‘Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time’ Being Presented to CBS

January 2, 2014 at 11:00 AM CST by TJ Draper

A new independent Star Trek film project is currently in production. StarringVoyager‘s John Savage as Captain Rudy Ransom, Gary Lockwood reprising his TOS role as Gary Mitchell, and Blanca Blanco as Lt. Cmdr. T’Lexa, Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time, is written by Camren T. Burton and John Savage.
The filmmakers plan to present the film to CBS in the next year, as a pilot for a potential television series.

This actually kind of sounds like a bad idea. The IMDB synopsis reads:

Fifteen years after the destruction of the USS Equinox (approximate star date 2393) Captain Rudy Ransom, who…

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2013 Was Biggest Domestic Box Office Year Ever

January 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM CST by TJ Draper

Angie Han - /Film

For all the hand-wringing about the decline of the movie industry, 2013 was actually a pretty good year for movies. In fact, by one measure, it was actually the best year for movies. Ever. In cinema history.
The gross domestic box office take for last year was the highest ever, beating a record set just one year earlier.
Variety reports that as of this past Sunday, the total gross tally for 2013 was $10.836 billion. By now, it’s likely that that figure has crossed the $11 billion mark — making 2013 the first year to do so. The previous record, set in 2012, was $10.837 billion.

Yep, film…

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