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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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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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