News Bullets

• Jeffrey Combs (Weyoun, Shran) has directed a production of Richard III that opens the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, notes the Simi Valley Acorn.

• Anthony Montgomery (Mayweather) is answering questions from fans at his web site.

• Alexander Siddig (Bashir)'s next project will be a role in a Poirot telefilm, based on Agatha Christie's novels, reports SidCity.

• Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard)'s X3 will begin shooting at the end of July, claims XMenFilms.net.

• Roadside Attractions has acquired the U.S. theatrical and television rights to Sarah Silverman (Rain Robinson)'s concert film Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic.

• Totally Kate! has new photos of Kate Mulgrew (Janeway) at the London Film and Comic Con.

• E Insiders has an obituary for Normal Prescott, producer Star Trek: The Animated Series, who died July 2nd. Thanks to Alex.

• Nana Visitor is confirmed as a guest at Collectormania 8 in the UK which runs from September 30th to October 2nd, says her official web page, NanaVision.

• Ex-Astris-Scientia reports that Manu Intiraymi (Icheb) is in a new Burger King commercial.

• Broadcast and Cable reports that ABC rejects the label "science fiction" for Lost to "more palatable to a wider target audience on Madison Avenue" rather than just "Trekkies" and the like.

• The greater Washington area fan film Starship Farragut has launched.

• The fan series Star Trek: Unity has released an offical press kit available to the media from frederik.egger@gmail.com.

• And illustrator Toru Kanamori created a series of professional quality Star Trek prints and kuchi-e. Thanks to Dave Bull.

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