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Star Trek nod in Absolute Justice...
Goyer and Jonah Nolan Writing Next BATMAN Movie?
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.
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By GustavoLeao / 20:12, 25 May 2005 / General Genre/SciFi
TrekWeb received the following press release from former STAR TREK ENTERPRISE visual effects house Eden FX. According to the press release, they will provide FX work for producer Brannon Braga upcoming science-fiction series, THRESHOLD.
EDEN PROVIDES VISUAL EFFECTS FOR 6 PILOTS
Hollywood, CA, May 19, 2005. Eden FX, which specializes in the design and production of visual effects work for all facets of the entertainment industry, recently provided CG effects for six television pilots: FATHOM and NY-70 for NBC, THRESHOLD and THE UNIT for CBS, and COMMANDER IN CHIEF and THE CATCH for ABC.
Four of the pilots, FATHOM, THRESHOLD, THE UNIT and COMMANDER IN CHIEF have been picked up to series.
"The effects we did were quite challenging and varied. They ranged from creature and water creation to photo realistic models of cars, ships and planes as well as matte paintings and set extensions" noted John Gross, Co-President/Creative Director, Eden FX. "We managed to deliver over 200 shots in a little under 6 weeks time while continuing to produce visual effects for our ongoing series work which includes ALIAS, LOST, MEDIUM, JAG, NAVY NCIS, ENTERPRISE, SIX FEET UNDER, and NUMB3RS."
"This was the largest amount of pilots that we have done in one season" added Mark Miller, Co-President, Eden FX, and we were really pleased how well everything went. It really is a credit to our incredibly talented and experienced staff and to the organization of our infrastructure which enables us to add additional equipment and artists quickly and seamlessly."
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