The Morning Roundup: Star Trek Pics, Iron Man Pics, Details About New Neal Stephenson Novel

Written by: Tony Lazlo, CC2K Staff Writer

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New pics from J.J. Abrams' Star Trek have broken online, along with more pics from Iron Man and some details about Anathem, Neal Stephenson's new novel.

Brad Pit may star in a new movie called The Lost City of Z. It sounds kind of like an old Allan Quatermain serial.

IO9 scored an interview with one of the designers behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and he said that the movie will not feature a bunch of CGI.

Holy shit! Details have broken about Neal Stephenson's new novel, Anathem! I've pasted them below in inviso-text:

Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians—sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, unpredictable "saecular" world that is plagued by recurring cycles of booms and busts, world wars and climate change. Until the day that a higher power, driven by fear, decides that only these cloistered scholars have the abilities to avert an impending catastrophe. And, one by one, Raz and his cohorts are summoned forth without warning into the Unknown.

What the hell is this, Batman fans?

Kathie Lee Gifford has joined the Today Show.

Jane Espenson spoke with IO9 about writing for Firefly and Battlestar Galactica.

Hey, it's some promo pics from Battlestar Galactica!

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles paid downloads havesStarted.

The Bachelorette will make its debut opn ABC May 19. Check out the rest of ABC's upcoming schedule!

CHUD has some details about the upcoming Muppet movie. Apparently, it'll be a more old-fashioned affair, with the gang fighting to save an old theater.

Scott Bakula has joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh's The Informant. Nice!

Pitchfork Media will launch PitchforkTV in one week.

Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren have joined the cast of Michael Hoffman's Leo Tolstoy biopic The Last Station. They'll be replacing Anthony Hopkins and Meryl Streep as Tolstoy and his wife.

Chuck Russell will write and direct a new action movie set in the rough-and-tumble world of stunt flying: Northern Lights.

The Off Broadway Signature Theater Company has unveiled its 2008-09 season.

Great Scott! Here are some more pics from Star Trek!

Great Scott! Here are some pics from Iron Man!

AICN reports that SAG will most likely strike this summer. Shit! But in the meantime, here's a complete list of return dates for TV shows:

According to Jim (ABC) April 15
Alaska Experiment (Discovery) April 22
American Chopper (TLC) April 24
Back To You (Fox) April 16
Battlestar Galactica (SciFi) April 4
Big 4-0 (TVL) April 16
Block, The (G4) April 20
Boston Legal (ABC) April 8
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) April 20
Can You Duet (CMT) April 14
CSI (CBS) April 3
Date My House (TLC) April 5
Deadliest Catch (Discovery) April 15
Deion & Pilar (Oxygen) April 15
Desperate Housewives (ABC) April 13
Dirty Jobs (Discovery) April 14
Doctor Who (SciFi) April 18
Duel (ABC) April 4
ER (NBC) April 10
Farmer Takes A Wife (CW) April 30
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) April 4
Gossip Girl (CW) April 21
Graham Norton Show (BBCA) April 26
Greenovate (TLC) April 15
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) April 24
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) April 1
House (Fox) April 28
How They’re Made (Discovery) April 16
LA Ink (TLC) April 3
Law & Order (NBC) April 22
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) April 15
Life In The Fab Lane (Style) April 20
Lost (ABC) April 24
Miami Ink (TLC) April 24
Miss Rap Supreme (VH1) April 14
Moonlight (CBS) April 25
My Name Is Earl (NBC) April 3
NCIS (CBS) April 8
Numbers (CBS) April 4
The Office (NBC) April 10
One Tree Hill (CW) April 14
Paper, The (MTV) April 14
Real World 20 (MTV) April 16
Reaper (CW) April 22
Robin Hood (BBCA) April 26
Rock The Cradle (MTV) April 3
Rules of Engagement (CBS) April 14
Samantha Who? (ABC) April 7
Sarah Jane Adventures (SciFi) April 11
Scrubs (NBC) April 10
Shark (CBS) April 29
Smallville (CW) April 16
Snapped (Oxygen) April 6
Step Up And Dance (Bravo) April 3
Supernatural (CW) April 24
The Secret Lives of Women (WE) April 1
30 Rock (NBC) April 10
Ugly Betty (ABC) April 24
Under One Roof (MyNet) April 16
Viva Hollywood (VH1) April 13
Wasted (TLC) April 15
Wildfire (ABC Family) April 28
Wire In The Blood (BBCA) April 6
Without A Trace (CBS) April 3
Women’s Murder Club (ABC) April 29
X-Terminators (Discovery) April 21

BY DATE:
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) April 1
The Secret Lives of Women (WE) April 1
CSI (CBS) April 3
LA Ink (TLC) April 3
My Name Is Earl (NBC) April 3
Rock The Cradle (MTV) April 3
Step Up And Dance (Bravo) April 3
Without A Trace (CBS) April 3
Battlestar Galactica (SciFi) April 4
Duel (ABC) April 4
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) April 4
Numbers (CBS) April 4
Date My House (TLC) April 5
Snapped (Oxygen) April 6
Wire In The Blood (BBCA) April 6
Samantha Who? (ABC) April 7
Boston Legal (ABC) April 8
NCIS (CBS) April 8
ER (NBC) April 10
The Office (NBC) April 10
Scrubs (NBC) April 10
30 Rock (NBC) April 10
Sarah Jane Adventures (SciFi) April 11
Desperate Housewives (ABC) April 13
Viva Hollywood (VH1) April 13
Can You Duet (CMT) April 14
Dirty Jobs (Discovery) April 14
Miss Rap Supreme (VH1) April 14
One Tree Hill (CW) April 14
Paper, The (MTV) April 14
Rules of Engagement (CBS) April 14
According to Jim (ABC) April 15
Deadliest Catch (Discovery) April 15
Deion & Pilar (Oxygen) April 15
Greenovate (TLC) April 15
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) April 15
Wasted (TLC) April 15
Back To You (Fox) April 16
Big 4-0 (TVL) April 16
How They’re Made (Discovery) April 16
Real World 20 (MTV) April 16
Under One Roof (MyNet) April 16
Smallville (CW) April 16
Doctor Who (SciFi) April 18
Block, The (G4) April 20
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) April 20
Life In The Fab Lane (Style) April 20
Gossip Girl (CW) April 21
X-Terminators (Discovery) April 21
Alaska Experiment (Discovery) April 22
Law & Order (NBC) April 22
Reaper (CW) April 22
American Chopper (TLC) April 24
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) April 24
Lost (ABC) April 24
Miami Ink (TLC) April 24
Supernatural (CW) April 24
Ugly Betty (ABC) April 24
Moonlight (CBS) April 25
Graham Norton Show (BBCA) April 26
Robin Hood (BBCA) April 26
House (Fox) April 28
Wildfire (ABC Family) April 28
Shark (CBS) April 29
Women’s Murder Club (ABC) April 29
Farmer Takes A Wife (CW) April 30