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Sunday, 23 July 2017

Sonequa Martin-Green flashes Vulcan peace sign as cast of new series Star Trek: Discovery debut an action-packed trailer at Comic-Con

Boldly going! Sonequa Martin-Green flashes Vulcan peace sign as cast of new series Star Trek: Discovery debut an action-packed trailer at Comic-Con

PUBLISHED: 22:06, 23 July 2017 | UPDATED: 22:35, 23 July 2017

It's an iconic space saga that predates 1977's Star Wars by 11 years.

And on Saturday, Sonequa Martin-Green and Jason Isaac were among key cast of CBS' Star Trek: Discovery, the latest TV iteration in the saga, at Comic-Con in the San Diego Convention Center.

CBS debuted an action-packed two minute and 39 second trailer to the delight of the crowd.

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Live long and prosper: Sonequa Martin-Green flashed the Vulcan sign at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday where CBS' Star Trek: Discovery bowed a new trailer

They were joined on the panel by actors Doug Jones, James Frain and Mary Wiseman along with creator Alex Kurtzman, director Akiva Goldsman, showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg, plus co-executive producer Heather Kadin.

Sonequa seemed to be having a particularly good time, roaring with laughter at one point and flashing the Vulcan hand sign that every fan will know means 'Live long and prosper.'

Set roughly 10 years before the events of the original Star Trek, the action revolves around Sonequa as First Officer Michael Burnham (referred to as Number One) with Jason as Captain Lorca aboard the USS Discovery.

The trailer shows the resurgent Klingons re-uniting the 24 great houses, leading to a cold war with the United Federation Of Planets.

Having a whale of a time: The actress, who plays First Officer Michael Burnham, burst into laughter as she sat next to Jason Isaacs, aka Captain Lorca

Meet the crew: Jason introduced, from right, Mary Wiseman, James Frain and Doug Jones

USS Discovery crew: : Top from left, James, Jason, Mary, Shazad Latif and Anthony Rapp. Bottom from left, Sonequa and Doug

Ever more disturbing fiery scenes follow as a voice over intones: 'All life is born from chaos, the world doesn't always adhere to logic. Sometimes down is up and sometimes when you're lost you're found.'

And it ends with Lorca asking his Number One: 'You helped start a war, don't you want to help me end it?'

Although this is an all new storyline that runs parallel with the rebooted film franchise, fans will recognize one character from the 1966 Star Trek - Harry Mudd.

New hardware: The USS Discovery replaces the Enterprise as the star spaceship in the trailer

Tough assignment: Sonequa as First Officer Michael Burnham, also referred to as Number One, looks concerned - and she has reason to

Laying it on the line: Jason, as Captain Lorca, asks his Number One: 'You helped start a war, don't you want to help me end it?'

Mudd, then played by Roger C. Carmel, was a charismatic con man who had repeated run-ins with the crew of the Enterprise.

Rainn Wilson takes on the role of the interstellar rogue.

The first episode will air on CBS on September 24 with all future episodes premiering on Sunday nights on CBS All Access, the network’s streaming service.

Enemies mass: The main Klingon families reunite to take on the United Federation Of Planets

Leading the battle: A Klingon warlord emerges

Blast from the past: Rainn Wilson plays Harry Mudd, a charismatic con man first introduced in the original 1966 Star Trek

Friday, 12 August 2016

New Star Trek Discovery series will have a female lead... but she won't be the captain

Revealed: New Star Trek Discovery series will have a female lead... but she won't be the captain

First show in franchise history not to be told from captain's POV
Lead will be a human female, though her title is unknown
Will 'absolutely' have a gay character
There will be robots, and more aliens than previous series, including new races and ' re-imagining ' of old ones
Set between events of 2001 series Enterprise and 1960's Original Series
Will depict an event discussed in Star Trek lore but never explored on the show — possibly the Earth-Romulan War
May introduce younger versions of characters from the Original Series

By ROSS MCDONAGH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 06:41, 11 August 2016 | UPDATED: 21:26, 11 August 2016

It's boldly going where no Star Trek has gone before.

The new series Discovery will have a female lead — but for the first time in the franchise's history, the lead will not be a captain.

Executive producer Bryan Fuller revealed new details about the 13-episode show at a Television Critics Association meeting in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

Bodly going: Star Trek Discovery Executive Producer Bryan Fuller revealed details of the new series on Wednesday including the fact it will have a female lead, but she won't be the captain

Given that previous Star Trek series were all from the captain's point of view, giving the woman different duties will allow for a new dynamic in both relationships and storytelling, Fuller said, but didn't specify her title.

His disclosures also included that that the story will feature a gay character, there will be robots, and lots more aliens.

The series takes place in an era that bridges the original 1960s Star Trek and Star Trek: Enterprise, the 2001-05 series set about a century before.

But Discovery will be much closer in time to Capt. James T. Kirk's world, so it will be able to play with the design 'iconography' of those spaceships and uniforms, Fuller said.

Iconic look: The new show will be set just before the era of Capt. James T. Kirk's, so it will be able to play with the design 'iconography' of those spaceships and uniforms

This also meant the potential to introduce young versions of familiar characters like Dr. McCoy - but not in season one - and perhaps the inclusion of Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother (played by Winona Ryder on the big-screen).

The show will incorporate an event in Star Trek lore that's been talked about but not explored, one which will allow for a serialized story that takes its protagonist on a journey of self-discovery.

Although Fuller wouldn't say which event, fans speculate it will be the Earth-Romulan War, which lead to the creation of the United Federation of Planets depicted in all later series.

Before the Enterprise: The series takes place in an era that bridges the original 1960s Star Trek and Star Trek: Enterprise (pictured) the 2001-05 series set about a century before

Diverse: The new show will have robots (such as Data from The Next Generation, L) and lots more aliens, but not just the usual 'one person with a bumpy forehead'

He said the aliens will be new and improved, and probably in greater numbers than typical for Star Trek.

'You usually have one person with a bumpy forehead and seven other people who look relatively normal,' Fuller said.

The series will feature both newbies and the re-imagining of familiar aliens; Fuller acknowledged some Trekkies resist change; although Trekkies more than anyone know resistance is futile.

Finally, Fuller said There will 'absolutely' be a gay character.

First: The Star Trek universe already had a female lead in Kate Mulgrew's Kathryn Janeway in Voyager, but has never been shot from a non-captain POV

Take that: Fuller also said the new show will 'absolutely' have a gay character, something he vowed to do in response to hate mail he received following rumours Jeri Ryan's Seven Of Nine (M) was gay

The big screen iteration - which canonically does not always match up with the TV series - recently hit headlines when Mr Sulu was revealed to be gay, a move that was opposed by the most unlikely source in George Takei, the openly gay actor who originally played him.

'I still have in my garage the hate mail that Star Trek: Voyager got because of a rumor that Jeri Ryan's character (named Seven of Nine) was going to be gay,' Fuller, who was a writer on Star Trek Voyager revealed.

He resolved that if he ever did another Star Trek series it would introduce someone who is gay.

Changes: The big screen iteration - which canonically does not always match up with the TV series - recently hit headlines when Mr Sulu (John Cho, R) was revealed to be gay, a move that was opposed by the most unlikely source in George Takei (L), the openly gay actor who originally played him

Casting for the series set aboard the U.S.S. Discovery has yet to be announced.

'We want to arc out the information so you'll get a little information today, you'll get a little more information in October, and we'll keep building the evolution of the 'reveal' as we go,' Fuller concluded.

Star Trek Discovery will premiere on CBS in January 2017, before moving to its permanent home, online video service CBS All Access.

Canon: The show will incorporate an event in Star Trek lore that's been talked about but not explored. Although Fuller wouldn't say which event, fans speculate it will be the Earth-Romulan War (The Enterprise pictured facing the Romulan Scimitar in the 2002 movie Nemesis)

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Sunday, 23 July 2017

Sonequa Martin-Green flashes Vulcan peace sign as cast of new series Star Trek: Discovery debut an action-packed trailer at Comic-Con

Boldly going! Sonequa Martin-Green flashes Vulcan peace sign as cast of new series Star Trek: Discovery debut an action-packed trailer at Comic-Con

Friday, 12 August 2016

New Star Trek Discovery series will have a female lead... but she won't be the captain

Revealed: New Star Trek Discovery series will have a female lead... but she won't be the captain

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