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Jack the Giant Killer, Spider-Man, Star Trek 2 and Transformers 3 Could Be 3D

In a recent article from the NY Times about the success of Avatar and its influence on studios and filmmakers, several high-profile properties are listed as potentially being shot in 3D.  They include Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer, the second Star Trek feature from J.J. Abrams, Michael Bay’s third go with Transformers and Sony’s [...]

Star Trek Sequel Gets Release Date: June 29, 2012

Paramount Pictures has set a release date for the follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek.  The film will be released on June 29, 2012, roughly three years after the release of Star Trek (May 8, 2009).  There are currently no other films slated for June 2012, although the month before has The Avengers (May 4, [...]

Nominations for the 2010 PGA Awards + National Society of Film Critics Names The Hurt Locker Best of 2009

The Producers Guild of America has announced the 10 films nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award.  The 10 films are: Avatar, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, Star Trek, Up and Up in the Air.

Meanwhile after voting this [...]

Star Trek Writers Talk Sequel

Speaking at the 2009 Screenwriting Expo, Star Trek writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci gave an update on the planned sequel, revealing that they expect it to be released in 2012, not 2011 as some had suspected:

“We’re rereading some of our favorite ‘Star Trek‘ novels now and watching the original series again. The [...]

J.J. Abrams Talks Star Trek, Fringe and Mission: Impossible IV

Producer/writer/director J.J. Abrams about several of his current and upcoming projects, including Fringe, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible IV.  Here are some excerpts:

On the possibility of shooting the “Star Trek” sequel in 3-D:

Abrams: Paramount talked to me about doing the first one in 3-D and, having it only be my second [...]

Star Trek Headed Back to IMAX Theaters for Limited Two-Week Engagement

J.J. Abrams’ hit blockbuster Star Trek will be re-released in 85 IMAX theaters beginning this Friday, September 4th.  The film will have a limited two-week run in the large-screen format, cutting out once again just in time for the release of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Star Trek had a strong domestic run this summer, [...]

Comic-Con 2009: Planning Already Underway For Third Star Trek?

Star Trek producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were at the Wrath of Con party at Comic-Con last night, and Orci let slip a quote that surely sounds like they and the studio are already planning ahead to a third film:

Roberto Orci: Nothing was decided [at the last meeting]. It was really about, hmmm. [...]

Movie and TV Bites: John Woo’s Red Cliff Headed To Theaters This Fall, Transformers Soundtrack News, Star Trek Writers Discuss Controversial Script Decisions + more

Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights Primeval, the ITV series that also airs in the U.S. on BBC America and the SCI FI Channel. The deal is said to be in the high-six-figure range. [Variety]
Halcyon Co. co-founders and co-CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson will adapt Philip K. Dick’s 1974 novel Flow My Tears, [...]