Feds step in on WGA labor dispute
With a writers strike looming, the federal government's stepping in to mediate negotiations between the WGA and the companies after three months of unproductive bargaining.
Great now both sides are really screwed!...
...The site Screen Rant claims to have gotten wind of some fresh plot spoilers for the new Star Trek from an unnamed source.
As is the case with stuff like this, until someone decides to go on the record you should take the following with a grain of space dust...
According to the site, "the new Star Trek film will focus much more on Spock than on the crew of the Enterprise". ...
The story continues..."the adventure takes place on a USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (the latest actor in the running to play Pike in the flick is Josh Lucas).
Pike and crew are helped out by Kirk at some point late in the story. It's unclear on what ship Kirk would be serving on, but he is not yet a captain at that time. "There are battles with the Klingons, and we will get to see the maiden voyage of the original Enterprise: NCC-1701. Finally, none of the film takes place at all at Starfleet Academy."
Is Lucas Up For A Space Tour?
I find it hard to believe that Kirk wouldn't be at the center of things for a lot of the film. Other than true Trekkers, the general public doesn't know who Pike is, but everyone knows Kirk. As for Lucas playing Pike--I think he makes for a ship-shape fit...
Further, a trusted source tells the folks over at Trek Movie Report that Kirk does end the film as a Captain.
The original posts can be found both here and here...
Meanwhile, David Germain of the AP filed this late on Friday:
The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie. While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan in next year's science-fiction flick, William Shatner is not on board as Kirk.
"I couldn't believe it. I'm not in the movie at all. Leonard, God bless his heart, is in, but not me," Shatner, 76, told The Associated Press on Thursday. "I thought, what a decision to make, since it obviously is a decision not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office. It didn't seem to be a wise business decision." ...
[Director JJ Abrams initially] said Shatner probably would have a part in the film, which is due in theaters in December 2008. But while Shatner said he had a couple of meetings with Abrams, nothing came of it.
"I've got a lot to do," said Shatner, whose current work includes the TV show "Boston Legal", narration for the Christmas spoof "Stalking Santa" due on DVD on Nov. 6, and the prequel "Star Trek: Academy--Collision Course", a novel chronicling Kirk and Spock's first meeting.
Shatner says of "Star Trek": "Having been in on the creation of it, I was hoping to be in on the re-creation."
This, of course is an old refrain of the Shat by now--it's funny the more I hear him bemoan the fact he's not in the movie, the less I'm actually inclined to believe all of the denials... This could just be a ploy to keep his appearance a secret...Time will tell.
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