More Star Trek Movie News

I have three bits of news/rumors about the upcoming Star Trek movie.

The first bit of news is that the teaser trailer will premier before JJ Abrams other upcoming movie, Cloverfield January 18th 2008. So if you aren't interested in the movie, which I am on the fence about, then look for it the next day online.

Secondly, another actor has been added to the cast of the movie. Tyler Perry will be playing the head of the Starfleet Academy. Don't worry, he won't be dressed up as his annoying old black woman persona. The rumor is that Perry's scene takes place with Spock and Kirk and it relates to him being upset over the rigging of the Kobayashi Maru exam. The famous "no win" scenario mentioned in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan where Kirk is the only known victor.

In relation to the above mention of the rumor about the Kobayashi Maru exam, comes in as the final tidbit of information. Quint, over at AintItCool.com, has reported that a source of his has read the script and shared with him the details of how young James T. Kirk actually won the "no win" scenario. Apparently, Kirk sleeps with a girl who in return alters the program for him. If true, that would be very much in character with the Kirk that we have come to know and love. Also, if true, it will definitely add towards a positive review from me about this movie when I see it.

Rumor Mill 9/21

Guitar Hero III Song List Leaked???
Now take this with a grain of salt. This could just be a nicely made b-s list or maybe someone did get a hold of the real thing. Either way, here it is...

Tier 1:
Foghat - Slow Ride
Poison - Talk Dirty to Me
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Social Distortion - Story of My Life

Encore: Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite
Co-op Encore: Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Tier 2:
Mountain - Mississippi Queen
Alice Cooper - School's Out
Cream - Sunshine of Your Life
Heart - Barracuda

Boss: Tom Morello - Guitar Battle
Encore: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Co-op Encore: The Strokes - Reptilia


Tier 3:
The Killers - When You Were Young
AFI - Miss Murder
The Who - The Seeker
Priestess - Lay Down

Encore: Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Co-op Encore: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss

Tier 4:
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas

Encore: Pearl Jam - Evenflow
Co-op Encore: Blue Oyster Cult - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

Tier 5:
The Dead Kennedy's - Holiday in Cambodia
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
Aerosmith - Same Old Song and Dance
ZZ Top - La Grange

Boss: Slash - Guitar Battle
Encore: Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Co-op Encore: Bloc Party - Hellicopter

Tier 6:
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
White Zombie - Black Sunshine
Tenacious D - The Metal

Encore: Stevie Ray Vaughn - Pride and Joy
Co-op Encore: Matchbook Romance - Monsters

Tier 7:
Slipknot - Before I Forget
Disturbed - Stricken
Queens of the Stone Age - 3's and 7's
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Encore: Living Colour - Cult of Personality

Tier 8:
Slayer - Raining Blood
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Metallica - One

Boss: Lou - Guitar Battle
Encore: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Bonus Tracks:

An Endless Sporadic - Impulse
Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
Bret Michaels Band - Go That Far
Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommit Alex
Dragonforce - Through the Fire and the Flames
Fall of Troy - FCP Remix
Gallows - In the Belly of a Shark
The Hellacopters - I'm in the Band
Heroes del Silencio - Avalancha
In Flames - Take This Life
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Killswitch Engage - My Curse
LA Slum Lords - Down N Dirty
Lacuna Coil - Closer
Lions - Metal Heavy Lady
NAAST - Mauvis Garcon
Prototype - The Way It Ends
Revolverhead - Generation Rock
Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee
Scouts of St. Sebastian - In Love
Senses Fail - Can't Be Saved
The Sleeping - Don't Hold Back
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
Superbus - Radio Song

Rumor Mill 9/4

Dragonball Z Movie
Looks like the Fox studios are soposably budgeting a cool $100 million for a live action Dragonball Z movie. There have been rumors on the internet for years about a potential movie due to the shows extreme popularity a few years back. This one looks like it could be true though, lets just hope they get someone good at combat scenes on this like John Woo or anyone from the first Matrix movie.
Via [The Movie Blog

Star Trek Movie Plot...Time Travel??
Apparently, the people "rebooting" the Star Trek Franchise have figured out a way to both remake Star Trek and still satisfy the original fans.... time travel. How it works is Romulans from the "future" find themselves in the past and decide to change things by killing the father of James T. Kirk. Who's to stop them? Spock of course and he will change the timeline in the process thus allowing a new series of movies to follow a whole new canon well maintaining the old one.

This can either be considered brilliant or retarded. Instead of doing a clean reboot like they did with the Battlestar Gallactica series they will be using a temporal paradox to change things. I thought the plan was to get new fans to the francise but starting this "new direction" with a confusing storyline could defeat the whole point, but at least the old fans will be happy right? For some reason I doubt it.

Smallville Season 7
Supergirl will be joining the cast this season and will all of Clark's powers, even some he doesn't have yet. She will save Lex and will thus become part of his many pursued obsessions. We won't see much of Martha Kent due to her work in Washington although Clark's birth mother might make an appearance some time this season. Dean Cain will appear this season as a man who has found a cure for meteor freaks and will gain the interest of Chloe (who apparently survived the season finale, as well as Lana although a clone might be involved). Also expect to see more Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, a possible appearance by Brainiac again, and Zor-el in the flesh.

Rumor Mill 8/30

Heroes and Scrubs
In the upcoming new season of the popular Heroes it rumored that one of last season's recurring and popular characters will die in the first two episodes. Also, one of the series regulars will not return well we will see the return of one we thought was died (which I assume they mean Sylar's obvious non-death last season). As for Scrubs, Dr. Kelso will be leaving Sacred Heart some time during the season and Elliot calls off the wedding.

Punisher: War Zone
The Punisher is getting a sequel and now it has a title, Punisher: War Zone. Unfortunately, Thomas Jane from the first movie decided to drop out of the sequel after issues with the filming. He will be replaced by Ray Stevenson, who's greatest acting achievement so far seems to be a part in the HBO series Rome.
Via [The Movie Blog]

'Witch Mountain' Remake with 'The Rock'
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is apparently going to play a Las Vegas Taxi Driver in the remake of the 1975 Disney movie "Escape to Witch Mountain." For those who don't know the first movie it revolved around two kids who had strange abilities that are found to be alien related. The "alien related" part is clearly the reason for the choice of story location due to it's proximity to Area 51 in the Nevada desert. The thought of this remake is quite disheartening though. The location makes sense story wise but Las Vegas isn't exactly the best place to set a family movie, and with "The Rock" in this movie there is a high probability of a senseless fight scene showing off Johnson's wrestling movies.
Via [The Movie Blog]

Rumor Mill 5/14

4th Season is the Last For Battlestar Galactica
Edward James Olmos told iF Magazine at the Saturn Awards that the next season of Battlestar Galactica is it's last. I am glad to hear this news. That means the show will end on a high note and that there really is as structure to the story unlike some other shows out there... ::cough cough LOST cough:: Olmos also mentioned that the 2 hour movie during the long hiatus will about what happened to the Pegasus before it joined up with Galactica. All in all, it sounds like great news to me.
Via [TV Squad]

NOTE: Posted shortly later on Scifi.com, executive producer David Eick denied what Olmos said and clarified that they still haven't made a final decision.

Machete: The Movie
Apparently the faux trailer for Machete during Grindhouse is going to be made into a real movie. According to Danny Trejo, the actor who played Machete, the movie is a go.

“That’s the big one”, says Trejo, who’s appeared in near every one of Rodriguez’s movies. “We’re going to do Machete next, and Bob and Harvey Weinstein have already said, ‘Yeah, we’re gotta do it’.”

I think 5 minutes of Machete was the best part of the whole movie, but I don't know if they can recreate the awesome, absurdity of the faux trailer. All I know is that if they make a terrible movie...."they've messed with the wrong Mexican!!"
Via [The Movie Blog]

Rumor Mill 4/19

Indiana Jones 4 - Indy Vs. Space Aliens
Apparently, the first script written for the movie by Frank Darabon (The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile) had Indiana Jones investigating UFO's since the movie so pose to take place in the 1950s after the fall of Nazi power. Steven Spielberg so possible backed this idea and it was George Lucus who shot it down. If this is true, then we have hit a new low. A low where George Lucas makes sane movie choices and Steven Spielburg is the one who is losing his touch with the fans. These two must switch brains every 7 years or something.
Via [The Movie Blog]

CSI - The Death of Sara?
The rumor going around now is that Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) is going to die off in the season finale. The augmented points include the fact that Jorja Fox contract with CBS is up soon and she hasn't renewed it yet, it is rumored the actress is bored of the series, and it is rumored that Grissom and Sara's relationship will be revealed in the season finale. I don't find this evidence persuading by any account but if they did kill her off, it would definitely make for a strong character development of Gill Grissom for next season.
Via [TV Squad]

Snallville - Major Character Death Tonight?
So possible on tonight's episode Clark, Lex, Lana, or Chloe is going to be killed off. Obviously killing Clark or Lex would be idiotic since they kinda have to live to continue the series. Everyone is pretty sure that the only possible deaths are Lana or Chloe. Some say Chloe will die because Lana is in the comics and Chloe is not. I say that Lana will die because Chloe is a more likable, strong character, and the death of Lana would definitely increase tensions between Clark and Lex.

Well, whom ever it is that dies tonight, I'm right.
Via [TV Squad]

Shaolin Soccer 2: Shaolin Lacrosse
I loved Shaolin Soccer. I think it was funnier than Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle. Well, apparently the movie has built a good following and a sequel is in talks. According to Filmwad the sequel will have none of the characters from the first one and will only be related by the fact that it's kung fu and sports.

I'm not really a fan of sequels that have no real relation to the original but if they make it as funny and enjoyable as the first, I might give this one a try. Besides, Stephen Chow hasn't come out with anything new in a while and I love to see how he changes his movies now that he is moving up the ladder of credibility.

Super Troopers 2
In an interview with Comingsoon.net, Paul Soter mentioned the possibility of a sequel to Super Troopers. Since Broken Lizards' (the name of the comedy group who did Super Troopers) other last two movies, Club Dread and Beerfest haven't done to well they are thinking about going back to one that they know is popular. This is only talk and I don't think it really means anything but if they do make a sequel I am fully interested and will definitely be there opening day to see it.
Via [Filmwad]