But since he already headed up the new Star Trek series, I was guessing that Disney would have to seek out someone else for Star Wars.
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For the first time in 18 years, there will be no new Star Trek series on TV.
The last chapter in George Lucas ' epic Star Wars series is here.
He's not blowing smoke: Given Pixar's astronomical valuation and the value of the Star Wars series, that number may be low.
In the future of the Star Trek series, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise would occasionally need to tow another ship.
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Maybe it will work for long enough to justify the expense, making the Star Wars series into a newfangled James Bond-type series where we just get another fantastic adventure every time out.
It's not as if it's going to take much promotion to guarantee a huge box-office turnout for the May 16 release of Attack Of The Clones, the fifth film in the hugely successful Star Wars series.
Michael Westmore, the legendary Hollywood makeup artist best known for his 18 years of Emmy award-winning work across the Star Trek series, as well as for winning the Oscar for the movie Mask, joins the show as a mentor to the contestants.
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Then he stumbled upon Deep Space Nine on video and memories flooded back of how much he loved science fiction as a kid, in particular the original Star Trek series (which was shown in his native France only in the 1980s, when Halter was in his twenties).
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Comcast 's ( CMCSA - news - people ) TV Pulse surveys list Hawaii Five-0 as the new series viewers are most enthusiastic about heading into the fall, which is good news for series star Alex O'Loughlin, who has thus far starred in a series of CBS clunkers (Three Rivers, Moonlight).
Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to come from Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy.
The series star and co-creator, Denis Leary, told Canada's Postmedia News that the timing fit.
"Torchwood" fans have been jonesing for more of series star John Barrowman's antics as Capt.
The prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise is the chronological beginning in the universe timeline of the great Star Trek canon.
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Even many working in Hollywood don't realize a live-action Star Wars TV series has been sitting on the shelf the past few years.
It looks like a cross between a flip top phone and the medical scanner used by Dr McCoy in the TV series Star Trek.
Among them: the series star and Laguna Beach alum Lauren Conrad, who has parlayed her reality-TV fame into tabloid stardom and a career in fashion.
One of many explosions, according to the L.A. Times: a fight with series star Chevy Chase, who walked off the set at one point.
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Tamla Kari from The Inbetweeners Movie, Maimie McCoy from Loving Miss Hatto and Bedlam's Hugo Speer will also star in the series, which begins filming in March.
While no doubt justified--the series has already shed about 25% of its audience since its early Sept. 10 premiere, which drew just 4.7 million viewers--news of its cancellation doesn't bode well for the troubled genre or series star Jerry O'Connell.
Homeland won the prestigious award for best drama series, while its female star Claire Danes won best actress in a drama series.
Now a popular television actor, Park Yong-ha, has become the latest in a series of star suicides.
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Actor Nick Berry, star of the BBC series Harbour Lights, will launch London's Lifeboat Day at St Katharine's Dock.
Miyamoto has designed or overseen the development of many other blockbusters, among them the Legend of Zelda series, Star Fox, and Pikmin.
Swann was England's star bowler in the series with 11 wickets and has now risen to number three in the world one-day rankings.
In 1966, the television series "Star Trek" premiered on NBC.
Disney Channel switched from pay to basic cable, and began replacing its old, recycled acquired programming (think Walt Disney Presents) with original movies and star-making episodic series (think Lizzie McGuire).
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