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Feb 08 | While his "Lost" co-stars prepare to pack up and leave Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim can plan to remain there for at least a few more months. Mr. Kim, who plays the time-traveling tough guy Jin on "Lost," has been the first actor cast in a coming remake of the crime drama "Hawaii Five-O," The Hollywood Reporter said. He has been cast as Chin Ho Kelly, a detective played by Kam Fong in the original series, which began in 1968. The "Hawaii Five-O" revival is being developed by the screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Star Trek," "Fringe") and Peter Lenkov, an executive producer of "CSI: NY."
Feb 03 | William Shatner has paid tribute to his former Boston Legal co-star Justin Mentell, who died in a freak car accident on Monday. The 27 year old was thrown from his Jeep after swerving off the road near Madison, Wisconsin and died at the scene of the tragic crash. The Star Trek legend was saddened to hear of Mentell's passing - as he's convinced the actor was destined for a glittering career. In a post on his Twitter.com page, Shatner writes, "I'm deeply saddened to hear about Justin Mentell. There's no telling how far up the ladder he may have climbed. My sympathies to his family."
Feb 01 | Journalist Edward Gross posted an article at SciFiTVZone.com called "The Making of the Star Trek Pilots, Part 3: "Assignment Earth"" which takes a retrospective look at the making of the Gene Roddenberry unsold TV pilot "Assignment Earth" filmed at Desilu Studios as a second season Star Trek episode. The article feature rare interviews - including authors involved with the character of Gary Seven in comics and in novels.
Jan 25 | William Shatner has signed on to serve as host of the 37th annual Annie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, organizers said. The event honoring the previous year's best in animation is to take place Feb. 6 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
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By GustavoLeao / 20:25, 11 May 2005 / Enterprise
TREKNews.de just posted an exclusive interview with STAR TREK ENTERPRISE actor Dominic Keating, which was conducted at FedCon XIV, the German convention that took place earlier this month (read the report).
Q: As a British actor, how is it to play a character in an American TV show?
Keating: Hmm, well, surrounded by many American actors I'm certainly the 'British Guy' and my role as 'Lt. Reed' was from the beginning written for a British man. But by now I've lived many years in the United States and I've acclimated myself very well. We're all speaking the same language, but there are still some minor differences and I've still got a close connection to my homeland, even after living for such a long time in America. I see myself more as a 'Citizen of the World'. After 9/11 I was very affected, not as a Briton or American but rather as friend and colleague.
Q: Lately there were elections in Great Britain and Tony Blair did it again, what is your opinion about that?
Keating: Unfortunately I can't vote, because I pay no tax in the United Kingdom, and I also can't vote in America, because I haven't got American citizenship. Currently I plan to request American citizenship, but now to the elections: I think Blair's victory was also a slap in his face. He had lost many sympathies due to his Iraq policy, at least in England. Americans love Blair, because most of them think he is a loyal ally. A few weeks after 9/11 I saw Blair in America standing beside George Bush and Collin Powell, and all the other powerful men, and I thought he relished that. But it was also a difficult situation for him, because since the Second World War the United States and the United Kingdom are deeply embedded. France could say no, Germany could say no, but not England. I don't know what his advisers have told him, but I thought he could hardly say no. He trusted in the American intelligence services, and today we all know how many Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq had, but not at that time. It's a shame, because Tony Blair is a very good politician, he has done many good things for Great Britain but - due to his Iraq policy - I think he'll recede from his office within a year and Gordon Brown will do the job then.
Q: Is there a kind of exchange about experiences at conventions between the actors?
Keating: Yes, of course we are speaking about that. To be honest, I go to these events, because it is also plain sailing to earn money. It's not everyone's cup of tea. Jolene [Blalock] for example, isn't the kind of person who loves to entertain a crowd of three or four thousand people, although she tries, in order to thank the fans for their allegiance. I was the first from the ENTERPRISE cast to attend a convention, and then I told John Billingsley, Anthony Montgomery and the others about that great experience which is to meet fans around world.
Q: For sure you heard about the fan campaigns. What do you think about people who donate money to get another season of ENTERPRISE?
Keating: I believe they collected about 3 million dollars, and I was really impressed by the gesture, that STAR TREK fans in the whole world come together and fight for one thing. But, sadly, 3 million dollars isn't enough for my salary [laughs].
You'll find pictures from the interview here.
The original report (in German) can be found at TREKNews.de.
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