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‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**”
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (423+ words) The author of the blockbuster film says Paramount turned down his 'Star Trek' idea and suggested that modern 'Trek' shows have lost their way. Bestselling writer Andy Weir criticized modern Trek shows while on the Critical Drinker podcast last week,…...
Divisive ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Canceled After Two Seasons
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (196+ words) The Paramount+ Star Trek show will end after its already filmed second season. So much for Paramount+s Gen Z Star Trek show. The streamer has decided to end Star Trek: Starfleet Academy after season two. Starfleet Academy had recently…...
William Shatner Pokes Fun at Stephen Miller for Calling on Him to Control ‘Star Trek’ Franchise
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) "I am so on the same page with you," Shatner responded, although the actor was unlikely to have addressed Miller's chief concern about new series 'Starfleet Academy.' William Shatner had a fascinating response to Stephen Miller's suggestion that the star's…...
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Review: Holly Hunter Headlines Paramount+’s Uneven but Charming Franchise Expansion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (899+ words) 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Review: Holly Hunter in Paramount+ Show'The Hollywood Reporter You can hardly blame the young leads of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy for being chaotic. They're essentially first-year college students, most of them adjusting to life away from…...
‘Fargo,’ ‘Alien: Earth’ Showrunner Noah Hawley Guest of Honor at 2026 Canneseries (Exclusive)
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) The Emmy-winning writer/producer will be feted at the international TV industry event this April. Emmy-winning showrunner Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion, Alien: Earth) will be the guest of honor at this year's Canneseries Industry, the international TV showcase running in…...
‘Star Trek’: Thomas Jane Cast as Dr. “Bones” McCoy in ‘Strange New Worlds’
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (123+ words) Bones is one of two legacy characters coming to the Paramount+ series. Two legacy Star Trek characters are coming to Paramount+s new series Strange New Worlds. First, Thomas Jane (The Expanse) will play Original Series character Dr. Leonard "Bones…...
‘Beam Me Up, Sulu’ ‘Star Trek’ Doc Featuring George Takei Gets February Release (Exclusive)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (157+ words) The feature unearths a lost 1985 student film made with Takei and has been acquired by Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures. Deputy Editor, East Coast Tribeca Films has acquired the Star Trek documentary Beam Me…...
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie in the Works From John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (261+ words) The 'Dungeons & Dragons' filmmakers will create a project unrelated to previous incarnations. When David Ellison took over Paramount, one key question for film observers was what would happen with Star Trek? Would the studio move forward with a number of…...
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Official Trailer Has Cadet Sex and an Angry Paul Giamatti
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) The latest Paramount+ Star Trek series drops a full-length trailer at New York Comic Con, and reveals its premiere date. The latest Paramount+ Star Trek series drops a full-length trailer at New York Comic Con, and reveals its premiere date....
Ron Friedman, Screenwriter Who Killed Off Optimus Prime, Dies at 93
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1194+ words) A former architect who got a career boost from Danny Kaye, he wrote for comedies, dramas and animation, where he created a backstory for G.J. Joe. Ron Friedman, who wrote for The Jonathan Winters Show, Chico and the Man, Starsky & Hutch…...