J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" Teaser & Info

**RebelMan** · 01-10-2008, 09:46 PM

OFFICIAL HD TEASER TRAILER
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OFFICIAL HD TRAILER
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Quote:

Leaked Teaser Trailer

Reimagined Enterprise

DISCLAIMER
Source: /Film, YouTube, JoBlo.com
by: Ben Barna

I don’t want to psych anyone out here (I do too much of that) but what you’re about to see is a stunning piece of fan-art. I’ve been witness to handful of fan-made trailers—most recently for THE DARK KNIGHT—and they’ve all been second-rate and obvious. But this one for the new STAR TREK movie made by aspiring VFX artist Daniel Broadway looks so real that if I watched it not knowing it was fake, you wouldn’t be able to convince me it was. Someone needs to give this guy a job. The real STAR TREK teaser debuts this weekend in front of CLOVERFIELD and I can’t wait to see how it stacks up to this. I can’t imagine it being much better.

Release Date:
May 9th, 2009

Studio:
Paramount Pictures

Director:
J.J. Abrams

Screenwriter:
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Starring:
Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder, Rachel Nichols, Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth, Clifton Collins Jr., Ben Cross, Tyler Perry

Genre:
Sci-Fi

MPAA Rating:
Not Available

Official Website:
StarTrek.com

Plot Summary:
"Lost" creators-writers-producers J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk are bringing an 11th installment of the popular "Star Trek" franchise to the big screen. Burk, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will executive produce.

**open32** · 01-10-2008, 11:35 PM

Hopefully its good, but damn its a long way off.

They didnt do to much with the redesign which is good.

**RebelMan** · 01-17-2008, 05:24 PM

FIRST OFFICIAL PHOTO OF ENTERPISE

rlm · 01-18-2008, 01:39 AM

here's a description of sorts on the trailer. theres three audio quotes that are first shown on the screen, all about space. the last one by JFK. then it says from director jj abrams. then it blacks in and out of the enterprise being built with modern day equipment. a side shot is shown of the name of USS Enterprise. then a voice comes out and says "space, the final frontier". it then shows a faded in and out version of the emblem and then "the future begins". ending with "under construction christmas 2008". you don't get to see a full view of the enterprise but someone said you get to see leonard nemoy. not sure about that yet. but i'm going to see cloverfield tomorrow night and i can't wait to see this trailer in its full glory.

**MSFixR** · 01-21-2008, 03:38 PM

Another teaser in HD

**RebelMan** · 02-14-2008, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by open32

Hopefully its good, but damn its a long way off.

Try a long way off \/

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"Star Trek" Pushed Back to May, 2009
Source: Variety
February 13, 2008

Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek from December 25 to May 8, 2009, reports Variety.

Studio insiders said Star Trek has the potential to gross more in May than in December. The movie has no competition in its new slot so far.

**RebelMan** · 08-12-2008, 10:40 PM

Top Left Clockwise: Nero, Uhura, Kirk, Spock

Top Left Clockwise: Sulu, Scotty, Chekov, McCoy

**RebelMan** · 09-09-2008, 12:59 PM

Why is William Shatner Not in Star Trek?
Source: AMC
September 9, 2008

AMC's SciFi Scanner talked to Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, who explained why you won't see William Shatner reprising the role of Captain James T. Kirk:

Q: How do you react to William Shatner's ire at not having a role in the movie?

A: It was very tricky. We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing, but the truth is, it didn't quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn't want to do a cameo. We tried desperately to put him in the movie, but he was making it very clear that he wanted the movie to focus on him significantly, which, frankly, he deserves. The truth is, the story that we were telling required a certain adherence to the Trek canon and consistency of storytelling. It's funny -- a lot of the people who were proclaiming that he must be in this movie were the same people saying it must adhere to canon. Well, his character died on screen. Maybe a smarter group of filmmakers could have figured out how to resolve that.

Paramount Pictures will release Star Trek on May 8, 2009.

**RebelMan** · 10-15-2008, 08:14 PM

In this photo we see the bulk of the Enterprise crew in their uniforms for the first time. The colors and designs are taken straight out of the original series, but the fabrics look more modern. The writers said the show's costumes captured the feel of the "Beatles/Kennedy '60s" and wanted the movie to retain that "rebellious spirit." They also noted that Kirk (Chris Pine) is not wearing a uniform in this shot, and that there's a definite reason for that in the plot.

In this shot we get the first look at the bridge, with Kirk in his captain's chair. The writers told me that the set was built on the same soundstage on the Paramount lot where the original series filmed, and walking onto it for the first time was "incredibly emotional." They said the set is filled with nods to the one from the show, but it has been infused with modern elements. I asked if they ever sat in Kirk's chair, and they said they were superstitious of it. Kurtzman said they "circled it for weeks," but waited until the very end of filming to take their turn in the captain's seat.

Here is the first shot of "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock, strong-arming someone (is it Kirk?) with his superior Vulcan strength. I asked if this means Spock would be more of an action hero this time around. They responded that they made sure the character of Spock stayed "very consistent" to his roots, but that the movie was getting an "action upgrade." Kurtzman said that with advances in technology and the investment the studio was putting into the movie, it was natural that this "Star Trek" would have far more action sequences than any previous installment.

I asked if this photo of Kirk emerging from what looks to be some sort of escape pod and climbing out of a crater of ice means that there will be significant scenes that take place off the Enterprise. They answered that the show in their opinion was as much about the "away missions" as it was the bridge. Kurtzman said those were the times that "tested relationships the most," and they wanted to bring that to the film. Then Orci joked that Kirk is really just "climbing the rock wall on a futuristic Royal Caribbean cruise."

When we looked at this exclusive photo of John Cho in the part of Sulu, I asked how they juggled the large cast of characters aboard the Enterprise. They said they took their "major cues from the original series" where each crewmember served a specific function and contributed their own unique point of view. Kurtzman said there is, "plenty of story for everyone," and that each character is necessary to see it through.

This first exclusive photo shows the starship USS Kelvin in flight. Kurtzman and Orci couldn't answer if the ship predates the Enterprise or if any characters we already know are aboard. They did say that it was very important to them that the ship designs did not "stray too far" from those in the original show. Orci called the spaceships on from the series "lovely works of art," and they agreed that completely reworking the look without retaining the classic style would be an "affront to the fans."

They did offer up the origin of the U.S.S. Kelvin's name. Director J.J. Abrams' maternal grandfather was named Henry Kelvin. He owned an electronics company and was very influential to Abrams as a boy. So in honor of him, Abrams has dropped the name "Kelvin" into every project he's worked on. In "Mission: Impossible III," a letter is addressed to "H. Kelvin," and on the first episode of the new series "Fringe" a character worked on a project called "Kelvin Genetics."

Lastly we looked at a photo of Eric Bana as the villain, Nero. He cuts an intimidating figure with his shaved head, face tattoos and pointy (Romulan?) ears. Knowing they couldn't tell me specifics of who Nero is and what he's about, I asked the writers who would win in a fight, Nero or Khan, Kirk's nemesis from "Star Trek II." After a little deliberation, they decided that Khan would win in a ship-to-ship space battle, but on the ground Nero would take him. As to how Nero fares against James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, we'll have to wait until May 8th to find out.

**RebelMan** · 10-16-2008, 10:06 PM

J.J. Abrams Shocker: Liked 'Star Wars' more

Thursday October 16 6:18 AM ET

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 "Star Trek" project in hopes of creating a film "that grabbed me the way 'Star Wars' did," he says.

He was also drawn to the franchise's idealism, he says.

"I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now," he says. "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as 'The Dark Knight' is raking in gazillions of dollars, 'Star Trek' stands in stark contrast. It was important to me that optimism be cool again."

"My only regret is that the movie can't come out sooner," says Leonard Nimoy, who will don his pointy ears to play an elder Spock. "I think the world could use it."

The younger Spock, played by Zachary Quinto, says "Star Trek" is a franchise "that offers hope for unity."

But don't expect any unity with William Shatner. The actor won't make a cameo as Capt. Kirk, Abrams says.

"I was such a huge fan of his, but we wrote a scene for him in the movie and it didn't feel right," Abrams says. "And he said to us he said publicly that doing a cameo didn't interest him. Which I totally appreciate. But we did try."

**RebelMan** · 10-18-2008, 04:03 PM

**RebelMan** · 11-11-2008, 07:34 PM

'Star Trek': An exclusive first look at the Enterprise

Nov 11, 2008, 03:23 PM
by Jeff Jensen

JJ Abrams wasn't a huge fan of the original Star Trek TV series as a kid, but he does have one unabashed gee-whiz Star Trek memory: watching the first feature film (1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and marveling over the big reveal of the Enterprise during a long sequence in which James T. Kirk takes a slow-boat tour around the iconic starship. "The coolest thing about it—maybe the coolest thing in the movie—was when you flew around the ship, you could see all the different panels that made up the ship," says the director of the forthcoming Trek reboot, slated for a May 8, 2009 release. "It was the first time I had ever seen that level of attention, that love of detail, given to the tangible, practical reality of the ship."

Here, in this exclusive first look at Abrams' take on the Enterprise, you not only see his vision of the ship, but his attempt to evoke that sequence from the first film that so captured his imagination. If you're thinking, "Wow! It looks the way the Enterprise has always looked"—well look at the big Spock brain on you! Abrams wanted to take the original TV series Enterprise and the movie franchise Enterprise and fuse them together into a new yet familiar Enterprise. His ambition was a ship that felt very realistic, that could "stand up" to today's f/x standards—and beyond. "If you're going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you're going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?"

**RebelMan** · Yesterday, 09:09 PM

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01-17-2008, 05:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
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RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	In this photo we see the bulk of the Enterprise crew in their uniforms for the first time. The colors and designs are taken straight out of the original series, but the fabrics look more modern. The writers said the show's costumes captured the feel of the "Beatles/Kennedy '60s" and wanted the movie to retain that "rebellious spirit." They also noted that Kirk (Chris Pine) is not wearing a uniform in this shot, and that there's a definite reason for that in the plot. In this shot we get the first look at the bridge, with Kirk in his captain's chair. The writers told me that the set was built on the same soundstage on the Paramount lot where the original series filmed, and walking onto it for the first time was "incredibly emotional." They said the set is filled with nods to the one from the show, but it has been infused with modern elements. I asked if they ever sat in Kirk's chair, and they said they were superstitious of it. Kurtzman said they "circled it for weeks," but waited until the very end of filming to take their turn in the captain's seat. Here is the first shot of "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock, strong-arming someone (is it Kirk?) with his superior Vulcan strength. I asked if this means Spock would be more of an action hero this time around. They responded that they made sure the character of Spock stayed "very consistent" to his roots, but that the movie was getting an "action upgrade." Kurtzman said that with advances in technology and the investment the studio was putting into the movie, it was natural that this "Star Trek" would have far more action sequences than any previous installment. I asked if this photo of Kirk emerging from what looks to be some sort of escape pod and climbing out of a crater of ice means that there will be significant scenes that take place off the Enterprise. They answered that the show in their opinion was as much about the "away missions" as it was the bridge. Kurtzman said those were the times that "tested relationships the most," and they wanted to bring that to the film. Then Orci joked that Kirk is really just "climbing the rock wall on a futuristic Royal Caribbean cruise." When we looked at this exclusive photo of John Cho in the part of Sulu, I asked how they juggled the large cast of characters aboard the Enterprise. They said they took their "major cues from the original series" where each crewmember served a specific function and contributed their own unique point of view. Kurtzman said there is, "plenty of story for everyone," and that each character is necessary to see it through. This first exclusive photo shows the starship USS Kelvin in flight. Kurtzman and Orci couldn't answer if the ship predates the Enterprise or if any characters we already know are aboard. They did say that it was very important to them that the ship designs did not "stray too far" from those in the original show. Orci called the spaceships on from the series "lovely works of art," and they agreed that completely reworking the look without retaining the classic style would be an "affront to the fans." They did offer up the origin of the U.S.S. Kelvin's name. Director J.J. Abrams' maternal grandfather was named Henry Kelvin. He owned an electronics company and was very influential to Abrams as a boy. So in honor of him, Abrams has dropped the name "Kelvin" into every project he's worked on. In "Mission: Impossible III," a letter is addressed to "H. Kelvin," and on the first episode of the new series "Fringe" a character worked on a project called "Kelvin Genetics." Lastly we looked at a photo of Eric Bana as the villain, Nero. He cuts an intimidating figure with his shaved head, face tattoos and pointy (Romulan?) ears. Knowing they couldn't tell me specifics of who Nero is and what he's about, I asked the writers who would win in a fight, Nero or Khan, Kirk's nemesis from "Star Trek II." After a little deliberation, they decided that Khan would win in a ship-to-ship space battle, but on the ground Nero would take him. As to how Nero fares against James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, we'll have to wait until May 8th to find out. Last edited by RebelMan; 10-19-2008 at 10:30 PM..

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01-10-2008, 11:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,934 My Profile	Hopefully its good, but damn its a long way off. They didnt do to much with the redesign which is good.

01-18-2008, 01:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,097 My Profile	here's a description of sorts on the trailer. theres three audio quotes that are first shown on the screen, all about space. the last one by JFK. then it says from director jj abrams. then it blacks in and out of the enterprise being built with modern day equipment. a side shot is shown of the name of USS Enterprise. then a voice comes out and says "space, the final frontier". it then shows a faded in and out version of the emblem and then "the future begins". ending with "under construction christmas 2008". you don't get to see a full view of the enterprise but someone said you get to see leonard nemoy. not sure about that yet. but i'm going to see cloverfield tomorrow night and i can't wait to see this trailer in its full glory.

01-21-2008, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 10,066 My Profile	Another teaser in HD

08-12-2008, 10:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	Top Left Clockwise: Nero, Uhura, Kirk, Spock Top Left Clockwise: Sulu, Scotty, Chekov, McCoy

09-09-2008, 12:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	Why is William Shatner Not in Star Trek? Source: AMC September 9, 2008 AMC's SciFi Scanner talked to Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, who explained why you won't see William Shatner reprising the role of Captain James T. Kirk: Q: How do you react to William Shatner's ire at not having a role in the movie? A: It was very tricky. We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing, but the truth is, it didn't quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn't want to do a cameo. We tried desperately to put him in the movie, but he was making it very clear that he wanted the movie to focus on him significantly, which, frankly, he deserves. The truth is, the story that we were telling required a certain adherence to the Trek canon and consistency of storytelling. It's funny -- a lot of the people who were proclaiming that he must be in this movie were the same people saying it must adhere to canon. Well, his character died on screen. Maybe a smarter group of filmmakers could have figured out how to resolve that. Paramount Pictures will release Star Trek on May 8, 2009.

10-16-2008, 10:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	J.J. Abrams Shocker: Liked 'Star Wars' more Thursday October 16 6:18 AM ET 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 "Star Trek" project in hopes of creating a film "that grabbed me the way 'Star Wars' did," he says. He was also drawn to the franchise's idealism, he says. "I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now," he says. "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as 'The Dark Knight' is raking in gazillions of dollars, 'Star Trek' stands in stark contrast. It was important to me that optimism be cool again." "My only regret is that the movie can't come out sooner," says Leonard Nimoy, who will don his pointy ears to play an elder Spock. "I think the world could use it." The younger Spock, played by Zachary Quinto, says "Star Trek" is a franchise "that offers hope for unity." But don't expect any unity with William Shatner. The actor won't make a cameo as Capt. Kirk, Abrams says. "I was such a huge fan of his, but we wrote a scene for him in the movie and it didn't feel right," Abrams says. "And he said to us he said publicly that doing a cameo didn't interest him. Which I totally appreciate. But we did try."

11-11-2008, 07:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	'Star Trek': An exclusive first look at the Enterprise Nov 11, 2008, 03:23 PM by Jeff Jensen JJ Abrams wasn't a huge fan of the original Star Trek TV series as a kid, but he does have one unabashed gee-whiz Star Trek memory: watching the first feature film (1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and marveling over the big reveal of the Enterprise during a long sequence in which James T. Kirk takes a slow-boat tour around the iconic starship. "The coolest thing about it—maybe the coolest thing in the movie—was when you flew around the ship, you could see all the different panels that made up the ship," says the director of the forthcoming Trek reboot, slated for a May 8, 2009 release. "It was the first time I had ever seen that level of attention, that love of detail, given to the tangible, practical reality of the ship." Here, in this exclusive first look at Abrams' take on the Enterprise, you not only see his vision of the ship, but his attempt to evoke that sequence from the first film that so captured his imagination. If you're thinking, "Wow! It looks the way the Enterprise has always looked"—well look at the big Spock brain on you! Abrams wanted to take the original TV series Enterprise and the movie franchise Enterprise and fuse them together into a new yet familiar Enterprise. His ambition was a ship that felt very realistic, that could "stand up" to today's f/x standards—and beyond. "If you're going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you're going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?"

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