J.J. Abrams is no Trekkie. The director and producer of the new “Star Trek” film, due in 2009, said he was always more of a “Star Wars” guy.
“All my smart friends liked ‘Star Trek.’ I preferred a more visceral experience,” he tells Entertainment Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands Friday. Abrams took on the [...]
J.J. Abrams gives glimpse of new ‘Star Trek’ film
October 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Movies
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Fox building fall mystery
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · TV
“Find the pattern,” growls a voice from your radio.
The gravelly suggestion interrupts a commercial for the Abrams Auto car dealership and concludes with a whisper of “Fox.”
The Fox network is hoping listeners will piece together these mysterious fragments and realize there is indeed a pattern — one that leads straight to the network’s tentpole fall [...]
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Abrams Talks Trek
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Movies
We’re still a little weirded out that Star Trek movie director J.J. Abrams didn’t find a way to work a William Shatner cameo into his May 2009 movie (and yes, we know Kirk is dead … when did that ever stop anyone?), but, in a chat with the Associated Press about the franchise reboot flick, [...]
Tags: Capt. Kirk·J.J. Abrams·Spock·Star Trek·The Enterprise·Trekkies