Star Trek’s “Bones” McCoy to become a vampire and piss off a Priest

Karl Urban, who most recently played “Bones” McCoy in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot, is attached to play the villain in Screen Gems’ post-apocalyptic horror thriller Priest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Written by Cory Goodman and based on a TokyoPop comic, Priest, which is being directed by Scott Stewart, is set in a world ….

Star Trek scribes’ Cowboys and Aliens script finished – still unknown if Robert Downey Jr. will star

Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (the team who wrote the latest Star Trek film) have completed a new script for the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens adaptation, and recently discussed the project with reporters, including Sci-Fi Wire. “We literally handed it in yesterday,” Kurtzman told reporters on August 6, adding that they’re hoping for feedback ….

Fear Agent adaptation could be a huge, $100 million film, according to creator

MTV SplashPage got an update on the progress of Universal’s impending film adaptation of Rick Remender’s Fear Agent, from the writer himself – who’s currently penning the Punisher comic. “Well [Fear Agent] still moving forward,” Remender told MTV News, “The press release that went out was a leak, it wasn’t official and it was missing ….

James Cameron and Peter Jackson to discuss the future of film on special Comic-Con ’09 panel that promises “surprises”

Entertainment Weekly is hosting three Comic-Con panels featuring some of the hottest creators in TV and film, to discuss the work that’s being done in their respective fields. The first of these panels will be Wonder Women: Female Power Icons in Pop Culture, moderated by Entertainment Weekly editor-at-large Ben Svetkey. It will feature a discussion ….

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 17th

This year audiences thrilled at the triumphant voyage of the Starship Enterprise and her young and vibrant crew in movie theaters across the planet—and on November 17, 2009, the world will go where no one has gone before when STAR TREK debuts as a three-disc Blu-ray with digital copy, two-disc DVD with digital copy and ….

Star Trek’s new Captain Kirk Chris Pine circling Unstoppable action thriller with Denzel Washington

Chris Pine – who just came off a star-making performance in Star Trek – is in negotiations to star opposite Denzel Washington in Fox’s action thriller Unstoppable, which Tony Scott is directing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Unstoppable revolves around an experienced train engineer (Washington) about to be laid off because of company cutbacks and ….

Leonard Nimoy and Jeffrey Combs to be guests at East Coast Star Trek Con in July

The Official Star Trek Convention East Coast lans in July, as the first major area Star Trek Convention to follow the blockbuster Star Trek feature film from JJ Abrams. The legendary actor, director, producer and photographer Leonard Nimoy is scheduled to be one of the featured guests at this year’s event, along with Star Trek: ….

New images and details on Terminator Salvation

New details have emerged about Terminator Salvation. The Memorial Weekend release will actually have midnight screenings starting Wednesday, May 20th, before its official theatrical release on Thursday. Along with that, Warner Bros. has released a bushel of new images from the sequel, sure to whet the appetite of any true-blue sci-fi fan. Here is the ….

Star Trek shatters virtually every IMAX box office record

IMAX and Paramount Pictures announced yesterday that Star Trek: The IMAX Experience, directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost, Alias), shattered virtually every opening weekend IMAX box office record, posting $8.5 million from 138 IMAX theatres domestically. The limited IMAX run registered a per screen average of approximately $62,000 for the weekend, marking the ….

Free retail exclusives available with Star Trek purchase starting today

As Star Trek takes its place among the great sci-fi films, Paramount Home Entertainment has released the Original Motion Picture Collection and Trilogy on Blu-ray and DVD today. They have also released the The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series, along with The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD.