Sounds like we are finally going to get some solid news on the new movie....
Wikinews has learned that George Takei, who played Sulu on the American television show Star Trek, has announced on the radio talk show Coast to Coast AM With George Noory on Monday night that a "press conference" will be held on Thursday July 26 regarding the new Star Trek 11. The movie is planned to be released in December 2008.
"I understand that there will be a press conference on Thursday, regarding the new Star Trek movie, and major casting announcements will be made then," said Takei.
According to Brad Altman of www.georgetakei.com, the conference is scheduled to take place at the San Diego Comic Convention on July 26 from 1:00 p.m. (pacific time) until 3:30 p.m..
The director of the new movie, JJ Abrams is expected to announce a "few surprises," says a statement posted on the Comic-Con 2007 website.
The conference is apparently to put to rest rumors that started to circulate online that Matt Damon was going to star in the new movie as Captain James T. Kirk. Damon later said in an interview with ign.com that he was "too old" to play the role and that it was nothing but an "internet rumor" and that he was not approached by anyone to be in the film.
It is rumored that Leonard Nimoy will be cast as Spock, or that Zachary Quinto will play the role.
It is also rumored that the movie will be a prequel to the TV show. According to IMDb the movie is going to be "set before 'The Original Series' [when] Kirk and Spock are newly graduated Cadets fresh from Starfleet Academy and are sent on their first space mission."
source:
http://wikinewsreports.blogspot.com/2007/07/press-conference-to-be-held-thursday-on.html
Oh, it is ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!!!!!!!
OK.....is it going to be televised (on the web or something)?
Kenny...we're countin on you bud for the details as soon as they break!!!! Wait, is it Kenny that is at the con? Was anyone from the forum at the con? If not I guess we have the good ole Newsbot huh?
I'll be there.. the problem is I might not have internet access... maybe I can call someone and they can post the info to the forums....but if I don't I'm sure it will be all over the sci fi news sites. I'm going to do my best...
You can call me at work Kenny, I have a direct 800 number
800-634-0544, I'll be in from 5:00am-12:30pm PST.
Thanks Bryan for the offer.. but the panel is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 so you will be gone already.
That's around the time I get home from work so I'll be watching online for info. Kenny, you can always send a quick audio report in to the voice mail line at: 206-666-6127
That's a great idea...
Yeah - it would be cool to have someone "on the scene" reporting in. Sample teleprompter.....
"This is Kenny reporting for the Treks in Sci-Fi Podcast live from the 2007 San Diego Comic Con. It's just been announced that Justin Timberlake will play Kirk in the next Trek movie along with Lindsay Lohan as Yeoman Rand!"
------ please, please JJ. Anything but that! LOL! :roflmao
Hmm... it'll be a race to see who gets the info out first.. TrekMovie.com or TrekSF? Come on Kenny/Rico, make us proud.
Wow.. pressure :)
Welp, first things first: there's a new poster! And it's all retro-y. I love it!
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/startrekposter1.jpg
I liked the other teaser poster better, the one with the blue and gold delta.
TrekMovie.com has got the scoop:
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* All producers attended (Abrams, Orci, Kurtzman, Lindelof, Burke, and Leopold)
* Poster revealed
* Quinto confirmed as Spock
* Nimoy confirmed to be in the film as Spock
* Abrams says they are still working on figuring out a way to get Shatner into the film
* No Kirk has been cast, Abrams asked for suggestions
I was thinking in the back of my mind that the door was not shut on the Shat. If they are talking about getting him into the movie, then I suspect that most likely he will. To bad they dont have anymore details, I guess something to look forward to.
Hmm, no real story details yet or time frame the movie is set in? I really thought they would have more and be further along in the casting process. Poster is ok I guess, but I am with Bryan, the delta shield one is much, much cooler.
Yeah the first Poster was alot cooler. I wonder if the release date won't get pushed back.Seems like they are running a little behind..
My first thought is...after a year this is the best they can come up with for a promo poster? COME ON! Who are they kidding. If they think this poster will generate any interest they are out of touch with reality! I have rarely seen such a loser promo than this one. It's like they threw it together just yesterday. Now my hopes for a decent Star Trek movie have diminished considerably.
Kevin
Quote from: Ktrek on July 26, 2007, 06:17:07 PM
My first thought is...after a year this is the best they can come up with for a promo poster? COME ON! Who are they kidding. If they think this poster will generate any interest they are out of touch with reality! I have rarely seen such a loser promo than this one. It's like they threw it together just yesterday. Now my hopes for a decent Star Trek movie have diminished considerably.
Kevin
Because of a poster? Come on, I think you're overreacting a bit.
Since we know Nimoy will be playing Spock, I'm guessing the movie will be a flashback type thing. Maybe pre-Generations so they could fit Shatner in it. IF they can get Shatner
It is just a little teaser poster - that's it. Might even just be kind of a Comic Con thing only. For me there is basically one thing alone that will make this movie soar. And that's a good story/script. If they have that - posters don't matter. If they don't have that - posters still don't matter. Hang in there. I still have a lot of faith in Abrams.
Video of the panel. Check it out.
[youtube=425,350]OmzJD1sws9c[/youtube]
I was stuck in traffic while this was happening... i was so disappointed. Luckly Locutus was there and filled me in what was said.. but it's cool that the video is already online. I was disappointed with the info they released.. they didn't really say much at all about anything. But Loc said the Paramount panel was awesome, they had Speliberg and Ford via satalite talking Indy 4. I think he is going to call into the Treksf phone line and left a message about his experience.
Quote from: darthcooley on July 26, 2007, 05:59:42 PM
Seems like they are running a little behind..
For Christmas 2008?
Think about it Christmas 2008 is only like 17 months away & they don't have a cast locked down? I just want them to make a good movie & not just somthing thrown together.
Quote from: Ktrek on July 26, 2007, 06:17:07 PM
My first thought is...after a year this is the best they can come up with for a promo poster? COME ON! Who are they kidding. If they think this poster will generate any interest they are out of touch with reality! I have rarely seen such a loser promo than this one. It's like they threw it together just yesterday. Now my hopes for a decent Star Trek movie have diminished considerably.
Kevin
Yeah I bet anyone of us on this forum could have put together a better poster
Thanks for posting the video, Rico!
Kenny, I think they pretty much have a lot going on behind pulbic eye, so I think JJ Abrahams has some surprises for us. Maybe they already have the cast and I am sure they got the script ready too.
Man I am so excited about this one!
Even if they don't have the cast, it's not a big deal. As long as the actors are signed the day before they're needed on set, it doesn't matter. You hear all the time about actors being cast days before filming or sometimes after some filming has already gone on. Didn't Abrams say they weren't filming until November? It's unfortunate that the production schedule didn't mesh well with the SDCC schedule, but I don't think we should judge the movie's progress just on that.
Plus, just because they didn't announce something at SDCC doesn't mean it's not locked down already. 17 months is a long way away. Perhaps they're rationing their announcements to maintain and build interest along the way.
Yep - just hang in there with some patience. Nimoy said several times the script is solid and a good one and I trust his judgment. I think all will turn out fine.
Trekmovie.com seems to of pulled their video of the event already. The quality isn't the greatest, but I managed to save it before it was gone. Download it below if you want to view it.....
http://www.treksf.com/video/trekcomiccon_2007.flv (http://www.treksf.com/video/trekcomiccon_2007.flv)
Another nice pic of the two Spocks from two different eras....
Poster-haters....MELLOW OUT DUDES!!
The poster is completely retro and I for one LOVE IT...I like the other one too but this is cool in it's own right. It is totally reminiscent of the original series and I am willing to bet that is EXACTLY what they wanted...an "old school" feel.
Cylar will make a great Spock. Back when me & the wife were watching Heroes I kept saying he looked like a Vulcan. Of course we might be expecting him to do the head slice thing insted of the Vulcan nerve pinch.
Quote from: Rico on July 27, 2007, 05:53:49 AM
Yep - just hang in there with some patience. Nimoy said several times the script is solid and a good one and I trust his judgment. I think all will turn out fine.
I will be patient I just don't want to set my expectations to high. I just don't want this to be lame.
Yep - and I really think the movie is going to surprise everyone. Just think - they really have never done a big screen movie set around the original series time. Being that TOS is my favorite I am of course very excited by this.
Well, like some others, I was very disappointed in the amount of information released. I was really hoping for some information on the story line. There has been so much speculation that I was hoping they would set the record straight on the story line, etc.
However, I was happy to hear confirmation that :vulcan will be in the movie. I just hope they figure out how to get Shatner in it. Like Rico, TOS has always been my favorite as well.
Spock is Back!!!!
http://digg.com/movies/Spock_is_back_2
A new version of the video by our friends over at www.trekmovie.com
[youtube=425,350]WLxs5ZJnqzE[/youtube]
A TOS movie will be really cool & a nice change. Now what I am dieing to see is what the Enterprise is going to look like.