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Surprise STAR TREK Icons To Turn Up In Abrams’ Movie???

I am – Hercules!!
Latino Review covered last weekend's WonderCon panel with IDW Comics (publisher of the terrific “Countdown” prequel/sequel to J.J. Abrams' upcoming “Star Trek” movie ), and it looks like the participation of Jean-Luc Picard, Data and possibly other “Next Generation” icons may not be limited to the funnybooks:
"The end of issue 4 is a cliffhanger and is going to continue in the first few minutes of the movie."
Right after that was said, another writer (or artist) said that part of the movie will take place with the Next Generation crew and to look out for that. Another guy on the panel gave him a quick "uh oh" look and smiled.
After that, someone from the audience asked "So are members of the Next Generation cast in the new Trek movie?" to which the same guy replied, "I really cannot say anything about that."
If true? Best news I’ve heard all week! (Can’t wait to see how well the CGI takes out 60-year-old Brent Spiner’s wrinkles!)
This news reminds me that William Shatner and George Takei were visited by writer-director Abrams just prior to the announcement of Abrams' involvement in the new “Star Trek” movie, which hits U.S. cinemas May 8 (just two months and six days from right now!).
Find all of Latino Review’s story on the matter (plus video of the apparent slip) here.
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Reader Talkback
FIRST by GunterMonkey | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:24:21 AM | FIRST! by NoHubris | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:25:04 AM | Turns out, it's Barclay! by Shadowhawk | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:26:06 AM | And the icon will be... by GunterMonkey | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:26:49 AM | FIFTH!!! by bonecrushersmith | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:27:11 AM | Well, almost by NoHubris | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:27:26 AM | Missed it by that much,
NoHubris by GunterMonkey | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:27:43 AM | THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BAD IDEA by Mullah Omar | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:28:02 AM | WE NEED THE ROCKET MAN! by Iron-kong | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:28:59 AM | Still have hope that Shatner
will cameo by V'Shael | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:29:26 AM | White Goodman by NoHubris | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:29:53 AM | I hear V'ger is also making a
cameo by GunterMonkey | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:31:18 AM | No DS9 Cameo... by NoHubris | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:36:16 AM | Already debunked by DivisionPost | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:38:28 AM | wow, Spiner is 60? sounds cool
anyway. by BMacSmith | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:39:13 AM | Shatner will have a cameo by Heckles | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:43:16 AM | not a Star Trek fan...can
someone explain this? by BadMrWonka | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:46:44 AM | Thanks, GunterMonkey by NoHubris | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:48:35 AM | BadMrWonka by BurnHollywood | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:52:59 AM | This one just nuked the shark
(or whatever) by Citizen Sane | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:55:45 AM | Best news yet by NeoDevilbaneX | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:57:12 AM | That Picard is scaring me... by BurnHollywood | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:00:10 AM | Burn... by champvinyl | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:05:04 AM | Good God No... I just lost all
excitment for this movie. by nathan0774 | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:20:12 AM | Shatner probably refused when
it was just a cameo by performingmonkey | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:21:12 AM | I doubt it by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:22:53 AM | Re: That Picard by lochkray | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:32:18 AM | Picard returning? make it so! by newc0253 | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:32:22 AM | Part of the movie takes place
in the TNG era by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:34:10 AM | The comic prequel by penhapus | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:11:40 AM | It's a reboot! Honest! Hey new
fans come back! by Reelheed | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:18:07 AM | Are you trying to hint Herc
that all the Shatner drama is
a smok by TheSeeker7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:18:52 AM | If some of TNG crew like
Picard and Data show up... by TheGhostWhoLurks | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:20:04 AM | *smokescreen, that would be by TheSeeker7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:20:21 AM | As DivisionPost said... by DeafPoet | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:30:55 AM | Look, theSeeker7, if you are
going to complain then you can
just by WickedJacob | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:05:35 AM | Trekmovie.com says no TNG
peeps by Heckles | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:11:11 AM | Hopefully it's not just a shot
of the Enterprise-E by photoboy | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:23:16 AM | Commie Books by TheJake | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:34:29 AM | Bad Mr Wonka by United States | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:35:01 AM | Countdown comics 1 and 2 sold
out already! by lostbat | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:35:16 AM | New Movie by United States | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:37:23 AM | Nope. Not happening. by Bones | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:42:39 AM | There are always
possibilities...... by EverybodycomestoRicks | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:45:35 AM | how can the presence of next
gen characters by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:48:58 AM | bakula was a shit captain by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:52:40 AM | EverybodycomestoRicks by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:55:22 AM | EverybodycomestoRick's... by Bones | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:11:41 AM | POILE by Mr. Lahey | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:13:44 AM | IF TRUE IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS: by DoctorZoidberg | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:14:28 AM | trekmovie.com debunked this
one by YackBacker | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:36:33 AM | dont worry TNG fans by Bouncy X | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:04:05 AM | The most exciting news since
admiral Janeway in Nemesis by BendersShinyAss | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:16:40 AM | How is 60 years after Nemesis
still the TNG Era? by GeorgieBoy | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:20:36 AM | Well since Abrams Trek... by Kid Z | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:25:52 AM | Cool If True, But I Still
Believe Kirk (Shatner) Will Be
In It! by BojTrek | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:42:48 AM | Ride the Wave by BeyondStatic | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:53:24 AM | I like fan service like this. by rbatty024 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:14:49 AM | So Spiner is playing Data's
retard brother again? by SpyGuy | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:16:50 AM | @ SpyGuy by beelkay | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:20:50 AM | Hercules, why even post this?? by Alan_Moore | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:33:50 AM | A Stewart cameo by BizarroJerry | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:38:57 AM | This needs to be repeated from
above by richievanderlow | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:39:02 AM | As much as I love TNG by Marillion | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:40:17 AM | How TNG cast could be in it by BizarroJerry | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:40:31 AM | Alan Moore by richievanderlow | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:40:42 AM | My guess is that if there is a
cameo then... by rbatty024 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:42:19 AM | Shatner in the movie ... by Darth_Valinorean | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:44:23 AM | About Generations... by rbatty024 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:44:46 AM | If these guys were really in
it, we'd know. by rev_skarekroe | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:55:00 AM | I want more TNG, DAMMIT!!! by Demode | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:56:00 AM | It's Not True by Alen Smithee | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:57:33 AM | And about the comics... by Alan_Moore | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:00:58 AM | Replace Brent Spiner with
Jason Dohring by Squashua | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:02:28 AM | Really? by Falcon5768 | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:24:36 AM | If Data shows up, I'll jizz my
pants and explode. by dr sauch | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:24:53 AM | Hey Alan_Moore... Picard
Switched Minds With Spocks Dad by BojTrek | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:31:18 AM | New poster leaked: Link below by Malicoire | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:52:43 AM | LOL, this whole thing is
starting to sound like a
fanfic by terry1978 | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:54:51 AM | BojTrek by Alan_Moore | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:57:55 AM | Whoever referenced
Barclay---well done! by TheMark | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:05:28 AM | Real great, Herc by Barrymore Yorke | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:11:02 AM | Third unit guy, take a crew to
Shatner's office. by kabong | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:13:41 AM | Forget TNG Crew... by ericinwisconsin | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:15:37 AM | There .. are... four ..
lights!!! by gotilk | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:27:14 AM | then the Borg showed up and
everything went to hell... by turketron | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:34:38 AM | Man, Picard tooks creepy on
that cover! by Royston Lodge | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:36:53 AM | Movie Will Flop Anyway by genrefanboy | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:37:32 AM | I don't get it... by EverythingEverywhereStinks | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:03:32 AM | Chris Pine has Gayface - Movie
will bomb by Dick Bahls | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:12:35 AM | EverythingEverywhereStinks by Carpet_Pisser | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:28:42 AM | Hallo i have a rambling
unpunctuated opinion do you
want to hear by dr sauch | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:39:36 AM | Trek isn't going anywhere by matineer | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:42:29 AM | AICN : Star Trek by Aquatarkusman | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:45:54 AM | why this is false: HERES THE
REAL DEAL RE: TNG ROLES by Xian042 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:20:50 PM | The best reason for AICN
coverage... by Stunt Vocalist 709 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:52:00 PM | WESLEY CRUSHER SHOULD CAMEO by mr sulu | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:02:51 PM | This is Bunk: by OneBuckFilms | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:03:42 PM | not interested by robamenta | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:12:44 PM | i want tng cameos by Mr_X | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:58:25 PM | Xian042...that's not why it's
false by Dr.DirtyD | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:01:36 PM | People are not getting
something here... by Dr.DirtyD | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:09:57 PM | robamenta by Dr.DirtyD | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:15:35 PM | No Shatner? "I CAN'T GET
BEHIND THAT!" by pokadoo | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:54:15 PM | SHATNER WILL BE IN IT AND YOU
FUCKIN' KNOW IT!! by mr sulu | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:36:54 PM | So Data ISN'T dead?! by xile1c | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:46:25 PM | Dr.DirtyD by OneBuckFilms | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:56:58 PM | The Cloverfield monster will
be the cameo!!! I knew it!!! by MrMysteryGuest | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:07:22 PM | Ol' yellow eyes by Amy Chasing | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:29:13 PM | I'm counting the days ! by NotVeryFunny | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:35:38 PM | SpyGuy by Joe Mannix Jr. | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:41:20 PM | well that makes me interested.
Spoiler I guess.. by Cotton McKnight | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:51:35 PM | robamenta by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:07:28 PM | Can't agree with you more
Mullah Omar by agnosticyesno | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:38:05 PM | It'd be cool if.... by eXcommunicated | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:38:07 PM | NO SHATNER?...NO MOOLAH! by mr sulu | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:41:13 PM | I hope Dr.DirtyD is right by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:06:12 PM | CHRISTIAN BALE TO PLAY DATA!!! by VALENTINEproductions | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:27:38 PM | AICN: Posting BS rumor from
Latino Review and proud of it by Heckles | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:30:13 PM | Jim Kirk's timeline changes
after George by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:37:09 PM | Simon Pegg's Scotty is an
imposter by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:59:22 PM | Nero isn't trying to kill Kirk
but his actions by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:01:18 PM | Holy Smokes!!! by FamousEccles | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:47:23 PM | Debunked a while ago at
TrekMovie.com by rsk_taker | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:00:58 PM | ScriptGirl has big titties??? by Splurch | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:04:15 PM | Why does George Kirk have to
be a starship captain? by kabong | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:43:23 PM | Arcadian, I'll play along by greenstyle92 | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:12:41 PM | As for someone who mentioned
WATCHMEN by greenstyle92 | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:14:53 PM | kabong by OneBuckFilms | Mar 4th, 2009 12:11:26 AM | Let me explain Star Trek AKA
Gayness to you geeks by boogy110 | Mar 4th, 2009 12:39:34 AM | Q by Dingbatty | Mar 4th, 2009 02:28:17 AM | George Kirk isn't a Captain by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 4th, 2009 02:30:43 AM | Next Gen. love..... by The True Priapic | Mar 4th, 2009 02:43:06 AM | What to do with this mess... by Sithtastic | Mar 4th, 2009 03:06:10 AM | rats - what happens to kirk on
tarsus 4 by FamousEccles | Mar 4th, 2009 05:02:30 AM | How it *could* happen, and
still be secret by V'Shael | Mar 4th, 2009 07:23:46 AM | Arcadian by V'Shael | Mar 4th, 2009 07:24:29 AM | TheMark : Watchmen by V'Shael | Mar 4th, 2009 07:26:17 AM | Give it a rest with the
'gayness' by geordiematt | Mar 4th, 2009 07:34:47 AM | Tribbles are icons. No
Tribbles? by chrismata | Mar 4th, 2009 08:50:33 AM | cliffhangers yeah by DrLektor | Mar 4th, 2009 09:03:16 AM | I'm pleased to see the love
for TNG by rbatty024 | Mar 4th, 2009 09:20:28 AM | JarJar works in a saloon scene
instead of his party scene. by kabong | Mar 4th, 2009 11:24:42 AM | OK I officially don't want to
know anything else about this
movi by quadrupletree | Mar 4th, 2009 11:30:57 AM | DrLektor: Trek ideed does have
alternate timelines. by Royston Lodge | Mar 4th, 2009 02:15:14 PM | true in a way royston by DrLektor | Mar 4th, 2009 05:49:26 PM | Please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
keep Shatner OUT of this film by j2talk | Mar 4th, 2009 09:35:44 PM | geordiematt On Gayness by boogy110 | Mar 5th, 2009 01:33:25 AM | Boogy110 on spelling errors by geordiematt | Mar 5th, 2009 07:57:09 AM | HOMOPHONIA by boogy110 | Mar 5th, 2009 04:37:08 PM |
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