Star Trek Beams Up $7 Million On Opening Night!!

J.J Abrams's adaptation of Star Trek has opened to big numbers on its opening night. According to our sources, the film took in about $7 million beating out last year's Iron Man at $4 million, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine's $5 million. Many have been skeptical about this film saying that they wold be lucky if they passed $100 million after this weekend. Iron Man brought in about $102.1 million after its weekend, so it looks like Star Trek is off to a good start.

I just wanna say that I have never really been a Star Trek fan, and have always considered the franchise to be boring, but this film has definitely won me over! J.J Abrams in my opinion is really a man of vision, and is probably one of the hottest writers/producers/directors of Hollywood today. What he did with this film is simply amazing. The casting was spot on, the plot of the film was great, and the whole look of the film was just mind-blowing. My favorites have got to be Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock. These guys definitely delivered on their iconic roles. Abrams and his team have definitely delivered a true Star Trek film that'll not only satisfy the "Trekkies", but at the same time, appeal to those who weren't fans of the franchise. I gotta admit, when I saw the trailer for this I was like, "damn, I think I wanna go see this." And even today, I still have a hangover from the film. Many reviewers have even said that Star Trek has got to be the "best prequel ever!" I think Abrams has successfully repositioned the franchise with fans roaring for a sequel already. Star Trek is definitely a contender for this year's hottest summer film in my opinion.

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Star Trek: Will You watch It?

Listen up Trekkies!! Get ready to be beamed up yet again as director J.J Abrams and Paramount Pictures gears up to reboot the iconic Star Trek saga! This film will bring back all the original characters of the franchise with Chris Pine (Just My Luck) as James T. Kirk, and Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as Spock. The film will be written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman of Transformers. The movie is set to be released next summer on May 2009.

The Plot:

Little has been said about the plot of the movie except that it will definitely be a new vision of the saga, but will contain elements of their favorite novels. The movie will feature a younger, and bolder crew who boldly go where no man has gone before.

Star Trek Trailer:


Bottom Line:

I have never been a trekkie, I've tried to watch the show and movies, but never got into it I gues. I was more of a Star wars kinda guy. But what interests me with this film is definitely J.J Abrams (Mission Impossible 3). This guys definitely knows what he's doing when it comes to his projects. I'm definitely curious to see how his take on this iconic franchise will play out.

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"Nuff' Said"

Star Trek TV Spot 3

All I can say is that I'm not even a Trekkie and I think this shit looks like it's gonna off the chain!

Star Trek Hits Theaters May 8th, 2009!

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Chris Hemsworth Cast As Thor....

K, for those who don't know who Chris Hemsworth is, he played George Kirk in this year's summer hit, Star Trek.

According to our sources, Hemsworth has entered final negotiations to play the lead role in Marvel Studios' upcoming film, Thor. Marvel will be releasing an official statement soon, so stay tuned for that.

Hemsworth was supposedly spotted by a scouting agent in Australia and dragged him to Los Angeles to read for the part. Casting agents at first rejected him early on, but as soon as he his audition was put on tape, the casting agents started singing very different tunes. It was reported that Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) turned down the role, and Hemsworth beat out other candidates such as, Kevin McKidd (Rome), and Triple H (WWE).

Marvel supposedly wanted to finish the casting this month. The film has reportedly been pushed back from July 16, 2010 to March 20, 2011.

All I can say is, "thank god they didn't go with Triple H!!!" I am a big, huge fan of J.J Abrams' Star Trek, and I though Chris Hemsworth did absolutely great as George Kirk. Sure he only had minutes on screen, but that first scene was one of my favorite scenes in the movie! I think he would be great as Thor. I mean, just grow his hair and give him a beard, then voila, Thor!! And I got no doubt he's got the acting chops to play the role!

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Natalie Portman Cast In Thor!!

According to our sources, Star Wars alum, Natalie Portman has been cast in Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero film, Thor. 

Portman will play the role of Jane Foster, a nurse who became Thor's first love in the comics.

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige is set to produce the film. Principal photography is set to begin on early 2010. Thor will hit theaters on May 20, 2011 under Paramount Picture.

I think Natalie Portman being cast in this film is simply awesome. The casting so far for this film shows a lot of potential, and I definitely have high hopes for this. I thought Chris Hemsworth was great in Star Trek, and Natalie Portman is without a doubt a great actress, and since Marvel has a lot of creative input on this, we can expect a great comic book film that actually stays true to the source material.

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Pharell Williams Candle Collection

The Atelier WM team collaborate with Pharrell Williams to create a mold of his hand, producing his popular Star Trek gesture and other hand signs that we all can relate too. The candle comes in different colors and I believe is a great addition to any room or function area. As we all know Mr. Williams has a very big interest in art, he continually surprises us with unorthodox pieces that all of us can appreciate. The blue piece is now exclusively available in Colette and BBC/Ice Cream Stores. Limited to only 200 pieces.

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Nope... No TF2 trailer with 007

News from the States indicate that they didnt have the Transformers trailer before the new Bond flick either, nor did they have one for the upcoming Star Trek film. News of the TF trailer supposedly debuting during Quantum of Solace were based on what Orci (writer) said, that promotions for the film will start in November. Who knows though, maybe promotions for the film wont start as a trailer. But hey, November is only half way through so we still have a chance! Cross your fingers!

TF: ROTF teaser coming soon?

Thanks to the info from "Hunter Rose" over at TFormers Forums, there could be a chance we'd finally see the Transformers movie sequel by the end of the week! Though if ever, we'd proly just see it on some low quality cam version that can be downloaded over the net (Oh well, beggars cant be choosers). Why you ask? Wait, lets start with this from Hunter Rose...

"I have a buddy who is a manager at a theater, and just like last year when he hooked me up with a TF Movie shirt early - he gave me a brand new REVENGE OF THE FALLEN shirt today.

I guess we should expect to see promos popping up at theaters soon then...
shirts, posters, trailer maybe??"

The rumor floating around is that the teaser/trailer will be shown with Quantum of Solace... in the States, along with the new Star Trek movie. For those here who have seen the new James Bond flick locally like I have, there were no real interesting trailers before the showing.

BUT... dont lose hope just yet, because we tend not to get the same trailers as in the States. Highly anticipated trailers that debut before certain movies in the States dont get shown here for some reason. So let us fanboys here wait for Saturday (Friday in the States) and hope for at least a teaser!

Be sure to check back here for if there is, we'll guarantee that you'll see it here @ Vantage!

Fringe Episodes For Download!!

Some of you may remember, last year I posted about a new J.J Abrams TV show called Fringe. The show basically revolves around an eccentric scientist named Walter Bishop, his son, Peter Bishop, and FBI Agent Olivia Dunham. Together they investigate different aspects of fringe science, such as levitation, reanimation, teleportation, nano technology, and artificial intelligence.

The pilot episode for Fringe cost about $10 million to produce, making it the most expensive pilot ever shot!

I gotta say, when I first downloaded and watched the pilot for this show, I was like, "nah, not my kind of thing." A part of me felt like it was too boring,and that it probably wouldn't do well, but as I watched on, the stories became less boring, and more interesting, and within days, I was hooked! Fringe easily became my guilty pleasure for this summer!! For those who are fans of sci-fi, this is the show for you!! Fringe is a combination of CSI, X-Files, and The Twilight Zone! If I haven't convinced you already, then watch it for J.J Abrams, the man behind Lost, and this year's Star Trek! Abrams and his team definitely give us a new show that will revive the sci-fi genre in the small screens!

Download Below:

Episode 1: "Pilot"
Episode 2: "The Same Old Story"
Episode 3: "The Ghost Network"
Episode 4: "The Arrival"
Episode 5: "Power Hungry"
Episode 6: "The Cure"
Episode 11: "Bound"
Episode 12: "The No-Brainer"
Episode 13: "The Transformation"
Episode 14: "Ability"
Episode 15: "Inner Child"
Episode 16: "Unleashed"
Episode 17: "Bad Dreams"
Episode 18: "Midnight"
Episode 19: "The Road Not Taken"
Episode 20: "There's More Than One Of Everything"

I'll be getting episodes 7, 8, 9, 10 for you guys as soon as possible.

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