According to The New York Times, Benedict Cumberbatch auditioned for his role in the Star Trek sequel by filming himself on his mobile phone. The Sherlock star was in his friends kitchen when he filmed the audition, and was apparently so agitated and tired it aided his performance. "I was pretty strung out, so that went into the...

Continue Reading Posted on 1st May 2012

Possibly inspired by the successful reboot of the James Bond franchise, J.J. Abrams was tasked with making Star Trek cool again. It was never going to be an easy mission, but if the guy behind Lost can’t make extra-terrestrials seem plausible, there’s not that many who can… Since the film acts as a prequel, one of Abrams’ first challenges...

Continue Reading Posted on 9th April 2009