In the wake of Anton Yelchin’s death, Walter Koenig, who original played Pavel Chekov on Star Trek, talked about meeting the young actor for the first and only time. “We spoke on a sound stage for about two hours,” Koenig told The Hollywood Reporter. “His reputation as an...
With last week’s announcement of Star Trek Bridge Crew, there came a trailer of Star Trek alumni playing the VR game. One of these alumni was The Next Generation’s LeVar Burton. In a follow up interview with CNET, Burton talked about video games and what they mean to...
Simon Pegg, who co-wrote and also stars as “Scotty” in this summer’s Star Trek Beyond, recently discussed the filmmaking process and working with director Justin Lin, to bring his vision to life. Speaking with Collider at CinemaCon, Pegg talked about the process of editing the film, saying: I’ve...
Both Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness were full of lens flare — to the point of it being excessive — we can almost all agree on that. But like all of us, with time to reflect, even superstar directors, like J.J. Abrams, can look back...
Star Trek Beyond is set to hit theaters in just over three months. Idris Elba, who stars as the film’s main villain Krall, recently discussed the character and the process of making the film. Speaking with EW, Elba said the Krall character is a new alien species and...
Rod Roddenberry was recently named an executive producer of the upcoming Star Trek series on CBS All Access. He is also the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment. Recently, he sat down to discuss a myriad of topics — ranging from the...
Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned astrophysicist and host of StarTalk Radio recently sat down with George Takei to discuss his involvement with Star Trek, social media, the future of technology, in a recent interview for Tech Insider. During the interview, Tyson notes that Star Trek was the “first encounter”...
TrekNews.net was recently provided two unedited clips from COPD: Highly Illogical–A Special Tribute to Leonard Nimoy — featuring an interview with Doctor Belperio, who treated Nimoy during the last four months of his life at UCLA Medical Center. During the interview, Belperio discusses Leonard’s initial exam with him,...
In an exclusive video released to TrekNews.net by Leonard Nimoy’s daughter Julie and her husband David Knight, the legendary actor talks about his 1975 book I Am Not Spock and the reaction to its title. “People thought I was trying to distance myself from the Spock character —...
Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis and Gates McFadden from Star Trek: The Next Generation, along with Terry Farrell from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, appeared on stage last weekend at Rhode Island Comic-Con for a special “Faces of Star Trek” panel, hosted by actress Clare Kramer from Buffy the...
The new Star Trek TV series, set to premier in January 2017, will not star Michael Dorn as “Captain Worf”. Dorn himself, confirmed to the audience at Rhode Island Comic-Con on Saturday that the series will not be the project he pitched to the network. The new series...
Nichelle Nichols has been on the radar lately for the news that she’ll be joining a NASA mission on September 15th as she rides along on the SOFIA airborne observatory. We at TrekNews.net recently had a chance to ask Ms. Nichols some questions about the upcoming mission. We...
The world was shocked to hear of the passing of Leonard Nimoy this past February. The long-time Trek legend who played the iconic role of Spock had been battling the effects of COPD, otherwise known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or more commonly as chronic bronchitis and emphysema,...
Over the weekend the rumor mill started churning with speculation that British actor Idris Elba would play a Klingon as the main villain in the next Star Trek film. Simon Pegg, who has been busy writing STAR TREK 3 with Doug Jung, was asked about the the pressure...
During a press event to promote the new film Kill Me Three Times, Simon Pegg talked about writing the next Star Trek film, getting the script finished by June and his respect for the Star Trek franchise. Pegg — who was brought in last year to write the...
With this month’s release of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s seventh and final season on Blu-ray, John de Lancie, who appeared multiple times as Q, recently reflected on his time as the omnipotent character, the series finale “All Good Things…” and the everlasting impact of the series. When...
Star Trek‘s original Lt. Uhura, Nichelle Nichols recently sat down for a 30-minute interview with Karan Ashley of Uncensored Talk. During the interview, Nichols discussed her career, her start as a dancer, acting, and of course Star Trek. You can watch the entire interview below. via Uncensored Talk
George Takei, Star Trek‘s original Hikaru Sulu, was recently interviewed on Oprah: Where Are They Now?. Among the topics, Takei discussed his tumultuous relationship with the show’s star and fellow social media phenom William Shatner. “We are still a family,” Takei said of his Star Trek co-stars. “And...
One of the most-memorable and talked about moments from this year’s Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas was the transformation of Terry Farrell into her Deep Space Nine character Dax by makeup artist Michael Westmore. The transformation, which occurred live on stage in front of the Las...
In an interview recorded at the Official Star Trek Convention in 2013, Michael Dorn talked about the possibility of the rumored “Captain Worf” television series. “The script I wrote is done,” said Dorn, “and I’m in the process of kind of finalizing it and sending it to people...
Connor Trinneer, who played Charles “Trip” Tucker III on Star Trek: Enterprise, sat down with John Champion of the Mission Log Podcast recently at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention. Topics that were discussed, include Trinneer’s first convention experience after being cast in Enterprise, his thoughts on Star...
Denise Crosby, best known for playing the role of Lieutenant Natasha “Tasha” Yar on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Sela, the alternate timeline Romulan, recently appeared on the Priority One podcast. Last year, TNG celebrated its 25th anniversary. To observe the milestone, the...
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