TrekMovie Rounds Up Orci’s Responses to Not Directing ‘Star Trek’

TrekMovie Rounds Up Orci’s Responses to Not Directing ‘Star Trek’
Brian Drew — TrekMovie.com

Ever since news broke last week that Roberto Orci would no longer be directing the nextStar Trek film, there has been a great deal of confusion, speculation, and misinformation regarding Orci’s continuing role as well as the future of the feature film franchise. We don’t profess to have all the facts here, but we’re going to try and provide some clarity, using Orci’s comments here at TrekMovie, and elsewhere on Twitter.

I definitely recommend you click through and read if you want to see all of Orci’s relevant comments gathered in one place.

My speculation as to what happened is that he…

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Next ‘Bond’ Film Titled ‘Spectre’

Next ‘Bond’ Film Titled ‘Spectre’
Russ Fischer — /Film

Early this morning — well, late this morning in the U.K., but very early for us in the U.S. — Sony Pictures, MGM Studios, and Eon Productions teamed up to reveal some long-awaited details on the 24th James Bond movie. From the Bond stage at Pinewood (“where budgets go to die,” joked director Sam Mendes) the first details of the film were revealed.

The Bond 24 title will be Spectre.

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Spectre is the fictional terrorist organization introduced in the novel Thunderball, and represented on screen beginning in Dr. No.

The name stands for SPecial Executive…

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Roberto Orci No Longer Directing Next ‘Star Trek’ Film

Roberto Orci No Longer Directing Next ‘Star Trek’ Film
Justin Kroll — Variety.com

Roberto Orci is giving up the helm of the USS Enterprise, and will no longer direct the third installment of Paramount Pictures’ “Star Trek” franchise, sources confirmed to Variety.

Orci wrote the first two films in the series. The reason for his departure was unclear.

Orci got the helming job after J.J. Abrams had to exit the sequel due to his commitment to direct Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Paramount and Skydance Prods will have to act quickly to secure another director, as “Star Trek 3″ is being eyed for a 2016 release.

(sigh, it’s not Star Trek 3, it’s Star Trek…

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Will Be Helmed by ‘Earth To Echo’ Director Dave Green

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Will Be Helmed by ‘Earth To Echo’ Director Dave Green
Angie Han — /Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may have left critics cold, but that didn’t stop a lot of other people from shelling out for a ticket. Enough people did so, in fact, that Paramount dated a sequel before the first film’s opening weekend was done. And now it seems they’ve found the guy to steer that ship.

According to a new report, Earth to Echo helmer Dave Green is looking to helm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec, who penned the last movie, will write and executive produce.

I mean, we knew a sequel was inevitable, right? I suppose I’ll see it. The…

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First Trailer for ‘Terminator Genisys’ Starring Arnold Schwarenegger, Emilia Clarke, & Jai Courtney

First Trailer for ‘Terminator Genisys’ Starring Arnold Schwarenegger, Emilia Clarke, & Jai Courtney

Remember when Arnold said, “I’ll be back” in that first Terminator film? Well, he wasn’t joking, because he’s back. Again. And he looks old. Apparently, that’s okay though because the T-800 model terminator’s outside organic body ages just like a human’s would.

So, everyone has been sort of hating on this trailer. I actually kind of like it. Granted I have no special affection for this franchise. I was (understandably) not allowed to watch it when a kid, and only this year have I been getting aquainted with the series. There are some things to like and some things I don’t care for. And I’m…

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Whitewashing Was the Only Way to Get ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Made Says Ridley Scott

Whitewashing Was the Only Way to Get ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Made Says Ridley Scott
Russ Fischer — /Film

Ridley Scott is one of the most powerful directors working in Hollywood. (If he can get The Counselor made, he can do anything.) Following The Counselor, Scott turned to the story of Exodus, and cast a predominantly white cast for the film Exodus: Gods and Kings. Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is played by Joel Egerton, who among the least-Egyptian actor working right now. An outcry resulted in part because the “gods and kings” of the title are all white, while the slaves in the film are black. We’re evidently not quite to the point where this won’t happen, but we’re definitely in a place where…

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Evangeline Lilly Says Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant Man’ Would Not Have Fit In the Marvel Universe

Evangeline Lilly Says Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant Man’ Would Not Have Fit In the Marvel Universe
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

“I thought Edgar’s idea to blend the [Hank and Scott] stories was brilliant,” Lilly told Buzzfeed about Wright’s approach. “You’re going to have fans up there who insist that you tell the story of Hank Pym, and fans up there who will be more on the Scott Lang side of it. … I think we are going to come close to pleasing them all.” But when Wright exited the movie, things were then thrown up in the air.

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“I saw with my own eyes that Marvel had just pulled the script into their world,” Lilly revealed. “I mean, they’ve established a universe, and everyone has come to expect a certain…

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All Six Original ‘Star Trek’ Films To Be Screened in 35mm in Philly

All Six Original ‘Star Trek’ Films To Be Screened in 35mm in Philly
TrekNews.net

Next month, Philadelphia Film Society & Geekadelphia will present six days of celebratory screenings of the original Star Trek films on 35mm, entitled STAR TREK – 35 Years on 35mm: A Retrospective.

From Friday, December 5th through Wednesday, December 10th, the first six films in the franchise will be presented at the PFS Roxy Theater in downtown Philadelphia.

Individual tickets for each screening are $10.00. An all-access pass for all six films with reserved seating is $50.00. There is also a $35.00 general admission pass that will allow the buyer into four films of their choosing.

Man…

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‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Premieres on February 27

‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Premieres on February 27
Laura Prudom — Variety

“House of Cards” season three will debut on Netflix on Feb. 27, the streaming service announced Monday.

The news broke with Frank Underwood’s typical panache — through a video posted to Twitter and Facebook featuring stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright ascending the steps of Air Force One.

Oh yes!

Here’s the video from Twitter:

The ‘Star Wars VII’ Teaser Trailer is HERE!!!!

The ‘Star Wars VII’ Teaser Trailer is HERE!!!!

Here it is guys, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer we’ve been waiting all week for. I had a little bit of a fit when I first thought it would only show in NINE THEATERS across the U.S. and nowhere else. Then they opened up the kimono a little and revealed it would be in quite a few more theaters than that, including a theater I generally like to go to in Franklin (though I probably would have driven 50 or 60 miles to some theaters somewhere in or around Nashville to see this teaser). But I had nothing to fear because it’s on iTunes Trailers, and on YouTube.

I’ll have some…

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