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What IS The End of Oak Street?

TMB — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:07:27 +0000

The new thriller The End of Oak Street begins with a strange cosmic event. The event pulls Oak Street out of a quiet suburb and drops it into an unknown landscape. As a result, the Platt family must rely on each other to survive. The story follows their struggle to adapt to a world that ...

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Will Simon Pegg’s Plea Spark Life into STAR TREK 4?

TMB — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Simon Pegg’s recent comments have sparked new hope for the long-awaited STAR TREK 4. The actor revealed that the newly appointed Paramount chairman, David Ellison, is a big STAR TREK fan and would be thrilled to bring back the Kelvin Timeline crew. What Pegg is Saying About Star Trek 4 Pegg, who played Montgomery “Scotty” ...

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J.J. Abrams’ and Greg Berlanti’s Warner Bros. TV deals suspended

Muhammad Ahmad — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:37 +0000

The long-term effects of the strike are beginning to manifest as the Writers’ Guild of America enters its fourth month on strike. It now seems like studios are beginning to intensify their efforts to drive writers to accept an offer. Warner Bros. Television Group has targeted prominent writers this time as a contract with John ...

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Speed Racer Live Action coming from Apple and J.J. Abrams

Anthony Whyte — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:00:51 +0000

Speed Racer is a cartoon (Mach Go Go Go) and franchise that has been around since 1967. The 57-episode anime aired in Japan between on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968. In the US, the show aired in syndication at approximately the same time. The anime’s adaptation to film for audiences was handled ...

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Star Trek cast surprised by Star Trek 4

Anthony Whyte — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:49 +0000

News hit the web recently that a new Star Trek movie would be coming from Paramount Pictures. Paramount held an investors event recently. Star Trek producer J.J. Abrams announced that they were working on a new Star Trek movie that will feature the their original cast. The news was surprising to investors, bloggers, and the ...

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Quentin Tarantino and Star Trek had a gangster vibe

Anthony Whyte — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:00:42 +0000

Quentin Tarantino is a well known household name director, as is the Star Trek franchise, but did you know that the director was once attached to write and direct a Star Trek film? This was at a time when the future for the Star Trek film franchise was uncertain and Tarantino signed on to team ...

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JJ Abrams has announced Star Trek 4

Anthony Whyte — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:00:48 +0000

Paramount is going to release a 4th Star Trek film.The news is coming out of Paramount’s investor Day presentation. JJ Abrams will produce Star Trek 4 but isn’t signed on to direct the film. The original cast including Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg are all expected to ...

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‘Rise of Skywalker’ Novel says Palpatine was a clone

Anthony Whyte — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:08:02 +0000

You know what is one of my favorite things to do? Highlight just how terrible this JJ Abrams trilogy of Star Wars films truly was. Sure, some people like to blame Disney as a corporation or Kathleen Kennedy as the person in charge of Lucasfilm. Not me, I blame the guy who wrote and directed ...

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Star Trek 4 Cancelled

Anthony Whyte — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:24:24 +0000

So it’s come to our attention that the Star Trek film franchise has met its demise. I caught the headline from Forbes and I don’t feel surprised or sorry that it’s gone. I remember watching the first movie and really enjoying its clever use of time travel. I remember feeling a lot more excitement into ...

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Kathleen Kennedy is keeping her Star Wars job

Anthony Whyte — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:06:45 +0000

When there’s a will there’s a way. Despite the mixed reactions to The Last Jedi and the flopping of Solo it seems that Bog Iger and company still have confidence in Kathleen Kennedy. According to THR Kathleen Kennedy will remain in charge of Lucasfilm for another 3 years. Kennedy’s position is one of the most ...

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Quentin Tarantino considering Star Trek as his final film?

Anthony Whyte — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:08 +0000

So the web is buzzing with news that Quentin Tarantino is considering Star Trek film as his final film. Deadline reports the director is pitched his idea to J.J. Abrams directly. In turn Abrams assembled his his writers to hear out his pitch. I, for one, am pretty skeptical about this news. Why? Tarantino has ...

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Disney Acquires Star Trek Rights Plans Star Wars vs Star Trek Trilogy

Ryan — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 05:29:05 +0000

It seems like Disney grows their own money trees as they continue to purchase fan favorite franchises. Now owning Marvel and Star Wars, Disney has just acquired the rights to Star Trek in a bold move. Given that J.J. Abrams has already directed the latest Star Trek films and is currently working on Star ...

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