A little over a month into production on the sequel to 2009′s Star Trek
reboot, pictures of filming have leaked online (which now includes video; watch it before it's pulled). The photos & video show Spock
(Zachary Quinto ) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) battling with a new character
played by Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch on what’s
described as a “Space Barge” set. There is still no confirmation on what
character Cumberbatch is actually playing, though it does seemly confirm
he is playing a human (one with superhuman strength to take on a a Vulcan) and possibly a Starfleet officer, because under
that brown leather coat he has on, it looks like he's wearing a black
Starfleet undershirt. Saldana told MTV news
that “J.J. was very upset, I have to say that. It’s not going to stop
people from intruding, but they are, and it’s such a bummer because it
only hurts them by stealing away the surprise.”
FX has ordered a 13-episode 4th season of their animated spy spoof Archer.
Lost director Jack Bender is set to direct and executive produce Syfy’s two-hour pilot Rewind,
a thriller about a team of military field operatives and civilian
scientists who use untested technology to travel back in time to alter
past events in hopes of changing the future after a nuclear bomb
destroys New York City.
Showrunner Alan Ball, citing exhaustion, has decided to step down from HBO’s acclaimed vampire saga True Blood
before season five’s start (which is currently filming). Apparently
though, he’ll still be around. Who will be the new showrunner has not
been announced by HBO.
David Morrissey, who genre fans will remember him from the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas Special The Next Doctor, will join AMC’s zombie drama Walking Dead
as The Governor, for season three. In the graphic novels, Rick and his
group encounter the character when they find a new settlement of
survivors in Woodbury. While Rick is a kind and fair leader, the
Governor is anything but.
Scottish singer and stage actor Darius Campbell has landed the male lead in ABC’s drama pilot Beauty and The Beast.
The story has an embattled princess discovers an unlikely connection
with a mysterious beast, Shiro (Campbell), a mercenary bodyguard. Chris
Egan was recently cast as the princesses’ fiance Gorrick.
Joel Kinnaman, who won accolades for his creepy performance as
Homicide Detective Stephen Holder (partner to series star Mireille Enos’
Sarah Linden) in AMC’s The Killing appears to have been offered the lead in MGM’s remake of Robocop.
The film is being described as a darker, more grittier version of the
1980s one, which had a more satirical take on the capitalism and commercial greed of that era.
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