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Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.
Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."
Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.
Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter
Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.
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By GustavoLeao / 09:38, 22 June 2009 / Star Trek: Nemesis
Press Release
STAR TREK MAGAZINE
ISSUE 19
ON SALE 23 JUNE
ISSUE SPOTLIGHT:
MEET THE CREW
The latest issue of Star Trek Magazine starts our exclusive account of themaking of Star Trek, with the first batch of interviews from the keypersonnel involved in the creation of the film, including writers, director of photography and the costume designer.
FEATURES:
NERO AND AYEL
We interview the villains of the new movie in the latest issue, as Eric Bana explains why he became involved: "The script was incredibly smart, well written and well structured. I thought the writers had done an unbelievable job of paying enough service to many characters so succinctly but thoroughly."
Meanwhile, his lieutenant, Clifton Collins Jr remembers the
disorienting feeling when he came to shoot his first scene on the Bridge of the Narada. "My heart started racing and I thought, 'This looks like that Star Trek thing... Wait a minute, this is Star Trek!"
ROBERTO ORCI & ALEX KURTZMAN
The writers and producers of Star Trek talk honestly and openly about the genesis of the movie, and some of the paths they decided not to take. Learn what role Nurse Chapel might have played, and why the description of Nero as a trucker works so well for them. Plus, an explanation as to what forces guide Kirk to meet Spock Prime, the thinking behind the Spock/Uhura romance,
the original name for the U.S.S. Kelvin, and why Bones was so worried about going into space when travelling from Iowa to California.
COSTUME DESIGNER MICHAEL KAPLAN
Lavishly illustrated with exclusive costume designs from the film, the award winning designer explains the roots of the various different outfits seen in Star Trek from the 23rd Century casual wear sported by Jim Kirk to the faux fur that adorned Nero's costume. Learn which famous designers from the 1960s inspired the Vulcan Academy outfits and just how far away the Romulan
costumes were made from the Paramount lot!
For more information visit:
http://titanmagazines.com/startrek
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