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NOTES FROM THE COCKPIT: An Interview With Daniel Roebuck

What do The Love Boat, Only You, Bubba Ho-Tep, Lost, and The Man in the High Castle have in common? If you have no idea, this interview will help introduce you to a talented actor with an eclectic resume. If you know the answer and said Daniel Roebuck, you are correct and should read on anyway. You might learn something new about him. As you can already tell by the above-listed works, Roebuck has quite the filmography. I recently interviewed him via email, so other geeks like myself could get to know him better: Why did you want to become an actor and storyteller? I believe from the bottom of my heart, the answer to that question, is because it was God’s intention for me from the very beginning to become an actor and storyteller. From the time I was 6 years old, some how I knew I would be […]

Paramount Beams Up An R-Rating For Tarantino’s STAR TREK Movie

Lee B. Golden III

Earlier this week it was reported that Quentin Tarantino would be wrangling together a writers’ room to kick some ideas around for a possible Star Trek movie. Yes. Apparently the man best known for inspiring groovy 60’s and 70’s aesthetics for landmark crime comedies and one sick old school martial arts saga wants to go where no man has gone before, and he’s at Paramount trying to make that happen this week with J.J. Abrams on board to produce. As of Thursday, Deadline has revealed a striking new development that the studio will take the direction of Deadpool, thus agreeing to Tarantino’s terms for an R-rated Star Trek movie. Moreover, The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith, among those in the room listed including Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking – 2019), and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, upcoming Hotel Artemis), is a possible frontrunner to pen Tarantino’s script after their hours-long meeting. This […]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Confirms Michelle Yeoh In A Recurring Role

Lee B. Golden III

A few days ago, ComingSoon.net reported that actress and martial artist Michelle Yeoh was up for a role in CBS’s forthcoming All Access series, Star Trek: Discovery. It wasn’t confirmed at the time, but developments in the last twenty four hours have finally made it official that Yeoh’s would be a Captain’s role. More specifically, Deadline‘s own exclusive coverage confirms that Yeoh, best known for her prolific stardom in nearly three decades as one of the world’s most versatile and beloved action stars, will play Han Bo, serving as the Captain of another ship named the Shenzhou which will have a major role to play in the series. Yeoh marks the first official casting of the program since the show was announced nearly a year ago today, followed by a first-look logo teaser during CBS’s Upfronts presentation back in May, and a Comic-Con teaser a few months later brandishing the […]

[Video] REFLECTIONS ON STAR TREK: Fandom After 50 And A Plea To Future Generations

Lee B. Golden III

I’m a bit far apart from the inner workings of the Star Trek fanbase, but I am familiar with the ceremonial nature of this year in the wake of the release of Star Trek: Beyond and the forthcoming CBS series, Star Trek: Discovery. Looking into the matter further with the hopes of attaining a bit of a sci-fi angle to our readership, I took to a friend of mine on social media named Ben Riddle, an avid Star Trek fan and cult follower to delve into his own thoughts about in an article at his own behest. He obliged accordingly and you can check it out for yourself by clicking here in case you missed it, while you might be keen on his stronger suited work in providing video lectures on things he enjoys talking about via his YouTube channel. This ultimately includes sci-fi, film and television entertainment, and incidentally, […]

Reflections on STAR TREK

It was 50 years ago around this time in 1966 that Star Trek appeared on our television screens for the very first time. That’s amazing to think about, isn’t it? Especially if you’ve been there since the beginning. We can still get some of our best tastes of what the early years were like in books like A Star Trek Catalog by Gerry Turnbull, or The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman, or Inside Star Trek: The Real Story by Herbert F. Solow and Robert H. Justman. What’s even more amazing than that is that the Star Trek franchise is still around, even though many of today’s fans had not yet been born when The Original Series (TOS) was first on the air. I’ve only been a Trekkie for 31 out of those 50 years myself, and if you’re like me, you grew up completely with reruns—until the arrivals of […]

CBS’s STAR TREK Series To Boldly Go Worldwide On Netflix!

Lee B. Golden III

Well, okay. Clearly CBS didn’t have much to share back in May during upfronts for CBS’s new Star Trek series. Nonetheless, Trekkies alike have surfaced in lieu of the upcoming big screen release of Star Trek: Beyond with new life taking shape once again on the small screen, in addition to the network’s exclusive CBS All Access digital and VoD platform. Of course, not everyone has CBS All Access or even CBS for that matter. But, most folks do have Netflix, and so in a move that clearly makes all the sense in the world LITERALLY, the latter, currently a worldwide affair for all to enjoy, now has exclusive rights to the series. Netflix to Beam New CBS “Star Trek” Television Series in 188 Countries Around the World Each Episode of the Highly Anticipated New Series to be Available to Netflix Members Exclusively in All Licensed Territories Within 24 Hours […]

CBS Is Bringing Back STAR TREK!

Lee B. Golden III

I can’t remember off the top of my head how long it’s been since Star Trek was on the small screen, but we’ve had several versions of this amazing and phenomenal show for several decades, and with the cult following it has, it’s no surprise that viewers are eager for more. Yes, another film is lined up for next year, but CBS is rebooting the show entirely for a January 2017 premiere which will head to television and stream through the network’s on-demamd service, CBS All Access. Alex Kurtzman is executive producing the new show which will boldly go and explore new life and new civilizations…though I am curious to see what will stick around and what won’t as far as Romulans and Klingons are concerned. At any rate, hopefully this will garner its share of memorable characters much like the series of yesteryear. UPN’s Star Trek: Voyager is the […]

Reel Time: HEIDI MONEYMAKER (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

This week, Film Combat Syndicate has a big treat lined-up for our readers that will feature an exclusive interview with two of the stunt performers involved in one of this Spring’s biggest comic book movie success stories, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It was a film I thoroughly enjoyed and one that our fellow contributor Darren Bailey loved as well, as indicated by his most recent review. Also lending her talents to the big action sequences in the film as one of the key stunt doubles for actress Scarlett Johansson’s character, Black Widow, is Taurus award recipient and stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker whose latest reel can currently be viewed online, highlighting credits from the film, along with Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Sucker Punch, Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li and plenty more you might be able to recognize if you’re an action fan. And if you’re also a fan […]

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Inside The Mind Of J.J. Abrams, According To USURP PRODUCTIONS!

Lee B. Golden III

I suspect that much has been stirred among Star Trek and Star Wars fans given the recent news regarding director J.J. Abrams, who is also lined up to helm the upcoming Star Wars movie. In my opinion, since I’m neither a Trekkie nor a huge Star Wars fan, and I could care less as to whether or not Han shot first, it doesn’t bother me much that Abrams has the director’s seat for the seventh film. He’s a great filmmaker and I have no question he will bring George Lucas’ s vision to life properly. Although, I guess some people do care. And so, the battle of geeks continues this week with a new fictional fan film that illustrates how some people believe Abrams got to be the guy behind the movie. Riley Hayes, Collin Scharder and Mark Poletti from Usurp Productions star in the epic galactic silliness. Check it […]

New Teaser Trailer For STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS

Lee B. Golden III

Coming Soon has unveiled a new teaser trailer for the upcoming film, Star Trek: Into Darkness. The film is the second in a slate of new Star Trek films by director and co-producer J.J. Abrams, co-produced by Bryan Burk and written by co-producers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are joined by a returning cast from the first film, and will also introduce Benedict Cumberbactch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve. The film is slated for an IMAX release on May 15, 2013 with a remaining theatrical release beginning on May 17. SYNOPSIS: After being called back home, the crew of the Enterprise find a seemingly unstoppable force which has attacked Starfleet and left Earth in chaos. Captain Kirk and the crew of theU.S.S. Enterprise are tasked with leading the deadly manhunt to capture the party responsible and settle an old score.