Posts Tagged ‘Orci’
Monday, November 29th, 2010
Roberto Orci, one of the writers of Cowboys & Aliens, a combination Western/Alien-invasion movie, spoke about the difficulty of combining the Western and the Sci-Fi genres.
Several familiar Star Trek XI alumni wrote Cowboys & Aliens; Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof.
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Tags: Cowboys & Aliens, Kurtzman, Lindelof, Orci
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Miranda Otto has been cast to star in Locke & Key, produced by Star Trek XI‘s Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
Locke & Key is based on Joe Hill‘s comic of the same name. In Locke & Key, Nina Locke (Otto) and her three children “survive an unspeakable horror and attempt to rebuild their lives at Keyhouse, their family home in Lovecraft, Massachusetts.”
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Tags: Kurtzman, Locke & Key, Orci, Otto
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
Fans eager for the sequel to Star Trek XI will be pleased to hear that the script should be completed very soon.
Star Trek XII, written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
There is no word yet on whether J.J. Abrams will return as director, although Paramount would like him to return.
Star Trek XII will release in June of 2012.

Tags: Kurtzman, Lindelof, Orci
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Star Trek fans are abuzz with speculation after the revelation of the race of a potential female character that may appear in Star Trek XII.
Last month, a meeting to plot out Star Trek XII included J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Bryan Burk and out of that meeting came a hint as to one of the characters to appear in the film.
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Tags: Abrams, Burk, Kurtzman, Lindelof, Orci
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
The sequel to the popular Star Trek XI is being written, and the pressure is on for writers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof.
When Star Trek XI was being written, expectations were different than they are now making writing for it easier and less stressful. “We are in the process; it is being written,” said Lindelof. “There’s a tremendous amount of pressure because expectations, I felt, were a little bit low the last time. Now they’re high – but that brings its own level of excitement. So, you know, I hope that we do the fans proud.”
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Tags: Kurtzman, Lindelof, Orci
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Saturday, September 11th, 2010
In the 200th issue of SFX Magazine, published in the UK, J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman discuss what may or may not happen in Star Trek XII.
As reported by TrekMovie.com, Abrams spoke generally while Kurtzman and Orci described another possible choice for the possible villain.
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Tags: Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Issue six of the Star Trek Movie Adaptation comic from IDW Publishing arrives in stores today and fans can have a preview before heading out to purchase it.
Star Trek Movie Adaptation #6 was written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, with art and cover by David Messina.
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Tags: IDW Publishing, Johnson, Jones, Kurtzman, Messina, Orci
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Back in February, TrekToday reported that Star Trek XI co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci would be working on an adaptation of Locke & Key and it was expected to be made into a movie.
An update to this news reveals that the adaptation will be a television project instead.
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Tags: Kurtzman, Locke & Key, Orci
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
A meeting with screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) has led to another project for Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to produce for DreamWorks Studios via their Kurtzman Orci Paper Products production company.
McKenna brought an idea to the duo several months ago and the three of them worked on a pitch to take to DreamWorks.
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Tags: Kurtzman, McKenna, Orci
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Not all of the information is coming out at panels and official interviews at Comic-Con, in some cases, news is being gleaned during informal meetings or at Comic-Con parties.
Roberto Orci answered questions about various topics, including Star Trek XII, at one of those Comic-Con parties last night.
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Tags: Comic-Con, Orci
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Saturday, June 26th, 2010
While at the Saturn Awards a few days ago, Star Trek XI co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci spoke about their various projects, including Star Trek XII.
Although Star Trek XII doesn’t release until June of 2012, eager fans want to know what story progress Kurtzman and Orci have made in writing the next saga of the Star Trek story and who the villain of the piece will be.
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Tags: Kurtzman, Orci
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
One hundred-and-thirty-five people who have distinguished themselves in the motion picture industry were invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, including several affiliated with Star Trek XI.
The invitees were drawn from the following categories: actors, animators, art directors, at-large, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary, executives, film editors, live action short films, makeup artists and hair stylists, music, producers, production designers, public relations, set decorators, sound, visual effects and writers.
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Tags: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Earl, Hall, Harlow, Kurtzman, Orci, Saldana
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
Last night was the 39th Annual Saturn Awards and while Avatar dominated, winning ten Saturn Awards, Star Trek didn’t leave totally empty-handed.
Star Trek XI was represented in the awards with a win in the Best Make-up collection, the award going to Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Jean Harlow for their work on the movie.
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Tags: Burman, Hall, Harlow, Kurtzman, Nimoy, Orci, Saldana, Saturn Awards
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
According to Star Trek XI Co-writer Roberto Orci, some fans didn’t find Star Trek XI dark enough.
Now that Star Trek XI and its necessary opening story has been completed, does Star Trek XII go where Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan went?
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Now You See Me, a film about a team of the world’s greatest illusionists who just happen to rob banks, has been picked up by Summit.
The ever-busy Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will produce the film, written by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt. Yakin and Bobby Cohen will executive produce.
Now You See Me is a thriller that: “pits a crack FBI squad in a game of cat-and-mouse against a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists, who pull off a series of daring bank heists during their performances, showering the profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.”
Tags: Kurtzman, Now You See Me, Orci
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