So, Entertainment Weekly has your first look at the U.S.S Enterprise as envisioned by J.J. Abrams and company for their upcoming Trek reboot, Trek 11, which finds the familiar Enterprise crew in their younger, more carefree days. The Enterprise in the picture looks, well, like the Enterprise. I think. Is there really all that much difference between this one and the one we’re familiar with? I don’t know, I’m not that big of a Trekkie. I guess this one kinda looks better. I think. Anyways, see for yourself and decide.
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New Star Trek 11 Images, Article in Entertainment Weekly
The boys and gals at Entertainment Weekly have gotten themselves a very nice, long, detailed article in an upcoming issue about J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek 11″, including the stunning (?) revelation that Abrams wasn’t even much of a Trek fan growing up. This may, if you will, explain Abrams’ reaction to William Shatner’s demands to appear in the latest Trek movie (aka the reboot). The article also has a ton of new images from the movie, including our first real look at Eric Bana as Romulan bad guy Nero, and the U.S.S Kelvin starship.
Shatner’s Ego Kept Him out of Trek 11
I’m not what you would call a really big Star Trek fan, or Trekkie. (Or Trekkers, as I know some of them like to be called.) I mean, sure, I watched almost all of the Voyager and Next Generation episodes, but that’s because I just like sci-fi in general, and there wasn’t a whole lot of sci-fi on TV back then. (Or at least, big-budget sci-fi TV, anyways. I don’t even want to think about stuff like, say, Time Trax, etc.) So when news broke that William Shatner would NOT be in J.J. Abrams’ Trek reboot, fans were up in arms. I personally didn’t mind all that much, as I was never one to appreciate, as it were, Shatner’s acting style.
New Star Trek 11 Character Posters
Look, kids, it’s our first look at Simon Pegg as Scotty from J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek movie! Well not really. It’s just Simon Pegg looking like Simon Pegg, but with the Trek emblem and artwork around the image, he’s “officially” Scotty. Kinda. Anyways, if that’s enough to get your engines revving, then you’ll love these new Trek 11 character posters that Paramount has just released online to the masses. Yup, real Star Trek-y. If you like that sort of thing, I mean, what with the movie still a year away. I still think the Pike kid looks like a deranged, “serial killer next door” type with that pose…
New Star Trek 11 Posters – First Character Images
After seeing that Federation insignia thingie for so long, we finally get an actual poster for J.J. Abrams’ rebooting of the Trek franchise — plus our first official looks at four of the movie’s main characters — Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, and Eric Bana as evil Romulan badass Nero. Check out two versions of the poster below. By the way, is it me or does Chris Pine as Kirk looks, er, kind of evil? Hell, he looks even more evil than Bana’s Nero in these posters!
Star Trek 11 (2009) Movie Images Gallery
Star Trek 11 (2009) Movie Images Gallery
Plot: From director J.J. Abrams (“Mission: Impossible III,” “Lost” and “Alias”) and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (“TRANSFORMERS,” “MI: III”) comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, “Star Trek,” featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.
20 Robots In Transformers 2? Jazz Returns?
Does Michael Bay plan to jam 20 robots into “Transformers 2″? Maybe, according to the movie’s writer, Roberto Orci, who made a little post over at producer Don Murphy’s message board that read: “I’d love and think we could almost barely manage ten on each side, with some front and center and others as more supporting.” That brief tidbit has gotten the Internet all in aflutter, and everyone is now posting the “20 robots in Transformers 2″ bit, which I am now following suit, as, well, it would suck if I missed out on it, even if it turns out to be nothing.
Star Trek 11 Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits
One-half of the writing team behind J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek 11″ was at the 16th Annual Grand Slam: The Sci-Fi Summit in Burbank, CA over the weekend, and ScreenRant had a guy there who jotted down some notes. The primary speaker was writer Roberto Orci, who co-wrote the Abrams movie with his partner Robert Kurtzman, who wasn’t there. Orci answered a lot of questions about how the film was handled behind the scenes, but not so much about the plot, only to say that it was written with Leonard Nimoy’s Spock in mind, that if he hadn’t sign on, they would have had been in trouble.
Tom Cruise to Cameo in Star Trek 11?
This is, of course, just a rumor, but it’s fun to think what kind of jokes we could all come up with should Tom Cruise (pictured, left), a self-professed fan of the Star Trek franchise, and of Leonard Nimoy’s Spock character in particular (huh, wonder why that is?), actually joins the case in a brief, uncredited cameo, as he’s wont to do in other movies. MSNBC reports that Cruise, a friend of Trek 11 director J.J. Abrams, recently visited the Trek set in hopes of meeting Nimoy, but that he won’t be doing a cameo. Or at least, that’s what they want us to think.
First Look at Star Trek 11′s Shuttle, Set
With J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 11 reboot now shooting, you just knew that spy pictures were going to start flying out fast and furious, and so they have. The latest back of spy pics from the shoot arrived at AICN, and shows what Trek 11′s shuttles were going to look like, as well as some interior shots. Man, they sure look bulky, huh? But then again, I guess that’s the point — remember, this is the early days of Trek we’re talking about here, so it won’t be the sleek look of “Next Generation” or “Voyager”.
Your First Look at Star Fleet Academy in Trek 11
Apparently J.J. Abrams’ version of Starfleet Academy is very bright red and dull grey, and oh yeah, the girls still wear those fetching mini-skirts. Wow, the future is rad, man! Anyhoo. AICN recently got sent some spy pictures (talk about spy! it’s like espionage or something judging from the way these pictures were shot!) from the set of Star Trek 11 that shows off Starfleet Academy. You know, where Kirt, Spock, et al went through their Trekking education. I guess. Check them out.
George Takei to Cameo in Trek 11?
True story: when I was in school, George Takei once came to our class and talked about his experiences living in an internment camp in California during World War II, and it was there that he fell in love with movies and wanted to be an actor. No, really. Anyways, George Takei said he recently “had lunch” with J.J. Abrams, which brings up the question: is he scheduled for a cameo in Trek 11, too?
Star Trek 11 Release Date Changed to May 2009
If you’re one of the legion of Trekkies waiting with bated breath for December to see J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the Trek franchise with Star Trek 11, then you’ll just have to wait five extra months, because Paramount has decided that Trek 11 would make a better Summer flick than a Christmas flick, and has changed the film’s release date from December 2008 to May 2009.
Eric Bana Says Nero Only Has a Cameo in Trek 11?
This is strange news. Everyone has expected that Eric Bana’s Romulan villain, Nero, would have a big role in J.J. Abrams’ Trek 11, otherwise why would they cast such a big name for such a small role? But according to Bana himself, his role is only “a cameo”. But, he adds, “It’s a good cameo!” Is he messing with us?
Zoe Saldana Talks Star Trek 11
Zoe Saldana is a gorgeous woman, and the idea that she’ll be playing a younger version of Uhura in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Trek 11 is pretty good stuff. Via an interview with Black Film, Saldana, who will also be seen in James Cameron’s sci-fi epic “Avatar” in 2009, talks about her role on Trek 11.
