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Nov 06 | J.J. Abrams is in talks to direct the opening episode of "Undercovers," his Warner Bros. secret agent pilot at NBC. Schedule permitting, Abrams, who also serves as executive producer and co-writer for the pilot, will make "Undercovers" the first TV pilot he has directed since 2004's "Lost" two-part opener, which is considered one of the best-directed pilots of all time and helped launch Abrams' career into helming such theatrical films as "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek." The NBC pilot has been described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity." The original report is at the Hollywood Reporter.
Nov 05 | The upcoming MMORPG Star Trek Online has been given a release date. The game will be launched on February 2 in North America, and February 5 in Europe
Nov 02 | Journalist Edward Gross posted in his SciFi TV Zone.com website an animation that takes place on the bridge of the Enterprise, and it's where you can hear his... lord help us... impersonation of William Shatner. The url for the video is this.
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The film profiles Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., the only synagogue designed by the renowned architect. The building, a National Historic Landmark, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A screening of the film will be shown at the dedication of the synagogue's newly designed visitors center on Nov. 15. Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine, will be on hand
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy is celebrating Halloween by taking pictures of the most crazily outfitted attendee at the Santa Monica Museum of Art's Halla Gala. Nimoy, who has practiced fine art photography since the age of 14, is offering a private portrait session at the Viceroy Santa Monica hotel to whomever wins the gala's Secret Self costume contest.
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By GustavoLeao / 13:15, 21 February 2008 / Feature Films
MTV just posted an exclusive interview with Star Trek movie actor Anton Yelchin, the new Pavel Chekov. Here are few excerpts.
"It's going to be very cool," the young actor said of the prequel movie "J.J. [Abrams] is awesome to work with, and it's fun to find yourself on the spaceship with aliens and have sh-- blow up."
Aliens on the Enterprise, he said ?
"I'm hanging out with aliens; there are aliens on the ship," he reveals "[There are] all sorts - it's a multi-ethnic film. There are lots of alien ethnicities."
"It's great that [Leonard] Nimoy is in it," he said of the 76-year-old actor. "We did a [publicity] photo shoot with him, and that was really great. I got to literally stand next to him. Obviously, Spock is a great character, and it's great to have two Spocks in the movie. Two Spocks are better than one."
But contrary to rampant rumors, the prequel won't be bringing back other original stars to give us multiple Captain Kirks, Uhuras or Sulus. "No," he revealed. "That's the only one."
About the change of the release date to May 2009, he said "I'm fine with that. ... [May] is the start of a bigger season for these types of large-scale films. Now that the writers' strike is finished, there's a little less pressure, and we can take our time with it."
Asked which scene he is most eager to watch on the big screen, Yelchin said. "The end, when you see us all together," he said of a pivotal moment that unites Chekov, Spock, Kirk (Chris Pine), McCoy (Karl Urban) and the rest of the iconic "Trek" crew members. "I can't explain how you get to see us all together, but it's pretty epic. ... You're on the Enterprise, and you just know it feels so epic. We shot the last scene in the film, and you see everyone in the gold, and the blue, and the red."
More from Yelchin (plus a video interview) can be found at MTV
UPDATE : MTV Movie Blog posted an update on their interview with Yelchin. Here are few excerpts.
"[Classic ‘Trek'] is dated, and that's what makes it great," explained Yelchin. "But at the same time, we are making a big fat action film."
Regarding Tyler Perry's role in the movie, he said "Tyler Perry is in the Federation," explained the new Chekov. "He's one of the Federation captain officials, of sorts. I can't spoil what happens, but he's an official in the Federation."
"It's a sci-fi action film. Knowing nothing about ‘Star Trek,' and going in and reading the script, I was totally fine. I thought it was great, and really interesting, and a lot of fun to read. Obviously, there are special [in-joke] perks if you've been a ‘Star Trek' fan for 40 years. But I hope that anyone would go and see this film, knowing that it's gonna be an action movie."
The full interview (plus a video interview) is here.
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The Chicago Sun-Times also echoes a little Yelchin yodel...
Yelchin will divulge only a few plot secrets. "It is an origin story," he says. "It's really about how everyone's favorite characters ... got to the Enterprise. It's about how it all comes together. It's not just them arriving and saying, 'Let's just kick it on the Enterprise.' It's really an epic story full of different action and drama."
He says the newly created USS Enterprise should make fans beam. "The new Enterprise ship isn't straight out of the '60s," he says. "But they did take some '60s elements and keep them. The whole project is really a balance between the old series and the new film."
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In an updated report from the Niagara Falls Review, Paul McGillion promises that his role in ST:XI will be an amusing cameo for fans...
He shares a scene with the new Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), and his character doesn't die -- meaning he could return for the inevitable sequels.
Even if he doesn't, McGillion is thrilled to be part of the hallowed sci-fi series.
"It's something I'll look back on and say, 'That was neat to be part of that.' It's like being in a 'Star Wars' movie or something ... even if you're in a little bit of it, it's a little part of history."
Eric Bana, the luckysonofabitch who schmoozes Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl, tells Dark Horizons, "When I read the [Star Trek] script, I was like, 'Wow, this is just too good to be true, and too much fun to miss out on. I just have to be a part of it.' So when, J.J. offered me the part of Nero I just couldn't say no."
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"I'm hanging out with aliens; there are aliens on the ship. [There are] all sorts - it's a multi-ethnic film. There are lots of alien ethnicities."
Yelchin's comments consolidate several bits of info we've already heard from scattered sources, e.g. Marlene Forte's remarks about ST:XI costume design and colors "totally resembling" TOS wardrobe. And the casting call for extras who have "visually unique characteristics" that would suit a variety of alien beings.
CBS Rolls Out Classic TV Online
CBS has begun syndicating several classic series, including Star Trek and Melrose Place, across the CBS Audience Network.
The distribution network, launched last year with big-name partners such as AOL, MSN, Comcast and CNET, now delivers full-length episodes of a growing library of CBS prime-time shows on over 300 sites, including hits like Survivor and CSI. Now, CBS is reaching into the past to expand this offering, adding full-length episodes of shows going as far back as the 1960s, including The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-O, and MacGyver.
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