If you can't wait until Star Trek's May 8 premiere, TV Guide Network has you covered.
Our cameras were on the red carpet for the film's Hollywood premiere, and you can catch all the action on TV Guide Network's Big Movie Premiere: Star Trek (Thursday, May 7 at 8 pm/ET). The one-hour special features interviews with the cast and creative team and loads of behind-the-scenes footage and secrets from the set.
The film, directed by Lost and Fringe creator J.J. Abrams, reboots the nerd-adored franchise as a young James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Commander Spock (Heroes' Zachary Quinto) take the U.S.S. Enterprise on its maiden voyage to stop the evil Nero (Eric Bana) from destroying mankind.
The special also includes sit-downs with
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You can add Eric Bana to the cast of Judd Apatows upcoming film Funny People The pic set in the world of standup comedy follows a comedian who has a near-death experienceApatow is coproducing the film with Adam Sandlers Happy Madison Productions Sandler has also signed to star in the pic along with Seth Rogen Leslie Mann and Jason SchwartzmanProduction on Funny People starts in September and is scheduled for release next summer JR Whalen
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Gloucester, England-born Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) and Harold & Kumar's John Cho are boarding J.J. Abrams' Star Trek feature in the roles of engineering wizard/Romulan-ale enthusiast Montgomery Scott and Lt. Hikaru Sulu, says the Reporter. They join other future Enterprisers Zachary Quinto (as Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura) and Anton Yelchin (Chekov), while Eric Bana has been tapped to play the villain. I know what you're wondering: But who... has... the com? According to the trades, Chris Pine is in talks to play young Kirk. Just My Luck, indeed. For more discussion of the Star Trek castings, listen to the Oct. 12 TV Guide Talk podcast.
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Episode Recap: "Ride the Workhorse 'Til the Tail Falls Off"Have I mentioned what an interesting group of people we have playing Survivor: China? There is such a wide variety of folks on this show that each week I feel like I'm watching an entirely new program. That's a good thing, because it is keeping the show fresh. Last week Jean-Robert was the guy you just wanted gone. This week, while you may still want him to disappear, he turns out to be an asset to the tribe. Who knew he could speak Mandarin? Fei Long won the reward challenge – a giant chopstick, flaming ball and fireworks affair – and earned fishing gear and a lesson from a local family on how to catch fish using trained diving birds. Jean-Robert stepped up as the translator, and the tribe got a lot of useful information because of him. Talk about pulling a trick out of the hat at the right time.This week's kidnapping victim was Dave, who was swiped from the arms of his had-it-up-to-here-with-him tribe. Dave d...
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In his native Australia Saturday, Eric Bana slammed his beloved 1974 Ford XB Coupe into some trees during the Targa Tasmania rally. While he and his copilot emerged unscathed, the car was totaled. And what I suspect hurt the most was that, of 115 cars in the Outright Classic race, he'd only placed 53rd. That's gonna leave a mark. Monday's news was written by Ben Katner.
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