Patton Oswalt Goes on Hilarious Star Wars Rant for Parks and Rec Filibuster
JJ Abrams, you might want to call Patton Oswalt. read more
Found in: TV, NewsNew Star Trek Into Darkness Domestic Trailer Released
One more month to go. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKarl Urban Signs On to Pilot For J.J. Abrams' Futuristic Cop Drama
Actor Karl Urban is reuniting with J.J. Abrams for the pilot of a futuristic cop drama, according to Entertainment Weekly. read more
Found in: TV, NewsStar Wars, Star Trek Get J.J. Abrams-Inspired Mashup
With all the excitement (or maybe frustration) about J.J. Abram’s confirmation of directing Star Wars: VII, this mash-up was bound to happen.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayTweets of the Week
Twitter weighs in on Beyonce's lipsync, J.J. Abrams directing 'Star Wars' and of course, Coachella's newest lineup. read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesJ.J. Abrams Arranging Early Star Trek Into Darkness Screening for Terminal Cancer Patient
Never wanting to reveal too much until their respective premieres, J.J. Abrams is famous for putting a wall of secrecy between his upcoming projects and the public, but he recently made an awesome gesture to a terminal cancer patient whose last dying wish is to see Star Trek Into Darkness. Brought to the attention of Collider by Grady Henrix (writer and founder of the New York Asian Film Festival) on reddit, Abrams has reportedly contacted the dying man about arranging a screening: “Thanks everyone, and a huge thanks to OP ideeyut for posting this. JJ Abrams just called Dan’s wife... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayJ.J. Abrams Turned Down Star Wars VII
It looks like J.J. Abrams is a Trek man, thank you. According to an interview with U.K. film magazine Empire, the Lost and Star Trek director turned down a spot in the director’s chair for Disney’s Star Wars Episode VII. Abrams was quoted in Empire, stating: “There were the very early conversations and I quickly said that because of my loyalty to ‘Star Trek’, and also just being a [‘Star Wars’] fan, I wouldn’t even want to be involved in the next version of those things.” We can cut Abrams from the potential director category, but there are still plenty... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsStar Trek Into Darkness Preview to Screen Before The Hobbit
Star Trek fans have been waiting patiently for a preview of J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated follow-up to his 2009 reboot of the franchise. Now Paramount is set to reward this patience by unveiling a full nine minutes from the upcoming film before IMAX screenings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey next month.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRevolution Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)
Trust no one. That seems to be the go-to advice for the characters in NBC’s new post-apocalyptic drama Revolution. It’s hard to take the show’s advice with the names attached to the pilot. The series was created Supernatural creator Eric Kirpke with J.J. Abrams, a man whose credits speak for themselves, executive producing. If those two weren’t enough they got Jon Favreau (Iron Man) to direct this epic first episode. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAlcatraz Review: "Pilot" & "Ernest Cobb" (Episode 1.01 & 1.02)
With his latest executive production efforts, J.J. Abrams has become hit or miss. He has worked on two shows that are fantastic examples of great television with deep mythologies and intricate stories (_Lost_, _Fringe_) but also struck out with shows that become too procedural and become frustratingly mediocre (_Undercovers_, _Person of Interest_). After the first two episodes of _Alcatraz_’s series premiere, the show feels like it belongs in among the interesting Abrams shows and comes off reminiscent of early _Fringe_ episodes. read more
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