Category: Star Trek
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Patrick Stewart’s Jean Luc Picard is Returning to Star Trek on CBS All Access
Patrick Stewart is returning to Star Trek. The man behind the legendary Captain Picard made the surprise announcement in Las Vegas at a Star Trek convention. His return will come nearly twenty years since his last outing as Picard in 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis. He joined Alex Kurtzman on stage and confirmed rumors that have…
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Secrets of the Making of Marvel and Star Trek Films and Shows from Award Winning Creatives
Emily Coutts and Ariel Barer moderated a panel of several of the creative visionaries behind music, make-up and costumes for Marvel shows, movies, and Star Trek. Emily Coutts stars on Star Trek: Discovery, and Ariel Barer is on Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways series. Among the panelists were Ruth Carter – costume designer for Black Panther, Jeff…
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Effects Supervisors & Art Director From Marvel and Star Trek Films Share Insights into Creating the Blockbusters
WonderCon has a wide variety of panels that highlight behind the scenes of comics and movies, and even when those are combined. At the Sights and Sounds of Animation, CG, and VFX, panelists described work they do and how it comes together. Among the panelists were Bryan Grill and Jordan Crockett who have worked on…
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Highlights of WonderCon 2018 From the Show Floor to Panels
WonderCon is a great gathering of geekdom whether comic books, sci-fi, anime, or even some video games. It’s a great time to see what’s new in these avenues and to check out something different. Here’s some highlights from this year’s convention. Show Floor A main feature of any of these cons is the show floor. …
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Nichelle Nichols Delights Guests at WonderCon
Nichelle Nichols is best known as the iconic “Uhura” in Star Trek the Original Series and in the feature films starring the original cast. She has a broad career that even includes singing with Duke Ellington. She’s appeared in other television series including Heroes on NBC. At WonderCon 2018, Ms. Nichols spent three days signing…
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Star Trek: Discovery Visionaries Explains the Making of a Modern Trek
Mary Chieffo, who played L’Rell, moderated the panel of visionaries who have shaped the new Star Trek series. The Executive Producers, Gretchen Berg, and Aaron Harberts headed up the group. Mario Moreira – property master, Gersha Phillips – costume designer, Glenn Hetrick – special f/x makeup, James MacKinnon – head of prosthetic and special f/x…
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Orville Vs. Discovery – Which is More Star Trek?
Who would have thought that a debate involving Star Trek, but not Star Wars would ever be present? This television season there are two series that have its roots in Star Trek lore, though only one is canon. The Orville is a series on Fox developed by Seth MacFarlane. He’s stated that it’s not a…
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Watch the New Star Trek: Discovery Trailer!
Star Trek: Discovery comes to the small screen on September 24th. The rest of the series will be appearing on CBS All Access. A trailer was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. The trailer begins with Lt. Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) saying, “All life is born from chaos. The world doesn’t always adhere to logic. Sometimes down…
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New Trailer and Photos Released for Star Trek: Discovery By CBS
Today during the CBS upfronts in New York City a new trailer and artwork was released for the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery television/webshow. The show is set to take place ten years before Star Trek: The Original Series. It was also announced that the show has upped its episode count from 13 episodes to now…
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Learn to Tell Stories Like Pixar Does
Pixar has had over two decades of captivating storytelling. The films they have produced have touched hearts and created characters that have become household friends. It’s been a running joke that their films are about giving feelings to items and creatures that we don’t think normally have emotions. But, their stories have much more to…
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MAC Cosmetics celebrates Star Trek 50th Anniversary
September 1st, M.A.C Cosmetics officially launched their collaboration with Star Trek as Trekkies and makeup lovers (including myself) rejoiced. From September 9th through the 11th, M.A.C held an event at the Los Cerritos Center to celebrate not only the release of the collection, but also the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. Within seconds of entering…
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Star Trek: Take a Look at the U.S.S. Discovery
Today at Comic-Con Executive Producer Bryan Fuller revealed the name and ship for the newest Star Trek series. Star Trek: Discovery is the name of the show that references the U.S.S. Discovery. The news came out of the “Star Trek 50th Anniversary” panel. “It’s an incredible honor to have shared the stage with these representatives of all…
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Star Trek Beyond – The Star Trek Movie Fans Have Been Waiting For
Star Trek Beyond warped in to theaters this weekend as Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and the crew of the Enterprise go on their latest adventure. With the film coming out during the 50th anniversary of the franchise, there are five decades of Star Trek history and hopes riding along with this adventure. Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint.…
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Happy Geek-mas! Tips For Shopping Geeky
It’s that magical time of year, when all of our wallets and purses become light with holiday cheer… and lack of funds. Yes, it always seems like the holidays sneak up on us more and more each time, leading us to get rather creative with our shopping. This can get a little tricky when you…
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Idris Elba Eyed as Villain for Star Trek 3
It appears that Idris Elba is being eyed as the villain for Star Trek 3. Sources are telling Variety that the English actor is in talks for the yet to be identified role. According to Variety, the rumors are that Elba would be playing a Klingon. This would be consistent with other rumors that have…
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Star Trek Producer Harve Bennett Dies at 84
Harve Bennett, producer of four Star Trek movies, has died at the age of 84. Bennett worked on many different television series and eventually worked with Leonard Nimoy (who died on February 27) on A Woman Called Golda. Following this, Bennett began work on the Star Trek franchise where he partnered with director Nicholas Meyer on…
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5 Life Lessons We Learned from Spock
Today we lost an accomplished actor and great star voyager. Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on various iterations of the Star Trek franchise for 50 years, passed away at the age of 83. Here are five life lessons we learned from Spock over the years. Logic is the beginning of all wisdom, not the…
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Leonard Nimoy, Actor, Director, Photographer, Spock on Star Trek, Dead at 83
Leonard Nimoy, the actor known for his portrayal of Spock in the Star Trek franchise, has died in his home in Bel Air at 83. He died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease his wife Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed. He had shared that he was dealing with the disease and attributed it to his many years…
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Simon Pegg Co-Writing Star Trek 3 with Doug Jung
It appears that Scotty now is not only tasked with the job of beaming Captain Kirk and crew up to the Enterprise, but he is also writing the next adventure that the crew of the Enterprise will be experience. Deadline is confirming that Simon Pegg (Scotty) and Doug Jung (Creator of Dark Blue on TNT)…
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Star Trek 3 in Theaters on July 8, 2016
Paramount has set its sights on July 8, 2016 as the day the next film in the Star Trek franchise will arrive in theaters. This comes on the heels of yesterday’s news that Justin Lin will be directing Star Trek 3. The film was written by Roberto Orci with help from Patrick McKay and John D.…
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Justin Lin to Direct Star Trek 3
It appears that Star Trek 3 now has a director: Justin Lin. According to Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, and Trek Movie, the director known for reviving The Fast and the Furious franchise will be taking the director’s chair for Star Trek 3. He is replacing Roberto Orci who originally was slated to direct the newest Trek movie and…
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William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek 3?
Buzz is starting to build around what will be Star Trek 3 in the rebooted Trek franchise. With that buzz rumors about what this next movie will include have begun to surface. Most of these rumors have been quite fun to follow and speculate about, and some of them even seem like they might have…
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Star Trek 3 Heading Boldly Into Deep Space
A few details are starting to emerge about the future of Star Trek. While the geek world is focused on the upcoming Star Wars movies, it is easy to forget that the Star Trek franchise has another movie coming out that happens to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the franchise. In a recent interview,…
