• Star Wars Bits: Constable Zuvio, Verizon's BB-8 Commercial, The Meaning Behind Episode 7's Secret Production Name And More

    In today's edition of Star Wars Bits, we'll talk about the following: First look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Constable Zuvio. Watch Verizon's new commercial featuring Chewbacca and BB-8. John Williams has finished recording the Force Awakens score. Learn why the secret film production name for Episode VII was "Avco". See the life-size Force Awakens X-Wing…

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  • 'Big Ass Spider' Trailer

    A few things have been tweaked in the sales pitch for Big Ass Spider since we first saw a trailer for the film tied to its SXSW debut this past March. It's a little more polished, and some of the effects look a bit better. (This may be just a better transfer of the same…

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  • 'Super 8' Easter Eggs

    JJ Abrams is obsessed with mystery, and often hides a lot of easter eggs in his films and tv shows. In the past we've chronicled easter eggs in the Pixar movies Toy Story 3, WALL-E, and Up, as well as some other films. So it should come as no surprise that his latest movie, Super…

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  • Trivia: Wil Wheaton Voiced Romulans In JJ Abrams' Star Trek

    What If I told you that Wil Wheaton appears in JJ Abrams' Star Trek? You'd probably say that you didn't believe me. Heck, we saw the movie, twice even, and didn't see or hear a not-so-young anymore Wesley Crusher at all, not even in the corner of the screen. Or at least we thought that…

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  • Could Greg Grunberg Return To Lost?

    Greg Grunberg, who is probably best known for his role as Matt Parkman on Heroes, is the childhood best friend of JJ Abrams, and has been featured in almost every project he's ever directed -- be it a cameo or something larger. Grunberg's cameo in the pilot episode of Lost is pretty unforgettable. I won't…

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  • Star Trek Cameos Revealed

    TrekMovie has gotten their hands on the full credits for JJ Abrams' Star Trek, and have uncovered a bunch of casting and cameo easter eggs. I have included some of the more interesting ones below: J.J. Abrams’ "good luck charm" and best friend since childhood Greg Grunberg appears in the film as Jim Kirk’s stepdad…

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  • Cloverfield: Slusho Appears On Heroes

    The stars of Heroes have a new favorite frozen drink, and it may look somewhat familiar. The following photos showed up on the blog of Heroes director/producer Greg Beeman of the cast of the hit show drinking "Slusho!" a drink which first appeared in the JJ Abrams' series Alias, and has now become a focal…

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  • Greg Grunberg Cast In Cloverfield/1-18-08

    Heroes star Greg Grunberg revealed to TV Guide that he has been cast in JJ Abrams' top secret monster movie project code-named Cloverfield. "It'll probably be something where no one will be able to tell it's me," he said. "As you know, J.J. calls me his good-luck charm, so he's got to put me in…

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