Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing here: an openly gay main character on modern Star Trek is a great thing. It should have been included as part of Gene Roddenberry’s forward thinking, utopian vision for the 23rd century, but that was the 60’s and, well, the general message then was ‘straight people […]
Star Trek: Beyond Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Sulu’s sexuality in Star Trek Beyond… “God save us from people who mean well.” – Virkram Seth Diversity has become such a buzz word and used so frequently that it has almost lost all value. All we hear about is the need for more diversity in entertainment, constantly berated with columns about Hollywood’s lack […]
UPDATE: Star Trek Beyond’s Sulu is gay as nod to George Takei, George Takei says decision is “unfortunate”
Ahead of its release later this month, actor John Cho has revealed that Star Trek Beyond will casually reveal that Hikaru Sulu is in a same-sex relationship, in a nod to original Star Trek star George Takei. “I liked the approach, which was not to make a big thing out it,” Cho tells Herald Sun, […]
Star Trek Beyond tracking up to $60 million domestic opening weekend
With less than three weeks to go until it beams into cinemas, Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek Beyond is tracking a domestic opening weekend of between $48 million and $60 million. Should Beyond fail to surpass that figure, it would be the lowest opening for the series following its 2009 relaunch, with […]
Star Trek: Beyond Awful Marketing
Tony Black on the marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond… So did you notice this week that a third, albeit fairly brief trailer for Star Trek Beyond went online? Probably not. If you’re in the UK, you’ve been too busy watching Game of Thrones or England disgrace themselves in Europe in more ways than one, […]
Tracklisting for the Star Trek Beyond score released, movie will feature new Rihanna single
The artwork and tracklisting has arrived online for composer Michael Giacchino’s (Jurassic World) score to the upcoming sci-fi threequel Star Trek Beyond, which is available to pre-order now via Amazon US and Amazon UK. The tracklisting is as follows… 1. Logo And Prosper (1:47) 2. Thank Your Lucky Star Date (2:15) 3. Night On The […]
Star Trek: The Axanar Repercussions
Tony Black on the repercussions of Star Trek: Axanar… Well. CBS and Paramount just put a great big giant bat’leth right through the hopes and dreams of many a Star Trek fan looking to make a movie within their beloved franchise, with a brand new set of very clear and to an extent unprecedented stipulations […]
Justin Lin and the Battle for Axanar
Tony Black on the legal dispute over Star Trek: Axanar… Fan films have existed in the Star Trek universe almost as long as the licensed ones. Just look at Star Trek: New Voyages which frequently includes major stars from Voyager or as far back as The Original Series, frequently playing the roles they are beloved […]
Paramount has started early preparations on Star Trek 4
While the third film in the current Star Trek film franchise, Star Trek Beyond, isn’t slated to hit theaters until later this summer, Paramount has already begun its preparations for a possible sequel. As discovered by Trek Movie, the studio has just registered the title Star Trek 4 with the MPAA. So, unless we’re about to see some kind of […]
Star Trek Beyond… Anyone Who Cares?
Tony Black discusses Star Trek Beyond, and whether anyone really cares… If you took a straw poll of the general population, how many of them would know there was a new Star Trek movie dropping this summer? The chances are not nearly as many as there should be. Star Trek Beyond, the third movie of […]
