‘Star Wars Rebels’

‘Star Wars Rebels’
Matt Maytum - Total Film

Star Wars Rebels will be set during the time period between Episodes III and IV, a 20-year-long time period which should offer considerable scope.

Screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days Of Future Past) will serve as an executive producer, as well as penning the one-hour pilot.The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni will join Kinberg as another exec-producer.

I’ve never been into animated shows based on a live action universe, I don’t see any reason to start now…

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said, “I couldn’t be more excited to explore new corners of…

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Someone Sure Hated ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

Someone Sure Hated ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
Rob Bricken - io9

After making a mere $84 million at the U.S. box office, Star Trek Into Darkness is considered by some to be a disappointment. Perhaps the problem is that it was a touch confusing. To help our readers better understand it, we’ve complied and answered these Frequently Asked Questions about the movie.

Maximum spoilers ahead…

I have to admit, as much as I do not agree with the perspective of this article, I had a lot of fun reading it. I laughed, and I laughed, and I laughed. Then my wife wanted to know what I was going on about, so I had to start over, reading it to her, and we both…

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A ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Review

A ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Review
Laremy Legel - Film.com

The opening rap lyric of “Fast & Furious 6” professes that “Only God can judge,” which is as fitting a mantra for the entire “Fast” series as you’ll find this side of a NASCAR track. For really, what is there to judge? The cars go extremely fast, the (non-supporting) ladies traipse around in skimpy outfits, and the stunts somehow get bigger and badder each and every time out of the gate. Plausibility? Uhh, no thanks. Realistic aerial physics? Ha, good one! Jocular humor combined with death-defying action? Well, sure, yes please, and drive through safely. This is a franchise entirely…

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The Science of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

The Science of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
Kayla Iacovino - TrekMovie.com

So, by now, we’ve all seen Star Trek Into Darkness. Some of us loved it, some of us hated it, some of us said, “meh.” But, forget about what you thought of the movie for a second. What did you think of the science? Let’s take a more in depth look at some of the most sciencey moments from STID. It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyways, that this review contains SPOILERS!!!

Prepare yourself, most of the good news and stuff that I’ll want to post today has to do with Star Trek. It’s a hot topic right now and it will pass, but I’m in nerd heaven.

Anyway, Kayla has cool analysis of…

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Whedon Will Not Make Things Easy for The Avengers

Whedon Will Not Make Things Easy for The Avengers
Eric Goldman - IGN

When I brought up Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to Whedon, he confirmed they were the characters in question, explaining, “You know, they had a rough beginning. They’re interesting to me because they sort of represent the part of the world that wouldn’t necessarily agree with The Avengers. So they’re not there to make things easier. I’m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier.”

Not being a comic book nerd, I really don’t know who these characters are, but I’ll take his word for it and let you comic booky types get all excited about this. I have my nerdy…

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Box Office Winners For May 20 - The Final Frontier

Box Office Winners For May 20 - The Final Frontier

There was very little doubt that Star Trek Into Darkness would take the top spot in domestic Box Office Sales. And even though it missed the projection a little, it’s nothing to sneeze at.

#1 - Star Trek Into Darkness

Budget: $190 Million
Totals: $70.5 Million Opening Weekend / $84 Million Current Domestic Total / $80.5 Million Current Foreign Total / $164,591,000 Worldwide Total
Week Number: 1 (domestically)

So this film did well on it’s first domestic weekend, even if it missed the studio’s projection slightly. They projected $80 to $100 Million, it opened to $70 Million this…

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‘NuEnterprise Refit’ - For the Nerds Among Us

‘NuEnterprise Refit’ - For the Nerds Among Us
Anthony Pascale - TrekMovie

SPOILERS!!!!!!

NO REALLY

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED:

But if you have seen the movie you know that in the end the ship makes it through (it was the USS Vengeance that takes a dive into San Francisco Bay). But the USS Enterprise is certainly not spaceworthy after the battle above Earth. The final scene of the movie jumps forward almost a year after that battle with a ceremony to ‘re-christen’ the USS Enterprise. We then see the crew on the bridge as they set off on their new five-year mission and then the ship warps away. While the bridge itself appeared to be exactly the same, if you looked…

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Cast & Crew Behind ‘Man of Steel’ Speak in New Featurette

Cast & Crew Behind ‘Man of Steel’ Speak in New Featurette

We’re now less than one month away from seeing Man of Steel in theaters. But if that date still seems a long way away, then perhaps this can tide you over just a bit. Actors, producers, and the director weighs in on what this version of Superman is all about, how it’s different, what it explores, etc.

This video features Zack & Deborah Snyder, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Costner, and Russell Crowe. I recommend it. It’s fun.

‘Star Trek’ Rights Make for Complicated Relationships

‘Star Trek’ Rights Make for Complicated Relationships
Germain Lussier - /Film

The core idea is that CBS’ and Paramount’s differing viewpoints on the franchise might have frustrated Abrams to a point where, when Star Wars became available, he decided to shift his allegiance and master plan over to the dark side at Disney.

Basically it comes down to this: since CBS owns the rights to the all the Star Trek TV shows, it owns the rights to the characters. In order to make a Star Trek movie, Paramount must license the characters from CBS. (CBS and Paramount were once both owned by Viacom, but CBS broke off in 2006.) At the same time, CBS can do whatever it wants with…

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