While we're anxiously waiting to see what will the new STAR TREK TV series, starting in January at CBS, be about and who will stand at the helm of Enterprise (Nathan Fillion being fans' favourite rumoured name), we shall first watch the third movie in the rebooted saga (or the thirteenth at all) STAR TREK BEYOND which will boldly sail into the cinemas around the world from July 22nd this summer! Today you can enjoy the character posters showing all the stars portraying our beloved sf heroes!
THE CREW IS BACK In the $150 million movie, the crew of the USS Enterprise, halfway
into their five year mission, which takes them into uncharted territory,
are attacked by a seemingly unstoppable wave of unknown aliens forcing
them to abandon ship. Stranded on an unknown planet and with no apparent
means of rescue nor communication, the crew find themselves in conflict
with a new ruthless enemy, while
Kirk must work out a plan to reunite his crew and get back to Earth.
CHRIS PINE AND KARL URBAN LEADING THE CAST AGAIN
With FAST AND FURIOUS franchise director Justin Lin behind the helm of STAR TREK BEYOND instead of J.J. Abrams who had to work on STAR WARS saga, the cast is again lead by the ensemble that has built up an amazing chemistry among themselves in the first two movies of the rebooted series. Chris Pine returns again as the young Captain Kirk fresh from the Star Fleet Academy and now given the command of Enterprise which he is taking into the legendary exploring mission with most famous Vulcan in the universe Spock, played by ZacharyQuinto, as his trusted commander. It is interesting that while both Pine and Quinto have contracts signed for the fourth movie as well, the rest of the crew did not have presigned contracts even for this one, which Karl Urban, who is again playing everybody's beloved grumpy Doctor Bones or Lieutenant Commander McCoy, has recently confirmed by saying he did not even know he is returning for the third part, which is shocking given that his character is fans' favourite. Zoe Saldana is gain Lieutenant Uhura, John Cho portrays Lieutenant Sulu and Anton Yelchin is Lieutenant Chekov! Idris Elba is the main villain in the movie called Krall, while Sofia Boutella is Jaylah, the alien warrior you see in the trailer with the white skin. Oscar winner Shohreh Aghdashloo was cast as the High Command of the Federation for reshoots on the film.
Well, this is shaping up to be the best superhero movie cast ever, seriously: it has been revealed that Cate Blanchett will officially join Chris Hemsworth's THOR: RAGNAROK as the powerful nemesis Hella, Asgardian goddess of death, while our beloved Karl Urban will be Skurge (Thor's Asgardian enemy wielding a double bladed axe, one of the Masters of Evil)! Jeff Goldblum will be the eccentric Grandmaster (a master of all games of skill and chance, a member of the Elders of the Universe), Tessa Thompson will play mighty warrior Valkyrie, while Mark Ruffalo will again be the Hulk! Tom Hiddleston will reprise his role of Loki, IdrisElba of Asgardian sentry Heimdall, while Anthony Hopkins is again the ruler of Asgard, Odin! You can also check out the first concept art photo from the film out November next year.
'STAR TREK: BEYOND'
THE NEW TRAILER IS HERE!
Star Trek stories are very in these days especially with hot rumours that Nathan Fillion might be playing the new captain in new STAR TREK TV series starting next January at CBS, but today we have the second trailer for STAR TREK BEYOND movie out this July!
In STAR TREK BEYOND, the intrepid Enterprise crew explores the
furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious
new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the
test. The cast is again lead by Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana,
John Cho, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin and Idris Elba as the new
villain, with Sofia Boutella as alien warrior Jaylah!
We're going a bit Asian today, people. The first Asian related piece of news comes from new historical show we've been anxiously awaiting for a year now and now it seems it is moving on with the production: Maggie Q's epic series RED FLAG about the queen of pirates is to be penned by famous David Franzoni (GLADIATOR) and could also possibly star Maggie's fiance and STALKER co-star Dylan McDermott as an American Revolutionary. Francois Arnaudhas already been announced as Carlito, the Portuguese sailor and bounty hunter engaged to hunt down and capture Ching Shih who becomes her lover.
QUEEN OF CHINESE PIRATES Set in the early 1800s, RED FLAG follows Ching Shih (Maggie Q), a
beautiful young Chinese prostitute who goes on to become one of
history’s most powerful pirates and head of the most successful crime
syndicate in Canton China. With over 100,000 sailors and 1500-plus
vessels, Ching controlled the South China Sea while taking on the
Imperial Chinese navy, the Portuguese navy, and the all powerful British
navy to eventually conquer them all.
'STAR TREK BEYOND'
JOE TASLIM AND IDRIS ELBA JOIN Meanwhile, in the news from the new instalment of the popular science
fiction franchise STAR TREK BEYOND, Indonesian star Joe Taslim has
joined the cast reuniting with director Justin Lin after FAST &
FURIOUS. It isn't known whom he will play, but we know that Idris Elba
is playing a villain in the story in which U.S.S. Enterprise is starting
their five-year mission in which they will explore different worlds and
new alien species. Chris Pine returns as Captain Kirk, Zachary Quinto
as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Karl Urban as Doctor Bones, Anton
Yelchin as Chekov and John Cho as Sulu! The movie is coming out next
July to celebrate 50th anniversary of STAR TREK TV series.
'MANHATTAN LOVE STORY'
WITH ADRIEN BRODY AND NI NI
After starring in record breaking Chinese Roman epic DRAGON BLADE (which earned more than $120 million in China this year) Adrien Brody will join stunning Chinese star Ni Ni (you probably remember her starring next to Hollywood star Christian Bale in Zhang Yimou's Oscar contender epic drama FLOWERS OF WAR) in romantic movie MANHATTAN LOVE STORY to be shot in New York with Chinese producers with the $15 million film to be released on both markets and world wide as well. The plot of MANHATTAN LOVE STORY centres on a pair who are from far different lands and backgrounds — he’s Italian, she’s Chinese. They meet through a series of comedic and touching moments centred on their cultural differences and fall in love in modern New York City.