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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy are expanding their casts. Oscar nominee Carol Kane is set for a recurring role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Billy Campbell has joined the voice cast of animated series Prodigy. The news was announced Thursday as part of the global live-streamed Star Trek Day event.

Fox’s upcoming anthology Accused has upped the star power of its cast.

EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation Entertainment TV is developing a limited series based on R.O. Kwon’s critically acclaimed novel The Incendiaries. The series will be written by Lisa Randolph (Jessica Jones, Star Trek: Discovery) and directed by Kogonada (Pachinko, After Yang).

when Seven of Nine, an ex-Borg drone on the long road back to her humanity, was transported onto the wayward Intrepid class ship 25 years ago.To celebrate this milestone and the indelible mark the character left on Gene Roddenberry’s universe, ET is looking back at Ryan’s groundbreaking introduction and Seven’s journey to becoming one of the franchise’s most important stories. In ’s season three finale («Scorpion» Part I"), a game-changing cliffhanger teased a brand new era for Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and crew. As part of a peace agreement, the Borg offered a liaison to Voyager as the ship continued traversing the Delta quadrant.

Amanda Mackey, the casting director behind such films as Best Picture Oscar nominee The Fugitive and A League of Their Own and who earned an Emmy nom for The Normal Heart during a nearly four-decade career, has died. She was 70.

Amanda Mackay, the casting director behind Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator and nominee The Fugitive who earned an Emmy nom for The Normal Heart and cast hundreds films and TV shows during a nearly four-decade career, has died. She was 70.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: The final question in this interview includes a spoiler for the Season 3 finale of “The Boys.” “I love Boimler,” says “Star Trek: Lower Decks” star Jack Quaid of his adorably hapless character Brad Boimler. “I love him so much.” Quaid’s third season voicing the Starfleet ensign launched on Paramount+ on Thursday, but as Quaid and co-star Tawny Newsome (who voices Ens. Beckett Mariner) announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July, both actors will get to play the roles in live-action for the first time in a Season 2 episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” in 2023. The actor explained to Variety how the episode was possible, why he’s proud of Boimler in Season 3 of “Lower Decks,” how his character on “The Boys” will react to the big reveal in the Season 3 finale and what he did for the cast of “The Boys” spinoff series “Gen V.”

reported to be in early talks to direct “Fantastic Four” for Marvel. The untitled sequel to “Star Trek,” a follow-up of “Star Trek Beyond” from 2016, was announced at a Paramount investor day early this year by producer J.J.

Deadline told you earlier today that WandaVision director Matt Shakman is in early talks to direct Marvel’s Fantastic Four. As such, he’s leaving the Paramount/Bad Robot’s Star Trek movie which he was previously attached to helm.

Enterprise Flight will travel between 150 million to 300 million kilometers into deep space -well beyond the Earth-Moon system to interplanetary space. This mission will launch over 200 flight capsules containing cremated remains (ashes), messages of greetings, and DNA samples from clients worldwide on an endless journey in interplanetary space. Nichols’ son, Kyle Johnson, will submit his DNA to join his mother’s cremated remains on the mission.“My only regret is that I cannot share this eternal tribute standing beside my mother at the launch.” Said Nichols’ son Kyle Johnson.

died on July 20, 2022, at the age of 89.As a final hurrah to celebrate her legacy, the star’s ashes will be blasted into space aboard a special “Enterprise mission” later this year.The launch aboard the Vulcan rocket will ensure Nichols’ remains will join late “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, who died in 1991.Nichols’ ashes will also join that of Roddenberry’s deceased wife and “First Lady of ‘Star Trek’” Majel Barrett Roddenberry, who died in 2008.Late “Star Trek” actor James Doohan’s ashes will also be launched into space along with Nichols’. Doohan died in 2005.

Celebrity MasterChef fans noticed chef John Torode had more than a little in common with everyone’s favourite sci-fi classic Star Trek. Viewers flocked to Twitter to point out the 57-year-old looked as though he’d borrowed from the wardrobe of Captain Kirk on Thursday’s episode. While deliberating which celebrity to send home out of Lesley Joseph, Richard Blackwood, Kirsty Gallacher and Jimmy Bullard, the TV personality sported a rather throwback get-up.

EXCLUSIVE: Today at the Star Trek convention The 56-Year Mission: Las Vegas put on by Creation Entertainment, the Gene Roddenberry Estate and and the cloud graphics company Otoy Inc. offered Trekkies a first look at the results of a year of production work on the Roddenberry Archive — unveiling the first interactive, life-sized recreations of the famed spacecraft known as the Starship Enterprise. 1:1 scale Enterprise models and sets have been recreated according to Star Trek canon, to visualize the history of Star Trek in new holographic mediums, so that future generations can experience franchise creator Roddenberry’s legacy with the highest levels of immersion and historical fidelity.

Nichelle Nichols will live long and prosper in space when her ashes are launched into the beyond later this year. Celestis, Inc., the leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced that it will carry the  icon's ashes when its Vulcan rocket embarks on its mission sometime in 2022 and launches a symbolic portion of her cremated remains and a DNA sample into deep space onboard the Enterprise Flight.According to the company, the Enterprise Flight will travel between 150 million to 300 million kilometers into deep space — well beyond the Earth-Moon system to interplanetary space. That same flight is expected to launched over 200 flight capsules containing cremated remains (ashes), messages of greetings and DNA samples from clients worldwide.Nichols, known for her iconic role as Lt.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricardo Chavira has been tapped for a heavily recurring role opposite Kim Cattrall in Netflix drama series Glamorous, from Jordon Nardino (Star Trek: Discovery, Smash) and Damon Wayans Jr.

Paramount+’s Twitch page, Paramount announced on Thursday. This year’s celebration will take place at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles from 12 – 3 p.m. PT on Thursday, Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild Foundation has revealed the participants for the 2022 session of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.

Quirky costumes, bizarre cakes, and over-the-top dresses are also becoming the latest trends to hit the wedding scene. It also emerged 29 percent would like a "fantasy wedding", including the likes of Alice in Wonderland, Game of Thrones, or Star Trek. And the research, commissioned by Peperami, revealed 23 percent would opt for a fast-food theme, with KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, and McDonalds taking centre stage.

Bill Pitman, a guitarist whose work as part of the legendary recording session group The Wrecking Crew made an invaluable contribution to countless radio hits, TV series and films, died yesterday at his home in La Quinta, California. He was 102.

Wilson Chapman editorFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles have indicted a Redondo Beach man on fraud and identity theft charges, alleging he used the name of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s legendary Desilu production company to scam investors.Charles Hensley, 68, has been charged with 11 counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his alleged activities, which involved using the Desilu name to dupe investors into giving him money to shell corporations. The indictment stemmed from an investigation into Hensley’s businesses from the FBI and the IRS.

Paramount+ this month. Alongside classic movies and shows like ,  comes new titles including and , all set to premiere on the platform this August. Julia Stiles stars alongside the returning Isabelle Fuhrman in the new prequel, plus a new season of the animated spinoff series, premieres at the end of the month. Sign up to watch Paramount+ now has a $5/month ad-supported subscriber tier, the “Essential Plan,” available alongside their $10 per month ad-free Premium Plan.

Tipping Point fans were outraged when a contestant made a shocking sci-fi blunder during tonight's episode of the ITV quiz show. The contestants were in the second round and answering quick-fire questions to build up their pot of counters.

George Takei says Nichelle Nichols wanted to be “best lady” at his wedding. The ‘Star Trek’ actor reminisced about the time he asked his co-star - who died aged 89 on Sunday (31. 07.

Zoe Saldana is mourning the loss of Nichelle Nichols following her death on Saturday at the age of 89.

Wilson Chapman editorA day after the death of “Star Trek” star Nichelle Nichols, fellow Lieutenant Uhura performer Zoe Saldaña penned a tribute to the pioneering actor.From 1966 to 1969, Nichols portrayed the character of Nyota Uhura — the communications officer of the USS Enterprise — in the pioneering science fiction series “Star Trek,” later reprising the role in six films released between 1979 and 1991. Nichols’ performance as Uhura was hugely significant as one of the first Black women on American television to be portrayed in a position of power, and the actor was famously convinced by Dr.

The actress broke new ground for Black women in film and TV, and brought minorities and women into NASA. Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing actress and singer best known as the USS Enterprise’s communications officer Lieutenant Uhura in the original TV show "Star Tek", has died at the age of 89. “I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years,” wrote her son, Kyle Johnson, on the website Uhura.

Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols, who starred in the original series as Lieutenant Uhura, has died at the age of 89, her son Kyle Johnson has announced.Taking to her official Instagram account, he told her 33,400 followers that his mum passed away on Sunday 31 July as he wrote: "Friends, Fans, Colleagues, World "I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years. Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. "Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration." He continued: "Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.

Facebook. Nichols had a stroke in 2015 and her son said she died on Saturday, July 30, as she “succumbed to natural causes”. “I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years,” he wrote on Instagram.

Star Trek series, following the actress' death. Nichols died aged 89 on Saturday July 30 in New Mexico, USA, of natural causes. Her son Kyle Johnson made the announcement on Nichols' Facebook page on Sunday July 31.