‘Star Trek’ Creator Gene Roddenberry Biopic In Works With ‘You Don’t Know Jack’ Scribe Adam Mazer

Paramount and "Star Trek" are pulling out all the stops to celebrate the show’s 55th anniversary.  The beloved and culture-defining science fiction series premiered on September 8, 1966 ushering in creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future.

Three-time Academy of Country Music Award winner Trace Adkins has joined the cast of Fox’s midseason drama Monarch in a leading role. He joins previously announced cast members, Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel.

Dwayne Johnson, Whoopi Goldberg and Stephen Hawking have in common? They’ve all taken part in the phenomenon that is. While their names were never featured in any of the iconic opening credits sequences, even passing appearances are enough to be considered an important figure in Gene Roddenberry’s universe. Since the franchise’s debut in 1966, celebrities from every quadrant of pop culture have continued to stop by the TV shows.

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The family of Star Trek‘s beloved creator Gene Roddenberry is speaking out.

infamous 1986 “Saturday Night Live” appearance was one that fans will never forget.But, 35 years later, the son of “Star Trek’s” creator, Gene Roddenberry, is still not laughing.Shatner, 90, hosted an episode of the late-night comedy show in December 1986 and appears in one sketch as a satirized version of himself at a sci-fi convention. The skit shows space superfans asking Shatner very detailed questions about the series and his character, Capt.

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Bosch and Runaways alum Annie Wersching will join the Season 2 cast of Paramount+’s and CBS Studios’ Star Trek: Picard. The series stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady and Brent Spiner.

To introduce the world of Star Trek to a new generation of Trekkies, Star Trek: Prodigy enlisted the help of 24th century Starfleet officer Kathryn Janeway and original actress Kate Mulgrew. 

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“Star Trek: Prodigy,” the latest addition to the expanding universe of “Trek” series on Paramount Plus, is adding sci-fi heavyweights John Noble (“Fringe”) and Jimmi Simpson (“Westworld”) to its series regular cast, the streamer announced on Thursday.Noble will voice the animated series’ lead villain, known as the Diviner, who rules the mining asteroid of Tars Lamora in a merciless quest to locate the U.S.S.

Jimmi Simpson and John Noble will join the cast of Paramount+’s Star Trek: Prodigy, an animated series from Kevin and Dan Hageman and Produced by Nickelodeon Animation studio and CBS Studios. They join previously announced cast members Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, Ella purnell and Angus Imrie. 

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The late Gene Roddenberry has become legendary as the creator of “Star Trek”, and the life of the trailblazing TV writer and producer is now being brought to the screen.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorA biopic based on the life of the late “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry is in the works from Roddenberry Entertainment.Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod Roddenberry is producing with Trevor Roth; the duo serves as executive producers on current series “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” Adam Mazer, the Emmy-winning writer of the Dr. Jack Kevorkian movie “You Don’t Know Jack” starring Al Pacino, is writing the screenplay.