Since he reinvigorated the Mission: Impossible franchise with the nigh-universally lauded Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, a big question has been just what Brad Bird would direct next, as his second live-action feature film. Anyone hoping that the animation maestro-turned-blockbuster-live-action helmer would get his passion project 1906 off the ground next might have to wait, as Brad Bird has signed on to Disney and Damon Lindelof's super-secret 1952.

We're still more than two months away from The Amazing Spider-Man's arrival in theaters, but Sony Pictures has made no bones about whether or not the 3D reboot will be the first in a new series.  The reboot's sequel already has a release date, and in order to meet that date, work on the next web-slinging adventure has been underway for months.  Now, the studio has hired two blockbuster screenwriters to take over scripting duties on the second installment of The Amazing Spider-Man saga.

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.

Paramount has been planning a rebooted adventure for Tom Clancy's signature character, Jack Ryan, for some time now.  The studio found its Ryan in Chris Pine following his terrific turn as James Tiberius Kirk in 2009's Star Trek, but getting the project off the ground hasn't been so easy.  Last week it suffered what could've been a big setback when it lost its director, but apparently Paramount found a replacement right quick.

Word is that famously secretive director and producer J.J. Abrams is none too happy about the unofficial photos that emerged from the set of the twelfth theatrical Star Trek installment last week.  The leak came after the sequel to 2009's reboot has managed to shoot for over a month without any big reveals or informational slips.  Now, though, there's another blip about which Abrams can fret, as a video from the set has hit online, accompanying the pictures you've probably already seen.  Spoiler warning, folks, spoiler warning.

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.

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.

Much to the frustration of fans who want what they want as soon as possible, the sequel to 2009's Star Trek stealth reboot has been a long time coming.  While Paramount Pictures long hoped to have the twelfth theatrical adventure of the U.S.S. Enterprise in theater this summer, but on this rare occasion, the studio allowed J.J. Abrams and his creative team to take some time rather than rushing to a release date.  And here we are, with the as-yet untitled Star Trek 2 just about to shoot.  Abrams himself has shared some insights on 3D and the imminent star date to principal photography.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a damn fine actor, a thespian capable of projecting almost incalculable wit, intelligence, and, in all likelihood, cold hard menace.  There's empirical evidence to support Cumberbatch's excellence, though he remains unknown to the vast majority of American audiences.  That was bound to change sooner or later, but it appears the film that will launch the actor directly into the American mainstream will be Star Trek 2.  In a surprising development, the Cumberbatch has been cast as the villain in director J.J. Abrams's follow-up to his successful 2009 reboot of the theatrical Trek franchise.

Production on the as-yet untitled twelfth installment in the theatrical Star Trek franchise, which we refer to simply as Star Trek 2 for the sake of convenience, is set to begin this very month.  As such, there's an update on the casting of director J.J. Abrams's second venture in the stealthily-rebooted Trek continuity.  No, it's nothing related to just who will portray the sequel's mystery villain after all that business with Benicio del Toro.  Instead, it's fresh word that British actor, writer, and director Noel Clarke will play a supporting role in the Star Trek sequel.