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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

John de Lancie, Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Q, will be appearing twice this weekend with the Rochester (New York) Philharmonic Orchestra.
De Lancie will narrate two performances of a classic children’s story The Sneetches, originally written by Dr. Seuss, as part of the RPO’s OrKIDStra family series.
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Tags: De Lancie, Q
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The latest batch of Star Trek 2 set photos feature Chris Pine.
The actor is wearing the same black mock turtleneck tunic and gray slacks as were seen on Zachary Quinto yesterday in pictures also released by X17.
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Tags: Pine
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Monday, April 30th, 2012

Several new Star Trek 2 set photos have emerged, featuring Zachary Quinto as Spock.
In other Star Trek 2 news, a Leonard Nimoy return may be in the cards; word on Benedict Cumberbatch‘s role emerges; and news on the latest shooting location for the movie is revealed.
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Tags: Cumberbatch, Nimoy, Quinto
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Friday, April 27th, 2012

Star Trek‘s George Takei appeared in Washington, D.C. yesterday in support of The Social Security Equality Act bill (H.R. 4609), introduced by California Representative Linda Sánchez.
H.R. 4609 would eliminate the Social Security Administration policy which denies certain benefits to same-sex couples.
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Tags: Altman, Takei
Posted in Cast & Crew, Star Trek: TOS | 14 Comments »
Friday, April 27th, 2012

Even though she is currently single, Star Trek XI‘s Zoë Saldana hasn’t given up on wanting to have children of her own.
The actress revealed that she spoke about the topic with her ex-fiancé while they were still together, but the timing was never right for the couple.
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Tags: Saldana
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Friday, April 27th, 2012

The Space Shuttle Enterprise made its last flight today, departing this morning piggybacked atop a 747 from Washington, D.C., and arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
On hand to greet the arrival of the Enterprise was Star Trek‘s Leonard Nimoy, in town for the occasion.
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Tags: Nimoy, Space Shuttle Enterprise
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Star Trek 2 Co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will be turning their talents to the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man will open this summer, and the sequel to it, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, will appear on movie screens in May of 2014.
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Tags: Kurtzman, Orci, Spider-Man
Posted in Cast & Crew, Star Trek: XI | 9 Comments »
Thursday, April 26th, 2012

For Benedict Cumberbatch, getting the role as the newest Star Trek baddie meant a bit of work during his Christmas vacation.
Last December, while on Christmas break in Gloucestershire, England, Cumberbatch got the word that J.J. Abrams wanted a videotaped audition from him for a role in Star Trek 2.
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch spoke about their recent work on Star Trek 2, including progress on the film and preparations for playing one of the characters.
When it comes to Star Trek 2, fans can expect plenty of action and an exciting film according to the actor playing Captain Kirk. “It’s just as action-packed at the first one,” Pine said.
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Tags: Cumberbatch, hat, Pine
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Several new photos have emerged from the Star Trek 2 shoot.
In addition, a crew member has revealed that shooting will end in Los Angeles this week, and will resume next week further north.
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Tags: Set photos
Posted in Cast & Crew, Star Trek XII | 5 Comments »
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

In honor of his seventy-fifth birthday, a Toronto bakery made a baker’s dozen cookies for George Takei.
Takei was in Toronto to attend the annual Sakura Ball, where he received the Sakura Award.
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Tags: Sakura Award, Takei
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Friday, April 20th, 2012

Star Trek‘s George Takei celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday today, and the actor reflected upon his life while looking ahead to the future.
The actor is spending his birthday trying to do something worthwhile. “I’m literally up in the air flying from Los Angeles to Toronto to speak at a fundraiser for the Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre,” said Takei. “So I am celebrating my seventy-fifth birthday in the way that I’ve spent most of my life: raising funds for good causes.”
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Tags: Takei
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