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And the Next 'Star Trek' Movie Villain Is...

18 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Everybody's asking the question: "Who's going to serve as the villain or villains in the sequel to last summer's Star Trek?" Now that we're in an alternate Trek timeline, writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are free to tell stories that incorporate familiar faces but combine them in new and interesting ways.

Which got us thinking: who's likely to make the short list, and what sort of possible stories/combinations might we see? Will the filmmakers choose to go the route of borrowing once more from canon...or will they elect to craft an entirely new story with entirely new antagonists?

Since new antagonists are impossible to predict, we decided to look to the original canon and have offered a list of possible villains from which Orci and Kurtzman could choose. We've divided the categories up into four groups:

The Heavy Hitters

The Middleweight Contenders

The Individual Narcissists

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This Week on DVD: Observe and Report, Lymelife, Star Trek: Tng Motion Picture Collection

22 September 2009 9:52 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Jody Hill's answer to Paul Blart is out on DVD today as Seth Rogen goes off the deep end in the dark and hilarious Observe and Report. On the flipside, we've also got the Matthew McConaughey rom-com Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, the animated CG adventure Battle for Terra, and the direct-to-dvd Scooby Doo prequel Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. Some potential hidden gems include the Sundance hit Lymelife, Clive Barker's Book of Blood, and Rob Zombie's animated sex comedy The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. New releases on Blu-ray include the Criterion release of Monterey Pop, Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, plus whole lot of Star Trek. See anything worth picking up? Observe and Report [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Lymelife [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) Battle for Terra [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10]) The Haunted World of El Superbeasto [11] (DVD, »

- Sean

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Iron Man tie-in comic reveals details of Mickey Rourke's Whiplash

19 August 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

When the first images surfaced of Mickey Rourke as the villainous Whiplash in Iron Man 2, fans weren't too impressed with the character's rather rough-and-ready appearance.

But a new comic book series being published in the run-up to the film indicates that Rourke's primitive costume develops into a sophisticated armour, as you can see in the images above and below.

Teaser footage screened at San Diego Comic-Con showed Rourke as a Russian criminal who somehow gets his hands on technology to create electrically-charged whips.

He takes the name Whiplash and will be a combination of the comic book foe of that name as well as another baddie called Crimson Dynamo.

Marvel Comics has announced it is launching a four-issue Iron Man vs Whiplash limited series in November to get superhero fans up to speed on the movie version of the villain.

Two comic book preview images included here show Whiplash in Iron Man-style armour, »

- David Bentley

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New Poster and Image from Solomon Kane

23 July 2009 7:56 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Among the films at Comic-Con this year is “Solomon Kane”, starring James Purefoy and based on “Conan” author Robert E. Howard’s fictional works. It’s written and directed by Michael J. Bassett, who has done a couple of movies that I dug, so I’m definitely going to give this one a spin. The film is scheduled to hold its panel on Saturday, July 25 in the infamous Hall H, which basically means your chances of getting into the panel to see swanking first footage from the movie is, well, it’s a toss-up, isn’t it? Anchored by a star-making performance by James Purefoy (Resident Evil, Rome, The Philanthorpist), Solomon Kane is an action-packed, dark and intense story with a stellar supporting cast, including Pete Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects, The Constant Gardner), Max Von Sydow (Conan The Barbarian, The Tudors), Rachel Hurd Wood (Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer), Alice Krige (Deadwood, »

- Nix

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Star Trek Next Generation Films Coming to Blu-ray

20 July 2009 10:18 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Paramount Home Entertainment has unveiled plans to bring the Star Trek films with Next Generation cast to Blu-ray Disc this fall, confirming months of rumors suggesting they were on the way. On September 29, Paramount will release the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection on Blu-ray and DVD which includes Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek Nemesis, and a bonus disc. The set totals 5 discs and will offer the films in 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Star Trek: First Contact, a fan favorite, will be the only Next Generation film offered separately from the box set on the same date. Also debuting individually for the first time on Blu-ray are the "even" numbered films: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek: Undiscovered Country. Complete details for the Next Generation set are as follows. »

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3 New Star Trek DVD Sets to Hit the DVD and Blu-ray Shelves on September 22nd

20 July 2009 2:51 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

In anticipation of the home entertainment debut of J.J. Abrams' thrilling reinvention of the Star Trek franchise, Paramount Home Entertainment will give audiences the chance to revisit where it all began with a galaxy full of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. Docking on September 22, 2009 are the Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection on DVD, which includes the first six "Star Trek" films and loads of special features; the Star Trek: The Next Generation Film Collection on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring the four "Star Trek" films starring the Next Generation crew with new special features, plus a bonus disc with over an hour of additional content; Star Trek: The Original Series Season Two on Blu-ray in high definition for the first time ever; plus Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and »

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'Terminator' Conquers Thursday

22 May 2009 3:39 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

In its Thursday opening, Terminator Salvation raked in $13.4 million on approximately 6,500 screens at 3,480 sites. The figure included an estimated $3 million from midnight showings. While solid, the sci-fi action sequel wasn't quite as robust out-of-gate as the last two Terminator movies in terms of attendance. Six years ago, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines began with $12.4 million at 3,355 sites on its opening Wednesday (plus an additional $4 million from Tuesday evening previews). Adjusted for ticket price inflation, that would equal nearly $15 million today (and nearly $20 million including Tuesday). Terminator 2: Judgment Day started with a $9.3 million Wednesday at 2,274 sites back in 1991 (not including $2.4 million from Tuesday evening previews), which would equal nearly $16 million today, adjusted. Comparable Thursday openings from the past are sparse for Terminator Salvation. The only other major picture to open on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull last year. »

- Brandon Gray

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[DVD Review] The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation

18 May 2009 4:52 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

On the back of the wildly successful J.J. Abrams reboot, which seems to have been met with almost universal acclaim from audiences and critics alike, Paramount is releasing “Best of” DVD’s for all five franchises, attempting to reap a fresh crop of youngsters who view Trek as something their dad likes. While this single disk comprising four episodes confidently declares itself to be The Best of The Next Generation it would be more aptly titled “A Broad Cross-Section of The Next Generation."

For as any avid series viewer would know, there were really only three kinds of Next Generation episodes. First, those that informed the overall story arc, which typically arrived once per season in the form of a two-parter. Second, science fiction oriented episodes, whereby a technological or astrological phenomenon would throw up a problem to be solved. Third, there was the ethical/metaphysical dilemma of the week episode. »

- Neil Pedley

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'Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'

17 May 2009 10:48 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

If you are a Trekker who hasn't been won over by J.J. Abrams entertaining but hole-riddden Star Trek reboot, there is a tonic you can try. What's more, you don't need a prescription and all it will cost is a few megabytes of your monthly bandwidth allowance. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a splendid Finnish parody of Star Trek that can be legally downloaded off the Web for free or purchased on commercially released DVD in Scandinavia, Britain or Japan.

The making of Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a classic example of the impressive quality that can be achieved despite a small budget and minimal equipmen when a group of skilled, dedicated and imaginative filmmakers get together. The movie was made over a period of seven years by a group of five students and unemployed people from Tampere, Finland. And it was originally done without the aid of a major studio. »

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Weekend Report: 'Star Trek' Prospers

11 May 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

Seeking out new life for the series, Star Trek commanded a stellar $75.2 million on approximately 7,400 screens at 3,849 sites over the weekend (plus an estimated $4 million from Thursday night previews). Paramount Pictures' Star Wars-like treatment of Gene Roddenberry's science fiction franchise resulted in the biggest Trek opening yet, soaring past the previous high of Star Trek: First Contact, which started at $30.7 million or the equivalent of over $50 million adjusted for ticket price inflation. Star Trek steered the weekend as a whole to over $149 million, which was the biggest total ever for a second weekend in May and up more than 19 percent over last year. The picture also yielded the most-attended start ever for a movie debuting in that ... »

- Brandon Gray

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Weekend Box Office | May 10th 2009

11 May 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

Star Trek warped into 1st place in it's opening weekend with an estimated $72.5 million at 3,849 theaters on approx. 7,400 screens. Add in the $4 million from midnight screenings on Thursday night, and were talking nearly $77 million total so far. With J.J. Abrams behind this treatment of the Gene Roddenberry science fiction franchise, Star Trek had it's biggest opening ever in the series. Star Trek: First Contact was the closest earning $30.7 million or $50 million adjusted for inflation in it's opening weekend. At the same time, X-Men Origins: Wolverine saw a nearly 70% erosion of it's audience with $27 million on it's 2nd week, this makes it the least attended second weekend of the X-Men franchise. For the rest of the weekends top 10, see the results below. Also check out our reviews for Star Trek & X-Men Origins: Wolverine »

- Dave Campbell

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Star Trek Goes Where No Star Trek Has Gone Before

11 May 2009 2:44 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Guaranteeing that the franchise would live much longer, Star Trek prospered at the box office over the weekend, earning an estimated $76.5 million, including $4 million from previews Thursday on a limited number of screens. While the figure surpassed studio predictions that it would earn about $50 million, it fell short of those from the most bullish forecasters, who had envisioned earnings as high as $100 million. Nevertheless, it far surpassed the previous high for a Star Trek movie, 1996's First Contact, which opened with $30.7 million, or about $50 million at today's ticket prices. (The film went on to earn nearly $100 million.) The movie helped boost the overall box office to about $148 million, a record for the second week of May and up 18 percent over the same weekend a year ago. It also put the box office back on a winning track, after last weekend's fare came in just below that of a year ago. Meanwhile, last weekend's top film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took a big hit from the new movie, falling 68 percent to about $27 million. The sharp decline once again raised questions about the studios' strategy of releasing big-budget tentpole movies on successive weekends in the early summer season. It also raised questions about how long young moviegoers will be able to afford to go to the movies weekend after weekend. Last week's second-place film, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past was down 32 percent to $10.5 million and third-placed Obsesssed was down 45 percent to $6.6 million. Each fell one notch in the standings this past weekend. Coming in at No. 6. was Next Day Air, the only other new film to open wide, with just $4 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo:1. Star Trek, $72.5 million; 2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $27 million; 3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $10.45 million; 4. Obsessed, $6.6 million; 5. 17 Again, $4.4 million; 6. Next Day Air, $4 million; 7. The Soloist, $3.6 million; 8. Monsters vs. Aliens, $3.4 million; 9. Earth, $2.5 million; 10. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $2.4 million. »

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More Good News For 'Star Trek': It's A Record IMAX Opening

10 May 2009 8:09 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

Plenty of good news for Paramount Pictures as the weekend winded to a close Sunday. Not only was "Star Trek" the leader at the box office for the first time since 1998's "Star Trek: Insurrection," but it broke a few records along the way as well. "Star Trek" earned $72.5 million, including another $4 million from Thursday previews, over the weekend, creating the biggest opening for a Star Trek film ever. The previous leader was "Star Trek: First Contact," which was released in 1996 to $30.7 million, or a inflation-adjusted opening of $50 million, according to Box Office Mojo. "Star Trek" had the biggest opening weekend in IMAX history, its $8.3 million not only topping "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" last weekend, but also the previous record-holder, "The Dark Knight," which opened ... »

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News: We're All TREKies Now.

10 May 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »

The revamped and rebooted Star Trek did gangbuster numbers this weekend, dominating the box-office and ensuring a long and prosperous run at the theaters for the summer.

Dateline Hollwood is noting the weekend total at $72 million, between Friday and Sunday. Another $4m was pulled in with all of those advanced shows on Thursday. It's the second biggest opening weekend since last years' The Dark Knight.

It's also the best weekend opening of any Trek film. Boxoffice .Com broke down the adjusted openings of the other Trek films as follows: 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): $34,668,706 (opening weekend)/ $239,115,674 (cume)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982): $35,038,451 / $192,290,437

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984): $35,629,102 / $163,237,856

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986): $32,671,686 / $212,328,919

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989): $31,267,457 / $93,951,918

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991): $30,976,050 / $127,720,425

Star Trek: Generations (1994): $39,707,107 / $129,980,545

Star Trek: First Contact (1996): $49,896,339 / $149,493,266

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998): $33,761,058 / $107,451,468

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002): $22,918,195 / $53,387,173 

 

In one weekend, »

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Friday Report: 'Star Trek' Launches Strongly

9 May 2009 1:33 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

On Friday, Star Trek blasted off with an estimated $26.8 million on approximately 7,400 screens at 3,849 sites (which included 138 IMAX venues). Counting an estimated $4 million* from Thursday night previews, the tally is $30.8 million in effectively a day and a half, according to distributor Paramount Pictures. Unadjusted, that's more than any previous Star Trek movie grossed in an entire opening weekend, edging out Star Trek: First Contact's $30.7 million. At its current trajectory, the new Star Trek is headed for an opening weekend north of $70 million, not including the Thursday previews (because the weekend is counted as Friday to Sunday). That would not only be the biggest-grossing opening weekend for a Star Trek movie, but also the most attended (albeit from ... »

- Brandon Gray

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Star Trek: The official ranking of the movies

9 May 2009 12:21 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

With this weekend's new Star Trek going right back to the beginning in its revival of the franchise, it will be interesting to see where the relaunched Enterprise lands among the long-running film series.

But which one of the previous movies is best? And which was most successful at the box office? Read on as The Geek Files reveals the official critical and commercial ranking of the hit franchise.

First of all, here's a list of all the previous films in order of release, just to set the scene and jog your memory.

The first six featured the original TV series cast, Generations began the transition to the cast of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series and the next films, up until the new movie out this weekend, all featured the Next Generation cast led by Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

In Order Of Release

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- David Bentley

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Star Trek Takes an Estimated $31 Million by Friday

9 May 2009 8:58 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

According to Variety, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek had taken an estimated $31 million by Friday, giving Paramount Picture its' second highest opening day ever at the box office for a live-action film.

Playing at 3,849 theaters, Star Trek ranked behind the first day gross of Paramount's Iron Man which made $38.7 million last May. Included in that figure was $4 million of Thursday evening and midnight runs. Previewing on a bulk of its entire theater count at 7 p.m., Star Trek accumulated $7 million on Thursday.

Star Trek also scored the biggest opening day for Abrams in his second outing as a feature director behind 2006's Mission: Impossible III ($16.6 million) and for the sci-fi pic franchise overall, besting the $12.9 million generated by 1996's Star Trek: First Contact. The film, which headlined the 1980s Star Trek: The Next Generation cast previously touted the biggest opening weekend ever for the franchise with $30.7 million.

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Not All Treks Are Created Equal: Ranking the ‘Star Trek’ Films

8 May 2009 8:44 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – With the eleventh (and best) “Star Trek” movie landing in theaters today, we thought we’d take a look back at the ten-pack that came before, the films that defined the Trek universe (along with the TV incarnations, of course).

The “Star Trek” filmography is wildly varying in quality, stretching the spectrum from beloved sci-fi classic to total disaster. Which one was the worst? Which was the pre-J.J. Abrams best? Let us guide the way where so many have gone before.

10. “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier”

Easily the worst of the Trek films, original series, or Next Generation cast, it’s honestly surprising that the franchise could survive a film this bad. If “The Next Generation” TV series hadn’t injected life back into the solar system of characters that Gene Roddenberry created and the universe was simply film-based at this point, the series probably would have stopped after five films. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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How High Will Star Trek Fly?

8 May 2009 2:32 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Paramount is downplaying predictions by some box-office prognosticators that the latest Star Trek movie will open with as much as $80-100 million this weekend. The studio said Thursday that it would regard a $50-million opening as a success. (It reportedly cost $130 million to produce.) The film is opening domestically in 3,849 theaters, 138 of which are IMAX venues, which charge premium prices and could boost the overall gross. Many box office analysts have noted, however, that in the past, the franchise has not been a huge moneymaker. Star Trek: Nemesis, the last film in the franchise, released in 2002, fizzled with just $18.5 million in ticket sales over its opening weekend. The most successful Star Trek film, First Contact, took in $30.7 million in its first weekend in 1996. And while producers of the film appear to have gone out of their way to develop a sequel that would appeal to a younger audience -- who make up the bulk of current moviegoers -- online ticket seller Fandango said Thursday that 80 percent of those buying tickets in advance for the movie are older than 25. The good news: Fandango indicated that 91 percent of its ticket-sales total is for Star Trek. The only other film opening wide this weekend is Summit Entertainment's urban comedy, Next Day Air, which opens in 1,138 theaters and, according to analysts, is unlikely to crack $10 million. »

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Trekking With Tim, Day Eight: Star Trek: First Contact

4 May 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

Only two movies into the Next Generation films, I have little interest in getting in the middle of a good Kirk vs. Picard debate. However, I can say with some confidence that Star Trek: First Contact stands with the best of the franchise. After the tepid Generations, there's an assurance to this installment that is infectious; even if the Next Generation characters are only slightly more fleshed out than the previous film, they inhabit the screen with a greater ease and confidence this time out. First Contact deftly references zombie movies and the Alien series while thoughtfully exploring the fallacies... »

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