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Abrams Affirms Direction, May Birthdays, Mulgrew, Ratner, Trinneer, Gretsch, Takei, Russ, X-3 et al

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By TRexx / 12:15, 30 April 2006 / Todays Tribblets

In a film interview with Ireland's The Event Guide, JJ Abrams affirms he'll likely occupy the director's chair for Star Trek XI: "I'll be producing and most probably directing the 11th feature film outing, which won't be out until about 2008 though."

Birthday bows in May to Marc Alaimo (Dukat) and John Rhys-Davies (da Vinci) on the 5th, Salome Jens (female Founder) on the 8th, John Billingsley (Phlox) on the 20th, Joan Collins (Keeler) on the 23rd, TOS penman Harlan Ellison on the 27th, and Colm Meaney (O'Brien) on the 30th. (1 comments)

Yesterday:

Hugh Jackman stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday and brought along the first clip from X-Men The Last Stand. The clip gives you a first look at a Sentinel in the film. To view the clip, go here.

Earlier:

"Does anyone really even care about Star Trek anymore?" TV Guide's Matt Roush answers Lost fan concern about JJ Abrams' time and talent going to Kirk and Spock. (Apr 28, 3 comments)

Kate Mulgrew will be appearing in an episode of Law & Order: SVU. The episode is titled "Web" and it will air on May 9th, 2006 at 10PM (ET) on NBC. (Apr 28)

Sci Fi Wire posted a new interview with X-Men The Last Stand director Brett Ratner, in which he said that the third installment in the hit comic franchise is loaded with both huge set pieces and quieter, more reflective character moments. (Apr 28)

Connor Trinneer is the the main guest star of NCIS episode "Jeopardy" due to air on 2 May 2006. The episode also guest stars Tim Russ. (Apr 27)

Actor Joel Gretsch talks his emotional committment in the upcoming third season of Ira Steven Behr (DS9)'s The 4400 with Sci-Fi Wire.
(Apr 27)

TV Squad has posted an audio interview with George Takei in which he tells anecdotes about the once-discarded TOS bridge chair, and about the 1970s origin of the New Voyages "World Enough and Time" script which reprises Sulu. (Apr 27)

Bethesda launched the official Star Trek Games website today which for the time being covers Star Trek Legacy and Tactical Assault. Go here. (Apr 26)

Now Playing Magazine posted a months old interview with Star Trek XI producer J.J. Abrams, in which he talks about his desire as a fan to be involved with the Trek franchise. "I will happily get involved in any new incarnations of anything that Leonard Nimoy was involved in. And that's all I'll say about that." he said. (Apr 26)

Hollywood Reporter posted an article about the upcoming X-Men The Last Stand, in which they talk to producer Lauren Shuler Donner about the franchise's success so far, and particularly, the possibility of future films. "I hope there's a fourth and an eighth and a tenth. I mean, look, there's 40 years of 'X-Men' comics, so why not? There's a huge world." (Apr 26)

Project AmyNiles  report that casting is underway for a new Tim Russ short film to be shot in July. The cast will include Orion slave girls Crystal Allen and Menina Fortunato. (Apr 26)

Game Reactor has posted more screen shots and a features list from Star Trek: Legacy for the Xbox and PC, due to be released in September (story). (Apr 26)

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By: Chewie (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:32:37 on May 01, 2006

Fascinating.

Is that reference to wanting to WORK on a show that once involved Nimoy, or did he mean that he wanted to WORK WITH Nimoy???

If it is the latter, we perhaps could see Spock back again.


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