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McG and the cast of "Terminator Salvation" just about tore the roof of Hall H with their debut of three minutes of bombastic scenes. But aside from the kinetic action the biggest cheer came for Anton Yelchin's Kyle Reese and his recitation of one iconic line, "Come with me if you want to live."

MTV News caught up with Yelchin and McG at their Comic-Con autograph signing to discuss the moment.

In the initial batch of posters from Cannes, we gave you a first look at everything from Nic Cage's "Bad Lieutenant" to Mariah Carey's "Tennessee." Now we've got the next round.

Below, check out Frank Darabont and Gerard Butler's "Law Abiding Citizen," Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire," Ving Rhames' Sonny Liston biopic "Phantom Punch," "You And I" starring Misha Barton, t.A.T.u. and Anton Yelchin, and a special surprise at the end.

'Law Abiding Citizen'

(After the jump, tons more) Read more...

raimi.jpg- Sam Raimi to revive Jack Ryan as director and producer on a series of films. Has anyone called Ben Affleck? (Variety)

- Hasta la vista, credibility. Anton Yelchin in talks to star as Kyle Reese in "Terminator 4." (Hollywood Reporter)

- "Scott Pilgrim's Little Life" gets a lead, as Michael Cera hops onboard the Edgar Wright laugher. (Hollywood Reporter)

- So much for the Flash? Adam Brody jumps onto "Jennifer's Body." (Hollywood Reporter)

- Reports on the death of "Narnia" greatly exaggerated, say representatives from Disney Studios. (Narnia Web)

- Just for fun: "Jewno," a Hebrew spoof of America's favorite pregnant teen. (/film)

If you think getting to your office is a grind, you should try working on the U.S.S. Enterprise joked "Star Trek" co-star Bruce Greenwood, who is set to assume the role of original Starfleet captain Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams' upcoming reboot.

"I can't tell you anything! I gotta stop talking to you. Don't ask me anymore questions!" the veteran actor laughed on the blue carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards, where he was being honored for his work in the Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There."

"The disclosure agreement is like, THAT thick," he added, holding his arms six inches apart, before lifting his jacket over his head and wrapping his face in his coat. "We go to the set like this. I'm not kidding...that's all we can do!" Read more...

As J.J. Abrams' new "Star Trek" continues to hover on the horizon, all fans can do these days is watch that super-cool teaser trailer over and over again, and hope the "Lost" mastermind is on to something good. Well, according to his 18-year-old Pavel Chekov, Abrams is walking a fine line between reverence and reinvention.

"[Classic 'Trek'] is dated, and that's what makes it great," explained "Charlie Bartlett" star Anton Yelchin. "But at the same time, we are making a big fat action film."

Yelchin stopped by the MTV studios this week and had some eye-opening things to say about the film's ending, cameos from past "Trek" actors, whether he'll deliver Chekov's "nuclear wessels" line, and the revolutionary presence of "Enterprise aliens" working alongside humans on the ship. But listen up, Blog readers, for a few more juicy details: Read more...

Zachary Quinto"Who's the best person to go to for an opinion when discussing the recent casting of Anton Yelchin and Zoe Saldana in J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek" reboot?

It turns out there's really only one "logical" choice.

"Anton Yelchin is like ["Heroes" co-star] Hayden [Panettiere] actually. He is like an eighteen-year-old kid that blows me away when I watch his acting," new Spock Zachary Quinto enthused recently. "And Zoƫ I've known [a long time] actually. She did a movie with a friend of mine seven or eight years ago. I got to meet her and know her a little bit back then and am excited to re-meet her and work with her now." Read more...

Anton YelchinSomething tells me he won't pronounce them as "nuclear wessels." Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new Pavel Chekov, Anton Yelchin. That's right, he's an actual Russian! That sound you hear is every Scot telling their agent they'd be perfect to succeed James Doohan. I can only imagine how excited every Iowa native actor is at their chance to play Kirk.

I'll admit that the Zachary Quinto casting as Spock left me feeling pretty cold at first but, having seen him acquit himself well at Comic-Con, I'm slowly warming to that one. As for Yelchin? No complaints here. I mean, he's young. Very young. Just 18-years-old, far younger than Walter Koenig was. But Chekov always was supposed to be inexperienced and awkward. And that's going to feel a lot more appropriate from an 18-year-old than it did from Koenig who was already in his 30s when "Star Trek" was on the air.

So is this how the casting's going to come? One at a time? Man, J.J. is drawing this out! According to The Hollywood Reporter, he's saving the big actors for two key roles, that of the villain and Kirk. Villain? I've been so preoccupied with the Kirk casting I haven't even considered who the villain might be. I think we're all hoping for something a little more Ricardo Montalban than F. Murray Abraham.

What do you think? Are you excited to see Yelchin in the role? Who should play Kirk?