J.J. Abrams And Chris Pine Have Our Gratitude For Rebooting 'Star Trek'
J.J. Abrams and Chris Pine have our undying gratitude for rebooting "Star Trek." The director and Star are two of the entertainers MTV News is most thankful for in 2009.

EXCLUSIVE: J.J. Abrams Clears Up Those Matt Damon/'Star Trek' Rumors
In the long, long (loooooooong) lead-in to the release of J.J. Abrams ' reboot of the " Star Trek " franchise, a lot of rumors surfaced concerning who would be joining the cast. At one point, Gary Sinise, Adrien Brody and Matt Damon were even said to be playing the legendary threesome of Dr. McCoy, Spock and Captain James T. Kirk. Well recently, MTV's Josh Horowitz had the opportunity to speak with Abrams, and his "Trek" Star Chris Pine , in an exclusive interview pegged to the fact that, in...

So which role in Star Trek did Matt Damon turn down?
Before the cast of Star Trek was announced there was a rumor floating around that Matt Damon had been approached to play James T. Kirk, the role Chris Pine eventually played. At the time Damon told IGN that it was “just an Internet rumor” and that “the Kirk in [the] movie is much younger. These are the early years… I think [Abrams is] hiring a twenty year old actor”. Now, 2 years on, we finally get the truth as Star Trek director J.J.Abrams recently spoke to MTV about...

'Star Trek' And Other Reasons We're Thankful For Chris Pine And J.J. Abrams
With Thanksgiving Day around the corner, we're giving thanks for some of our favorite actors and filmmakers around MTV HQ all week. Yesterday, we brought you an exclusive interview with "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams and Star Chris Pine , who reinvented the science-fiction megafranchise with this year's blockbuster movie. Here's what Abrams had to say about taking on the daunting task of bringing the "Trek" franchise to a new generation: MTV: So I am a born and bred Trekkie. I want to thank...

Abrams Admits He Tried To Cast Matt Damon In Star Trek: PHOTO
Way back in the early days of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, it seemed crazy that he would try to cast anyone but the biggest names possible, which is how the likes of Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and James McAvoy got tossed around in the rumor mill. Now that Abrams' choice to cast virtual unknowns as the crew of the Starship Enterprise has been rewarded with millions and millions of dollars, he's able to admit that, in the beginning, yeah, he did want a big name. And actually, he tried to cast...

Chris Pine + JJ Abrams & Crew Named GQ Men of the Year: PHOTO
In yet another mainstream accolade, the December issue of GQ magazine celebrates the return of Star Trek by naming Chris Pine and the Star Trek team as men of the year (in two categories). We have photos below, plus some excerpts and an additional MTV interview with Pine and Abrams.   Trek Team are GQ Men of the Year GQ names Star Trek’s Captain Kirk Chris Pine as their "Breakout of the Year," and dedicates one of the magazine’s cover to the actor (see below). The GQ...

Read Kirk's Unseen Appearance in Star Trek For Yourself [Star Trek]
Back in May, we told you about William Shatner's missing scene in JJ Abrams ' Star Trek , but now actual script pages from the scene itself have appeared online to let us see exactly what we missed. As writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci told us earlier this year, Shatner's appearance wasn't on the same scale as Leonard Nimoy's, but instead a recorded message that Nimoy's Spock would've presented to Zachary Quinto's younger version of the character at the end of the movie. TrekMovie has the...

Zoe Saldana Gets Risqué In December DETAILS: Excerpts & Photos
Not to be outdone by Chris Pine, JJ Abrams and the boys of Star Trek who are all over the December GQ Magazine, Zoe Saldana is featured in the December issue of Details Magazine. We have some excerpts, including some racy comments from the actress, plus DETAILS has sent us some hot hi-res photos of the new Uhura below.   Zoe Saldana likes her action In her recent interview with TrekMovie.com , Zoe Saldana talked about how she wanted to "kick some ass" in the Star Trek sequel. In...

The Star Who Almost Trekked: PHOTO
The rumor mill was buzzing a few years back that Oscar winner Matt Damon was up for the role of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot directed by J.J. Abrams . As we all know, Chris Pine ended up winning that role and the rest is history. But now Abrams has confessed that Damon was indeed up for a role in Trek after all ... but not that of Jim Kirk. MTV chatted with Abrams and Pine recently, with the director-producer revealing, "I went to Damon for the role of Kirk's father [ George Kirk ], and...

Matt Damon was almost cast as George Kirk in Star Trek: PHOTO
The director-producer revealed, "I went to Damon for the role of Kirk's father George Kirk, and he declined in the most gracious and understandable and logical of reasons. We lucked out with Chris Hemsworth, and he did a great job. Maybe it would have been distracting to have someone as massively famous as Matt Damon in that role." Abrams added, "The decision was made very early on to have actors who were not necessarily the most famous but the most right for the role."

Star Trek's Enterprise given makeover for auction: PHOTO
Artists have given Star Trek's Enterprise stunning sci-fi makeovers. The one-of-a-kind models are being sold off as part of an auction of props and collectibles from the JJ Abrams blockbuster and are expected to sell for more than $2,500 each.

Shatner's Missing Kirk Scene From Star Trek Finally Revealed
Even before Star Trek was released early last summer, there were rumors about William Shatner’s supposed involvement. First, he was signed on, then he wasn’t, then J.J. Abrams came out and said he offered the part but Shatner wasn’t interested then Shatner denied such matters. The truth is, we have no clue what really happened, but what we do know now is that a part existed. TrekMovie.com seems to have gotten their hands on the script for the scene would have had Shatner back in his Kirk

VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel's “Yehya Show” Visits Star Trek DVD Party: PHOTO
Over the last week we have been putting up videos from our interviews from the Star Trek DVD party. The Jimmy Kimmel show also sent their friend Yehya to cover the event, and last week they ran a 6 minute segment with interview snippets with Bruce Greenwood, Jacob Kogan, Leonard Nimoy, JJ Abrams, John Cho, and Zach Quinto. See below for more.   Kimmel’s "Yehya Show" goes to Star Trek DVD Party Part of the segment includes an impromptu "Yehya Show" which was shot to...

If Shatner Were In Abrams' STAR TREK, This Is What It Would've Been Like...
--> Merrick again... The sequence linked below is confirmed. It's from a very early draft of the script. Merrick here... A script fragment purporting to represent the written-but-never-filmed Shatner cameo for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek has gone online over at TrekWeb. I'm waiting for a full confirm re: this fragment's authenticity, but it does match perfectly with everything I've heard about ShatKirk's intended appearance. I'll post an UPDATE confirming or debunking as soon as we know for sure....

GQ Nails It With Their Men of the Year: Chris Pine, Clint Eastwood and 'The Hangover' Guys
While we certainly can't argue with the hot factor of the beefcake chosen for PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive issue, we can't say we're particularly wowed by the picks, which consisted of previous winners ( Johnny Depp ), stars who've been on our radar forever ( Ryan Reynolds , Jake Gyllenhaal , Robert Downey Jr. ), notorious hotties (David Beckham, John Legend), the random oddball/"his publicist muscled us into it" choice (Nick Cannon? Really?) and a few new faces who could hardly be overlooked...

Chris Pine and Tom Brady Among GQ's Men of the Year
Chris is given the predicate of "Breakout of the Year", while Tom is crowned with the title of "Comeback of the Year".

GQ's Men of the Year: Clint Eastwood, Chris Pine, and -The Hangover Guys': PHOTO
GQ is about to hit newsstands with its annual Men of The Year issue, but the magazine's website is offering a sneak peek of its selections and covers. Its picks are organized into categories: President Barack Obama is “Leader of the Year,” Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms

DVD: Star Trek (12)
James T Kirk hotwires cars and gets into bar brawls; Spock loses his cool and tries to strangle Kirk to death. J.J.Abrams' rollicking take on Star Trek is the most enjoyable since the original 1960s series, foregoing the earnest drivel about "directives" of the latter incarnations. The sci-fi drama chronicles the early years in the life of Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Bones, Uhura et al, all young, brash cadets at Starfleet Academy. The baddie of the piece, Nero (Eric...

Clint Eastwood, Chris Pine Among GQ's Men Of The Year
Clint Eastwood and Chris Pine on the cover of December 2009's GQGQ Access Hollywood

William Shatner's Excluded Star Trek Scene: PHOTO
This past summer, Leonard Nimoy appeared in JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot as his iconic character Mr. Spock alongside his replacement Zachary Quinto. A lot of

Read The Star Trek 2009 Scene Written For William Shatner: PHOTO
Most fans can remember that one of the biggest Debates around JJ Abrams Star Trek movie was about if it would (or should) include William Shatner. The film makers spoke of how they tried to find a way, but in the end felt it wouldn’t work. However, JJ Abrams revealed that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman did write a scene for Shatner, and today we have that scene for you to read. Putting Shatner into Star Trek (2009) TrekMovie received the scene below from one of our trusted sources and it...

Books: Contest:Win Star Trek: The Art Of The Film book: PHOTO
"Director J.J. Abrams’ new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing...more

Hättet ihr Matt Damon gern als Kirks Vater gesehen?
Als J.J. Abrams das erste mal bekannt gab, dass er einen neuen Star Trek-Film macht und auch gleichzeitig Regie führt, ging das Gerücht herum, dass Matt Da

Buzz Break: Custom Taylor
· Rolling Stone has finally discovered Taylor Lautner, and is making him play beach football, for some reason. · J.J. Abrams did approach Matt Damon to Star in his Star Trek reboot...but as Kirk's father, not Kirk himself. · A...

TrekInk: Early Review of Star Trek: Nero #4: PHOTO
Nero’s twenty-five year wait for Spock to arrive in the past is over. The fourth and final issue of “Star Trek: Nero” offers readers a wrenching conclusion and a painful setup for the events of Star Trek (2009) . Find out how it all turns out in our early review of the issue, due out Wednesday.   REVIEW: Star Trek: Nero #4 written by Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, art by David Messina Spock’s ship, with its dangerous cargo of red matter, is pulled aboard the Narada....