Fresh off the back of mammoth blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, writer Gary Whitta has cast his gaze on another beloved sci-fi franchise, Star Trek. With Rogue One – on which Whitta was credited for the story – doing so well, now would be the time to go after any other dream projects. And […]
Star Trek: Discovery adds James Frain as Spock’s father, premiere date delayed
CBS’ upcoming new series Star Trek: Discovery has added a new member to its cast, this time in the form of a previously-established character in the Star Trek canon: Sarek, the father of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s famous Vulcan science officer, Mr. Spock. According to EW, Sarek will be played by character actor James Frain, known best for his roles […]
The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green cast as the lead in Star Trek: Discovery
There has been a lot of mystery surrounding the lead character of Star Trek: Discovery, aside from the information that she will only be known as Lieutenant Commander or Number One in the first season. However, CBS has now revealed the identity of the actress playing her. with The Walking Dead‘s Sonequa Martin-Green cast as the series’ lead. […]
Star Trek: Discovery adds three Klingons to its cast
Star Trek: Discovery has added three new cast members to the show: Chris Obi (American Gods), Shazad Latif (Penny Dreadful) and Mary Chieffo (Miss Dial) will all star as Klingons, who, at this point in the Star Trek timeline, are still considered enemies of the Federation. Obi will play T’Kuvma, a Klingon leader seeking to unite the various […]
Bryan Fuller talks Star Trek: Discovery exit, will not be involved in the series going forward
Last month came the rather surprising announcement that Bryan Fuller would no longer be serving as showrunner on CBS’ upcoming Star Trek: Discovery TV series, passing things over to Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts (Pushing Daisies) to allow him to continue his work on American Gods for Starz and Amazing Stories for NBC. During an interview with Newsweek, Fuller […]
Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp join Star Trek: Discovery, gay character confirmed
Following on from the casting of Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou of the Starship Shenzhou, CBS has now added two more names to the cast of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery in Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Anthony Rapp (Road Trip). EW reports that Jones is portraying Lt. Saru, a Science Officer from a new alien species in the […]
UPDATE: Michelle Yeoh joins Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery has got its first cast member, with news that Marco Polo‘s Michelle Yeoh has joined the show, though it is not yet known which role she is playing. This news comes from Comingsoon.net, who spoke to The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country director Nicholas Meyer. Meyer is serving as a consulting producer on Discovery and told the site […]
Bryan Fuller no longer serving as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery
After previously being delayed from January to May 2017, it seems Star Trek: Discovery has yet another slight setback as Variety reports Bryan Fuller is now stepping down as showrunner on the new Star Trek series. Apparently the decision was made late last week and is just being announced now as filming is set to begin in […]
Star Trek: Discovery launch date revealed
Over at StarTrek.com the expected release date for Bryan Fuller’s upcoming new Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery has been announced. This new show is expected to arrive in May 2017, when we’ll see the first Star Trek series in ten years warp onto our screens. Star Trek: Discovery to premiere on the paid service CBS All […]
Bryan Fuller says ‘Balance of Terror’ episode is a “touchstone” for Star Trek: Discovery story
Star Trek celebrated its 50th anniversary this past week, and to mark the occasion Bryan Fuller – showrunner of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery – took to Twitter to reveal that the famous ‘Balance of Terror’ episode of Star Trek: The Original Series is a “touchstone” for the new show’s story arc. Here’s Fuller’s tweet… […]
