News from across the world of Star Trek http://www.trekunited.com/news Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:14:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.trekunited.com/news/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.trekunited.com/news News from across the world of Star Trek http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1194&Itemid=80 In an interview with Wired.com, Star Trek writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talked about how they approached writing Star Trek (2009). Orci is a life-long fan, while Kurtzman was “converted” when he saw The Wrath of Khan. Even so, for the two fans it was intimidating to be handed the metaphorical keys to Star Trek. Said Orci, “This was not something you go into lightly... Are we worthy?” Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:54:47 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1186&Itemid=80 As a famous amphibian once said, it’s not easy being green. What’s even harder, though, is reinventing green, while still being green. That’s the challenge that Zachary Quinto faced when he took on the role of Spock, with decades of backstory and the iconic performance of Leonard Nimoy looming large before him. As with all the other actors in Star Trek (2009), he was faced with a choice: imitate or reimagine - the production’s favorite word. Quinto took the path of reimagining, making Spock his own while still paying homage to the origins of the character. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:35:49 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1185&Itemid=80 Widely regarded as one of - if not the - worst of the franchise, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was panned by even Gene Roddenberry himself. Directed by William Shatner, the film delves into Spock’s apparently psychotic brother and the search for god and Eden. Or Sha Ka Ree, if you prefer. With what could have been an interesting premise - the search for god - The Final Frontier was still marred by all variety of shortcomings. Rocket boots, shuttle-catching nets, row row row your boat to the question: how would you change Star Trek V: The Final Frontier?... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:10:03 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1180&Itemid=80 Green girls in Star Trek mean one thing and one thing only: Orion slave girls. Keep your pants on boys, as model and actress Diora Baird has revealed in an interview with Maxim Magazine that she was cast as “the green girl” in the upcoming Star Trek film. Asked to elaborate (you’re an alien?), Baird said, “I would assume so - unless I was born with a skin disease. In the original series, there were these infamous green women that Captain Kirk would hit on, and so without giving too much away, I’m one of those green girls.” Baird is... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:30:50 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1177&Itemid=80 In the latest series of the Star Trek Online team’s Ask Cryptic, the programmers behind the game have answered a series of questions on everything from the customization of ships and personnel as well as tackling the important issue of player vs. player interaction. We’ll break it down for you after the break into regular person speak. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:34:46 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1176&Itemid=80 Bryan Fuller, who wrote for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, is calling for a return of Star Trek to the small screen, just as it prepares for a nostalgic return to the silver screen and just three and a half years after Star Trek: Enterprise was cancelled. “I would love to do another Star Trek series,” Fuller said, “One where you could go back to the spirit and color of the original Star Trek, because somehow, it got colder over the years. I love Next Generation, but it’s a little cooler and calmer than the ones... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:48:37 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1175&Itemid=80 Considered by many to be one of, if not the, best Star Trek film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was the mark to which the writers of Star Trek (2009) set to reach. Asked by IESB.net, writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman said that they were most influenced by 1982’s Wrath of Khan. I can’t phrase it much better than that - the Trek-segment of their interview is after the break. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:15:51 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1172&Itemid=80 Depending on whether you like movies or if you’re dead, you may or may not take director Kevin Smith’s declaration of love for The Dark Knight and positive comparison to the as-of-yet unreleased Star Trek (2009) as a good thing. Smith, the director of the cult hit Clerks, was interviewed by First Showing, who asked him to compare mega-hit The Dark Knight with two of the most-anticipated films of 2009: The Watchmen and ST09, which Smith has seen rough cuts of each. While he rated The Dark Knight as the better of the three, he said that ST09 and The... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:14:05 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1170&Itemid=80 In a series of bizarre twists and reveals, it turns out that (as previously stated), Star Trek (2009) scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, along with producer/director JJ Abrams, had formulated a scene for William Shatner in the upcoming film. But, unlike the integral part that Leonard Nimoy is said to play in the film, the Shatner scene that was written was deemed by the team to be not much more than a writing ploy and was scrapped from the final script. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:09:42 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1165&Itemid=80 This week, Star Trek: The Experience ended its eleven-year run at the Las Vegas Hilton. The “time station” attraction wowed hundreds of thousands of fans over the years with its motion simulator rides, museum exhibit, shops, and restaurant. But in the face of stiffening competition and declining guest counts, The Experience owner Cedar Fair and the Hilton were unable to reach a new contract that would allow the unique attraction to continue its run in Vegas. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:31:13 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1164&Itemid=80 Set three decades into the future, Star Trek Online players will clearly have some catching up to do if they want to understand the universe in which the upcoming MMORPG will be taking place. To that effect, the Star Trek Online website just launched a new section called “Universe” which will tackle the details and nuances of the Star Trek Online galaxy and the changes that have been made in the intervening thirty years. The first part of this is “The Path to 2409”, which is starting off by picking up right where Star Trek Nemesis left off. The full... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:29:10 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1160&Itemid=80 It’s been a month since I last asked “How would you change?” so the time has come again to pose the question. With the debate still raging over Star Trek Nemesis, it seemed like an interesting point to take a look at what many consider to be one of Star Trek’s more flawed television series: Star Trek: Voyager. Lost in the Delta Quadrant for seven years, Voyager had a few more, shall we say, quirks than the other series. So I’ll put forth these talking points, and you may take it to wherever you like. Were the Borg overused or... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:41:57 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1156&Itemid=80 In an interview with Starlog, Simon Pegg addressed the issue of Star Trek (2009) being a remake vs. a reboot vs. the recently coined “reimagining.” The actor, who is playing Scotty in the upcoming Trek prequel, said this about the remake talk: “The weird thing - and I think this goes for both Star Trek and Doctor Who - is that neither of them are remakes. I often see Star Trek being referred to as a remake, and it really isn't. It's another Star Trek film; it's another movie in the series. It's the continuing mission.” Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:20:41 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1152&Itemid=80 The rumor mill has been swirling on Shatner’s involvement - specifically his lack thereof - in Star Trek (2009). The original Captain Kirk has long said that he is not involved and knows nothing about the production, but it seems that some people just couldn’t let it go. So the burden of proof fell to ST09 producer/director extraordinaire JJ Abrams, who flat out says, “No, the only cast member from the original films is Nimoy.” Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:12 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1147&Itemid=80 Diamond Select Toys recently announced their first venture into furniture. The prolific Star Trek toy manufacturer is gearing up to introduce a full-size “fully operational replica” of the original Star Trek series’ captain’s chair. Based on measurements from the original chair and constructed to be used as an actual piece of furniture, the chair will be available for the staggering price of $2000. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:37:24 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1146&Itemid=80 Being that the actor is playing a Romulan, or at least so we assume, there’s quite the connection. Clifton Collins, Jr., has been case as Ayel, Nero’s Romulan cohort in Star Trek (2009), and as part of the role, he had to learn to speak Romulan. As in the language. “The had a linguist come in and invent Romulan!” Collins said, in an interview with E! Online. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:26:05 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1145&Itemid=80 At the official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, Paramount Pictures saw fit to release four more Star Trek (2009) character posters in the same vein as the four loosed upon the public back at Comic Con San Diego. Up this time are John Cho as Hikaru Sulu in black, Simon Pegg as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in red, Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard McCoy in blue, and young Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov in yellow. These four, like the previous set of Nero, Uhura, Spock, and Kirk, are all cropped in such a way that when arranged properly create the... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:09:37 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1143&Itemid=80 The new owners of the Star Trek Online license, Cryptic Studios, have unveiled the first footage of the upcoming online role-playing game. Set in a future thirty years beyond Star Trek Nemesis, Star Trek Online will at first allow you to play as a member of the Klingon Empire or of Starfleet, from there, the possibilities are practically endless. You can customize your character to be a plain vanilla human or go all out as an Andorian or a Gorn. Or make up something entirely unique and heretofore unseen. Players then enter the Star Trek Online universe where they gain... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:30:52 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1139&Itemid=80 According to TrekMovie.com, the Star Trek (2009) crew has completed their first cut of the film and screened it for their bosses at Paramount. Put together by director/producer JJ Abrams and editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, the first screening apparently went very well, with TrekMovie’s sources describing it as “a hit” with Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Brad Grey. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:58:28 +0100 http://www.trekunited.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1134&Itemid=80 It wouldn’t be Star Trek if James T. Kirk didn’t rip his shirt and lock lips with a lady of otherworldly hues, now would it? While we have yet to get confirmation of the obligatory shirt ripping, Chris Pine recently chatted with E! Online, where he revealed (unsurprisingly) that he’s not going to attempt to mimic William Shatner’s Kirk and the requisite dramatic... pauses. Said Pine, “Really what Shatner did was very specific and very unique to him. I think if I went to mimic-ville, I went to try to do Shatner, it would not have been smart.” Good call.... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:11:22 +0100