J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK (2009) New Trailer

March 6, 2009 by Sandie  
Filed under Trailers

Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Anton Yelchin - New Star Trek Crew

Check out the new trailer for J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK (2009) starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Anton Yelchin, Leonard Nimoy, and Jennifer Morrison.

Holy crap this looks incredible! Not only do we get to see a little more of the incredible cast J.J. Abrams ("Lost") has assembled, but we also get to see how amazing some of the scenes look. I keep saying it, this movie is going to convert non-Star Trek fans into devoted ones. Count me as #1 on the list.

Star Trek will be released to theaters on May 8, 2009. Watch the new trailer below. Did it take your breath away?

You can watch the trailer in HD over at Apple.

Star Trek (2009) Synopsis: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.

Actor Of The Day: SIMON PEGG

November 15, 2008 by Eric  
Filed under News

SIMON PEGG

What he's in: STAR TREK coming out in May 8, 2009

His Character: Montgomery "Scotty" Scott

Why we like him:Who doesn't like Scotty? In the hands of Simon Pegg, he will surely bring welcome comic relief to the movie.

Biography:

Simon Pegg Pegg was born in Gloucester, England, the son of Gillian Rosemary (née Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. He attended many schools including Dene Magna Secondary School and Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School and later Stratford-upon-Avon College to study English Literature and Performance Studies. Pegg finally studied drama at the University of Bristol and wrote his undergraduate thesis on "A Marxist overview of popular Seventies cinema and hegemonic discourses".

In 1993 he moved to London and performed on the stand-up comedy circuit. In 1995 he took his acclaimed one-man show to the Edinburgh Festival, which led to his being invited to perform at festivals in Adelaide and Melbourne in Australia and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand, which he did in 1996 and 1997.

His work as a stand up attracted the attention of several TV producers, leading to appearances in Asylum, Six Pairs of Pants, Faith in the Future, Big Train and Hippies. From 1998 to 2004, Pegg regularly featured on BBC Radio 4's The 99p Challenge. In 1999, he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Stevenson. For this project Pegg brought in Nick Frost, his best friend. For his performance in this series, Pegg was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer.

Pegg co-wrote (with Spaced director Edgar Wright) and starred in the "romantic zombie comedy" film (or "RomZomCom") Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004. At George A. Romero's invitation, Pegg and Wright made cameo appearances in Romero's film, Land of the Dead. In 2004 Pegg also starred in a spin-off of the television show Danger! 50,000 Volts! called Danger! 50,000 Zombies!, in which he played a zombie hunter named Dr. Russel Fell.

In 2006, Pegg and Wright completed their second film, Hot Fuzz, released in February 2007. The film is a police-action movie homage and also stars Nick Frost. Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, a London policeman who is transferred to rural Sandford, where grisly events take place.

In 2007, Pegg starred in The Good Night (directed by Jake Paltrow) and Run, Fat Boy, Run directed by David Schwimmer and co-starring Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria.

Pegg will play the part of engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in a new film adaptation of Star Trek, now due to be released May 8, 2009.

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