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Simon Pegg explains why the Star Trek movie franchise has stalled

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It’s closing in on four years since we last saw the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise on the big screen in Star Trek Beyond, and while there’s been plenty of talk of instalment (see projects from S.J. Clarkson, Quentin Tarantino, and most recently Noah Hawley), so far there’s been no official word from Paramount Pictures regarding […]

Kirk is feeling a little lonely in deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond

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Yesterday we brought you details of the upcoming Blu-ray release for Star Trek Beyond [see here], and now USA Today has unveiled a rather humourous deleted scene from the Justin Lin-directed sci-fi sequel, which takes place on Starbase Yorktown and sees a lonely Kirk trying to find some company, before being sneezed on by Soccty’s […]

Star Trek on TV: The Undiscovered Future

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Tony Black on the possibilities for Bryan Fuller’s new Star Trek TV series…Quietly stealing the thunder of Justin Lin’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, it’s the freshly announced rebirth of Star Trek on the small screen which has triggered a wave of excitement inside and outside of Star Trek fandom since the news dropped in November last […]

CBS chief explains why the new Star Trek series will air on subscription streaming service

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Earlier this week, Paramount and CBS Television Studios announced that Star Trek is returning to the small screen for a brand new series from Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness), which is set to air on the network’s digital subscription service CBS All Access in 2017. Speaking on a earnings conference call, CBS chief Leslie […]

Idris Elba talks Star Trek Beyond villain role

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During a chat with MTV to promote his new movie Beasts of No Nation, British actor Idris Elba has offered up a few words on the currently-in-production Star Trek Beyond, which sees him taking on the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as the main villain.“Simon Pegg and the team have written a very interesting, complex […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Impossible Box’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard…In forty minutes of television Picard pilfers classic literature, employs franchise iconography and greases the dramatic wheels with style. Weaving in film homage, touching on past traumas and introducing emotional conflict ‘The Impossible Box’ proves a benchmark episode. Balancing Next Generation film franchise cameos, fan favourite […]

Promo images for Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 6 – ‘The Impossible Box’

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CBS has released a batch of promo images for the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard season 1, entitled ‘The Impossible Box’; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Stardust City Rag’Picard and the crew track Soji to the Borg cube in Romulan space, resurfacing haunting memories for […]

SDCC: IDW announces landmark Star Trek issue and new miniseries Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

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Following the SDCC launch of its epic crossover Star Trek/Green Lantern [read our review here and see a preview here], IDW Publishing has announced two new Star Trek comic book projects for this year, beginning with Star Trek #50 – a special anniversary issue from writer Mike Johnson and artist Tony Shasteen which kicks off […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Year Five #10

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IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: Year Five #10 this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue right here; take a look… With Captain Kirk still incapactiated, Spock finds himself trapped between a planet quickly spinning into chaos and a crew at each other’s throats. The end of the original mission is […]