Tom Cruise Wants JJ Abrams Back for MI4 »

The guys over at Spoiler TV are running THIS scan of a TV Guide mini-story in which J.J. Abrams indicates Tom Cruise has asked him to return to the franchise as a producer on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV (although Abrams hasn’t committed to directing the film yet). Abrams says he and Cruise are developing a “realy [...]

J.J. Abrams Responds To ‘Star Trek’ Fans’ Theories »

The “Sleeker, Faster Response” Theory: If the new “Trek” gives us the Enterprise equivalent of a Blu-Ray disk, then the ship on the original “Trek” looks like a Betamax tape. One fan theory is that the attack on the Kelvin forced the Federation to build sleeker, faster spacecraft in the movie’s new reality.
“Right,” agreed Abrams. [...]

JJ Abrams Says Shatner and Khan Are Possible in Star Trek Sequel »

MTV got a chance to grill Star Trek director JJ Abrams about what we could expect in the inevitable sequel. Of course, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have not yet started on the announced sequel, so anything at this point is just speculation. But Abrams admits that the alternative universe timeline allows them to [...]

JJ’s ‘Star Trek’ beams up $76.5 million »

Resistance proved futile: “Star Trek,” the Paramount Pictures prequel, sold an estimated $76.5 million in tickets at North American theaters in its first three and a half days of release, the top draw of the weekend. The opening was propelled by a megawatt marketing campaign and unexpectedly strong critical notices. Going into the weekend, though, [...]

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’ »

Long time fans of the Star Trek franchise say JJ Abrams’ enjoyable, engaging prequal betrays what Star Trek is all about.

J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ After ‘Lost’ Is Over »

“Damon Lindelof and I talked to Mr. King,” Abrams told IGN while promoting the upcoming “Star Trek” film. “We got the rights for ['Dark Tower'] as a film. Damon is obviously still on ‘Lost’ and we’ve been working on ‘Star Trek’ together. As soon as ‘Lost’ is done, hopefully we’ll begin tackling that.”

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But Were They ‘Star Trek’ Fans? »

The cast of the new ‘Star Trek’ film reveal whether they were fans of the TV show, while director JJ Abrams explains why William Shatner didn’t make it into the movie.

JJ Abrams talks Star Trek DVD and deleted scenes »

I’ve seen “Star Trek”. I saw it last night at the great Paramount Theater on the Studio Lot and have to say, the film is really great. If you were nervous about the cast, don’t be. If you thought J.J. Abrams is just a TV director…he’s stepped up his game to the next level. And [...]

New Kirk, Chris Pine, Reaches Out To First Captain, William Shatner »

CHRIS PINE wrote to his STAR TREK predecessor WILLIAM SHATNER following a reported feud with movie bosses – because the young star was determined to make peace with the Hollywood veteran.
Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original TV series and following film franchise, allegedly fell out with studio executives over their refusal to give [...]

Thanks to J. J. Abrams, Wired Becomes a Magazine With a Buried Puzzle »

A few nights ago Steven Bevacqua, a postproduction supervisor for the television series “Life,” was flipping through the May issue of Wired magazine when he thought he started seeing secret messages. Yes, he’d just come home from a long day at work, but then again, the issue was guest-edited by J. J. Abrams, a creator [...]

Matt Damon Turned Down Captain Kirk Role in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek? »

Matt Damon turned down the role of Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek film.
Director J.J. Abrams has revealed that he initially approached Damon for the reboot, but the actor declined his offer.
According to WENN, the Lost creator said that Damon was his first choice for the role, but was glad to give relatively unknown [...]

Leonard Nimoy Joins J.J. Abrams’ ‘Fringe’ »

Look at J.J. Abrams using his fancy sci-fi connections. After collaborating on his upcoming Star Trek reboot, Abrams has signed Leonard Nimoy to join the cast of his Fox baby, Fringe. The 78-year-old Trek icon will play William Bell, Walter Bishop’s former lab partner-turned-millionaire founder of Massive Dynamic. – from EW
This will mark Nimoy’s third [...]

Leonard Nimoy beamed into Austin Star Trek Premiere »

Fans were invited to a screening of The Wrath of Khan, but when the film burned in the gate, Leonard Nimoy burst through the doors to save the day with a print of the new Star Trek film.

JJ’s Star Trek Reviewed »

God Bless JJ Abrams. Seriously… JJ’s STAR TREK has a singular purpose at its heart, to reboot the STAR TREK franchise in such a way that you never have to deal with continuity issues… where you can play with these characters without being beholden to everything that came before… but with the spirit and the [...]

New Star Trek Images revealed; sequel announced »

MTV is showing off some new images from the upcoming Star Trek film. The images are from new trading cards coming out with the film.
Meanwhile, Paramount has announced they have hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to write the screenplay for a sequel. J.J. Abrams will be on board to produce, but no [...]

Bryan Fuller Wants To Launch Old School Star Trek TV series! »

“I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams’ team I want to create another ‘Star Trek’ series and have an idea that I’m kicking around,” acclaimed TV writer Bryan Fuller said in an IF Magazine story posted March 2. “I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with [...]

J.J. Abrams talks Cloverfield sequel »

During the Star Trek panel at WonderCon, JJ Abrams was asked to give a status update on a sequel to Cloverfield. I’m not going to pretend like some big news was dropped, as Abrams basically said what he always says. He reiterated that if they do a sequel, it won’t just be a business decision, [...]

Movie Buzz: Madea rules; Star Trek, Transformers 2, Shrek news »

Academy Awards aside, here’s the latest film buzz.
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail took in $41.1 million to hog the box office. That’s $10 more than the top estimates for Perry’s film – proving again how well his films are doing. Taken, Coraline, He’s Just Not That Into You and Slumdog Millionaire did well – [...]

JJ’s Trouble with Tribbles? »

Latest on JJ’s Star Trek:
GB: Last time I saw you, you mentioned there would be a tribble in the movie. That’s fun.
JAA: Yes! There is a tribble in there. But you have to look for it. And there’s that other surprise I told you about but please don’t write about that one.’
- from Latimes

Abrams’ Star Trek Beams Up a Familiar Voice »

Computer…
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry will reprise her role as the voice of the starship Enterprise computer in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming “Star Trek” feature. She’s voiced the role in four “Star Trek” TV series and three films. – from Variety.com