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  1. According to Karl Urban, he would not mind portraying Leonard McCoy in the future.

     

    As reported by TrekWeb, taken from an article in SFX magazine, Urban would have no problem with doing a sequel if Star Trek XI does well enough to warrant one. "I would clearly love to carry on with that cast," said Urban. "We had such a wonderful time shooting, we were constantly cracking up. But it's too early to speculate. We really have everything going for us."

     

    Urban feels that the time is right for the return of the original characters, whose backstories will be explored in Star Trek XI. "It's the perfect time to bring it back and show these characters in their early years and get a bit of a backstory."

     

    A fan of the original series, Urban had an advantage when it came to researching his part, in spite of not having DeForest Kelley available for guidance or assistance. "I had grown up with these characters," he said. "I was very familiar with the fabric of their relationship."

     

    http://www.trektoday.com/news/030808_03.shtml


  2. The launch failure of a Falcon 1 rocket has doomed James Doohan's last wishes to have his ashes sent into space.

     

    As reported by efluxmedia.com, the second attempt to launch the ashes of two hundred people who has paid to have their ashes launched into space has failed after the rocket launched from the Pacific last night broke up several minutes after launch.

     

    This is the third time that a Falcon rocket launch has failed, the last being in March of 2006. It is suspected that this latest failure was caused by a fuel leak. The CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk posted a message on the company's website regarding the launch failure. "It was obviously a big disappointment not to reach orbit on this flight," began the message, which promised that the company would "never give up," and would "prevail in reaching orbit and demonstrating reliable space transport."

     

    In addition to Doohan's ashes, those of astronaut Gordon Cooper were on board the Falcon 1. Cooper's ashes had been on the first rocket that failed in May of 2007 along with Doohan's, as reported by Engadget. That first rocket, belonging to Space Services, Inc., crashed in New Mexico, but the container holding the ashes had been recovered and so a second attempt could be made, which unfortunately has ended in failure.


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  4. Chris Pine joins other Star Trek actors in an animated science fiction movie about a photon's fight for survival for his kind.

     

    As reported by TrekMovie.com, Pine is joined by several former Star Trek actors in Quantum Quest. Also heard are: Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo, Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner, and William Shatner.

     

    Quantum Quest was written and directed by Harry Kloor, who wrote several Star Trek: Voyager episodes (Drone, Scientific Method, The Raven and Real Life.)

     

    The movie tells the story of Dave, a photon from inside the sun, who belongs to the forces of the Core, which is battling against forces of the Void for the fate of the universe. Dave is being played by Pine. Shatner is voicing the character of the Core.

     

    According to Pine, making the film "was a blast." As for the coincidence of both "Captain Kirks" being in the same film? "The interesting trivia is that William Shatner, the O.G. original James T. Kirk, is playing The Core in the movie and I have a small scene in the beginning where The Core kind of surprises me, and The Core is essentially God," said Pine. "So Bill, Mr. Shatner, hello."

     

     

    http://www.trektoday.com/news/270708_03.shtml


  5. The 24th century will brought into conflict on an epic movie scale in upcoming Star Trek books and more races will be featured in a second Alien Spotlight series of comics.

     

    As reported by Newsarama.com, the Destiny series of books will debut, encompassing both the 22nd and the 24th centuries, with all of the captains from Picard on up and their respective crews being seen in these new stories.

     

    The Destiny series, penned by David Mack, and due out beginning in September, will feature a full-scale Borg invasion that makes all past Borg encounters seem like nothing but mere incidents.

     

    There will also be new Star Trek comics in the near future, including a possible Titan comic book, or perhaps one based on the adventures of Captain Sulu. According to Andy Schmidt of IDW Publishing, talks are ongoing with Pocket Books regarding use of material from Pocket Book novels, possibly creating a cohesive continuity between Star Trek books and comics.

     

    A second Alien Spotlight series is planned, which will focus on the Ferengi, the Klingons and the Q. There will also be a Mirror Universe story, Star Trek: The Last Generation which will be set during the time frame of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

     

    http://www.trektoday.com/news/270708_02.shtml



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    "Mr. Atoz", a person affiliated with Ain't it Cool News, was able to see a bit of Star Trek XI which he kindly shares with eager Star Trek fans.

    As reported by Ain't It Cool News, Mr. Atoz saw two different scenes from Star Trek XI; one concerning a group of freighters which appeared to be under attack, and the other about an exchange of hostilities between the Enterprise and the ship of the bad guy.

    According to the source, "The first scene starts out with this massive convoy of freighters (may be refugees?), each towing two or three. even bigger cargo looking crates behind them with tractor beams. They look big and slow-moving." He goes on to explain that the Enterprise is to the rear of this group as a possible escort.

    At some point, after these ships come out of warp, they are attacked. "Then it jumps back to space where all of a sudden there are these red streaks of light tearing right through the unshielded freighters and sending several of them up in flames. Everyone lurches out of warp." The scene then cuts to the view of the Enterprise Bridge. "View of the bridge, with everyone reacting in confusion and trying to find out what's going on. Looks like everyone's in cadet uniform except for the guy in the captain's chair who looks about late thirties, early forties."

    The second scene that Mr. Atoz saw appears to be later in time, with "the first full battle scene. The Enterprise captain is still the captain (no sign of Kirk yet, I think he was on the bridge as just another cadet) and he's exchanging barbs with the villain over an audio link as their ships engage each other. The captain's saying how the bad guy's ship (the Sunfire? Sunflower?) can't protect him." The two ships attack each other.


    http://www.trektoday.com/news/270708_01.shtml

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