'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 || 'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 ||

Car Accident Near 'Star Trek' Set Injures Crew Member

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Apr-08-2008

An unidentified site manager for Paramount Pictures' upcoming "Star Trek" film suffered moderate injuries following a head-on crash Tuesday outside of a Bakersfield, Calif. shooting location for the J.J. Abrams movie.

KERO-Channel 23 in Bakersfield reported the crash which took place near Highway 119 and Enos Lane. According to the California Highway Patrol, the site manager was trying to turn onto a road where filming was set to take place, but instead crossed in front of oncoming traffic and hit a truck.

Both the site manager and the truck driver were taken to a local hospital, but shooting on the film was not disrupted.

While principal photography on "Star Trek" is complete, it seems that there is still some second-unit filming taking place in various locations. Bakersfield is located almost equidistantly between Los Angeles and Fresno, just a little more than 100 miles from each. Filming for shows such as "Jericho" and "The X-Files" has taken place there, as well as movies such as "The Running Man" and "K-PAX."

It's also the infamous hometown of Gabriel Koerner, who was featured in the documentaries "Trekkies" and "Trekkies 2," who later became a special effects artist working on series including "Battlestar Galactica" as well as movies such as "Superman Returns," "Serenity" and the upcoming "Speed Racer."

The new "Star Trek" movie is being readied for a May 2009 release.

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