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The Star Trek franchise has welcomed hundreds of guest stars, perhaps even 1,000 or more, since The Original Series debuted in 1966. And some of those guest actors and actresses have had exotic names. Redshirts Always Die went in search of the single most interesting name of the past nearly 60 years of Star Trek television. We skipped the feature films (including Section 31), video games, online games, unofficial productions, Short Treks, etc., and focused on examining the cast lists of The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, and Prodigy.

Among the names that caught our eye: Thalmus Rasulala, Clement von Franckenstein, Brian Demonbreun, Maurishka, Bumper Robinson, Symba, Olia Kashevarova, Somkele Ilyamah-Idhalama, Calyx Passailaigue, Xavier X. Sotelo, Ito Aghayere, Jon Jon Briones (the father of Picard co-star Isa Briones), and Menik Gooneratne. Some of these actors hail (or hailed) from countries other than the United States,...

Stars: Michael Biehn, Michael Madsen, Kenzie Dalton, Ryan Carnes, Rick Salomon, Owen Burke, Christian Madsen, Clement von Franckenstein, Beth Miller, Hunter Daily, Caroline Vreeland, Jeb Berrier, Jay Seals, Thyme Lewis, Sage Mayer | Written and Directed by Frank Peluso

A family trip down to the river they said. It will be peaceful and provide closure they also said. No chance…

Led by Christian Madsen, brothers Duffy (Madsen), Gus (Ryan Carnes) and Pete (Owen Burke), accompanied by partners and children, head down to a contained village of sorts to spread the ashes of their father (Michael Madsen) across the mountain river where their childhoods remain linked. For Pete, however, his return to the river is more of a Ptsd trigger than brotherly reminise. During childhood, Pete was abducted, and when taller brother Duffy brings his child – who is later abducted – history begins to repeat itself.

The brothers, predictably, are not alike whatsoever – Duffy slightly rugged and successful,...

Clement von Franckenstein, the urbane British actor who portrayed the president of France opposite Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President, has died. He was 74.

Von Franckenstein died of hypoxia on Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, filmmaker Gabriel Murray told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been in an induced coma for 10 days.

He also had roles in Lionheart (1990), starring Jean-Claude van Damme; in Death Becomes Her (1992), with Meryl Streep; in The Evening Star (1996), with Shirley MacLaine; and in Hail, Caesar! (2016), with George Clooney.

And he appeared as himself in Henry Jaglom's ...

Clement von Franckenstein, the urbane British actor who portrayed the president of France opposite Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President, has died. He was 74.

Von Franckenstein died of hypoxia on Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, filmmaker Gabriel Murray told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been in an induced coma for 10 days.

He also had roles in Lionheart (1990), starring Jean-Claude van Damme; in Death Becomes Her (1992), with Meryl Streep; in The Evening Star (1996), with Shirley MacLaine; and in Hail, Caesar! (2016), with George Clooney.

And he appeared as himself in Henry Jaglom's ...

Exclusive: (Sorta) supportive, a new TV series that addresses chronic conditions and disabilities, has been put together by writer/producer Travis Flores, a Cystic Fibrosis survivor and two time double-lung transplant recipient. Flores is a friend of the late Christina Grimmie and the music of the former The Voice contestant will be featured throughout the show

The series will shine a light on and employ those who may not otherwise not be hired for television. The project, which will highlight how important humor is to life’s challenges, is also being produced by Roo and Kanga Productions. The first of the shows, directed by Elisabeth White (via Roo and Kanga), was financed by a grant from non-profit PhAware.

The comedy will begin shooting later this month with the intent of utilizing talent with chronic conditions and disabilities. The project will bring awareness to, among other things, Ph (Pulmonary hypertension) while...

French director Gautier Cazenave is set to helm "Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein" for Marteau Pictures and Parkland Pictures says Screen Daily.

The story has sees Holmes and Doctor Watson travelling to Germany to investigate a strange case in the village of Darmstadt.

Cazenave penned the script while Shane Briant and real life baron Clement Von Franckenstein will star in the project. Shooting kicks off next year.

According to Screen Daily, Parkland Pictures is creating and selling a project that pits two massive names in the annals of literature, Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes, against each other. Aptly titled Frankenstein Vs. Sherlock Holmes, the film follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson’s investigation in Darmstadt. The film will star Shane Briant and Clement Von Franckenstein (seriously; his family inspired Mary Shelley’s novel), or so says Styd.

What can go wrong with such a brilliant idea?...

The Frankenstein monster has taken on many a foe in cinema, namely his creator.  Now, his world is colliding with Sherlock Holmes in, well, the aptly titled Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein, says Screen Daily.

Parkland Pictures is shepherding/selling the project which has French director Gautier Cazenave attached.

According to the site, the film "sees Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travelling to Germany to investigate a strange case in the village of Darmstadt." Shocker.  This shit writes itself.

Hammer vet Shane Briant - who appeared in Captain Kronos and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell - is attached to star with Clement Von Franckenstein (apparently a real-life baron whose family name served as the inspiration for Mary Shelley's novel).

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