Tag: Star Trek
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‘Fantastic Four’: ‘WandaVision’ Director Matt Shakman in Talks to Helm
Click here to read the full article.Matt Shakman, the veteran TV director who ushered Marvel Studios into the age of television, is in early talks to make the jump to MCU features with Fantastic Four, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.Shakman became a Marvel favorite with the Emmy-winning WandaVision, the first MCU series released for Disney+.…
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Karl Urban Struck A Careful Balance When It Came To Playing Star Trek’s Bones
JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek” reboots were a bold and largely successful attempt to bring the franchise back into mainstream relevancy, reimagining the classic sci-fi series as action/adventure blockbusters. Naturally, for a franchise with one of the oldest fandoms, many people were nervous at the prospect of not only putting a new spin on this universe,…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Cast & Characters: Meet the Crew of the USS Cerritos
It’s time to boldly go where no Star Trek show has gone before! Star Trek: Lower Decks made Star Trek history when it debuted on August 6, 2020. It was not only the first animated Star Trek series since the short-lived 1970s show Star Trek: The Animated Series, it was the first ever comedic installment…
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Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3: Everything You Need to Know About the Show
With the phenomenal first season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds landing in July 2022, fans don’t have to wait long to watch an equally incredible project from the franchise. In terms of its big-screen intentions, the Star Trek brand may be taking a short break, but streaming activity is still bustling along. One…
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‘Event Horizon’ at 25: Paul W.S. Anderson Recalls Paramount Fearing His Horror Film Slandered ‘Star Trek’
When Paramount got its first look at a cut of “Event Horizon” in 1997, some studio executives thought that director Paul W.S. Anderson had made a film so disturbing that it slandered outer space itself.“Someone actually said to me, ‘We’re the studio that makes Star Trek!’” Anderson recalled with a grin on his face. “They…
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After Star Trek Ended, Nichelle Nichols Went To Work For NASA
“Star Trek” has endured for decades as a beacon of hope as we try to strive toward a future where humanity has allowed bigotry and prejudice to become relics of an antiquated past. Gene Roddenbery’s sci-fi adventure series presented a world that has embraced the thrilling concept of new discoveries just waiting to be found…
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How The Vampire Diaries Prepared Paul Wesley To Play Star Trek’s Captain Kirk
The final episode of the first season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” — titled “A Quality of Mercy” — ran a “What If…?” scenario that put Captain Pike (Anson Mount) in the Enterprise’s captain’s chair during the events of the original series episode “Balance of Terror.” In this parallel universe (provided by some handy-dandy…
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Zoe Saldaña: ‘Star Trek’ Icon Nichelle Nichols ‘Made Me Feel Safe’ Joining J.J. Abrams’ Reboot
Live long and prosper, and Nichelle Nichols did just that.Zoe Saldaña opened up about taking on the legacy of “Star Trek” icon Nichols’ character, Nyota Uhura.Saldaña penned a tribute to original “Star Trek” TV series star Nichols, who died on Saturday at age 89. Nichols’ Uhura was one half of TV’s first interracial kiss with…