Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating today, August 26th, including:

1941 – Barbet Schroeder, director
1946 – Valerie Simpson, singer
1956 – Brett Cullen, actor
1960 – Branford Marsalis, musician
1965 – Chris Burke, actor
1965 – Jon Hensley, actor
1966 – Shirley Manson, singer
1971 – Thalia, singer
1980 – Macaulay Culkin, actor
1980 – Chris Pine, actor
1986 – Cassie, singer
1988 – Evan Ross, actor
1991 – Dylan O’Brien, actor
1993 – Keke Palmer, actress

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Dreamworks Animation‘s new 3D movie Rise of the Guardians will feature the voices of Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law and Isla Fisher!

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. named its all-star cast for Rise of the Guardians, featuring Chris Pine in the lead role of Jack Frost, together with Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The film, scheduled for release on November 21, 2012, is based on “The Guardians of Childhood,” a series of highly anticipated children’s books by William Joyce.

More than a collection of the well-known childhood legends, Rise of the Guardians tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world. This epic 3D adventure stars Chris Pine as Jack Frost, Alec Baldwin as North (Santa Claus), Hugh Jackman as Bunnymund (Easter Bunny), Isla Fisher as Tooth (Tooth Fairy) and Jude Law as Pitch (The Boogeyman).

Fantasy is in full swing nowadays. It seems like more and more movies take on superheroes, magic and the supernatural in the last few years. I think it’s because of the sagging economy, but thats a whole other subject. This movie could be really cool if it’s done right.

Source: IESB

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Here are today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs!

1980 – Chris Pine (actor) – 30
1980 – Macaulay Culkin (actor) – 30
1993 – Keke Palmer (actress) – 17

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Looks like the sequel to the hit film Star Trek will begin principle photography in January of next year.

Bruce Greenwood, who played Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, revealed to Hollywood.com that filming on the sequel will start in January.

“I just know that the plan is to film it in January, more than that, I don’t know,” Greenwood said, adding that he hoped to have a role in the movie.

John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Anton Yelchin are expected to return in the June 29, 2012 release. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman again wrote the script.

Great news, and it makes perfect sense for the film’s release date. I really hope the next film will live up to the high standard that the first movie set.

Source: Coming Soon

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Hey ladies, Chris Pine is SINGLE!!  People has confirmed that he and Olivia Munn have ended their relationship.  They kept their distance from each other at the post Globes party on Sunday night which was the tell tale sign that things had gone south.

I know that hope has been restored to the female population.  Once again, you have a chance!  Go get ‘em girls!

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GQ has once again picked their favorite men and have compiled some very nice covers for this special issue.  Here is the official list of GQ’s Men of the Year for 2009:

Barack Obama – Leader of the Year

Tom Brady – Comeback of the Year

Clint Eastwood – Badass of the Year

‘Hangover‘ boys Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Bradley Cooper - Funnymen of the Year

Chris Pine – Breakout of the Year

So who’s your top pick for 2009?  My vote goes to the Hangover boys….I am a sucker for good laughs and these guys are solid in that department!

Pick up your favorite cover on November 24!  See the rest of the covers after the jump, then pick your fave! (Read the article)

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Here’s a scene that was deleted from the theatrical version of the film Star Trek.

This scene as well as others will be on the DVD and Blu-ray release of the the film which is coming on November 17th, 2009. I see why the scene was deleted, not that it’s bad, but it just doesn’t feel like it fits with the rest of the film quite as well. It feels a little too campy.

Source: Spike TV

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J.J. Abrams talked to MTV about the Star Trek sequel and how to approach it. Here’s the audio clip of him talking about it.

What’s the bigger challenge: rebooting an iconic sci-fi franchise that had lapsed into disrepair, like an interstellar spacecraft whose warp drive missed a couple of tune-ups and could no longer handle faster-than-light-speed travel? Or following up that triumphant reboot with a flick that not only proves to be a worthy successor, but which sets fanboys’ geek phasers on “Oh, hell yeah!”?

Such is the conundrum facing “Star Trek” director J.J. Abrams and his creative team as they begin to brainstorm ideas for a sequel to May’s $258 million-grossing hit. “The first one did what it was required to do, which was bring the family together and reset,” Abrams explained in an interview with MTV News. “It was a bridge, no pun intended, between what came before, what the ‘Star Trek’ people knew and the ‘Star Trek’ of now. And that was the heavy lifting of the first film.”

After the phenomenal success of the first film, the pressure is higher than ever to make a worthy sequel and continue the story on the level it was rebooted at. I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do next.

Source: MTV Movies

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This is the poster for the upcoming film Carriers starring Chris Pine from Star Trek.

This looks creepy and interesting just from the poster, very effective advertising. 

Source: IMP Awards

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Chris Pine was featured in GQ last month and here are the out takes from that photo shoot. I have to admit that Chris’ eyes are amazing! I could stare at him forever!

He said in GQ that it’s still hard to escape the whole being Captain Kirk in Star Trek to even his friends.

“It’s pretty f*cking inescapable. I play basketball with a bunch of guys at 9:30 a.m. and it’s like, ‘Yo, wussup, Captain Kirk!’ I don’t have a smart comeback yet.”

I am sure that he’s come up with something by now. Being Captain Kirk was probably a big thrill for him.

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