This week Star Trek director Justin Lin is planning some reshoots with the 3rd instalment of the rebooted "Abramsverse" movies, Star Trek Beyond. The good news is Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is joining the ranks of Starfleet's finest but what role does she play?
Fans will remember her from Rosewater, Xmen, Last stand, 24 or House of Sand and Fog. To date she won an oscar nomination and took home an Emmy for supporting actress in 2009. So whats the expose on Shohreh? We hear you ask. Well rumor has it shes important. We don't know her name yet, but shes got a seat of power at the Federation's High Command, now that gotta count for something! Personally I love the idea of having a powerful female in charge.
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Will she be snarky and fierce like Fleet Admiral Alynna_Nechayev who bossed Riker around in Star Trek TNG Chain of Command P1 or something else? If Shohreh Aghdashloo (Characters Name Unknown) ordered the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 to obliterate the swarm of alien spacehips then Captain Kirk must be pardoned for wrecking the bloody ship again!
But does she give the order? What do you think?
Which of these "Captains orders" grabs your fancy?
1. Ahead Warp factor One or
2. Engage!!! Warp Nine!
“Star Trek Beyond,” hits movie theatres on July 22nd. Snarky Long and Prosper, Trekkers.
Six years on, STAR TREK is still the reigning Science Fiction champion to score big and win at the Oscars. We know now Star Wars EP VII got thrashed by Mad Max 4 despite the force being nominated half a dozen times.
Heres Ben Stiller costumed as a Na'vi hunter presenting at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010. After slagging off Star Trek and gushing over James Cameron's Avatar, our blue friend finally scrams so Star Trek winners Mindy Hall, Barney Burman and Joel Harlow can victoriously claim their Oscars for best makeup category.
Jeffrey Scott's - Battle of the Bands regales Rockstar Aficionados all the time - so having found a Science Fiction angle, I wanted to join in the "Battle of the Bands" fun.
Star Trek Beyond's teaser trailer is exploring new territory. (Alas forget Jerry Goldsmith and
James Horner) Question: Is the Beastie Boy's "Sabotage" track punchy enough to shake up the
entire galactic Federation of Lifeforms?
We need Star Trek as a NO1 box office smash hit but Beyond has
to win over the hearts of fans first. The truth is emotional reactions are running quite high. You may remember the first time Kirk played "Sabotage" in 2009 as he drove his stepdads red corvette over a cliff.
Its time to choose 1 out of 3 songs you'd like to hear in Star Trek Beyond.
1. Sabotage by Beastie Boys
2. It's My Life by Bon Jovi
3. Womanizer by Britney Spears
Which of these 3 music tracks is your favorite for Star Trek Beyond?
Let us know your "song of choice" in the comments below.
Rock Long and Prosper - Rockstars, Trekstars and Blogstars!
Christine Rains, C. Lee McKenzie and Tara Tyler are hosting a Winter Bloghop which I spotted over at the writegame.blogspot.com. Its all good fun. The idea is to shake
off the seasons blues by posting a fun MEME on whatever cosmically takes your fancy. All you have to
do is select a favorite image (You've probably guessed that I love Science Fiction.) Now warp over
to https://imgflip.com/memegenerator, upload - type in your words/quotes and publish!
I found an amusing snap from Galaxy Quest with "Sir Alexander Dane" (Alan Rickman) chatting with co-star Gwen deMarco (Sigourney Weaver) over
the phone. (He's alone in his apartment, STILL wearing his latex Alien Scalp on his head.) Gwen is upset
because their supreme commander "Captain Jason Nesmith" freaked out bigstyle with a fan.
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.
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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
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.
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."
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 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 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!
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!
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!
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?
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!
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?
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.
"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?
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.
This week Star Trek director Justin Lin is planning some reshoots with the 3rd instalment of the rebooted "Abramsverse" movies, Star Trek Beyond. The good news is Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is joining the ranks of Starfleet's finest but what role does she play?
