Archive for March, 2009

DeCandido Wins Prestigious IAMTW Award

27th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers has announced the selection of their Grandmaster Award, their highest honor, and Keith R.A. DeCandido is this year’s recipient of the award.
As reported by IAMTW, DeCandido was recognized for his extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field. He has written over thirty novels, most of which [...]

Pegg To Voice Ice Age 3 Character

27th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Simon Pegg, Star Trek XI’s Scotty, will be voicing Buck the weasel in Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
As reported by Empire, Buck the weasel is a “larger than life, swashbuckling, one-eyed weasel.” In Ice Age 3, Buck will help mammoth Manny (Ray Romano) and other characters when they fall into the lost world [...]

Star Trek XI – An Amusement Park Ride Of A Movie

27th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

J.J. Abrams was interested in the challenge of making Star Trek XI and also in making yesterday’s Star Trek relevant for today’s audiences.
As reported by FilmJournal.com, Abrams wanted Star Trek XI to be familiar to fans yet the film needed to have an identity of its own. “My approach to the entire movie – from [...]

Seventy-Eight Reasons To Love Nimoy And Spock

26th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Leonard Nimoy turns seventy-eight today. To celebrate, UGO has assembled a list of seventy-eight reasons to love both Nimoy and the famous Vulcan he portrayed.
As reported by UGO, how can one not love a character who, unlike Captain Kirk, is not a “Herbert” (The Way To Eden, reason #76.) For those unfamiliar with the original [...]

New Star Trek XI Posters

26th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Several new Star Trek XI posters from the U.K., Germany and Spain hit the Internet setting off speculation as to their authenticity.
As reported by Trek News (Germany) and Empire Magazine, several different versions of Star Trek XI posters from around the world are the hot topic of fan discussion today.

Goodman To Appear In Not All Dogs Go To Heaven

26th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Family Guy Executive Producer David Goodman spoke about the Not All Dogs Go To Heaven Family Guy episode which features the voices of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast.
As reported by io9, Goodman explained why he and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane chose to do an episode of Family Guy with the cast [...]

Greenwood: Star Trek XI And Destiny

26th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Bruce Greenwood, Star Trek XI’s Captain Christopher Pike, found multiple messages in Star Trek XI.
As reported by iFMAGAZINE.com, Star Trek XI will make fans think about potential, fate and destiny. “[Star Trek XI] addresses issues like ‘Where you come from?’ and asks ‘how much of where you come from affects who you are and what [...]

Orci And Kurtzman: Fitting In What Fans Expect

26th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman had a job ahead of them when it came to including the necessary “signature bits” to make Star Trek XI feel like Star Trek.
As reported by Sci Fi Wire, it took careful thought to include important character references yet keep Star Trek XI from seeming contrived by doing so. [...]

Pine On Acting

25th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

Coming from an acting family gave Chris Pine an idea what lay ahead for him if he chose to follow in the footsteps of his parents.
As reported by The Independent, when Pine decided to be an actor, his mother (Gwynne Gilford,) warned him not to expect things to be easy. “My mother gave me the [...]

Star Trek: D.A.C.

25th March 2009 by T'Bonz Comments Off

More details have emerged on Naked Sky Entertainment’s Star Trek: D.A.C., except for the meaning of “D.A.C.”
As reported by Shacknews and IGN, the Star Trek: D.A.C. game, designed for Xbox Live and Playstation 3, will be based on J.J. Abram’s Star Trek XI.