us the lowdown on his latest project, which premieres this weekend. PLUS: His thoughts on SGU.
The upcoming issue of Star Trek magazine will be the ‘Official Movie Guide’ for the Star Trek movie. This issue of the official Star Trek magazine will be like previous ’souvenir movie magazines’ and should be a must for any collector. Titan Publishing has sent us details on what is in the magazine along with [...]
Last night viewers of Lost (co-created by Trek producers JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof) were treated to an exclusive NEW clip from the Star Trek movie. The clip was introduced coming straight out of the title card for the show. Check it out below, also we have created a new page on the site with [...]
“Star Trek”, “Farscape,” “Roswell” and “Jericho” … each of these names acts as an inspiration to fans of all genres and is evidence that the voice of the fans can be heard by network executives. Because unlike most other television series, when these groundbreaking shows were canceled, they refused to stay dead and all returned to tell more delightful tales that were adored by fans. Now though, when fans get wind that their beloved series is “on the bubble” (also known as the brink of cancellation), the battle cries are called and a new campaign is waged. The latest in this growing viewership pattern is “Chuck,” the quirky NBC series that turns a geek into a super-cool James Bond. The movement to save this series was pushed into life by Kath Skerry, a television blogger who has …
The residents of Vulcan, Alberta, may have actor Leonard Nimoy to thank for their special sneak preview screening of “Star Trek XI” in nearby Calgary, but when they arrive to see the latest J.J. Abrams film, they will have a chance to celebrate another actor from the show. Bruce Greenwood, who plays Capt. Christopher Pike in the movie, will meet with 300 randomly selected residents of Vulcan who are attending the premiere next week. “With Bruce Greenwood adding some Hollywood glamor to Vulcan’s special advance screening of ‘Star Trek,’ we feel very honored by all that Paramount Pictures is arranging for us,” said Dayna Dickens, the tourism coordinator for Vulcan, in a release. Greenwood, who was born in Canada, is stepping in for Nimoy who had to be in New York the night of the premiere …
Chris Pine, who takes on the iconic role of James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek, told SCI FI Wire that the main challenge in rebooting the franchise was to create a first adventure that appealed to longtime fans and also brought new fans into the fold.
Pine steps into William Shatner's boots in the May 8 release, playing a young version of Kirk. In the film, Kirk begins to emerge as the man who'll become a legendary Starfleet captain and barrels into action with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, which includes Spock (Zachary Quinto), Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana).
One week to go folks, are you ready? Today’s Tidbits has the latest on the good critics buzz and some small but intriguing behind the scenes photos. We also have some news of a Mexican delay, videos from Trek celebs on talk shows, and much more, including video of Shatner watching the Star Trek trailer!. [...]
Terminator Salvation star Christian Bale told Total Film that his trust was violated by the person who leaked his by-now well-known on-set rant: "There is an essential trust, and it's not a tacit one, it's a verbal one, a spoken one, which is [that] every sound guy says, 'We are not only not recording, we're not even listening.' So, well, there goes that."
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Director Robert Zemeckis confirmed to MTV.com that he's been "buzzing" about a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit: "I'll tell you what is buzzing around in my head now that we have the ability—the digital tools, performance capture—I'm starting to think about Roger Rabbit," he said.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg and Leonard Nimoy will get special kudos at this year's Saturn Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Katzenberg will receive the Visionary Award for his role in spearheading 3-D and his long career in animation, while Nimoy will get the Lifetime Achievement Award in ceremonies on June 24 in Burbank, Calif.
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