Star Trek Archives

Michael Chabon to Serve as Picard Showrunner

brettstevens | Jul 2, 2019 | 0

Deadline is reporting that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is taking charge of Jean-Luc Picard’s next adventure, as he has been made the showrunner of Picard. I will admit that the announcement concerns me given that filming is already well underway. However, I am intrigued by what th...

Chris Hemsworth Talks Star Trek 4 Exit

brettstevens | Jun 4, 2019 | 0

In a wide-ranging interview with Variety which also revealed he was once up for the role of Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hemsworth reveals that he did not sign on for the fourth Star Trek movie because he didn’t think the script was up to par. I was really excited when he was announced as &...

Boldly Going Back to Star Trek (2009)

brettstevens | May 23, 2019 | 0

As I’ve written previously, I’ve always had a sentimental attachment to Star Trek. When Star Trek: Nemesis failed at the box office and put the cinematic side of the franchise into stasis, I hoped we would get to see the Enterprise make a comeback, in part because my dad and grandpa had a tradit...

William Shatner: Celebrating an Icon

brettstevens | Mar 25, 2019 | 0

Legend is a word that gets thrown around a lot when talking about actors in Hollywood. Yet in the case of William Shatner, it is absolutely justified. I’ve been following Shatner’s work for many years, having watched Star Trek with my dad as a little kid. While the iconic actor is best known for...

Alita: Fox’s Last Stand

brettstevens | Mar 23, 2019 | 0

I had been looking forward to Alita: Battle Angel for several years. I remember an article from 13 years ago where James Cameron discussed his two epic sci-fi trilogies that he was planning as his comeback to narrative filmmaking, having spent the better part of a decade developing moviemaking techn...

Heroes and SVU Alumni Join Picard Show

brettstevens | Mar 6, 2019 | 0

A former hero and a former detective are about to boldly go where many have gone before. Deadline reports that Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Hurd have joined the cast of the untitled Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek series. While a recently released character breakdown makes the planned three-year show see...