The twelfth installment in the theatrical Star Trek franchise has been in production for three months, and despite the intense interest, leaks have been kept to a minimum, with just one instance of unofficial photos showing up from the set back in February.  Now, we have another look from the Star Trek 2 set, which is going down under the typically secretive direction of J.J. Abrams.  If you're spoiler-averse and wish to remain encased within the Abrams Mystery Box, go no further.

You've got to hand it Vin Diesel.  He used the clout that came with Fast Five's unexpected commercial hugeness last year to revive a character that the masses haven't exactly been clamoring to see since 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick.  And for months, he's been acting as a one-man promotional machine for the sequel tentatively-titled Riddick.  He's publicly issued consistent updates and, more notably, shared concept art during development and on-set images since principal photography began.  Today, the man who would be Riddick has released two new pictures from the Montreal set of Riddick, show showing him in the middle of a flailing stunt and another of Diesel in repose.

More than a month ago, director J.J. Abrams officially started principal photography on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2009's stealth-reboot Star Trek, and given all the hubbub that's surrounded the project for so long, it's surprising that we've heard nary a peep about Star Trek 2 since.  Well, good news, everyone, as the first unofficial photos from the Los Angeles set of Star Trek 2 have arrived online.  Turn away if you're even vaguely spoiler-phobic, but if not, then proceed for your first look at the continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise.

Quick question: What's the biggest movie released by Summit Entertainment outside of the massive Twilight franchise?  It's Red, the 2010 action-comedy following older-than-average assassins led by Bruce Willis.  The film grossed $90.3 million domestically and, thanks to its internationally recognizable cast and universal language of explosions, $199.0 million total worldwide.  Naturally, a sequel's been in the works for the last year, and that Red sequel now has a director in the form of Dean Parisot.

Judge Joseph Dredd, a character who has been kicking ass since writer Carlos Ezquerra and artist John Wagner introduced him in the pages of 2000 A.D. thirty-five years ago, didn't get a fair shake at cinematic representation in 1996's Judge Dredd.  Now, though, a new effort to capture the Judge's authoritarian greatness is on the way, and it will hopefully wipe out the memory of Sylvester Stallone and Rob Schneider as a comedic duo.  It's been a few months since we've heard anything from Dredd, but today four new images show off Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby as judges.

For weeks now, leading man Vin Diesel has been hapily offering up photographic evidence that Riddick is shooting on soundstages in Montreal.  Either that, or he's been doing some shockingly elaborate cosplay in his backyard.  Said photographic evidence, which all indicators suggest do, in fact, come from Montreal, can be seen here, here, and here (that last one is from less than 24 hours ago).  Nonetheless, Universal Pictures, One Race Films, and Radar Pictures have decided to formally announce the start of production today.

Over the last few weeks, Vin Diesel has, in his characteristically magnanimous way, been sharing images from the Montreal-based production of Riddick, the second sequel to 2000's down and dirty science fiction suspense movie Pitch Black.  Before that, the leading man was happy to show off concept art and the like, but then he dropped two photos from the set – one of Riddick in some Necromonger armor and another of him in a crouchy action pose.  Today, Diesel has unveiled another new Riddick image, and this one looks more like an actual still from the film, a close-up of the title character in his signature goggles.

More often then not, Vin Diesel plays gruff tough guys who aren't big on talking so much as they're big on driving cars excessively fast, hitting stuff, and cutting fools with aplomb.  Despite that, the man himself is quite an avid user of social media to keep his fans updated on just what he's up to.  For example, he's currently at work in Montreal reprising his role as intergalactic outlaw Richard B. Riddick in the tentatively-titled Riddick, and for months, he's kept us abreast of new developments.  Almost two weeks ago, after months of teasing with concept art and the like, he shared the first image from the set, showing himself in a rather ostentatious outfit.  Now, he's followed up that first image with another photo from the set of Riddick.

Vin Diesel is a guy who does not hesitate to harness the power of facebook to communicate with his fans and express his innermost thoughts and feelings.  That's been a boon to everyone anticipating Riddick, the tentatively titled third feature film to star Diesel as intergalactic mass murderer and goggles aficionado Richard B. Riddick.  Diesel has used the social network to let fans know that the movie will definitely be R rated, and he's even shared some concept art from the pre-production offices.  Today, he's gone whole hog and shared a photo of himself on the Montreal Riddick set, sporting some cool armor, a cape, and giant gauntlets.

At the beginning of last week, none other than director J.J. Abrams provided an update on the endlessly discussed sequel to 2009's continuity-preserving stealth reboot Star Trek.  The man behind Bad Robot promised that production was set to begin on Thursday of last week, and now, Paramount Pictures has backed him, issuing a formal press release so that we all know Chris Pine is once again swaggering about as Captain Kirk in Los Angeles under the watchful direction of Abrams.