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May 11 | Comic book artist Joe Corroney has released a new version of his previously seen cover for the second issue in the Mirror Images mini-series from IDW, now featuring dramatic flame effects. See it, here.
May 11 | Fox has picked up J.J. Abrams's Fringe, which follows a young female FBI agent who tackle cases involving unexplained medical and scientific phenomena. Abrams' Bad Robot produced a two-hour pilot which was written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek) and directed by Alex Graves (Journeyman). The series' cast includes Anna Torv, Mark Valley and Joshua Jackson. More info at Variety
May 11 | Comic book writer/artist John Byrne on his own forums, has release some preview art for, and announced the title of his forthcoming Romulan miniseries sequel to his Romulan issue in the first Alien Spotlight series from IDW. The series is Romulans: The Hollow Crown and starts in September.
May 09 | Universal Studios has announced plans to bring hit Xbox 360 shooter BioShock to the big screen. The film will be directed by Gore Verbinski, whose previous credits include the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring. John Logan, who wrote Star Trek Nemesis, is in talks to produce the screenplay.
May 09 | Patrick Stewart will appear on Downstage Center, a theatrical interview show on XM Radio's On Broadway Channel 28 on May 9, 2008 @ 6:OO p.m. EST to discuss his role in Macbeth. The show will repeat on Saturday, May 10th @ noon, May 11th @ 7 p.m., and May 14th @ midnight EST. The program becomes available as streaming audio and podcast which can be found here and iTunes beginning May 12th. More details
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By GustavoLeao / 04:41, 7 May 2008 / General Star Trek
SyFy Portal posted excerpts from an audio interview with actor Brandon McConnell, who plays Lt. Commander Ro Nevin in the fan series Star Trek Odyssey and actress Sharon Savene, who plays Captain Theresa Faisal in the fan series Star Trek The Helena Chronicles. Here are few excerpts from the article.
McConnell's character Ro Nevin, the commanding officer aboard the U.S.S. Odyssey, is considered to be the first openly gay captain in Star Trek: even if it's not canon.
"I think that Star Trek has a great message through all of its incarnations and incantations," McConnell said during a recent broadcast of SyFy Radio. "I think ['Odyssey'] is a great way to practice my craft and enjoy myself, and [at the same time] hang out with a great group of people."
McConnell joined the star of another Star Trek Hidden Frontier spinoff series, Sharon Savene of The Helena Chronicles. There she plays Capt. Theresa Faisal, continuing to portray characters in the different fan series that she's done since 2005.
"Faisal is a complicated lady," Savene said. "She loves to have fun, and hang out with her friends. At the same time, she's strongly devoted to justice, universal themes, leadership, and all that good stuff. She has a dual personality as part of where she was raised and who brought her up."
While his sexuality was more talked about in the Hidden Frontier series, many fans tuning in to just Odyssey become surprised to learn that Nevin is gay.
"They're pushing the boundary just like Gene Roddenberry's vision of" Star Trek, McConnell said. "I respect that a lot. To not say anything is to become stagnant, is to stand still. I think anyone who is a fan of Star Trek doesn't need to be beaten over the head by some political statement. The subtlety adds to the realism."
To hear the complete interview with McConnell, Savene and producer and make-up artist Beo Fraser, visit the SyFy Radio archives at BlogTalkRadio.com/SyFyRadio.
The full article can be found here.
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