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The film is largely regarded as the greatest in franchise history, but it wasn't that long ago, amidst the renaissance on Paramount+, that executive producer Alex Kurtzman came to Meyer with an idea to bridge that gap between TOS season one episode "Space Seed" that debuted James T Kirk's (William Shatner) greatest adversary in the[...]

More recently, The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman discussed his take on the film and revealed he, too, has his frustrations However, he views the film as a lesson learned in a very optimistic way. Credit: Universal Pictures Kurtzman initially explained to The Playlist, "I tend to subscribe to the point of view that you learn nothing from your[...]

While it might come as a surprise to some, Alex Kurtzman, who's one of the primary creative forces behind the franchise's resurgence at Paramount+ came up to him to pitch a project that's near-and-dear to Meyer's heart but found himself in a scenario where life is imitating art in a video Meyer posted on Twitter. Ricardo[...]

"I thought he was joking and then he kept bringing it up." Ryan knew things were serious after talking with executive producer Alex Kurtzman sharing, "[They'd] been talking a lot about Seven in the writers' room." The new series sees Seven disillusioned with Starfleet following the events of Voyager and joining the Fenris Rangers, a[...]

On Sunday, "Star Trek" fans learned that Alex Kurtzman would be sticking around to run the "Star Trek" franchise for the next six years after Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout banner signed a reported nine-figure exclusive deal with CBS Studios (with Deadline Hollywood estimating the deal at around the $150M range) With a new stretch of[...]

Guess what, "Star Trek" fans? You're going to have Alex Kurtzman at the helm of the "Star Trek" franchise a bit longer- the next six years, to be precise And that's just part of what's included in Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout banner's new reportedly nine-figure deal with CBS Studios (Deadline Hollywood estimates that the[...]

Producer Alex Kurtzman, who's partially responsible for the franchise resurgence, opened up about the status of the spinoff at a Producers Guild panel discussion via Trek Movie. Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc All Rights Reserved. What Happened with Star Trek: Section 31? "We actually have a couple of [Section 31] scripts," Kurtzman said[...]

Scarface and the Untouchable is the latest version, a TV series being developed for Showtime by Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout, run by Heather Kadin and CBS Studios The series is based on the nonfiction book Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allen Collins and A Brad[...]

Deadline Hollywood hosted a virtual screening series to reflect on the watershed moment with star Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Burnham, along with executive producers and showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise. Image courtesy of ViacomCBS via CBS All Access Star Trek – Coronation of Michael Burnham "Honor is something I think about a lot," Martin-Green said[...]

With Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet's pseudo-sequel CBS spinoff of author Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs set to premiere on February 11, the network's offering two new teasers giving viewers a deeper insight into Rebecca Breeds' Agent Clarice Starling Set one year after her "claim to fame" case resulted in her taking down serial[...]

With Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet's pseudo-sequel spinoff to author Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs, set to premiere on February 11, CBS' Clarice is following up on yesterday's release of preview images with the trailer for the series Set a year after the events of the novel that found her facing off with the[...]

All Rights Reserved. As far as getting the role of Kovich, Cronenberg said it was a chance opportunity when executive producer Alex Kurtzman came calling "I'm cheap and I'm available," he said "I live in Toronto, and it's being shot in Toronto I think that's my main qualification But I just got a note through people[...]

Joining Burton were executive producers and showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise and season three addition David Ajala, who plays Cleveland Booker, one of many the Discovery meet in the future The panelists started breaking down elements of the trailer like defining without spoiling what "the Burn" is: a cataclysmic event described as when "the[...]

If you're looking forward to more traditional Star Trek in Strange New Worlds, you may have to wait a bit longer as filming will begin in 2021 according to Alex Kurtzman in an interview with Gold Derby The executive producer talked about the Emmy nominations Picard and Short Treks received for the beloved franchise The[...]

The reunification between the television and film ends of the franchise provides new opportunities for Star Trek – but Picard executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin are  saying, "Not so fast." At the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter meeting, Kurtzman and Kadin revealed the planning for the television end of the Star Trek universe on[...]

Joining Goldsman, Stewart, and Kadin on stage were co-stars Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, and executive producer Alex Kurtzman. https://youtu.be/FySrgrKJguEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Star Trek: Picard | NYCC Trailer | CBS All Access (https://youtu.be/FySrgrKJguE) As far as alum from Star Trek: The Next Generation and other sequel series',[...]

Xavier in Fox's Logan (2017), he spoke with series creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman on reprising the iconic pop culture character A smart move considering CBS gave Kurtzman the keys to the television franchise following the success of Star Trek: Discovery. "[Stewart] is uninterested in repeating himself Everything he does is filled with innate integrity[...]

In this case, we're talking Section 31 – a Discovery spinoff series that would have Michelle Yeoh returning as Philippa Georgiou to expand upon her character's current position as a member of the "shadow intelligence group" that operates from within the Federation. With CBS and Viacom preparing for a merger that will bring their respective movies and[...]

Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers and Aaron Baiers (Secret Hideout) serves as co-executive producer and Kirsten Beyer as supervising producer. Hanelle Culpepper directed the first two episodes of the series. STAR TREK: PICARD will air exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States and[...]

Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth are set to executive produce alongside animation producer Katie Krentz as well as Kevin and Dan Hageman – with Aaron Baiers serving as a co-executive producer. "Star Trek's mission is to inspire generations of dreamers to build a brighter future Dan and Kevin have crafted a story[...]

In advance of the panel, the show's executive producer Alex Kurtzman and showrunner Michael Chabon sat down with Entertainment Weekly to share new insights into the series While they carefully avoided any major spoilers, Kurtzman and Chabon revealed a lot about the tone and direction of Star Trek: Picard. https://youtu.be/f3om4V_-Y0QVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

Fear not, fans! While a third season of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery will not premier until 2020, six more Star Trek: Short Treks are headed your way in the form of a second season. CBS' Star Trek head honcho and Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman stopped by Deadline's Crew Call podcast on June 17 to talk[...]

McMahan is developing the show and Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman has signed on as executive producer However, no casting or premiere date announcements have been made In fact, other than the initial 2018 announcement, the only update we have had on is a TrekMovie.com interview with Kurtzman – who discussed the expected premier years for[...]

We couldn't be more excited to jump aboard," the Hagemans said in a statement to Variety. Alex Kurtzman, the overseer of all things Trek for CBS TV (for at least the next 5 years), said: "Star Trek's mission is to inspire generations of dreamers to build a brighter future Dan and Kevin have crafted a story that[...]

All Rights Reserved. In a related video also released by CBS All Access, "Moments of Discovery: Pike's Sealed Fate," available on MSN, show-runner Alex Kurtzman talks about how filming "Through the Valley of Shadows" was freeing for both the showrunners and writers Pike's choice allowed them to break from canon and work with a situation no[...]

Want to hear more from the #StarTrekDiscovery cast & creatives? Rent the VOD on #PaleyTV: https://t.co/Jgk99ISlQN pic.twitter.com/Xn8hiI3ez6 — paleycenter (@paleycenter) March 26, 2019 In a separate chat with SYFYWire, the cast and showrunner Alex Kurtzman discussed a satisfying end for season 2. Ethan Peck, who plays Spock on DISCO said: "I personally think that the end of the season is[...]

When I was asked last season what I thought of Discovery, I would tell them "It is one of my favorite Star Trek movies, but it doesn't feel like a show." The people at CBS All Access and the showrunners–current-title-holder Alex Kurtzman and formerly Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J[...]

Some claim Seth MacFarlane's sci-fi dramedy, The Orville is more true to Roddenberry's vision than Discovery is. The random crew deaths, the conspiracies, the decision to set the series in the past, and the dramatic design changes that didn't gel with canon are just a few of the reasons Discovery divided the hardcore Trek fanbase–while being[...]

Alex Kurtzman probably made the right choice when he opted to exit the planned Universal Monsters Universe after the….disappointing…box office performance of his feature film starring Tom Cruise– The Mummy. To be fair, there were certainly some good ideas contained within the film, like Russell Crowe as Henry Jekyll/Mr[...]

Not really 'classic' Trek, but in some ways holding to the original ideals better than the last two JJ Abrams Kelvin timeline films. DISCO has caused yet another rift in the Starfleet community, one that may start to see some repair come 2019 and the release of Captain Jean Luc Picard's own series. Producer Alex KurtzmanPhoto by[...]