 |
|
Although J.J. Abrams hasn’t decided yet whether he will direct Star Trek XII, the thought of someone else doing so is unpalatable.
Last night, Paramount held a special event in celebration of the DVD and Blu-ray release of Star Trek XI and Abrams, Leonard Nimoy and John Cho spoke about their expectations for the sequel.
17th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
Star Trek XI’s J.J. Abrams shares his thoughts about the sequel to his blockbuster hit.
Now that the preliminaries of getting to know the new crew are out of the way, it’s time for Star Trek to dig a little deeper, story-wise. “I would say that because the first film was about these characters coming together and meeting, there is an inherently more immediate and, in a way, naive quality to that kind of an origin story,” said Abrams. “I think the key to Star Trek moving forward is that it retain the sense of adventure and fun and excitement, and at the same time, go a little bit deeper. Now that these people know each other, just like any friendships you have, the first month of knowing that person is not going to be the same thing as the first year, or the fifth year or tenth year.”
17th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
Using an iPhone, sensor chip and programming, a NASA scientist creates a limited tricorder to sense trace amounts of certain gasses.
Jing Li and his team at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffet Field, California, used a silicon-sensing chip in micro-board with sixty-four nanosectors.
The device can detect even trace amounts of ammonia, methane and chlorine gas in the air. It can communicate the results to other iPhone or to a computer.
16th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
With the DVD and Blu-ray release of Star Trek XI just hours away, J.J. Abrams spoke about what worked and what did not work when it came to the movie.
The gag reel for Star Trek XI includes the “Space, the final frontier” speech spoken by Chris Pine (the movie used Leonard Nimoy’s version.) According to Abrams, Pine’s version was recorded because “it has got to be Kirk, right? But, at the end of the day, it just felt right that we give that to Nimoy, and give Spock Prime the last word…given the legacy of Nimoy and his involvement in this, it somehow felt right. And frankly, his voice is so evocative, that it felt to me emotionally stronger, although intellectually I don’t know how you can argue your point, which is obviously correct.”
16th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
Fans wanting to purchase Star Trek collectibles are in luck with CBS’s announcement of a select line of new high-end collectible items.
The products, based upon the Star Trek television shows and movies, including Star Trek XI, will include ship replicas, prop replicas, uniform replicas, resin statues of the characters and more. The new lines come from agreements with Quantum Mechanix (QMx), Hollywood Collectibles Group, eFX Inc. and ANOVOS Productions.
16th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
What happens when a bad Halloween Star Trek photo on a costume package and Emmy-winning Star Trek: Voyager computer graphics animator “Mojo” meet? Star Trek fans start firing up their various graphic editing projects.
Right before Halloween, Mojo was in a costume store collecting a few things for his own costume when a Star Trek costume, seen here, caught his eye. “I encountered the above abomination at the Halloween store,” said Mojo. “Generally speaking, they choose a model for the packaging that at least bears some vague physical similarity to the person or character they’re trying to market – but in this case, WTF?!”
14th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
Several new clips from the forthcoming Star Trek XI DVD/Blu-ray release have been released.
The first new clip features part of the Simon Pegg segment of the “Casting” featurette. J.J. Abrams and First Assistant Director Tommy Gormley (a native of Scotland) spoke about Pegg’s Scottish accent in the short clip.
The second clip is a montage of behind-the-scenes footage from several of featurettes including: Leonard Nimoy speaking about Star Trek; action scenes including the skydiving scene, the car chase, and Sulu (John Cho) fighting; and aliens.
The two clips can be seen here.
14th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
JumpCon founder Shane Senter was charged by the State of New Hampshire with violations of the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Act and two theft charges.
Last summer, Senter canceled the Boston JumpCon, as reported at TrekToday. “Many factors that needed to come together to make it happen simply did not,” Senter explained at the time. “We tried everything humanly possible and were unable to overcome the insurmountable obstacles.”
14th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
Blockbuster has provided more details about their Star Trek XI Blu-ray and DVD midnight release party.
As reported by TrekToday a few days ago, twenty North American Blockbuster stores will be open at midnight, November 16, for fans eager to get their hands on the latest Star Trek movie release.
Before sales begin, Blockbuster will host a showing of the movie at 10 P.M. Fans will also have the chance to win official Star Trek memorabilia, including theatrical posters, collectible comic books, Delta pins and more.
Fans who prefer to pre-purchase Star Trek XI at any participating Blockbuster store will receive two free movie rentals.
13th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
The newly-updated Star Trek: D-A-C video game is now available for download on PlayStation Network and Windows PC via Vlav’s Stream digital distribution program.
Star Trek: D-A-C, a space shooter game where up to twelve players can compete in intergalactic battles, has launched in conjunction with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Star Trek XI.
13th November 2009 by T'Bonz | Comments Off
