JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Poster! First look at Spock.
July 18, 2008
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Harry Knowles has seen some of JJ Abrams Star Trek
June 28, 2008
From AICN:
After that shot, JJ wrestled with what else he had that he could show. Talking with his partners in the room – he didn’t know quite what to show. Yoko and I just looked at each other – we were kinda like deer in the headlights – just waiting to absorb whatever was shown. At this point I was a bit anxious because while I liked the first two clips – they didn’t really show anything recognizable to the timeline of Trek that I knew.
That’s when JJ had his “EUREKA” moment – he didn’t actually say “EUREKA” – but he knew what he wanted to show. He went over to the big Editing computer thingamabob and was trying to get something up, he pulled up a scene that looked like it was shot in an enormous hanger – There looked to be well over a hundred Starfleet graduates standing in the center of the room – with a couple of shuttlecrafts (old school) that looked like they were ready for boarding… the voice over was basically assigning cadets to the ship they would be serving on. The shot was huge, but oddly sparse… that’s when the editor said they had a newer version of the scene and then worked with JJ to pull it up.
Oh Wow.
The newer version was much much grander. It feels as though some Intergalactic Pearl Harbor has happened and all the cadets are anxious to get underway. You’d see cadets running to meet their shuttles – and as shuttles filled up, they took off to take their crews to their respective starships. They hold on the long shot – we hear Leonard McCoy being assigned to the Enterprise – You catch Uhura being assigned to a place… not the Enterprise. You see Chris Pine as Kirk demanding to know why his name wasn’t called out – apparently Kirk is in trouble. You remember that Kobayashi Maru thing he got a commendation for creative thinking for? Well, he isn’t smiling about it here. It seems his entire future career in Starfleet is in jeopardy – and he might miss out on whatever is going on. In a way it plays like the reality of legend. The truth behind the mythology of Kirk’s youth. How is Chris Pine? He’s young. The scene I saw wasn’t a strong KIRK scene, but a proto-KIRK scene. To see a character called Kirk that isn’t comfortably calling all the shots is a bit strange, but welcomed at the same time. I can’t wait to see how JJ takes the character and thrusts him into “greatness” – which has to happen in this film.
Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams are going house hunting.
June 18, 2008
The studio has paid mid-six figures for a New York Times article written by Penelope Green about a Gotham home whose owners discovered secret panels and hidden clues that led them on a mystery-filled scavenger hunt.
Abrams will produce the film via his Par-based Bad Robot shingle. Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky have been tapped to write.
The Fifth Avenue home, described as a giant ’20s-era co-op with Central Park views, was gutted several years ago at the behest of a couple, who later moved in with their four children. An architectural designer who oversaw the rehab job left behind a series of messages, games and treasures, unbeknownst to the family, who eventually unraveled a mystery that featured a poem, a book, a soundtrack and a host of historical figures.
- from Variety
Cloverfield Sequel Not Certain Says J.J. Abrams
May 18, 2008
We’re talking about it,” J.J. Abrams said of Cloverfield 2 during an interview at the Fox upfront presentation for advertisers in New York on May 15, where he was promoting his upcoming SF TV series Fringe. “But the truth is there’s another idea that I’d rather do with the same people than do a sequel. It’s a whole new thing.”
Abrams added, “So my dream is to work with [Goddard and Reeves] again, but do something that’s [new]. Having said that, Drew and Matt both, separately, have really good ideas for what [Cloverfield 2] could be. So I don’t know. We’ll see. I know the studio wants it.”
- From SciFi
JJ Abrams’ Fringe Trailers Look Awesome!
May 17, 2008
Fox picks up J.J. Abrams’ ‘Fringe’
May 11, 2008
Fox is going out on the “Fringe,” handing a pickup to drama from J.J. Abrams about a young femme FBI agent who tackle cases involving unexplained medical and scientific phenomena.
Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV produced a two-hour pilot for “Fringe,” which was penned by frequent Abrams’ collaborators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and helmed by Alex Graves. Skein’s cast includes Anna Torv, Mark Valley and Joshua Jackson.
Fox also on Saturday gave a pickup to animated comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up,” from Sony Pictures TV and 20th Century Fox TV, insiders said. “Sit Down” is exec produced by Mitchell Hurwitz and features the vocal talents of Jason Bateman along with Nick Kroll, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler. That greenlight comes on the heels of Fox’s order dispensed late Friday for live-action comedy “The Inn,” whose pilot Bateman directed.
- From Variety
J.J. Abrams talks Star Trek
May 2, 2008
“It was an opportunity to take what I think has been a maligned world — to sound crass, a franchise — and treat it in a way that made it something that I wanted to see,” said Abrams, who recently finished shooting on “Star Trek,” due in theaters May 8, 2009. “To take the characters, the thoughtfulness, the personalities, the sense of adventure, the idea of humanity working together, the sense of social commentary and innovation, all that stuff. To take it and apply it in a way that felt genuinely thrilling.” - Via AP
J.J. Abrams is Hot for Teacher
April 28, 2008
Branching out from his recent sci-fi/action oeuvre, Abrams has picked up the spec script HOT FOR TEACHER to produce at Paramount. The film is described as a SUPERBAD-like comedy that follows a high school senior who makes it his mission to have sex with his teacher before he graduates.
Update: Aladygma what the %@? Is it the code name for a yet-to-be-announced JJ Abrams-produced film project?
March 2, 2008
As sent via our comments, of what is Aladygma, some clues have popped up. Is it about UFO Abductions?
“Hello - we are a small UFO-Fan Group, we know for sure that the numbers on the aladygma Site: 00 | 11 | 22 | 88 changing to 00 | 11 | 28 | 28 are a codename for an actual UFO-Projekt. So we believe that Aladygma is a of J.J. Abrams Movie about UFO Abductions.”
Or is is Paris under attack — see possible poster after the jump….
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Maybe Tom Cruise will be a Red Shirt?
February 23, 2008
“Star Trek director JJ Abrams was visited on the set today by the star of his film Mission Impossible III, Tom Cruise.”
Cloverfield, the toy!
February 15, 2008
We have to wait for the frickin toy to actually get a decent look at the Cloverfield monster? Pics after the jump… Read more
No ‘Trek’ for you!
February 14, 2008
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic’s gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole.
Via Variety
Star Trek Teaser Trailer from JJ Abrams
February 10, 2008