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Star Wars: Episode VII is coming in 2015 whether it’s ready or not

Uh-oh. Seeing as it’s almost the end of 2013, it’s going to take a mountain of post-production work, and it just got new scriptwriters, it seems almost impossible that Star Wars: Episode VII would make its summer 2015 release date. But don’t tell Disney, because they’re premiering it then no matter what. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-j-j-abrams-replacing-the-writer-of-star-wars-1451736250 The Hollywood…

Movies Rob Bricken Oct 31

How Star Trek Into Darkness‘s space jump scene was filmed

The ship-to-ship space jump in Star Trek Into Darkness is a fun sequence, with Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch flying through a field of debris—and trying not to hit too much of it along the way. This making-of video shows us the CG planning and green screen filming behind the scene. Minor spoilers below. It’s…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 29

All the FX Tricks Used to Make the Awesome Star Trek Credits

After the opening teaser scene in this summer’s Star Trek: Into Darkness, the film bursts into a batshit outer space title credit sequence, which sets the blood-boiling tone for the rest of the adventure. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how those rad 3D graphics were made. The video above, made by special effects company Video…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 17

Please don’t try to turn the Star Trek movies into Deep Space 9

One of the things that surprised many viewers of Star Trek Into Darkness is that the film portrayed a less than virtuous Starfleet, something some folks have likened to the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. But Deep Space Nine’s portrayal of Starfleet reflects that series’ role in the larger Star Trek universe and doesn’t…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 15

R2-D2 spotted in Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Wars droid R2-D2 made a cameo in the 2009 Star Trek movie, which left some fans wondering if the little guy made it into Star Trek Into Darkness. Now that the film is out on home media, R2-D2 has been spotted. Hi there! https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-r2-d2-finally-discovered-in-star-trek-5405276 Reader Rafael Oca passed along this screen shot, from somewhere…

Movies Lauren Davis Sep 8

The New Star Wars Will Be Shot on Film, Which Is Probably Great

Last night, Star Wars: Episode VII cinematographer Dan Mindel announced that the J.J. Abrams-directed movie will be shot on 35mm film, as opposed to digital video. The decision symbolizes the changing of the guard from the reign of George Lucas, and hopefully adds some much-needed vigor to the beloved franchise. Back when The Phantom Menace…

Movies Michael Hession Aug 23

There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

The Star Wars rumor maelstrom keeps sucking everyone and everything. This one says that J.J. Abrams—creator of Lost and the Star Trek reboots—could be a lot more than the director of the new episode of the galactic series. He could have gained control over everything. https://gizmodo.com/is-j-j-abrams-taking-complete-control-of-the-star-wars-1146160176

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 15

Fake video game retells JJ Abrams’ first Star Trek film in 90 seconds

CineFix’s 8-bit Cinema series reimagines movies as classic video games. This time, they’ve pixellated the first rebooted Star Trek movie, turning some of its key scenes into frustratingly non-playable levels. [via Laughing Squid]

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 15

Star Trek Into Darkness Review: Small Time Fun

Making a Star Trek movie must be hard. A movie like Star Trek Into Darkness has to simultaneously treat its source material with acknowledgement, if not respect, and make itself feel new and original. There are a lot of ways to do that, but JJ Abrams seemed to choose, “Just make it fun and figure…

Reviews Kyle Wagner May 16

Everything Wrong With Star Trek

Like us, you probably couldn’t be more excited for Star Trek: Into Darkness. Well, ahead of the flick’s release on May 17th, our favorite flaw-counting nerds have taken their nitpicking scalpels to the many instances of narrative discontinuity, faulty logic, and all-around flawed filmmaking in JJ Abrams’ remake from a few years back. As our…

Movies Mario Aguilar May 7

Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars sequels except for Jason Statham

Total Film asked a wide variety of actors and directors if they’d like to be involved in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Episode VII. As it turns out, yes, most actors would like to be part of a movie that will likely make $1 billion… except for Jason Statham, who is far too important to lower himself…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 13

Simon Pegg swears J.J. Abrams will be back for Star Trek 3

Anyone who’s worried that J.J. Abrams won’t be able to extricate himself from the Star Wars universe in order to insert the necessary lens flares into Star Trek 3, good news! Simon Pegg says unequivocally that Abrams will return for the third Trek movie at the very end of this red carpet interview. Of course,…

io9 Rob Bricken Feb 12

Here’s What It’d Look Like if JJ Abrams Directed the Original Star Wars

So JJ Abrams is directing Star Wars Episode VII, and everyone is quite certain that it will be very great or very bad or very dumb. But before we see a single frame of lens flared footage, this shot-for-shot recreation of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer using original trilogy clips is a taste of…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 28

It’s Official: Disney Confirms That JJ Abrams Will Direct the Next Star Wars Episode VII

It’s official guys. Disney has just confirmed that the next Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by JJ Abrams. Yep, the guy in charge of Star Trek is officially in charge of Star Wars. Abrams, who has done his part in making geeky things cool for the mainstream, will direct Episode VII while Michael…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 26

Who Would You Like to Direct the Next Star Wars?

According to millions of voices suddenly crying about it on the internet, JJ Abrams will direct the next Star Wars. The Wrap says that Disney has already signed the director of Lost, the Star Trek reboot and Star Trek: Into Darkness to direct Star Wars VII for a 2015 release. https://gizmodo.com/full-star-trek-trailer-may-reveal-its-villains-identity-5969102 I think it’s good.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 25

Dubious Sith Rumor: J.J. Abrams Will Direct Next Star Wars

Even though God in Heaven has prohibited man from directing both Star Trek and Star Wars at the same time—lest he be sent into a pit of tar and screaming—we’ve got (anonymous) two reports saying J.J. Abrams will make Star Wars VII. Seriously. This doesn’t make sense! And yet The Wrap and Deadline both say…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 24

So now we know what Fringe was really about, all this time

The producers of Fringe promised a couple years ago that there was a meaning to the show that they hadn’t fully shared with us, which we would understand when we saw the final episode. And after last night’s final showdown with the Observers, that meaning seems pretty clear: Fringe was a show about fatherhood, and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 19

Alfonso Cuarón is teaming up with J.J. Abrams for a supernatural NBC pilot

What happens when you pair Y Tu Mamá También, Children of Men, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón with J.J. Abrams? We don’t know yet, but NBC has just ordered it as a supernatural pilot. Deadline is reporting that the Oscar-nominated Cuarón has signed on to direct a “high-concept” pilot…

Television Lauren Davis Sep 23

Alcatraz creator Liz Sarnoff explains how to keep actors in suspense

Alcatraz might be the most mysterious and creepy J.J. Abrams production yet — it involves criminals from the famous island prison disappearing in the past and reappearing, without having aged at all, in the present. These time-displaced criminals wreak havoc in present-day San Francisco. But what’s Alcatraz really about, and how do you keep a…

io9 Keith Veronese Dec 13

Is Howard Stern Responsible For Pirated Super 8 Release?

As many of you know, it’s not uncommon for recent cinema releases to show up on torrent sites. What’s unusual here is that the watermark of the high-quality torrent Super 8 appears to point the finger at one Howard Stern. Screenshots of the torrented movie show that a watermark of “H. Stern” appears in the…

Movies Kat Hannaford Aug 8

Star Wars: Episode VII is coming in 2015 whether it’s ready or not

How Star Trek Into Darkness‘s space jump scene was filmed

All the FX Tricks Used to Make the Awesome Star Trek Credits

Please don’t try to turn the Star Trek movies into Deep Space 9

R2-D2 spotted in Star Trek Into Darkness

The New Star Wars Will Be Shot on Film, Which Is Probably Great

There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

Fake video game retells JJ Abrams’ first Star Trek film in 90 seconds

Star Trek Into Darkness Review: Small Time Fun

Everything Wrong With Star Trek

Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars sequels except for Jason Statham

Simon Pegg swears J.J. Abrams will be back for Star Trek 3

Here’s What It’d Look Like if JJ Abrams Directed the Original Star Wars

It’s Official: Disney Confirms That JJ Abrams Will Direct the Next Star Wars Episode VII

Who Would You Like to Direct the Next Star Wars?

Dubious Sith Rumor: J.J. Abrams Will Direct Next Star Wars

So now we know what Fringe was really about, all this time

Alfonso Cuarón is teaming up with J.J. Abrams for a supernatural NBC pilot

Alcatraz creator Liz Sarnoff explains how to keep actors in suspense

Is Howard Stern Responsible For Pirated Super 8 Release?

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