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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.
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By GustavoLeao / 13:15, 26 December 2007 / Trek Books
In this exclusive interview, TrekWeb talks to comic book artist Stephen Thompson, who talks about his work on the upcoming comic book mini-series Star Trek New Frontier, written by author Peter David based on his succesfull novels.
1- How is working with fan-favorite writer Peter David ?
So far it's been great. With most of the other projects I've drawn, I wasn't familiar with the writer's work beforehand but I've been a big Peter David fan for years. I read a lot of his comic book stuff like X-Factor and Spider-man 2099 and it's a real thrill to be working with him.
2- What can you tell us about the plot of the New Frontier mini-series ?
Well it deals with Admiral Jellico stealing an experimental time-ship. Calhoun and the crew of the Excalibur are dispatched to bring him in before he uses the ship to interfere with the time stream. Plus, to make matters worse, there's an old crew member who comes back unexpectedly.
3- Are you familiar with the New Frontier universe and its characters ?
I wasn't when I first got the job but I've used the lead in time to get myself up to speed on the books. I've managed to get as far as 'Requiem', but a lot of the characters in the comic, like Xyon and Tania Tobias, have yet to be introduced. I may have to skip ahead to 'Missing in Action'.
4- Are you a Star Trek fan ?
Absolutely. I watched TOS repeats and the movies on TV as a young kid and I really got into TNG when that started up. I was at the perfect age, about 8, for it to really grab me, and I followed it religiously for it's whole run. I kind of lost interest a bit from DS9 onwards as it moved away from the exploratory, mystery elements it once had. That's one of the things that really grabbed me about New Frontier. It was about one ship, off in an unexplored area of space, investigating the sector (by choice, so Voyager doesn't count!) which feels more like 'real' Trek to me.
5- What are you future projects ?
At the moment I'm totally focused on New Frontier. This is my first assignment for IDW so hopefully I make a good impression as I'd love to get a crack at some of the other Star Trek crews, especially the Next Gen.
Star Trek New Frontier comic book will be published from IDW on March 2008.
You can visit Stephen blog here.
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