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  • Star Trek 3: Shat Happens?

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    Star Trek 3 writer and director Roberto Orci is wanting to bring back William Shatner for a part in the third revamped Trek film. The original Capt. James T. Kirk was supposed to have a cameo in the J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot, but was cut which led to Shatner doing his Shatner thing and getting pissed.

    Orci’s script has a scene which reunites Leonard Nimoy’s Spock and Kirk, whether it will really happen is anyone’s guess. I am of the thought that you can not have enough Shatner (of which I might be the minority).

    With Star Trek 3 releasing in 2016 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original series it would be a nice callback to the show’s history. Just keep Nichelle Nichols away from ever doing this again.

  • When Both Spocks Go Golfing, All Arguments Are Invalid

    Photo courtesy autokarma.de
    Photo courtesy autokarma.de

    I think even Dr. Sheldon Cooper, who famously said, “suck it, Zachary Quinto”, would approve of this commercial from Audi starring Leonard Nimoy and his alternate reality counterpart.

    There are many things in life that make me happy: football, caramel apple empanadas, Far Cry and now, this.

    This is Super Bowl worthy and not in the “I wish that was better” sort of way, but the “Betty White playing mud football with Abe Vigoda” sort of way.

    http://youtu.be/WPkByAkAdZs

  • Star Trek Into Darkness Poster Trifecta

    Photo courtesy buzzfeed.com
    Photo courtesy buzzfeed.com

    Here are three new posters for Star Trek Into Darkness. The first shows the Enterprise falling to Earth and the ones below have Spock praying to an almighty volcano god and Uhura wishing she didn’t have to contractually come back and do two more Avatar movies.

    A new trailer for the movie releases online Tuesday.

    Star Trek Into Darkness releases on May 17th.

    Photo courtesy ign.com
    Photo courtesy ign.com
    Photo courtesy comingsoon.net
    Photo courtesy comingsoon.net

     

     

  • Screenwriter Damon Lindelof Discusses Star Trek Into Darkness Villain Secrecy

    Photo courtesy screenrant.com
    Photo courtesy screenrant.com

    In an interview with the L.A. Times Hero Complex, Damon Lindelof gave the reason why he thinks it is so important that audiences stay in the dark about who exactly Benedict Cumberbatch is playing in this summer’s Star Trek Into Darkness.

    “The audience needs to have the same experience that the crew is having. You’re Kirk, you’re Spock, you’re McCoy, so if they don’t know who the bad guy is going to be in the movie, then you shouldn’t know. It’s not just keeping the secret for secrecy’s sake. It’s not giving the audience information that the characters don’t have.”

    Well you certainly can’t fault him for that reasoning. I think many people are assuming that Cumberbatch will be playing Khan and I am certainly one of those. I am afraid that some have made such a huge deal out of this that no matter who he ends up being they will be disappointed. If he is Khan, you will have the Ricardo Montalban bandwagon crying foul and if he is a new villain, you will have a group that is pissed off that there Khan guess was wrong.

    I applaud the studio and actors for being able to keep the role a secret for this long. Mystery is the spice of life. Or is that cumin?

     

     

  • New Star Trek: The Video Game Gameplay Trailer

    Photo courtesy realmofgaming.com
    Photo courtesy realmofgaming.com

    Not a whole lot has been shown of Star Trek: The Video Game beyond a handful of screenshots since last year, but now with the game’s April release looming Digital Extremes is beginning to take the wraps off of their licensed title.

    The game looks to mix a lot of different game styles together. The shooting sequences are close behind the shoulder type run and gun like Dead Space or Resident Evil while there appears to be some small exploration element like Uncharted or Tomb Raider and you even get to control the Enterprise in space battles. Hopefully all of this can come together and deliver a good movie tie-in game (for once).

    [amazon_link id=”B0081B1O5A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Star Trek: The Video Game[/amazon_link] releases on April 23rd.

  • Star Trek: The Video Game Due Out April 23, 2013

    Star Trek: The Video Game will be releasing on April 23, 2013 a mere three weeks before the crew of the Enterprise is set to return in Star Trek Into Darkness. Above is the official box art for the game which will have Kirk and Spock working together in co-op missions fighting against the classic Trek series enemy the Gorn who are (obviously) being re-designed for the new game.

    Pre-orders for the game begin tomorrow, December 21st, and gamers will receive some in-game extras for dropping the early cash.

    The “Elite Officers” Pack comes with:

    – Stealth Pack (stealth uniforms for Kirk and Spock as well as a Starfleet Stealth Sniper Rifle)

    – Brawler Pack (Kirk’s leather jacket attire and Spock’s Vulcan Science Academy attire)

    – Kelvin Pack (Kirk and Spock U.S.S. Kelvin uniforms and Kelvin hand phaser)

    – Academy Pack (Kirk Academy Uniform, Spock Dress Uniform and Academy phaser)

    – Kobayashi Maru Pack- (Kirk and Spock Kobayashi Maru uniforms)