A terminally ill fan who was granted his dying wish to see the not-yet-released Star Trek sequel, died yesterday, according to the New York Asian Film Festival, who posted the news to their Facebook.

41-year-old Dan Craft, an avid fan of film and of Star Trek, was given an advanced screening of an unfinished version of Star Trek Into Darkness after a friend’s post about his situation on Reddit got the attention of the film’s director J.J. Abrams [read J.J. Abrams Shows Unfinished Cut Of “˜Star Trek Into Darkness’ To Man Weeks From Death]. The film is schedule for release in the U.S. on May 17, 2013.

Just before he died yesterday, Craft told his wife, “I’m going…into the future.”

Paramount may not have had a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, but that hasn’t stopped some people from pushing their films. For instance, during the Dredd panel, Karl Urban had promised that he would release some special footage from Star Trek 2 some time during the weekend.

Lo and behold, the guy wasn’t lying, but he wasn’t exactly telling us the truth. Check out the fun tease below.

Another day, another bunch of news and/or rumors breaking surrounding the world of Star Trek and the impending sequel to the last J.J. Abrams-directed hit.

First up, Showbiz 411 is reporting that the upcoming sequel will not be including any cast members from the original television series, unlike its predecessor, which starred Leonard Nimoy in a rather pivotal role. Sorry, no Shatner this time either folks.

Super 8, J.J. Abrams’ lens-flared, rose-tinted science fiction adventure and love letter to the genre-bending flicks of the 1980s, is available today on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.

From now until Saturday, November 26, 2011, Amazon is offering a $5 discount for anyone who orders the Super 8 DVD or Blu-ray/DVD combo from their website. Simply use the code “WOODWARD” at the checkout when placing your order to get $5 off.

Well, it’s about damn time.

After months and months of speculation, director J.J. Abrams is now officially on board to helm the sequel to his hugely popular franchise restarter, Star Trek, according to Vulture.

Star Trek 2 is reportedly already underway in the pre-production, with a script set to be handed in by the end of the month, finally getting in front of cameras come winter of this year.