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Idris Elba in talks for villain role in Star Trek 3

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According to Variety, fan-favorite actor Idris Elba – who’s rumored for every genre role from James Bond to Green Lantern – is in preliminary talks to star as the villain in Star Trek 3.  As is the case with these new Trek films, the role itself is being kept under wraps, though previous rumors and comments from co-writer/producer […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”… John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photoplay adventures with “A Scent of Ghosts” and “Memoriam.” Past and Present collide, as the Enterprise takes aboard a special figure from Spock’s past, only to find themselves haunted by an mystery from years before. Plus, a sad […]

Paramount identifies director shortlist for Star Trek 3

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It seems that Paramount Pictures has wasted little time in the search for a new director on Star Trek 3 following Roberto Orci’s decision to step down from the helm, and despite the best efforts of a fan campaign to #BringRikerIn, Jonathan Frakes is absent from the shortlist… According to Deadline, the studio has already […]

Jonathan Frakes responds to #BringRikerIn fan campaign for Star Trek 3

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With Roberto Orci vacating the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, a #BringRikerIn fan campaign launched, urging Paramount Pictures to hire Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection) to helm the third instalment of the rebooted series. Now the Trek veteran – who played Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions #4 – ‘Made Out of Mudd’

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions #4 – “Made Out of Mudd”… John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photonovel adventures with “Made Out of Mudd” – Harry Mudd has gotten under Jim Kirk’s skin before, but never quite like this… alien artifacts, Klingons, and a mad man’s schemes add up to headaches for the […]

William Shatner says “there was never a conversation” about him returning as Kirk for Star Trek Beyond

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Back in September, it was rumoured that William Shatner could reprise the role of Captain James T. Kirk for this year’s Star Trek Beyond, with Shatner subsequently confirming that he’d been approached. However, it seems he’s now changed his mind, telling SFX Magazine that: “There was never a conversation. It would have been interesting to see […]

Director Justin Lin talks Star Trek 3, says it’s “all new and fresh”

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With production on Star Trek 3 set to get underway later this month, Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) has been speaking to Deadline about taking over the director’s chair from J.J. Abrams and setting out to create strange new worlds and civilizations with next year’s threequel. “As great as J.J.’s films were, there’s still […]

Star Trek: Discovery adds James Frain as Spock’s father, premiere date delayed

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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 […]