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Apparently there are some Star Trek trading cards making their way around (do people really use movie trading cards?), and MTV got their hands on a stack full of some new images -- including this hot shot of Diora Baird as an Orion Slave Girl ... and not an obsessed Incredible Hulk fanatic. The images also include a pretty cool spoilerish shot of Zachary Quinto's Spock giving the Vulcan salute to Leonard Nimoy's Spock (technically that means he was giving the Vulcan salute to himself), as well as images of the Enterprise, a new strange-looking alien, one of the Starfleet Academy and more. Yeah, they're all pretty cool, but we thought you'd have fun with this Orion Slave Girl -- kinda hot, no? Green, yes ... but still hot.

Orion Slave Girls are said to be vicious and seductive, and claim no human male can resist them. They first popped up in the original pilot, and have since been featured in Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise. This new version looks a little greener than in the past, but it's a change that works quite well in my mind. What do you think? We've added a few of the photos to our Star Trek gallery below -- along with the film's final poster -- and you can catch the rest over at MTV. Star Trek hits theaters on May 8.

On paper, it certainly seems like Paramount and Warner Bros. are competing this week to see who can market their big blockbusters faster and better. So far Warners has released roughly 357 posters for Watchmen, and Paramount is slowly releasing an image per minute for Star Trek (though some photos are creepier than others; I don't know about you, but I'd like to see the one where Captain Kirk doesn't look like a serial killer). As you can see above, J.J. Abrams has finally released a nice, crystal clear image of his brand new re-booted USS Enterprise, complete with that "it looks just like the old one" shine.

Entertainment Weekly (you expected someone else?) managed to snag this pic, along with a few words from Abrams himself. He says, "If you're going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you're going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?" And I completely agree. Longtime Trekkers (Trekkies?) may not be getting the Trek flick they've always fantasized about, but at least he's not f**king up the Enterprise, right? Star Trek beams itself into theaters on May 8, 2009. More Star Trek images in the gallery below.

Thoughts?

Thankfully, this time around the images aren't spread clear across these internets on several different sites. Nope, this time the new Star Trek photos come courtesy of those nuts over at Empire, who've revealed two new stills from the film (one of which you can see above), as well as a cover featuring the new Kirk and Spock. I especially like the image they threw together below -- re-creating that classic Kirk and Spock pose with the newbies, played by Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.



So far all the images released look pretty rad, though there's a lot riding on that new trailer playing before Quantum of Solace (in theaters November 14), and I have a feeling we'll be discussing that bad boy for awhile after it makes its official online debut. In case you missed them, check out all the previously-released Star Trek images in the gallery below. Star Trek beams itself into theaters on May 8.

Pictured: Eric Bana as the new Star Trek villain, Nero.

As you may or may not already know, Paramount went nutty with Star Trek images over the past couple of days. Not only did they release something in the neighborhood of 10 photos, but they did so across several different websites -- which, in case you were wondering (or in a sympathetic mood), made our job of tracking them all down for you oh so much fun. But now, my friends, comes the real fun part -- because we finally have all those brand spanking new Star Trek images in one place. No clicking between eight or nine different sites, venturing off to the weird and scary world of online movie news. No sir. One stop shop. (And pardon me for veering off topic, but doesn't Nero above look like he's just itching for a glow-stick and a hot Saturday night rave right about now?)

Those interested in learning more about the film's storyline (which will detail how the original Trek crew all came together, minus the hazing and keg stands) can head over to this post. Also included are some juicy nuggets of info from director J.J. Abrams. The rest of you can jump right into that gallery below and get busy with your bad selves. Star Trek touches down in theaters on May 8.

Thoughts on the new images?

Pictured: Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, and Zoe Saldana

Yesterday we told you about those new Star Trek images (revealing snippets of each), and now Entertainment Weekly has revealed their snazzy eight-page Trek spread, featuring all of the aforementioned images, as well as tasty plot information, action scene descriptions, interviews with the cast and, of course, director J.J. Abrams, who talks at length about what brought him to the franchise and which direction he'd be taking: "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as The Dark Knight is raking in gazillions of dollars, Star Trek stands in stark contrast,It was important to me that optimism be cool again."

On what type of film they were aiming for, Abrams says, "We weren't making a movie for fans of Star Trek. We were making a movie for fans of movies." Regarding the plot -- and here come some mild spoilers -- EW tells us the flick begins when "a Federation starship, the USS Kelvin (pictured right), is attacked by a vicious Romulan (Eric Bana) desperately seeking one of the film's heroes. From there, the film then brings Kirk and Spock center stage and tracks the origins of their friendship and how they became officers aboard the Enterprise. In fact, the movie shows how the whole original series crew came together: McCoy (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoë Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekov (Anton Yelchin)." The mag goes on to reveal locations such as Earth, a harsh ice planet and Vulcan (calling the scenes they viewed "state-of-the-art pop), and also how Leonard Nimoy was an "essential element" of the new Trek. EW says Nimoy's "first scene" as Spock (which means he'll be in more than one) is "goose-bumpingly cool."

Abrams will take some scenes on an international press tour, screening them for select European audiences hoping to "educate people that this is a whole new franchise." Also, EW does indeed confirm that the new full trailer for Star Trek will play in front of Quantum of Solace, which hits theaters on November 14. Meanwhile, Star Trek will finally debut on the big screen on May 8.

Update: AICN has added one more Trek photo to the pack (which they call a Spock "outtake"). View it below, and click to enlarge.

Here's a round-up of some stuff (and things) currently making waves online ...

-- The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly features the pretty faces of Zachary Quinto (as Spock) and Chris Pine (as Kirk) in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek (due out this winter May). When the mag hits stands on Friday, look for enough behind the scenes photos to make any Trekker blush. [via Just Jared] Also, JoBlo has debuted the first image of the film's main villain, Nero. Check it out below, then larger over at The Blo.



And then there's this one of Spock choking the sh*t out of some poor soul from AICN ...



And from UGO, here's the entire cast ...



More Trek at TrekMovie.com and IGN and MTV.

-- Variety reviews the buzzed-about Frost/Nixon from London: "Although it all pays off in a potent and revelatory final act rife with insights into the psychology and calculations of power players, the initial stretch is rather dry and prosaic." InContention gives it two stars. Perhaps this Oscar lock just came undone, home-skillet.

-- On Werner Herzog remaking his Bad Lieutenant, director Abel Ferrara tells Filmmaker Magazine, "He can die in hell. I hate these people – they suck. A, he don't know me, couldn't pick me out of a line-up. B, I'm chasing windmills. Well, I'd rather chase windmills than steal other people's ideas. It's lame. I can't believe Nic Cage is trying to play that part. I mean, if the kid needed the money..."

-- Steven Soderbergh has cast porn star Sasha Grey in the lead role of his new film, The Girlfriend Experience. First Kevin Smith, now Soderbergh -- porn has gone mainstream, baby! The film is said to follow the life of a high-priced call girl and was written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's 13). [via Variety]