Richard Arnold makes the claim at a recent Minnesota conventionThe following report could mean one of three things ... either Richard Arnold has finally fallen off the rocker, he's really out of the "Star Trek" loop ... or Paramount is crazy.Arnold, a former associate of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, told fans at last weekend's Creation Entertainment convention in Minneapolis that when the crew of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" hang up their comm badges following "Star Trek X," the valiant but little-watched crew of "Star Trek: Voyager" will be taking over. According to the report filed by the Star Trek Galactic Newsletter's Brian Meskimen, both Arnold and Tng series star Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) both stated that "Star Trek X" is mostly like the final movie featuring the Tng cast. ...
- 4/9/2013
- GeekNation.com
A Airlock Alpha source disputes recent report of Voyager cast taking over the moviesDuring a recent Creation Entertainment convention in Minneapolis, Minn., Richard Arnold -- a former associate of the late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry -- speculated to fans that the crew of "Star Trek: Voyager" would take over the big screen presence after the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" crew call it quits, reportedly after "Star Trek X."However, a normally quiet Airlock Alpha source inside Paramount Pictures, says that bringing Kate Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan to the big screen in their own flick is highly unlikely."There's no way that Paramount is prepared to move forward with 'Star Trek' without there being a ship called the Enterprise," the source said. "The movie audiences only know the Enterprise, ...
- 4/9/2013
- GeekNation.com
Remaking a universe is tricky. There's a risk of destroying the whole thing in the process.
On May 8, Paramount will set out for a new and, it hopes, not final frontier when it relaunches the iconic sci-fi franchise "Star Trek." After 43 years, 10 movies and more than 700 episodes of six TV series, the Melrose studio has bet at least $150 million (and tens of millions more in planned marketing) that Trekkies of all federations again will climb aboard the Starship Enterprise.
But reaching blockbuster status is a challenge only slightly less daunting than the Kobayashi Maru scenario.
The films based on Gene Roddenberry's 1966 space Western serial have not been mega-hits, and, more importantly, they have failed to draw big audiences in increasingly crucial overseas markets. The top-grossing "Trek" feature was 1996's "Star Trek: First Contact," which grossed $146 million worldwide, with only $54 million coming from international (1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture...
On May 8, Paramount will set out for a new and, it hopes, not final frontier when it relaunches the iconic sci-fi franchise "Star Trek." After 43 years, 10 movies and more than 700 episodes of six TV series, the Melrose studio has bet at least $150 million (and tens of millions more in planned marketing) that Trekkies of all federations again will climb aboard the Starship Enterprise.
But reaching blockbuster status is a challenge only slightly less daunting than the Kobayashi Maru scenario.
The films based on Gene Roddenberry's 1966 space Western serial have not been mega-hits, and, more importantly, they have failed to draw big audiences in increasingly crucial overseas markets. The top-grossing "Trek" feature was 1996's "Star Trek: First Contact," which grossed $146 million worldwide, with only $54 million coming from international (1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture...
- 2/19/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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