Though we still have no idea what the film is about and who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing, the first photos from Star Trek 2 have arrived (from MTV), and they show that Cumberbatch must be some kind of villain. He seems to be in conflict with Zachary Quinto‘s Spock, but maybe Spock is just trying to restrain him because he’s super upset about getting a parking ticket.
First time feature length director, J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call has all the trappings of a big hit: it’s star-studded and ominous; its topic is potent and relevant, especially in the “Occupy Wall Street” days. But Margin Call is lacking one critical factor: consequence. No one truly fails in this film. Sure, executives lose their jobs but with their severances the tragedy of termination is more like winning the lottery. We never see the outcome of the bloodbath. What Margin Call does well, however, is intimately portray some very wealthy people sweat, chew steak, and justify their position with cleverly worded speeches.
Jason Reitman showed us both the business and human(e) side of lay-offs, showing us the state of the average worker, yet somehow managing to give us hope. W. showed us the ridiculousness of the Bush administration while George W. Bush while still in office. Fair Game showed us in a thriller how the truth is often lost in big corporations… And many more followed, all making statements about the problems in our country, many of them while the events in the film are still being played out or discussed in real life. So where does J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call fall?
Deadline is out at this years Cannes Film Festival and have just come up with a new casting exclusive. One of the latest reports from the festival has to do with long time thespian Kevin Spacey and recent Spock-sensation, Zachary Quinto with a new first time director. Apparently Spacey is almost done with his theater run in London and Quinto’s Spielberg production that was in the works just fell through as the director decided to take on The War Horse instead, so the two will be teaming up for a film about the recession entitled, Margin Call.
Anna Faris has been getting all her ducks, or in this case, men in a row for the upcoming comedy, What’s Your Number? It’s an R-rated star vehicle for the actress that will also feature Captain America himself Chris Evans. According to EW, SNL’s Andy Samberg and Star Trek’s Zachary Quinto are both potential love interests set to appear opposite Faris in the film.
Steven Spielberg has a lot more time on his hands since he decided to walk away from the remake of the classic 50′s film, Harvey. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, he’s set his eyes on a biopic of the late composer George Gershwin and he wants “Heroes” and “Star Trek” alum Zachary Quinto to play the lead. It sounds like the Star Trek sequel isn’t the only big thing on the actor’s plate.
Here’s a dream come true for millions of sci-fi fans all over the globe. If you were taken aback by the sexual tension between Spock and Uhura in last summer’s Star Trek, there’s a lot more where that came from. According to THR, the Vulcan character’s portrayer Zachary Quinto may be getting romantic for his next feature film role.
It seems like everyone is getting Star Trek before us. Yesterday, John Cho, Eric Bana, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, J.J. Abrams, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg and Karl Urban, had a press conference in London to talk about the film. Thanks to /Film’s coverage we have some quotes from Quinto, Pine, Pegg, and Abrams. Overall they mainly talk about bringing Star Trek to a 2009 audiences, how they approached their roles, and what it is was like working on the film.
Check out some of the highlights below…
And yet another Star Trek clip thanks to Collider to keep us wanting more. Yesterday we got our hands on two clips of Kirk (Chris Pine) hitting on Uhura (Zoe Saldana) and Leonard “Bones” McCoy’s (Karl Urban) freaking out about flying. It’s like they’re slowly feeding us the film in small M&M sized pieces and I want the whole bag already! Especially since I know so many others have seen it (check out the early review roundup).
Today we have see Kirk and Spock (Zachary Quinto) in one of their first power-struggles with one another, with Scotty (Simon Pegg) stuck in the middle. The two seem to be having a little bit of a control issue with one another. I’m sure they’ll figure that one out.
Check out the clip below…
