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Second Opinion – Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Star Trek Beyond, 2016. Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, and Sofia Boutella SYNOPSIS: The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for […]

SDCC: IDW and DC announce new crossovers for Batman/TMNT and Star Trek/Green Lantern

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IDW and DC have announced that they are to continue their partnership with two new crossovers, delivering a sequel to Star Trek/Green Lantern, along with a new Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mash-up based upon the Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon animated series. Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise will once again […]

Blu-ray Review – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director’s Cut (1982)

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch and Ricardo Montalban. SYNOPSIS: Years after their five year mission, the crew of the USS Enterprise under now Admiral James T. Kirk are pitched […]

Music That Takes Us Beyond: A Guide to the Star Trek Movie Soundtracks

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To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]

Movie Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Star Trek Beyond, 2016. Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: The USS Enterprise crew respond to a deceitful distress call and are divided on a barren planet. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew must reunite to […]

J.J. Abrams says that Anton Yelchin will not be replaced for Star Trek 4

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Last month, young actor Anton Yelchin tragically lost his life in a freak automobile accident, and now producer J.J. Abrams has confirmed that Yelchin won’t be replaced in the role of Chekov for the fourth Star Trek film, which was just announced yesterday. ““I would say there’s no replacing him. There’s no recasting. I can’t possibly […]

Star Trek 4: Will the two Chris’ equal double the box office?

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Tony Black on the addition of Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk in Star Trek 4… It’s been quite the week for Star Trek news, and it’s only Monday! With the looming arrival of Star Trek Beyond getting (much to my delight) very positive initial critical buzz, we’ve not only found out the new Bryan Fuller series […]

Paramount makes Star Trek 4 official, confirms Chris Hemsworth return

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Over the weekend we brought you some comments from Star Trek producer J.J. Abrams, who revealed that Chris Hemsworth would be reprising his role as George Kirk from the 2009 movie in the fourth instalment of the relaunched series, and now Paramount Pictures has made it official. The press release for Star Trek 4 states […]

Is Star Trek Beyond Intellectualism?

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Henry Bevan on whether the Star Trek movie franchise is beyond intellectualism… What is the Star Trek franchise? As this month sees the release of Star Trek Beyond, the third entry in the alternate Kelvin timeline, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s phenomenon, that question will be asked a lot. Is Star Trek […]