Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) has said that pre-production on the sequel to J.J. Abrams Star Trek will start in 2010. Saldana, who is expected to reprise the role of Uhura in director J.J. Abrams's follow-up to the 2009 hit [...]
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J.J. Abrams Talks About The Possibility Of KHAN In TREK 2
J.J. Abrams recently spoke with MTV about casting for his impending Star Trek sequel, and here's the latest on what J.J. Abrams had to say regarding possibly taking on "Star Trek's" most iconic villain: "I think one of the byproducts of [...]
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Orci and Kurtzman Not Writing Transformers 3
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have revealed that they will not be writing the screenplay for Transformers 3. Director Michael Bay recently confirmed that the third installment in the blockbuster franchise will be released on July 1, 2011. The pair, who penned [...]
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Abrams and Orci Talk ‘Star Trek 2’
JJ Abrams and Star Trek co-writer Robert Orci were asked about their plans for the sequel’s storyline, and they acknowledged that the first film’s main goal was to re-introduce the crew of the Enterprise but that the follow-up would have [...]
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Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. To Play ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
"Iron Man 2" is in the can, and now director Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. want to play "Cowboys and Aliens." Favreau is circling to direct the long-gestating DreamWorks/Universal project, which has had Downey attached since last summer. Imagine Entertainment's [...]
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‘Roberto Orci’ To Receive Norman Lear Writer’s Award
Screenwriter and producer Roberto Orci has been having a hell of a year. As writer of two of 2009's biggest blockbusters (Michael Bay-directed "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot) as well as producer for the year's [...]
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Masi Oka: Going From ‘Heroes’ to ‘The Defenders’
DreamWorks has picked up "The Defenders," a family adventure project conceived by "Heroes" actor Masi Oka to be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. D.J. Caruso is in negotiations to direct, and Gary Whitta is on board to write [...]
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‘Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen’ Writers Talk Star Trek Connections And The Sequel Dilemma
As far as summer 2009 is concerned, the red-hot writing pair behind "Star Trek" aren't finished with us yet. Their second strike hits soon with the June 24 blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," and these days the screenwriting duo [...]
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