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Rosario Dawson Hoping For Trek Role?

'Unstoppable' actress wants to practice her Klingon

"Unstoppable" actress Rosario Dawson's love of Star Trek is no secret to those who follow her on Twitter, but the actress has revealed that she kept her love of the franchise secret while filming the runaway train movie alongside Chris Pine, who commanded the Enterprise in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek." ...

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Working With Gene Roddenberry Was Rocky Experience

David Gerrold, Harve Bennett have their own stories to tell

This past weekend marked 19 years since the death of Gene Roddenberry, and it's caused some of his closest associates to reflect back on what those days working with Star Trek's "Great Bird of the Galaxy" was like ... and the memories aren't always good. David Gerrold, who catapulted into the "St ...

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Genre Missed Chance To Pioneer Gay Frontier

It's OK to be gay now (at least to some people), but it wasn't always that way in sci-fi

This story contains some coarse language. People across the country, across the world, took a minute Wednesday to show their support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered teens, letting them know they are not alone in the world, and that same world was by their side. Yet, even with the ...

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'Star Trek 2' Script Now Underway

Writing team now hard at work on the next big-screen Star Trek adventure

Groceries and laundry are pretty common on to-do lists, but screenwriter Roberto Orci has just scored out a heftier task from his: start writing Star Trek 2. Scripting has finally begun on the sequel to J.J. Abrams2009 adaptation of the legendary science-fiction franchise, based on a story that h ...

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Final TNG Movie Was Pulled Due To Franchise Fatigue

Lackluster result for Star Trek: Nemesiskilled final movie before it started

The Star Trek franchise is currently re-exploring its roots in the Kirk and Spock timeline, but there is something equally iconic in Patrick Stewart's voiceover in the opening credits for "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Despite claims that it would never work, that series re-established Star Tr ...

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Star Trek Exhibition Sinking In California

Traveling memorabilia show could lose money at its most recent stop

Life is not going too well for "Star Trek: The Exhibition" as the Riverside Metropolitan Museum in California -- just outside of Los Angeles -- is pulling in far fewer crowds than originally anticipated. The exhibit was expected to draw 40,000 people over an eight-month visit, and gross some $800 ...

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Star Trek Captain Says He Was Miscast

Patrick Stewart said it took time for him to adjust

Gene Roddenberry wanted him as the captain of the USS Enterprise. Rick Berman wanted him as captain of the USS Enterprise. But Patrick Stewart at first felt he was a horrible choice for the role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." "Why would they cast a middle-aged ba ...

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CBS Interactive Launches New StarTrek.com

New site offers fans a celebration for all aspects of the lucrative franchise

Last year saw a new Star Trek site launched for the 2009 movie directed by J.J. Abrams that was bursting at the seams with marketing material for the new movie. But now a new site has been launched ... one that will encompass the entire 44-year history of the Star Trek franchise. StarTrek.com ...

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Busy Chase Masterson Still Honors Her Trek Roots

EXCLUSIVE: The former 'Deep Space Nine' actress joins The Federation fan group

Chase Masterson is a lot of things, but she isn't just the Dabo girl from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." The actress, who played a mysterious lounge singer in "Yesterday Was a Lie," has been keeping a lock as a favorite among Star Trek fans, and is now the new face of The Federation, the Star Trek ...

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