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See The Future Of Star Trek
J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek movie may have a complex narrative sequence worthy of a Lost episode, judging from some new reports that have just come out. Abrams told Rolling Stone his movie version of the long-running space-navy TV show is "more than a prequel" — and a new report from TrekMovie.com makes it sound as though that's literally true. In the same interview, Abrams revealed the ultimate fate of Cloverfield's monster — and the monster's name. Yes, there are spoilers. More »
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Cloverfield 2 May Have Some Familiar Faces
Cloverfield's monster rampage may have ended with apocalyptic levels of destruction... but that doesn't mean all of the movie's characters actually died. In fact, a source tells io9 that some members of the Cloverfield cast have been asked if they'd like to reprise their roles in the sequel, alongside another batch of good-looking no-names. As you can guess, there are possible spoilers below. More »
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The Cloverfield Ending That Went Too Far For Theaters
The DVD of January's monster-smashes-NYC movie Cloverfield came out yesterday, and it includes two alternate endings of the movie, along with some deleted scenes. Here's one of the alternate endings, courtesy of Yahoo movies, including a new Coney Island scene. It's not that different, but it's worth watching to appreciate how much restraint the final edit of Cloverfield shows, since this version seems to spell things out a bit more, and is a maybe bit more over-the-top than the theatrical version. The other deleted ending includes guys digging out the camera from the rubble. [Yahoo movies, via Sliceofscifi]
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False Advertising In Star Trek Movie Posters: A Complete History
Movie posters used to be simple and dignified, until marketing departments realized that the more sensational the poster, the more ticket-buyers. It's like the cover of a comic book: You might see an image of Batman riddled with bullets and dead, but that never takes place in the actual story itself. Star Trek has been one of the guiltiest parties in sensationalizing its posters with odd artwork and strange taglines (perhaps second only to the James Bond movie posters), and we've collected them for you all in one spot in the list below. More »
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First Clip Of The New Enterprise In Flight?
The U.S.S. Enterprise flies over a futuristic city — low enough to buzz a few skyscrapers — in this clip which reader Skater Thorax sent to us. This is either a leaked piece of footage from J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek movie, or a well-done fake. The handheld-style zoom halfway through, and the lack of bling around the Enterprise, makes me think it might actually be real. What do you think? Update: Overwhelming consensus is, it's a fake. Sorry.
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Is J.J. Abrams Really A Genius? You Decide
If you'd been watching Felicity eight years ago, and somebody had told you that show's producer would one day own science fiction, you'd have scoffed. And yet, J.J. Abrams may well be the most powerful creator in science fiction today. But is he any good? We've already stated our arguments for and against J.J.'s genius status. Now it's your turn to vote. More »
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J.J. Abrams: Genius Or Hack?
Here's the most awesome moment from Mission Impossible III, where Tom Cruise improvises a homemade defibrillator to deactivate the bomb in his brain, while teaching his fiancee how to shoot a gun. Since J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this instant classic, he's become one of science fiction's major creators, directing the new Star Trek movie, producing Cloverfield , and creating Lost and his new show Fringe. But is he a brilliant auteur, or just a great huckster who knows how to keep people guessing? Click through to find out. More »
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J.J. Abrams' Steampunk Cryo-Chamber
Whoever designed Forever Young's 1939 cryogenic chamber, with its brass valves and pipes, totally deserves an award. One of J.J. Abrams' first scripts, Young is about a test pilot (Mel Gibson) whose girlfriend goes into a coma. Gibson can't stand to watch his fiancee deteriorate with only Glenn Miller for musical accompaniment, so he asks to be frozen until such time as the Smiths can write the song "Girlfriend In A Coma." He's found 50 years later by Elijah Wood and his mom, Jamie Lee Curtis, who randomly take care of him. And then, after his cryo-youth "wears off" (huh?), he's finally reunited with coma-girl. But really, this clip is the only cool moment in the film. The weird montage over the faceless scientists' voices almost seems like a moment from Lost.
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io9 Talks To Cloverfield Monster Designer Neville Page
We've showcased Neville Page's conceptual artwork and designs before. Now we're psyched because he's finally allowed to talk to us about his design for our favorite recent movie monster, "Clover" (as he calls it) from Cloverfield. Right now, Page is working on James Cameron's Avatar, the movie adaptation of Watchmen, and J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek. But with the new Clovie toy out, all we wanted to do was talk monster. And we got some good answers. Did you know Clover has more than one way to eat? Find out everything you want to know about the Cloverfield monster in our interview with Page. More »
No Star Trek In Your Stocking This Year
Those teaser posters that claim Star Trek will beam into theaters this Christmas will be collector's items some day. Paramount has delayed the film until the summer of 2009. The 2008 summer crop of films looks like a geek traffic jam: Iron Man, Indiana Jones IV, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, X-Files 2, Quantum of Solace, and Wall-E will all be competing for your box office bucks. But Trek's only real competition in summer 2009 may be the Wolverine movie and Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci Code prequel. It's also possible that with the writers' strike finally over, J.J. Abrams hopes to do some rewrites and reshoots.
Those teaser posters that claim Star Trek will beam into theaters this Christmas will be collector's items some day. Paramount has delayed the film until the summer of 2009. The 2008 summer crop of films looks like a geek traffic jam: Iron Man, Indiana Jones IV, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, X-Files 2, Quantum of Solace, and Wall-E will all be competing for your box office bucks. But Trek's only real competition in summer 2009 may be the Wolverine movie and Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci Code prequel. It's also possible that with the writers' strike finally over, J.J. Abrams hopes to do some rewrites and reshoots.
The Best Actor In Star Trek Reboot Only Has A Cameo
Eric Bana set his phaser to overload and dropped it in the middle of a mass of fans before walking away with a smirk on his face. His much-ballyhooed role as the Romulan villain in the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek film is only a cameo. But he adds that "it's a good cameo!" However, he also mentions that he hasn't started filming his role yet, so perhaps Abrams will beef it up with some juicy Khan-esque lines, so Chris Pine can fall to his knees and shout "NEEEEROOOOOOOOOOO!" [MTV Movies Blog]
Eric Bana set his phaser to overload and dropped it in the middle of a mass of fans before walking away with a smirk on his face. His much-ballyhooed role as the Romulan villain in the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek film is only a cameo. But he adds that "it's a good cameo!" However, he also mentions that he hasn't started filming his role yet, so perhaps Abrams will beef it up with some juicy Khan-esque lines, so Chris Pine can fall to his knees and shout "NEEEEROOOOOOOOOOO!" [MTV Movies Blog]
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Full Spoilage For J.J. Abrams' X-Files Ripoff!
This morning, we've got tons of forbidden secrets of Fringe, the X-Files clone from J.J. Abrams. And there are new pics from the Knight Rider TV movie, plus some images of a Speed Racer toy that gives some clues about the film. All that, plus new spoilers for Star Trek and Sarah Connor. It's all part of our plan to spoil you rotten first thing in the morning. More »
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Cloverfield Has Secret Emo Rock Soundtrack
Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy has been having a Cloverfield fangasm, along with some delusions of grandeur. He somehow became convinced that writer Drew Goddard based the entire movie on the band's Infinity on High album. In fact, his story got so extreme that he started saying the movie would sync up with the album, just like The Wizard of Oz and Dark Side of the Moon. However, Drew recently cleared things up. More »
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Everything You Need to Know About "Lost: Missing Pieces" Mobisodes
Lost finally returns to the airwaves tomorrow night, and ABC has been making the wait even more agonizing by dribbling out some filler material in the form of mobisodes called Lost: Missing Pieces. These 2-3 minute scenes have been running for several weeks now, and they're meant to fill in some of the holes and to investigate unexplored or abandoned storylines. Does Michael ever kiss Sun? Does Walt really have a dislike of birds? Is Jack's father dead? Find out by watching all the mobisodes below so you'll be ready for the Season Four premiere. Needless to say, there be spoilers ahead. More »
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Trek Movie Features At Least Five Kirks
Today's Morning Spoilers gives away a few minor, but possibly important, details from December's Star Trek movie. It also has new info on Land of the Lost, Smallville, Sarah Connor and Lost. Plus a few new pics from an upcoming Torchwood. It's time for maximum spoilage. More »
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J.J. Abrams Says Trek Will Avoid Greenscreen Fakeness
J.J. Abrams and his Star Trek team answered canned questions in a "live" online chat today. They had to stop taking questions once they'd received over 600 queries, including hard-hitting investigative questions like "Do you like Phasers?" But they also let slip a few cool tidbits about the movie. More »
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