— by BEV QUESTAD — The raised eyebrow, the split fingers salutation, the mind meld and the dignified pointed ears: Spock represented a logically-evolved mind dedicated to the search for truth. Leonard Nimoy, who embodied this Star Trek (ST) character, became inextricably linked to his se[...]
Posts Tagged ‘J.J. Abrams’
Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
— by ADAM DALE — It has been four years since J.J. Abrams “Star Trek” debuted and the eventual sequel to the hit has finally landed in theaters. “Star Trek Into Darkness” is using the same hit formula that worked for the franchise’s reboot, as well as adding a multitude of new [...]
Alan Horn talks Star Wars: Episode VII
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — After what seemed to be a brief period of quiet — about two weeks — on the “Star Wars” front, we now have news, and lots of it. Cinemacon was last week and at the Disney presentation, Disney Studios chief Alan Horn had some “Star Wars: E[...]
Star Trek Into Darkness: Final Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — The first Star Trek program hit the airwaves in 1966 and has amassed one of the largest fan bases for any television show ever. Its impact has been felt throughout society, including science, culture and will be a part of television history forever. Over 40 years late[...]
Star Trek Into Darkness: Motion Poster
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — The folks at Paramount just released a groovy motion poster via Empire Magazine for “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Complete with sound, John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) lets it be known he’s out for vengeance and wants to destroy us all. As expected, not m[...]
Star Trek Into Darkness: First Featurette
— by ADAM POYNTER — The talk around J.J. Abrams has been aflutter ever since it was revealed that Disney, with the newly-acquired rights to the “Star Wars” franchise, had hired the director to helm the new film and kick off an entirely new series of movies. While this is exciting new[...]
Is the Force with J.J. Abrams?
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Well, by now you may already know Disney has bought Lucasfilm and is quickly moving ahead with a new “Star Wars” series of movies. Also, the web has been conjecturing nonstop who the possible candidates would be to take on the challenge of directing the first fil[...]
Under Review: ‘Super 8’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Not only is “Super 8” — a collaboration of director J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek”) and producer Steven Spielberg (”Saving Private Ryan”) — reminiscent of great movies of the past, it also strives to be a film that will inspire movies of the [...]
MTV Movie Awards Premieres ‘Super 8’ Extended Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Super 8” has been highly secretive with its plot ever since a teaser trailer was released in May 2010. I remember where I was when I first saw it. I was in line to see “Iron Man 2” at its midnight opening in IMAX. I was excited then and have [[...]
‘Star Trek’ Sequel on Track
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Fans of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” reboot (like myself) are in luck. The folks over at Trekmovie.com have really come through for us. They have scored an interview with the co-writer/producer for the upcoming “Star Trek” sequel, Rober[...]
Four Clips from ‘Super 8’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Pretty much anything featuring the words “From writer/director J.J. Abrams” is going to pique my interest. Add “From producer Steven Spielberg” to the mix and I’m definitely intrigued. In typical Abrams fashion, not many details about the [...]
Two New Images from ‘Super 8’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — This summer features some of the biggest names in the movie business. And with so many big-name franchises rolling out new entries (such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, X-Men and Transformers) and several new superheroes embarking on hoped-for franchise[...]
An Extended TV Spot for ‘Super 8’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Below is an extended TV spot from “Super 8,” which was written and directed by J.J. Abrams (with Steven Spielberg on board as a producer). The movie — which stars Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, [...]
Secret URL Found in ‘Super 8’ Trailer
— by SEAN GERSKI — A project combining the talents of Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams obviously has the potential to produce something truly special. But making the whole thing even better is how well they have been able to keep this project under wraps. Too often anymore, we know just [...]