JUSTIN LIN STAR TREK BEYOND INTERVIEW

Star Trek Beyond Will Mix Things Up in Its Plot, Jumping Forward in Time! is the latest scoop to hit the trekkie sphere over at Master Herald.‎ Star Trek Beyond Won't Be A Traditional Kirk-Spock Adventure according to cinemablend. Almost everyone knows poor William Shatner is not in the movie. To keep everything on track, heres Director Justin Lin's "INSIDER VIEW" on ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Criticisms:

“We Are Trying to Be Bold and Take Risks” was Posted by Peter Sciretta over at Slashfilm recently. Heres a few quotes from J. Linn who explains why trek's trailer was mind boggling.... to be kind.

 Justin Lin Quote 1

 Well, its a minute and a half, you know… And again, there were other versions that were much more traditional and I can see where maybe the hardcore fans could probably see that as, “Oh.” But with trailers you’re putting a two-hour movie into a minute and a half, and the one thing I wanted to make sure is that it hopefully represents that we are trying to be bold and take risks, whether we are successful or not, I don’t know. That was something I was excited to do and with collaborators like Simon [Pegg] and Doug [Jung], passion for the franchise will be there regardless. So however it’s presented, yeah it’s a minute and a half, and my challenge to everyone making the trailer is about saying “let’s not go off course, I’m not afraid to share — share it, I feel like we have the goods in a two-hour run and you really do get to know the characters and hopefully the journey is great. I love it and the cast did an amazing job and the crew… and the inside baseball version of the creation of this Trek was pretty condensed in how you usually make a movie of this size. And I wanted us to be bold, I wanted us to take chances and hopefully in a minute and a half we are able to convey that.

THESE ROCKS ARE NOT FAKE, WELL THATS NOT TYPICAL!

 Justin Lin Quote 2 

Yeah, and I don’t know if that’s the case here. When I saw the teaser, I’m like, aw shit. You really have to put the motorcycle in there? So I get it, I get it, I get it.

 Justin Lin Quote 3 (Music)

It’s in the DNA of this canon. It was in the ’09 Trek, and we went through different iterations of the teaser and I wanted to make sure whatever here is using all the elements from the film. It’s been a part of this Kirk’s journey and so I felt it was very organic, and it will ultimately be in the finished film.

IMAGE OWNER/ CREATOR: PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND OR CBS STUDIOS

 Justin Lin Quote 4 (Lin VS Pegg)

The one thing that was when I came on this [film project], I didn’t even realize how emotional my level of engagement with Trek was until the first day of preproduction when I walked into the hallway of the Enterprise and it hit me. It’s part of me but my level of engagement with Trek was really from 8 to 18, when I would watch Trek at 11 PM on channel 13 with my dad. He worked all day, closed shop at 9 PM and dinner at 10 and watched Trek. And so a lot of that is trying to create something that embraces the essence of Trek for me. Simon has a very different level of engagement, and Doug also has a very different… so it’s awesome to get in there and have those collaborators and have that discourse about how we were going to craft this movie. ‘Cause Simon, he knows EVERYTHING about Trek and it’s great to have those guys with me the whole way.

Art is the wonderful mirror of humanity..... When Chris Pine says this, Simon Pegg is seated looking at him. I have no idea how Pegg kept such a straight face but he did - right to the very end of the video - Hilarious.






Justin Lin Quote 5 (Star Trek Beyond Title)

 He kind of tracked me down and we’re talking and I didn’t know what to expect. I thought maybe he was offering to go shoot a script that existed and he said, no, it’s yours. Go and be bold. And just take it. Be bold and make it what you think you would do to Star Trek. And the more we talked about it, the more we kept saying, well let’s keep pushing. Let’s keep pushing. And that’s when Simon kind of said, well it should be Star Trek Beyond. And it was his idea. And it was kind of came from all our conversations. And we looked at each other and like oh, that sounds like the title of this film. 

And the interview goes on and on. All this awesomeness over one trailer, aren't we spoilt? For more Star Trek Beyond analysis, warp over on over to Slashfilm Page 2 and Slashfilm Page 3


Live Long and Prosper Trekkies and Trekkers!

Star Trek Beyond Newsflash

Star Trek Beyond Trailer 2 has yet to beam across the galaxy. It seems Justin Lins fast and furious motorcycles, sexy aliens and bigger explosions is taking trekland by surprise..

 The Beastie Boys track "Sabotage" is just the beginning of all out war! Will Star Trek Beyond reignite the philosophical trekkie fundamentals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek or cause utter chaos?

After the partial rehash of Star Wars, can Star Trek follow in Han Solo's footsteps and score big at the box office? The only hitch is William Shatner isn't in the movie. Its a real pity too because all we need is the Solo ending sending Grandpa Kirk off in style.

Visualize Admiral Kirk hamming it up with a stake through the heart as hes being jettisoned out an airlock, Hammer Horror style! Is less more? Was once enough? Is Galia or Uhura the most likely candidate to kill captain Kirk?

Live long and be prosperous, trekkers and trekkies.

STAR TREK BEYOND UPDATES

Are you a trekkie, trekker or movie fan? I'm guessing you are so heres some interesting timeline facts about Star Trek Beyond! (film sequel to Star Trek Into Darkness). ST Beyond is due to be released (in REALD 3D and IMAX 3D) by Paramount Pictures on 22nd July 2016.

On 22 December 2014, it was announced that Justin Lin had been hired to direct Star Trek's 13th movie incarnation.

On 21 January 2015, it was announced that principal filming would start in April the 15th 2015 at Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Simon Pegg and Doug Jung writing the film.

 KEENSERS WATCHING YOU!

On 8 July 2015, Hollywood Trekstar Deep Roy was confirmed to be returning as Keenser, due to having cancelled a convention appearance for filming Star Trek Beyond.



Zoe Saldana has spoken out about Spock and Uhuras relationship. "I'm pretty sure that for this third installment, we'll be able to sort of .... be more hands-on."

On 11 July 2015, Michael Giacchino tweeted, "So thrilled to be working with Justin Lin and the rest of the Enterprise crew on Star Trek Beyond! Let's boldly go!"

On 24 July 2015, it was announced that Joe Taslim had been cast in a key role opposite the movies villain, Idris Elba aka Kraal. On 25, 26, 29 and 30 June 2015, the production filmed scenes in Squamish Boulders, Squamish, British Columbia.

On 26 June 2015, Executive Producer David Ellison revealed Dubai as a filming location. Three days later, Director Justin Lin revealed that the title was officially Star Trek Beyond.

THE SMASHED CRASHED BASHED PRIMARY HULL OF THE USS ENTERPRISE NCC 1701?
TREKCORE REVEALS ALL WITH AN INSIDE SCOOP!

On 14 August 2015, several set photos were published on the internet, backing the claim that a Federation starship crash landed on a planet.



On 20 August 2015, the first set photos from the filming were published by ScreenRush.com.

On 27 August 2015 and 29 August 2015, Twitter users reported that Star Trek Beyond was filming at Triangle Road in Richmond, BC and at the Pitt River Quarries in Red Deer, BC.

During their filming in Dubai, several set photos were posted on Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites, including several images and videos of new alien species.

Principal filming wrapped in Dubai on Thursday 15 October 2015.



On September 2015 [102] Omaze announced Adam Horwitz as the winner of the walk-on role competition.



A trailer for the film was released online on 14 December 2015 and created quite a mixed response from fans, George Takei and Wil Wheaton.




Simon Pegg admitted to being surprised by the trailer, speculating "the marketing people were banging their drums - saying, 'Everyone come see this film, it's full of action and fun.' When there is a lot more to it than that. I didn't love it because I know there is a lot more to the film."

Live Long and be prosperous, trekkers.

TOP 50 BLOGS FOR TREKKIES

Happy New Year, eveyone! I discovered a fascinating resource at TrekToday. Top 50 Blogs For Trekkies was created by Star Trek fans studying at the Radiology Technician School in the United States. When this record of trekkie blogs disappeared I resurrected it - to trek out and be prosperous. All joking aside, Star Trek Sci Fi Blog is listed at No7! ....

I don't mind telling you, its been a trip sharing the limelight with my Star Trek heroes. Check out the big names. You can read a summary of "Top Fifty Blogs for Trekkies" at TrekToday or catch the full scoop here. Thanks Trekkies far and wide for hailing us beyond your corner of the alpha quadrant. Do you love the Big Bang?

Is it luck, affliction or love of Science Fiction?

Live Long and Prosper, trekkie!  Enjoy your Star Trekking.

STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS

STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS has grossed $1.16 billion worldwide which cost $350million to make. Its so good people are seeing it three, four times - Go see it!

The movies world premiere took place at Los Angeles on Dec 14th with a razzmatazz of invited guests, Stormtroopers, Chewy, R2D2, CP3O, J.J. Abrams, George Lucas and legions of fans swarming up to the red carpet. The films movie director J.J. Abrams even got in on the action pausing to take a selfie of himself with some fangirls.

VERDICT? I must confess, the sheer size and attention to detail is amazing. The movie is mixed with an exciting new and spectacular old feeling which has made it a hit. So big in fact, Mark Hamill is warning fans not to fall for fake autographs. Heres a great shot of Star Wars 501st Legion taken in Singapore. Look how low pitched their rifles are slung.

 I guess Vaders Stormtroopers can't shoot it out with rebel factions at the opening première. Vaders advancing legion gives the Jedi a chance to break a leg and get the best front row movie seats.

 Hey these guys aren't Jedi's! What happened to the good guys? Were you one of Jedi or the Sith? Did you wear your uniform? Spot any Trekkies hiding in the audience?

May the Force be with You -  Live Long and Prosper.

Star Trek Beyond's Trailer

SPOCK'S SHOULDER PATCH READS USS FRANKLIN

Star Trek Beyond's - trailer 1 is here, finally. Its showtime with the new USS Enterprise NCC 1701 crew tearing up some alien world and btw, they've gone and wrecked the bl**dy ship again!!! Earlier in the year we speculated the skunk lady (Sofia Boutella) would be contending with Star Trek's fearsome villains, WELL, we were right!

Here's Star Trek's killer gazelle fighting a Jem Hadar type alien in Star Trek Beyond. Doesn't she look great?






"This is where the frontier pushes back." Heres Idris Elba's character "Kraal" speaking from the chaos.  The dude actually looks like Satan.. (I reckon the reason Worf was so popular is because he looked real, fans liked the moving face and identified with the Klingon.) Kraal is a different alien altogether so you'll have to decide.

IDRIS ELBA IS THE VILLAINOUS KRAAL

So now we've no ship, no crew and a bewildered Captain Kirk pondering his faith having stuffed up command for a 3rd movie in a row.

Seriously, does new age Kirk know what hes doing? LOL I sure hope Kirk doesn't turn out like Captain Nesmith in Galaxy Quest. Remember him? Hilarious - which likely points at where Star Trek Beyond is going into the future -

The world première of the film kicks off Star Trek's 50th anniversary celebrations on July 22nd 2016. Is Idris Elba's Kraal on a thrill to kill spree? Is it written in the stars for the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 to turn into a blazing fireball?

Will Keenser save the day? - I sure hope so, trekkers. Live long and Prosper!

Star Trek Alphabet A to Z - Christmas Blog Hop

Seasons Greetings Trekinators, Elizabeth is hosting a special blog hop at Liz's Random Ponderings today. You can join in for the geeky fun and sign up for the Christmas Joy Blog Hop here - Congratulations on your 100th post Elizabeth!

Maybe an alien geek or two will pop up out of a cake with some Saurian Brandy to quicken our heartbeats? The bloghop theme is simple: What makes Christmas Time special for you during the Happy Holidays?

STAR TREK NEWSFLASH:

The scoop over at the Hollywood Reporter, tells us now that the first trailer for STAR TREK BEYOND will debut ahead of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on December 18th giving Trekkers our first look at the movie, how cool is that?  More news to follow so feel free to spread the word at Elizabeths Blog

So heres my Christmas Bloghop theme - More or less an A to Z Star Trek alphabet soup of trekkie bits for you to Enjoy! Sorry I went a bit overboard but you did ask!

Decker and the Ilia Mechanism 

 A is for adorable Aliens.
‘B,’ is for beautiful Betazoids
‘C,’ is for cunning Cardassians,
‘D,’ is for dumb Data, whose fingers reach an odd functional impass
And ‘F,’ is for friendly Ferengi Quark who runs holosuites to fulfill your fantasies
‘G,’ is for Goldberg who played gutsy Guinan in TNG, "That ship from the past has to go back!"
‘H,’ is for her Glory, Your Glory - Elaan of Troyius. Once infected you're hopelessly in love, forever.
‘I,’ is for illuminating Ilia who teared up when they shaved her hair off (for Star Trek's 1979 Motion Picture) but at the end of the movie, Decker and Ilia light up like a christmas tree.
‘J,’ is for Jamaharohn
‘K,’ is for kissable Kamala who shares her
"L"ove and bonds with only one of her chosen few. Tough job for Picard resisting her advances!
M is for Mars Defense Perimeter Ships which sounds fantastic! Truth is the Borg swatted them like flies.
N is for Number 1 - You know, (The guy who crashed the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 - D by crashing her into Veridian III.
"O is for "O Sh*t!!!" Brace for impact" - Pity Obi Wan wasn't aboard.  - Wheres Picard's buddy Q when you need him?
P is for Psychokinesis Star Treks powerful Platonians have the ability to move objects.

Q is for the quintessential Q with an IQ of 2005.
R is for Picards Ready Room. Here, Beverly and Picard get friendly in the Captain's office
S is for Security Guards - redshirts usually get snuffed out on landing parties.
T is for thousands of cooing furry tribbles delighted to see you and be friends!
U is for Ugly Giant Bags of Mostly Water, hehe Thats us.
V is for Velara III - Microbrain lifeforms beamed aboard Picard's Enterprise.
W is for "Working"  - regularly spoken by the onboard computers voiced by Majel Barrett.
X is for Xeno - originating from the Greek meaning strange. Remember Apollo? You will worship ME. Captain Kirk was not impressed.
Y is for yikes, Yellow alert How would you feel about performing for the amusement of a Mastercomputer?
Zats all folks.

I sure hope you enjoyed the Christmas Joy Star Trek buzz. Which letter is your favorite?

Live Long and Prosper and don't wear a Red Shirt, So spread the word... Merry Christmas friends, heres to the Galaxy's Greatest Earthies, Trekkers and Trekkies!

ITUNES GAME CENTRE 

New CBS Star Trek Series

CBS is giving the United Federation of Earthers something to celebrate about on January 2017. So now we've got a new Star Trek Series in the pipeline. Are you excited? but heres the catch..... The show will only be available on the CBS Streaming Channel which costs $5.99 a month. So prepare yourself friends, the word is out.

WHO WILL THE NEXT CAPTAIN BE?

We can expect "new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966."

Will you be taking the plunge and signing up for CBS All Access? Which TV/MOVIE/VIDEO entertainment streaming services do you prefer?  Where do you get your Science fiction kicks?

1. CBS All Access
2. NETFLIX
3. AMAZON PRIME INSTANT VIDEO
4. HULU
5. Crackle
6. YOUTUBE
7. Drama Fever
8. CRUNCHYROLL
9. TWITCH TV (JUSTIN TV)
10. ITUNES/ GOOGLE PLAY STORE

Is live videogaming your gig? Then TWITCH is for you because theres plenty to see and do on Twitch. The app is free on most platforms: IOS, ANDROID, XBOX ONE, PS4, CHROMECAST, AMAZON TV and is boldly twitching where no app has gone before!

Watch long and Prosper, Trekkers and Trekkies.

Beyond Star Trek and Star Wars

CAN YOU NAME ALL THESE STAR TREK ALIENS?

Star Trek Beyond is the third movie in JJ Abrams reboot trilogy directed by (fast and furious) Star Trek kid Justin Lin. The plot of Star Trek Beyond is still a mystery. Will we be seeing Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans or any other familiar alien races?

FIONA VROOM IS A GREEN ORION!

STAR TREK TEASERS

1. It seems the Star Trek kid is keeping stump, curse him.
2. We do know Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba are getting their alien on for the movie.
3. Fiona Vroom is playing the Green Orion Girl.
4. Joe Taslim, Lydia Wilson, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba have Top Secret identities according to IMDB.
5. Star Trek Beyond has Twenty Five stuntmen and women.

STARSHIP USS ENTERPRISE NCC 1701

The latest news is Captain Kirk's USS Enterprise NCC 1701 is departing at the end of STID to primarily explore new worlds and civilisations.

 "They (USS Enterprise NCC 1701) haven’t really gone on their five-year mission, so what we experienced in the TV show hasn’t been touched on yet. That sets up an opportunity for exploration and the deeper you go, the more you are examining humanity.Those are the things that I absorbed as a kid and hope to tap into and embrace and celebrate." 

 Now with the release of Star Trek's New Series in January 2017 fans want to know: Is Star Trek's New CBS Series set in Gene Roddenberry's Prime Universe or J J Abrams reboot universe? and what about Star Trek Beyond? When are we getting our first official Star Trek Beyond trailer?

LEONARD NIMOY STUNS TREKKIES

 QUESTION: So which universe are you hoping for trekkie, G R Prime-verse or Abramsverse?

Which epic empire, Star Wars or Star Trek deserves to rule supreme over the entire Galactic Federation of Planets? “Star Trek,” which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, is one of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. So don't let that influence you.

 What is your final say? Which movie is going to cry havoc at the Box office and let slip the dogs of war!  Live Long and prosper, Terrans.

 It's officially official. Paramount Pictures, Skydance, Bad Robot and IMAX Corporation have confirmed that Star Trek Beyond will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released in IMAX theaters worldwide beginning July 22, 2016.

Star Trek and Dr Whos Doctors

"You owe me something, you do realise that - don't you?"
"Not Now Doctor. Please!!!"

In 1997 Dr Who had eight doctors and so did Star Trek. Heres Treks run down: Dr Philip Boyce, Dr Mark Piper, Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Dr Christine Chapel, Dr Beverly Crusher, Dr Katherine Pulaski, Dr Julian Bashir, and the EMH - Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram. If you include the EMH on the USS Enterprise NCC 1701-E then thats nine but wait what about Dr Who's Peter Cushing and Richard Hurndall?

So which sci fi genre wins?

Given recent success with bigger and worse block buster movies and spin off TV series -  Which Sci Fi Genre, Star Trek or Dr Who has the most doctors?

Live Long and Prosper, Treknichians and Whovians!

Bruce Hyde dies at 74

Have No Fear - O' Rileys Here.

On a sad note, a memorable and well-loved character Lt Riley played by Bruce Hyde, passed away from throat cancer on Oct 13th. He was 74. In Star Trek's classic "the Naked Time", Kevin Riley is the Irish navigator who steals the Enterprise in that episode. He will not be forgotten by fans, RIP Bruce and thanks for making us laugh.




 

Simon Peggs Geekspeak

Simon Pegg apologised recently for making geeky comments which I think are interesting. Oh well, I guess nobody's perfect. Whats the big deal anyway? He was only speaking his mind.

Despite his reputation as a poster boy for geeks, he told Radio Times magazine: 

“Before Star Wars, the films that were box-office hits were The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Bonnie and Clyde and The French Connection – gritty, amoral art movies.

 “Then suddenly the onus switched over to spectacle and everything changed … I don’t know if that is a good thing.”

 Pegg, who played chief engineer Scotty in the recent Star Trek films, added: 

“Obviously I’m very much a self-confessed fan of science fiction and genre cinema but part of me looks at society as it is now and just thinks we’ve been infantilised by our own taste. 

 “Now we’re essentially all consuming very childish things – comic books, superheroes. Adults are watching this stuff, and taking it seriously. 

 “It is a kind of dumbing down, in a way, because it’s taking our focus away from real-world issues. Films used to be about challenging, emotional journeys or moral questions that might make you walk away and re-evaluate how you felt about … whatever. 

 “Now we’re walking out of the cinema really not thinking about anything, other than the fact that the Hulk just had a fight with a robot.”

 The Mission: Impossible star said he wanted to take on more dramatic roles. 

 “Sometimes (I) feel like I miss grown-up things,” he said. “And I honestly thought the other day that I’m gonna retire from geekdom.

I see the need to analyse... MUST A-N-A-L-Y-S-E ,,,, error error!!!! does not compute... (Sparks flying) Please! someone feel free to interpret - So much meaningful geekspeak here to analyse.... HELP!


Geek long and Prosper, bloggies, geeksters, nerdlings and trekkers. I think thats eveyone, lol.

Idris Elba - Groundbreaking Villain

Star Trek Beyond - The thirteenth movie directed by Justin Lin is currently filming in futureland - the city of tomorrow, Dubai. Wide speculation is running rife about Star Trek's new bad guy, Idris Elba. Since the news broke about "Beyonds" antagonist, The BIG QUESTION remains UNANSWERED.

BRIDGE OF USS ENTERPRISE NCC 1701

Who's the most likely villain to take out Captain Kirk's (Chris Pine) USS Enterprise NCC 1701? 

Whats his name? Idris Elba knows only hes not telling!!! Earlier in the year, I reported Sofia Boutella is contending with Star Trek's fearsome villains - 007 style -  as the perfect sexy killer machine with secret moves to blow us away - hehe.

SOFIA BOUTELLA - TREKS KILLER MACHINE 

So who is Star Trek's Mr Evil? and whats the beef this time round?  

Heres what Simon Pegg and Idris Elba have told us so far - thanks to MTV.

SIMON PEGG: That’s not true…I heard there’s a rumor he’s [Idris Elba] been spoken to about stuff, so he may be in the film, but he won’t be a Klingon or maybe he will.  

MR EVIL AND CAPTAIN KIRK

"You’ve never seen me play a character like this." 

 "It’s quite an interesting journey, which I think is groundbreaking for the franchise. But, it still keeps with the ’classic bad guy is a classic bad guy’ tone."

“Simon [Pegg] and the team have written a very interesting, complex journey for my character,”

"I think Star Trek has prided themselves as being quite classic when it comes to villains, like ‘he’s a guy who wants to end the world."


It seems details for Idris Elba’s mysterious role are being kept hidden somewhere on Ceti Alpha V.

Is Idris Elba cool enough to tell us who MR EVIL really is? You decide. Unless Elba spills the beans, I'm calling him Mr Evil.



Its over to you trekkers, trekkies and bloggies. Whats your best guess?