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Has Hollywood Reporter Fingered JJ's James T. Kirk?? Maybe...But...
Merrick here...
Seems Chris Pine (not to be confused with Chris Pike) is in talks to take the center seat.
A relative newcomer, Pine recently appeared in Joe Carnahan's SMOKIN' ACES, in which he played a neo-Nazi assassin. He's also being courted to appear in Carnahan's next film, WHITE JAZZ, an adaptation of a novel by James Ellroy.
Paramount folk and Camp Carnahan are efforting a scheduling solution that'll allow Pine to appear in both TREK and JAZZ, although Pine may end up having to make a fateful choice.
In a twisted bit of dark, dark irony: TREK overlord JJ Abrams replaced Carnahan on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III. Might be kinda...awkward (?)
More on this as more comes in...
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bitches
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How I feel about this movie. Some days I'm excited, other days I think it's going to blow dog.
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Neroooooooo!!!!
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Seriously, I was really rooting for him to get it. Thereby blowing your collective minds.
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And pause a lot in the middle.... of sentences.
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Oct 10, 2007 11:04:09 AM CDT
Is this Chris Pine the Brad Pitt look-a-like in Smokin Aces?
by killakane
No a bad choice actually, was an absolute scuzzball in that film, wonder how he'll come over as James T Kirk?
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I would prefer an unknown to a big name actor.
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I would have prefered an unknown, big name actor
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Oct 10, 2007 11:11:30 AM CDT
There seems to be a mistake...THAT'S NOT JENSEN FUCKING ACKLES!!
by shermdawg
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I just got done watching In To The Wild. He'd be fucking perfect.
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Double Meh.
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Denny Crane.
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shatner cant be replaced
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Fuck fuck fuckety fuck!
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which is why everyone needs to be really vocal about Shat being in the movie. Denny Crane.
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I honstly don't know enough about Pine to say whether this is a good thing or not.
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because ackles is a turd of an actor. No one on the CW should be allowed to move to the big screen, including welling, rosenbaum and whoever the hell else.
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However said Jensen Ackles as the Shat, that is a perfect choice! This guy blows, also what happened to that guy they were checking out last week? He'd be a better choice then this blow hard
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"To the tune of KHAAAAANNNNN!!!"
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Yes, I went there.
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No one can replace the shat. but the kid looks ok, hope he can act, and realise that nerds will make his life hell for the rest of his life if he takes on the role. Will someone please give Tyron Leitso from wonderfalls a role. the man is talented and underused.
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I'll make my judgment after I see that one...
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wants some sweet space chocolate
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You know it would be good casting. A more mature Jeffery Hunter lookalike stepping down from his 5 or 10 year mission, and pass the baton to Kirk. Hell, then later you could even have him beeping in the big black chair, 'cause those acne pockets in his face could match as radiation scars!!
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I liked him in it though.
That part in which he puppeteers Ben Affleck's dead face, describes heaven, and forgives himself for the killing was a very sweet moment. -
Of course, they already get a lot of appreciation from fans. But when you really consider how hard it's going to be to replicate Shatner's intangible charm and charisma--you simply can't have the career he's had without actually being special--it makes you appreciate him all over again. To me, that's the main reason that Picard is Picard and Sisko is Sisko, etc--there's just no replicating Shatner. Same goes for Nimoy and the rest, too. This Pine kid looks like he has the look, but what are the odds that he has the look *and* the style?That's the big danger with this flick--if it's just the Smallville version of Star Trek, why even bother making it into a movie? Hopefully, it's much more than that and we'll all be knocked out. But what a huge challenge.
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No offense, but this headline makes you think...^_^
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You scored 1800 on your Starfleet S.A.T.'s. You're not a statie, you're an Astronaut.
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Show me...."Terrible casting"! *flip* *DING! DING! DING!*
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If it is, I'll be rootin' for Bana to blow up the Enterprise....
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Oct 10, 2007 1:42:25 PM CDT
"...but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target!"
by mr. nice gaius
I've never been a huge STAR TREK fan. But everything about this seems way off. Is anyone genuinely excited by this upcoming film?
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...douche monkey. Maybe that's just a bad pic, but hey if that's all we got to go on my vote is no, kick his ass out of the tribe.
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...or Seth Green... or Tyler Perry... or Sean Astin... Just wanted to show you it could be worse - although, now that I think about it, Seth Green could bring a sarcasm and edge to Kirk that's sorely needed...
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And no, I'm not talking about the beeping older version in a rolling life-support chair. BOOOOOOP!
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"You call him Doctor Bones, lady!"
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I like J.J. Abrams' work, a.k.a. Alias and M-I:3. But what I read about his Superman script made me want to punch his mother's uterus. I'm hopeful but not yet excited.
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-with pathos.
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a fucking douchebag. I hope this movie FAILS!!!!! JJ Abrams sucks HARD motherfucking dick (see MI:III)! Long Live Shatner and Nimoy!
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Now he can sleep with the green skinned GUYS too.
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Denny Crane.
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Just saying...
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Him and Jason Bateman were the only things that made that movie watchable. I think he can act, but I agree his look gives one a bit of pause. A little too "High school jock" for Kirk. But shit if they can do him up and make him look the part the guy seems like he might have chops.
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So fuck that!
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After seeing most of the casting choices so far, all I have to say is "meh". This is from a Trek fan from the sixties. It seems that Trek has consistantly gone down hill since DS-9, not that DS-9 ended greatly with that ripped off B5 ending of theirs.
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but he's still not JENSEN FUCKING ACKLES. Ok, better now.
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with the exception of Quinto, all the casting for this is Hollyweird Shampoo advert. The actors shouldnt be out of their teens. We are talking about an inexperienced Star fleet academy cadtes coming out of graduation to save the universe. For tips on casting teenagers in difficult parts should watch Gus Van Saint's "Elephant" to show how teenagers can carry a bit of gravitas. JJ Abrahams is the new MICHAEL BAY!!! Dont say i didnt warn you....
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Okay. That is all. Number one, I need to do a number two.
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I'm telling you.
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'nuff said.
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for J T Kirk, Desmond as Scotty, Lock with hair as Bones, Mr Echo as Uhura, Jin as Sulu and Sawyer as Spock.
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Go figure.
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Oct 10, 2007 4:56:13 PM CDT
Dudes whining for Jensen Ackles and Tom Welling like little bitc
by executor
This talkback is gay.
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wore a bunch of eyeliner. 'Member that? But I do think it's not a good idea to have a poof play the Cap. With the rampant political correctness today, I like the anachronism that would be James T. Kirk shagging alien babes all over the place even more today than I did when I watched Trek in the 70s. I don't care if they were green or blue, my earliest, best boners were courtesy of those alien chicks. Yowza. More Hetero Horndog JT Kirk is betterer. It would be especially cool if they kept him as a skirt chasing beast and didn't go all "wink-wink" like its some kind of joke. Seriously, the guy's so good at his job that Starfleet looks the other way while he's boning his way across his bold, five year mission. Like Clinton, but actually doing something memorable.
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We were watching the Super Natty season opener last Thursday, and I must have had the Kirk -> Jensen Ackles casting running in the background, but about 1/2 way through the EP it hit me - that casting would be +amazing+.
His style, looks, delivery, even his stature seem dead on. Write a letter, I'll sign, make this happen! -
Seriously. Watch "Smokin' Aces." Sure, he may do a dumb romantic comedy to stay in the game, but I can honestly see him doing this part justice. And if he doesn't do this, well, he always has "White Jazz" with Clooney and Carnahan to fall back on.
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"It's just the beginning. You're looking at the first Eugenically-Engineered, Spanish godfather of Chicago."
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Watch smokin aces. Not a great movie but this guys was really good in it. He played an absolute psycho. The fact that he looks real preppy here and the fact that I didn't recognize him in this picture actually gave me hope. He may have some great range/maybe a good character actor.
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I'm open to just about any changes. Make it new and exciting or just let it die. I still enjoy Trek but because of the rehashed Enterprise and the atrocious Voyager, I've lost some interest. The first three series were unique and didn't step on each other's toes. Get the spirit right but change everything else.
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Ackles would be prefect for Kirk, with his looks, delivery of lines, and everything. He would be perfect alongside Quinto. Make this happen JJ!
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Secretcylon is right, check out his IMDB gallery: http://tinyurl.com/2s6fka ...much more Kirkish than the shot posted here.
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It would be tough but logistically he could probably film both "Supernatural" and "Trek" over the next four months.
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Am I the only one seeing it???? Kirk shouldn't look Creepy for christs sake! Physical prowess, charisma/charm, leadership and a risk taking smart ass attitude.. Ryan fucking Reynolds!
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Fucking Jensen Eckles is a jerk and an asshole who went to Berkner High School with me (Don't believe me look it up where he went to school). He is a pompous arrogant bastard who needs to stay on the CW. This whole idea of re-casting Star Trek is a fucking joke. JJ Abrams fucked up MI 3 and his Superman ideas = total shit!
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They really need to cast a bigger actor in this...i mean honestly this wont make money off of just bana and sylar. it needs one more credible face that the avg moviegoer will want to pay to see. on a totally diffrent note, where has all the Dark Knight rumors and news gone...its been awhile since anything happened there.
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No shit mmaddox!
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in addition why has all this lobbying for jensen eckles started, he isnt even the best actor on the fucking CW...i mean the shatner is hardly a great actor but at least hes won some awards...he/kirk cannot be replaced by some whiny CW mothafucker...
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Oct 10, 2007 9:41:42 PM CDT
Imagine how gay the casting will get if Sulu is in this . . . Tr
by kabong
Paramount producers are lining up to punch some teen butt on this STINO.
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Kirk will always be Bill Shatner and Spock will always be played byLeonard Nimoy. This whole idea just further demonstrates that Hollywood is a fucking joke and that many actors get roles based on looks alone. CW actors don't translate to film actors. I'd rather watch Voyager or Ds9 compared to this shit. Star Trek XI should be set in a distant future with a new ship, crew, etc. Not retread shit like this, what a sad state for the future of film.
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They shouldn't even be MESSING with the original series characters. No one who isn't William Shatner will do Kirk justice. They can't find anyone to play him! Also: JENSON ACKLES MAKES ME SICK. He's bland. BLAND. No personality to put forth into ANY PERFORMANCE. It was true on Days of Our Lives, Dark Angel, Smallville, AND SUPERNATURAL. The man is a bore. Let's move on, shall we?
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This guy looks like Brian Thompson (sp?), the guy who played Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 2... or ya know. The weird alien dude in the X-Files. Or Luke, the vampire lap-dog to The Master in the first episode of Buffy. Whichever role you prefer. This Chris Pine is NOTHING like Kirk. They should really reconsider. I'm dangerously close to not seeing this stupid thing, and I'm sure other fans would agree with me (Hell, they've been agreeing with me for years--look at the numbers for Nemesis)
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He is an asshole and was a douche in school. Bland isn't the word for him, he is a void w/no talent. Anyway moving on sounds like a good idea. I mean Star Trek 11 needs new blood not another prequel.
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They can make a 7 of 9 movie starring me and a can of whip cream, other than that leave this series alone and find new ideas. Fucking Hollywood!
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That sounded bad, Jeri Ryan, me and the cream whoops!
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..is the obvious choice. He kicked ass in "Saint Jack".
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I'm sorry, you must be watching a different show called Supernatural. Ackles' performance in that show is one of the saving graces of an otherwise run of the mill genre show. He has a combination of sense of humor, swagger and angst that is perfect for Kirk, at least as good if not better than the Shat back in the day. Now I did hate him in Smallville but have been pleasantly surprised by his Supernatural work.
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I hate the guy but you are entitled to your opinion. Either way this who concept sucks.
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Paramounters want to FIST the lad.
That's Hollyweird! -
Really, the "fingered" reference bugged my eyes out. For a moment...
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This guy doesn't look like Kirk at all. If JJ is to pull someone from Sactown's finest Carnahan helmed film "Smokin' Aces" it should be Ryan Reynolds. But hey, you can't expect more from a guy that tries to pitch "The X-Files" as his own original idea to Fox, now can you? Harry's fanboi support of JJ is as misplaced as his support of HD DVD.
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I dunno bout that
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Pike has to be a character in the script...Abrams is not going to cast an actor of the caliber of Eric Bana as the lead villian and then cast Chris Pine as Kirk. No way in hell...my bet is Pine will be Pike. A major name actor will be cast as Kirk.
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http://tinyurl.com/24mrrv
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Or did they saturate his eyes in Photoshop? This unsmiling person will ruin the role.
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I know it's been said before on these boards, but I would seriously think about getting Ryan Reynolds for Kirk. But then, I want gary Sinise to play McCoy and Ray Liotta for Pike. Above all I just hope they respect the classic uniforms from the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" If they have TOS garb on, I won't even go.
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Sucks large when others live the life you think you should have non?
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I can see it.
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I've been a trek fan for a long time, i even tolerated Voyager and Insurrection, not to mention the first 2 years of Enterprise, but i've never understood the obsession wih going back to the early days. TOS cast can't be replaced, no matter what caliber actor replaces them. There's never going to be the same sort of charm they had back then. Trek needs to go forward, with a bit more grit to it like they had in the last few years of DS9 where people had to do things they didn't want to do in the perfect federation world. I really am trying to get excited about this but with the rumours i've heard about the storyline and with what abrahm's had planned for superman, i just can't. Another thing i don't understand is why Shatner can't be back. I know they said he died in Generations but if the rumours are true and the timeline is being changed from the very start, surely there's a a to get him in?
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Captain Pike rumor is months old but has some legs. Pike will be Tom Cruise--no kidding. Just a cameo.
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Ando from Heroes as Sulu. And you folks can forget about Gary Sinise---one--too expensive. two-- he's too old. Really. He is older now than deforest Kelly was in the original.
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Saw Pine in Fat Pig in LA and he was great. He pulled off sleazy alpha male with complete ease. Stole the show. I think this guy will surprise you.
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No not quite, but when you are a dick for no other reason, than you don't deserve fame. Jensen was and probably still is a selfish arrogant prick and I know plenty of people who feel the same way way about him. I know the guy and believe me he is an asshole by the most succint definition of the word, that's all.
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I'm not sharing a flat with him, I'm seeing him in a movie. If he's good, then it doesn't matter. I don't have to have a mancrush on every actor I like.
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Do something different, Star Trek!!! Be original!!! FUCK!!!
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Do not cast this pretty boy as kirk. He's all wrong. You need a strong well known actor like Mark Walberg or Matt Damon to fill Shat's space boots.
during the whole movie we'll all be thinking that Shat could do better then this. Think about it. It's not too late!!!!! -
Even Ben Affleck would be better then Chris Pine. No joke! He actually would work very well.
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yikes
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shaw,
mark walberg is great. didn't u see him in "the departed?" he kind of looks like a young kirk too. and he could kick alien ass better then that pretty boy pine. -
pretty boy pine reminds me of the new superman. boring pretty boy.
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in order to justify ret-con blowing of ST canon continuity into a tachyon field.
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Didn't even know his name, but for some reason I considered him as Kirk. No idea why. Here's a shot of Kirk and Pike.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0475394/Ss/0475394/28_D13_cmyk.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0475394 -
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20070124/160_smokin_aces1_070124.jpg
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I can honestly say that nothing they do is going to match the magic of the original for me, so I really am just going to open up to whatever they can come up with. Trek is dead, and it can't get deader at this point. They've already raped the corpse with several lifeless Next Gen movies, so I just have to let go of any preconceived notions I have and see what they got. Blow up Vulcan, cast Kirk with an actor who seems (at least in this photo) like as shoe-in for Pike, use that horrible time travel gimmick yet again--whatever. I'm becoming too tired to get worked up anymore, just make something and then I'll know how I feel about this new attempt to revive a franchise I once loved above all others. Chances are, it'll never compete with what it was to me once, but I hope it'll be interesting nevertheless.
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Just went to Variety.com and SIMON PEGG has been cast as Scotty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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James T Kirk is a babe loving roast beef eating pure space cowboy and needs to be played by someone who doesn't look like the guy decorating my neighbors bedroom. It's bad enough they have a sissy boy playing Spock but not Kirk.. please not Kirk.
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Oct 12, 2007 12:48:22 AM CDT
Chris Pike I'd say for a Kirk/Pike rivalry for the Enterprise co
by aboriginal
and Kirk gets his butt kicked
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