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UPDATED with pictures!!! Spock confirmed... twice!

first! by brycebishop	Jul 26th, 2007 05:18:33 PM
bitches
First by MrCleanAZ	Jul 26th, 2007 05:18:48 PM
Never before.
Damn! by MrCleanAZ	Jul 26th, 2007 05:19:14 PM
...
That's gonna be one wicked mind meld. by Babba-Booey	Jul 26th, 2007 05:19:16 PM
opens a klingon's head like a can o' tuna.
Bring back KIRK by fractureJonze	Jul 26th, 2007 05:21:26 PM
Why no Shatner?
This choice is logical by Just Plain Steve	Jul 26th, 2007 05:24:29 PM
He looks like a Vulcan, except for the ears. I guess they will have to add those in with CGI or something.
Who's gonna be Kirk? by Wonderboys	Jul 26th, 2007 05:25:13 PM
And is J.J. Abrams using Greg Gunberg in this movie too? Maybe as Scotty? :)
and Marion? by AllieJamison	Jul 26th, 2007 05:28:25 PM
in. Jesus. That photo is awesome.
Well, that sucks. by Klaus Herzog	Jul 26th, 2007 05:33:02 PM
Am I really the only one who thought Sylar was one of the least interesting villains on TV for a long time? I mean come on, Pinto's morphin-induced "acting" almost put me to sleep. While Vulcans normally don't express a lot emotions, Spock should at least have presence and charisma. I just don't see it with this guy. I'll wait to see what Abrams still has in store for us, but for now, I'm dissapointed.
Star Trek: Spock The Early Years by ObiWanCon	Jul 26th, 2007 05:33:53 PM
SPOCK Vs SPOCK SPOCK Vs SPOCK SPOCK Vs SPOCK SPOCK Vs SPOCK SPOCK Vs SPOCK SPOCK Vs SPOCK
I can't wait!!! by PervOmatic	Jul 26th, 2007 05:34:23 PM
It'll be a Star Trek filled with unresolved plot lines, characters the writers have no idea what to do with, and an unplanned storyline filled with pointless arcs that they constantly pull out of their ass. The ending will be a cliffhanger that they have no intention of resolving either.
The Vulcans in Enterprise by fractureJonze	Jul 26th, 2007 05:37:29 PM
They didn't know how to act like Vulcans. None of em! At least Nimoy will be around to show him a thing or two.
matt damon by Bouncy X	Jul 26th, 2007 05:37:38 PM
wasn't matt damon named as the new kirk or was that just a rumor?
aicn by AllieJamison	Jul 26th, 2007 05:39:35 PM
needs more people at comic con. but i don't want to complain...
Awesome. by SkidMarkedUndies	Jul 26th, 2007 05:40:45 PM
Absolutely.
where's the Bourne Ultimatum review?? by Tarl_Cabot	Jul 26th, 2007 05:40:53 PM
Comon Mori...hurry up man!!
Sam Rockwell as Kirk. by Mostholy	Jul 26th, 2007 05:40:57 PM
He wants it. Don't fight it.
NINETEENTH OR POSSIBLY TWENTIETH by ScamsAndFlams	Jul 26th, 2007 05:44:44 PM
I love Zack "Dreamybrows" Quinto!!! No really i dont and this movie will be mediocre.
Star Trek: 90210. by J-Dizzle	Jul 26th, 2007 05:45:07 PM
Will Kirk have the guts to tell Spock's girlfriend that he has the hots for her? Oooooooooohhhh, I can't wait!
If they had balls they'd throw out Generations by performingmonkey	Jul 26th, 2007 05:46:02 PM
BRING BACK THE SHAT!!!!!!
MARION IN INDY 4!!!! by Klaus Herzog	Jul 26th, 2007 05:49:31 PM
Look: http://www.comingsoon.net/imag eGallery/imageGallery.php?larg e_image=hr_Indiana_Jones_4_2.j pg&id=4665 Oh my god, I can't believe how young she looks in that pic!
Cool by NudeandAroused	Jul 26th, 2007 05:54:42 PM
I can see Sylar as Spock. A really good choice.
Do an Xmen 3 Youngifying make-over on the Shats! by FILMFUNK	Jul 26th, 2007 05:56:05 PM
Admitedly it would have to be a fuckload of computer tweakery to even get him looking human again because when I last saw him in the Branflakes ads or whatever breakfast cereal it was he looked like a freaking milk bloated Branklake himself but No-One could ever replicate the power of Shatners J T Kirk and it probably shouldn't even be attempted for inevitable failure! nice Spock choice though and I bet Nimoy plays New Spocks old pops. God if Shats looks that bad what hope is there for Leonard!? He was fucked looking back in the day! 'Live Long and Fester'
Shattner addresses his dissapointment by Wheel99	Jul 26th, 2007 05:56:24 PM
with the choice of Matt Damon as his replacement. http://shatneriskirk.ytmnd.com /
Make George Takei the new President of the Federation by BringingSexyBack	Jul 26th, 2007 06:02:29 PM
The Gay planets need representation too.
Hmmm, Nimoy as Sarek, perhaps? by Mockingbird Girl	Jul 26th, 2007 06:04:59 PM
Seems a logical deduction.
"big news is that Leonard Nimoy is also returning." by mach5jack	Jul 26th, 2007 06:06:41 PM
such big news Merrick had it more than two weeks ago: http://www.aintitcool.com/node /33270 way to stay on top of it.
He sure looks the part by Wonderboys	Jul 26th, 2007 06:08:13 PM
http://trekmovie.com/wp-conten t/uploads/quintospock.JPG
Great NewsJ.J. Abrams still wants Shatner as Kirk!!!!! by DARTH VOODOO	Jul 26th, 2007 06:09:16 PM
The real Kirk + Spock may be in ST XI.
"Were trying to find a way to get Shatner in" by DARTH VOODOO	Jul 26th, 2007 06:12:23 PM
Shatner is Star Trek.
Thanks for saving me $25 for admission, $10 for parking by Heckles	Jul 26th, 2007 06:15:44 PM
AICN is the Dummies Guide to Comic-Con and I love it.
Hayden Christiansen is Kirk, confirmed by CHUD!!! by Wonderboys	Jul 26th, 2007 06:32:08 PM
Would be fun, uh?
Wonderboys: That would be inspired casting... by Playkins	Jul 26th, 2007 06:36:54 PM
..but somehow I'm betting it won't happen. I dig Sylar for Spock, though. My vote is on Damon for Kirk. Screw what Shatty thinks... he had his day.
Those are his street clothes by BrandLoyalist	Jul 26th, 2007 06:48:14 PM
That's how much he wanted this part, Wonderboys. Lifts gong show score card 9 !!
Playkins, I hope it doesnt happen... by Wonderboys	Jul 26th, 2007 06:49:59 PM
Just kidding. It would be fun to see how Christiansen ruin not one but two well beloved characters..
This calls for Ualuealuealeuale by TheNorthlander	Jul 26th, 2007 06:56:00 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2mnhkz
Captains log by Alientoast	Jul 26th, 2007 07:00:08 PM
"Spock, what...is your...tricorder...detecting?" "Your death, Jim" Cuts open Kirk's head and eats his brain
This film needs the Shat too by photoboy	Jul 26th, 2007 07:02:51 PM
It's a big mistake not to have him I think. I know he's a pain in the ass diva but he's just as iconic as Spock and it's important to have him there to pass the baton. I just hope they do a better job than Generations did with that...
So... Spocks a Brain-Eater now? by LargoJr	Jul 26th, 2007 07:12:01 PM
I'm not sure.. but does that constitute a violation of his strict vegan ideal? What if the brain belonged to a REALLY stupid person?
I was holding out for... by 12characters	Jul 26th, 2007 08:06:24 PM
Adrian Brody... based on absolutely nothing at all. I thought it would be cool though.
or... by 12characters	Jul 26th, 2007 08:08:46 PM
oo or Damer/Affleck as Kirk/Spock... with Kevin Smith as Uhura, Jason Mewes as Chekov, Jason Lee could be um... Scotty sure... and George Takai as Sulu.
correction: by 12characters	Jul 26th, 2007 08:10:10 PM
Damer = Damon (I know a guy named Damer, and my mind slipped, ugh.)
Ain't that cool news? Damn right. by Yeti	Jul 26th, 2007 08:20:23 PM
Love it or hate it the nerd herd will be in a tizzy for the next 17 months.
James Franco or Jamie Bamber as Kirk!!! by picardsucks	Jul 26th, 2007 08:43:28 PM
How bout it??
call in zemekis by bootle2	Jul 26th, 2007 08:53:57 PM
CGI young spock. Get this pompous ass sylar outta my trek!
Wonderboys: I See.. by Playkins	Jul 26th, 2007 09:03:11 PM
Maybe your sarcasm slipped by me- kind of hard to discern inflection on a typed message. Not that I was agreeing mind you, I just think it would take some balls to cast him as Kirk. It would be like trying to unite the Montagues and the Capulets For the record, Hayden didn't ruin Star Wars, George and his mighty army of yes-men did. Any director that can make Ewan MacGreggor look bored isn't doing it right.
Hulk Hogan for Kirk by picardsucks	Jul 26th, 2007 09:43:47 PM
Phasers on stun, Brother!!!
TREK SHOULD TRY A TIME TRAVEL STORY... by datachasm	Jul 26th, 2007 09:59:38 PM
you know, something they have not done yet.
THE RESURRECTION OF JAMES T. KIRK!! by truthmaster	Jul 26th, 2007 10:00:52 PM
Shatner wrote a few Trek novels addressing Kirk's return thanks to the Borg. It featured, of course, all the Next Gen characters, but also including an older Ambassador Spock and a REALLY older McCoy (like, 140 years old or something). BUT since this storyline wouldn't be logical for this particular film, it would be GREAT to have the set up of the film being Ambassador Spock overseeing some brand new medical technique (perhaps developed by Dr. McCoy shortly before his own death)that allows Spock to "resurrect" his old friend. But maybe then again maybe not. What they'll probably do is have Ambassador Spock recalling Kirk and his meeting (DUH!!). Anyway, imagine we'll finally see Spock addressing Kirk's saddening demise (AKA shot in the back).
I don't watch TV so I didn't know jack about Heroes. by Bronx Cheer	Jul 26th, 2007 10:07:35 PM
But looking at that fellow they've cast as Spock, that looks like an automatic casting call. Damn, I can't believe the resemblance. Uncanny.
and... by 12characters	Jul 26th, 2007 11:40:23 PM
Robert Francis 'Bobcat' Goldthwait as McCoy.
NIMOY and SHATMAN reminicing...then we flashback by mr_sinister7381	Jul 26th, 2007 11:47:28 PM
That would rock. EARS and His Royal Shatness getting drunk and bullshitting about the academy days. A nice transition back to the classic series. We NEED to see those 2 on film one last time...again.
"His Royal Shatness" by mr_sinister7381	Jul 26th, 2007 11:49:13 PM
I nominate this as William Shtaner's new title.
Never give up, never surrender, Kirk. by Wilclas	Jul 27th, 2007 12:17:39 AM
Never!
Can't find a place for Shatner? One word: HOLODECK by zillabeast	Jul 27th, 2007 12:17:42 AM
Make it so.
Good choice by somewhere-august	Jul 27th, 2007 12:25:20 AM
This guy looks the part. I wonder who'll get to play Scotty and Bones?
This is awesome. by Neo Zeed	Jul 27th, 2007 01:38:28 AM
No reboot. Word is bond!
Zillabeast, not sure where you are going with that. by nomihs	Jul 27th, 2007 01:48:22 AM
As I am sure you know, the holodeck wasn't in existence until TNG. Obviously before TOS the holodeck might have been a theory but not reality. I am guessing you mean a futuristic Trek world (ala TNG or later) where a couple of cadets are walking through the halls of the academy talking about the "good old days of Star Fleet" so they head to the holodeck and shoot the shit with Capt. Kirk and Co. Then James T. tells a story of when he and Bones would chase skirts around the galaxy, hilarity ensues and BAM! we are taken back. Sounds good, I still say make Kirk wear one of those "Shats" from that T.V. show Shatner had. Funniest unreality reality show quote from Bill Shatner.."If it's not a SHAT it's not a hat." A color coded system of berets, Red, Yello, and Green. Great stuff.
Too bad they killed Kirk by Jack Colby	Jul 27th, 2007 01:50:55 AM
I don't like it either, and would be find with them ignoring such poorly thought out "canon", but you know they won't. I'm hopeful for this movie but somehow I have the feeling the concept of recasting these characters in the existing Trek universe won't work. I'd love to be wrong, though.
this is great news by LeviDTinker	Jul 27th, 2007 03:02:30 AM
well atleast this appears to not just be a reboot, with nimoy playing a older spock, and possibly trying to work shatner in there. it appears that the prior 40 years of storylines wont be thrown out the window. i dont watch heros so iam not sure about this new guy, but im glad they are going with someone who is still in the early stages of there career.
performingmonkey by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 27th, 2007 03:17:09 AM
I agree. Generations sucked. Ignore everythin post-Star Trek VI.
Hulk Hogan should play Kirk by polyh3dron	Jul 27th, 2007 03:54:09 AM
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN, BROTHER!
Let me guess, time travel is involved by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jul 27th, 2007 04:02:18 AM
As in young Spock and young Kirk meet their older counterparts. You heard it here first.
new kirk should be: by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 05:12:50 AM
ryan reynolds, david boreanaz, jamie bamber, corey haim , sean astin, javier barden, gerard butler, the guy who played maddrox in x-men3, hayden christiansen, leo dicaprio, james van der berk, shia labeouf, mark paul gosselar, ewn mcgregor, etc
This is stupid by HornOrSilk	Jul 27th, 2007 05:14:26 AM
They should do a sequel to Deep Space Nine; the only Star Trek which could have depth to it without any silly "academy years" crap.
kirk will comeback from the dead by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 05:18:24 AM
because he was living in the nexus for one time he really is suspended animation until the nexus shows again in the future when spock is older and by the way i want jj abrams to show a ship called "uss berman" to be destroyed in one thousand pieces by kirk orders in battle.
Kirk will play Optimus. by TomBodet	Jul 27th, 2007 05:36:43 AM
You know it'll work.
Spock likes to know how things work by just pillow talk	Jul 27th, 2007 06:11:28 AM
Still not sure about this "past" Star Trek as opposed to, I don't know, the damn future or something like that...
kirk will comeback, i assure by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 06:30:23 AM
i think spock should fire a genesis torpedo to the surface of planet veridian and brings kirk to life. or future guy from enterprise takes kirk from his era only for a day or a week, or mirror kirk is in fact real kirk because they swuitched, this is a fantasy world , kirk can return in any form including via holodeck, via Q, Q2, or even we can go to starfleet museum and see that nexus duplicates kirk and one of the kirks is in astral form inside the enterprise b or still in the nexus i just think this things in ten minutes im sure any internerd can find a way to bring back kirk and then tell it to abrams.
more ideas by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 06:50:28 AM
picard, after his return from veridian tells spock the location of kirk´s grave, time later, spock with sulu, uhura and chehov,collect the body, and put kirk in a frozen chamber until he discovers during the following decades an ancient vulcan way to resurrect kirk. this can be told in five minutes during the initial credits or trhough the movie. and this way he have picard, kirk, spock, sulu,chejov and uhura all in one movie and we can during the movie remenber maccoy and scotty if abrams wants ideas he can contact me ;)
abrams contact by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 06:53:24 AM
tehy can contact me because im not under pressure im fresh
im in office with a lot of time to expend by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 07:04:09 AM
kirk´s corpse has residual energy of the nexus and can stay fresh during some months so spock has time to collect it
KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! by Bono Luthor	Jul 27th, 2007 07:05:26 AM
KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK! KIRK!
One more thing... by Bono Luthor	Jul 27th, 2007 07:09:57 AM
Kkkkiiiiiirrrrrrrrkkkk!!!!!!!! !
i promise this is my last idea for today by totefin	Jul 27th, 2007 07:25:00 AM
kirk fakes his own death and let picard think of his demise. when picard goes, kirk raises from his grave because he can make his vital signs go very slow. he is so devastated because nexus is an ilusion so he prefers to be alone, steal soran's spaceship an go to an orion slave girls outpost for the rest of his live until he is recognized by spock years later
nomihs: You're partially right by chrth	Jul 27th, 2007 07:28:05 AM
Enterprise established that other cultures had a holodeck previous to the Federation in TNG.
totefin: According to the Shatner books by chrth	Jul 27th, 2007 07:28:51 AM
Kirk gets resurrected by the Borg ... I think to be an emissary, but it's been so long since I read it I don't remember.
QUINTO's ears are too small by TodayzSpecial	Jul 27th, 2007 08:04:59 AM
did ya notice? His ears are tiny!!! Not as elephantine as Nimoy's. I don't think they'll be able to fit the pointies on them. ... I'm joking of course. he's a good choice.
Robbie Williams cast as James Kirk??? by YackBacker	Jul 27th, 2007 08:05:06 AM
http://tinyurl.com/34m37v
old spock...... by sonnyhooper	Jul 27th, 2007 08:13:00 AM
......builds a new genesis device, steals a ship and launches the device at the planet where kirk was buried. BOOM kirk lives. done. that was pretty fucking easy wasn't it? then have kirk and spock sitting around reminiscing about the "good old days" with slyar and whoever playing the young spock and kirk in the flashbacks.
Kevin Pollack as Capt. Kirk by Wazoo	Jul 27th, 2007 08:20:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =hcIm9EmgJ20
I agree this is stupid.... by grendel69	Jul 27th, 2007 08:31:41 AM
No interest in seeing this AT ALL. Its just stupid and lame.
poster proper by prime lips	Jul 27th, 2007 09:14:55 AM
up on official trek site
Just don't know what to think by tylermo	Jul 27th, 2007 09:15:56 AM
I'm a huge original series, original movies(not ST V except for Bones being confronted by the death of his father, Spock telling the Klingon, "Damn you, sir. You will try." and some of the Yosemite scenes, Next Gen, DS9, only select Voyager eps, and mainly seasons 3 and 4 of Enterprise. That said, this movie probably shouldn't happen. I've seen a little bit of Lost, and JJ seems like he'll do alright, but I'm just worried this will reek of 90's-2000's political correctness for starters. Yeah, even the 60's Trek reeked of liberalism, but at least that was during a time when it was needed.(racial harmony at a time of racial division,etc.) Plus, they'll probably neuter the established characters. I wish the film best of luck. Maybe Nimoy saying the script is great, or Shatner POSSIBLY coming back is a good sign, or maybe Leonard needs work. My opinion, Trek should have taken a break after Enterprise, then maybe come back with a tv show. Somewhat later in than the DS9,and Voyager timeline, and completely new characters. Not sure that would be any better than the last two series, but probably a better move. Less risky than screwing with established characters.
Holodeck. by Tiki-421	Jul 27th, 2007 09:19:37 AM
Seems like the holograph would have been around for a while before they started puting them in space ships. Think about how big radios and computers used to be.
I agree its time for DS9 movie or a Sulu tv series! by captboulder	Jul 27th, 2007 09:31:25 AM
The ST franchise is nearly dead because they keep going to the same well time and time again! If it aint Kirk/Spock then its Picard/Riker! Ugh!
Shatner part in the film by gad	Jul 27th, 2007 09:43:35 AM
Reading my CNN I see that Abrams says that Shatner - "William Shatner, who played the role in the original TV series, would likely also have a part in the film. "It has to be worthy, of him and of you," Abrams told fans, adding that production is slated to begin in November." See now that's what I'm talking about. Dude needs to respect the cannon, respect the main guys who still live. Like a previous poster wrote brilliantly, have Shatner and Spock drinking Romulean Ales and reminiscing about days gone past and then fade to all the reimagining he wants. Make it so.
90's-2000's political correctness by tylermo by gad	Jul 27th, 2007 09:52:08 AM
That's what certainly finally killed Star Trek shows for me. Stupid ass liberal writers trying to 'correct' the old Trek with their international UN solutions to good old shoot em up problems of pulp entertainment television. I'm less worried about seeing more of that sort of crap with this movie though, making a movie that people want to watch and which will make money is more of a priority than our reeducation via TV series has been.
Even or Odd? by micturatingbenjamin	Jul 27th, 2007 10:00:59 AM
If this is an even-numbered Trek it will be good...if it's odd..it will likely suck dog balls. Excited for more big screen Trek though!
it's an odd number, but that curse never really applied by Automation Overlord	Jul 27th, 2007 10:18:18 AM
ok so number one was lame, but number 3 was good, 5 sucked balls, but generations was enjoyable,and insurection in my opinion is the second best Next gen movie. so yeah some of the bad treks are the odd numbered ones, but not all of them are terrible and nemisis (an even number) was sub-par at best. The odd/even curse is more fan made thing and if your gonna write this one off already just cause it'll be the 11th film then your not a true trek fan. In a perfect world this will lead to more films and even a new series, hell give as a series involving the young cast as the early days of the enterprise just after kirk became captian
LIBERALS ARE TO BLAME by Saluki	Jul 27th, 2007 10:18:53 AM
Not, you know, convoluted plots and Seven-Of-Tits.
Spock by Refuge5	Jul 27th, 2007 10:30:33 AM
This is great news!! I think they'll find a way to bring Shat in as well...
Michael Myers as KIRK! by mastes360	Jul 27th, 2007 11:27:29 AM
Think about it!.
Hayden Christensen by palewook	Jul 27th, 2007 12:30:48 PM
LoL. that would be so bad it would have to be seen.
Shatner "had his day" by ScamsAndFlams	Jul 27th, 2007 01:24:07 PM
You mean that day where he was the one and only Kirk ever to appear, creating a greatly beloved character that has endured, what, three decades?
Shatner SUCKS!!! by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jul 27th, 2007 01:28:28 PM
The greatest moment in Star Trek was when Shatner's Kirk died the lamest death possible: falling off a bridge like the feeble old man he was. No death in space combat... No heart attack while satisfying 27 green space hookers... No noble sacrifice to save the universe... Just tripping, "I've fallen and I can't get up," then pssst! He's Tribble food. Shatner's spent the vast majority of his career dissing the Trekkie fandom, as well as hyping up his role in the series at the expense of the other (and often, better) actors he worked with. Only in the last 15 years has he decided to act grateful for everything the role's given him, but the guy's STILL an incredibly pompous ass. The thought of him festering in his own stew, frustrated that the producers of the new Trek would DARE to ask Nimoy and NOT him to be in the film gives me no end of pleasure! :) Newsflash, Shatner: Your character is DEAD!!! The franchise has thrived for decades without your version of Kirk, and frankly, is far better off. Live with it. Plus, I STILL think he killed his wife, before she could divorce him. "NOBODY takes James T. Kirk to the cleaners! NOBODY!!!!">:O Screw Shatner.
No Shat No Cry by Teddy Artery	Jul 27th, 2007 01:35:53 PM
Can't think of any of today's actors who could fill William Shatner's shoes. Not a single one. Jim Carrey would do it in a heartbeat...
Denny Crane. by DerLanghaarige	Jul 27th, 2007 02:25:08 PM

GOTTA TAKE A SHIT MASK AS JAMES T. KIRK by Pound Sand	Jul 27th, 2007 02:28:01 PM
Can't wait, such a huge fan.
Jamie Bamber as Kirk isn't the worst idea by Heckles	Jul 27th, 2007 02:33:21 PM
Plus he can get the fat suit on if there any sequels. Noodge.
SPOCK SHIT MASK GOTTA EAT! by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 27th, 2007 03:19:37 PM
The main question is why?
DARK KNIGHT TEASER in glorious quicktime by tile_mcgillus	Jul 27th, 2007 03:21:25 PM
http://www.comingsoon.net/film s.php?id=15813
Man, he resembles Nimoy. Of course I have no idea by superninja	Jul 27th, 2007 03:43:23 PM
if he can actually act. Nimoy was very charming and Spock had angst, but was not angsty the way every sensitive character is now portrayed. I'd love to believe they can pull this off. Like the titles design.
Rockwell as Kirk. by superninja	Jul 27th, 2007 03:45:03 PM
You know, not bad. I know Rockwell wants the part. He is a great actor and can be extremely charming.
Time line is bogus by burmafrd1944	Jul 27th, 2007 03:58:13 PM
Unless you totally blow off the Cage/Menagerie episode. In there it is clear that Spock was on the Enterprise with Pike before Kirk was even in the Academy. Kirk was only 30 or 31 when given the Enterprise. That meant that since he went into the academy no earlier then age 17 he had only been in starfleet for 14 years at most, counting the academy. In the episode, it has been 17 years as the Commodore puts it- since the Enterprise was at that planet.
The Nimoy quote is laughable by EdRyder	Jul 27th, 2007 04:51:15 PM
Ive been a Trekkie for almost 25 years now.Every cast in every incarnation has said the exact same thing about every movie.Star Trek cast =original fan boys=Like fan boys,that extreme level of "loyalty" does a disservice to the community.Just once Id love to hear a Trek Alumnist(of any level of involvement)say:"This fuckin script sucks ass balls,I wont be a part of it."
24 Adam by 40ozToFreedom	Jul 27th, 2007 07:21:34 PM
didnt this guy beat women on 24?
Armand Assanti=Scotty by Mutant Leader	Jul 27th, 2007 09:12:57 PM
Just thought I'd throw that out there. . .
Trek is back!! by DrPain	Jul 27th, 2007 09:13:40 PM
Zachary Quinto is perfect, everything about this project is looking so good. Hated where Trek was heading back when Berman and Braga ran things. Go JJ!! Love the poster, love the casting so far, great director, Nimoy is back! Oh man. Suck it Stargate, suck it Battlestar, suck it Doctor Who, suck it Firefly...ect.
Please, Firefly sucks, a Trek rip-off by DrPain	Jul 27th, 2007 09:21:53 PM
the characters were sooo boring, more so that even Voyagers!
McCoy is..... by No 6	Jul 27th, 2007 09:33:07 PM
GARY SENISE. You know it's perfect... I can hear you weeping with joy...
All Firefly made me care about... by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 27th, 2007 09:53:10 PM
...Was wishing for a chance to nail the onboard hooker. Everyone else was worth blowing an airlock and completely jettisoning the first chance you got. I mean, come on -- the legacy and creativity and actual cultural impact of the STAR TREK universe across all the DECADES since it debuted versus quickly cancelled, bad trenchcoat cowboys transporting cows -- I mean actual fucking COWS -- in space. Yeah, right, there is SUCH a comparison to be made there!
Fuck this reboot. Just LOOK at Nimoy there... by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 27th, 2007 09:59:12 PM
I say he looks pretty damn good in that photo. And sure the Shat has put on weight, but he's the FUCKING SHAT. Who the hell is EVER going to do Kirk better than the man who DID make him...literally...a global ICON? After seeing that picture I have to say my enthusiasm for this project actually DROPPED a shitload. Simply because I'm NOT sitting here thinking "Oh boy, Quinto looks like he might be able to pull off the part"... ...But instead I'm looking at Nimoy and saying "Fuck this reboot shit! That IS Spock standing right there. So wise up and put him and the REAL KIRK back on the screen one more time." For crying out loud, all they have to do is sit on a Bridge and say things like "I'm detecting an energy signature" and "Fire Photon Torpedoes, full spread!" Even at their age they'd STILL kick Quinto and New Kirk's ass. And I bet the average movie goer would agree!
Shia LaBeouf as KIRK! by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jul 27th, 2007 11:35:40 PM
You KNOW you want it.
http://khaaan.com/ by symphy	Jul 28th, 2007 12:52:09 AM
Nuff said.
gary senise by 12characters	Jul 28th, 2007 01:03:43 AM
That is gooooood.
I will always be your friend, Jim by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:22:01 AM
Now eject my remains so I do not have to be in a JJ abrams project. Flavor of the month. MI3 sux, alias=horseface star=abrams pretentious shit=suck ...new star trek since wrath of khan=sux
FORTIETH!!! by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:36:04 AM
Its as pointless as being first...
Kirk/Spock and the Deathly Hallows by BigAssFan	Jul 28th, 2007 10:50:36 AM
This whole thing feels like in Goldmember when they showed young Austin and young Dr. Evil all at Spy School. Did Harry Potter and Hermoinne also go to Star Fleet Academy?
Video of the panel by ororo_munroe	Jul 28th, 2007 10:54:34 AM
My apologies, put it up in another talkback. Failed to realize there was, of course, an entire section full of coverage. http://tinyurl.com/2lmepz
Shatner can still do one armed pushups!! by picardsucks	Jul 28th, 2007 11:55:50 AM
No BullShit!!!
Nimoy looks amazing. by Smashing	Jul 28th, 2007 12:55:35 PM
Just use the real cast.
Star Trek by mrbong	Jul 28th, 2007 01:23:49 PM
that was the one with the funny shaped spaceship, wasn't it? yeah, i think in remember it. not bad!
Captain Kirk to Spock in new movie by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jul 28th, 2007 01:58:00 PM
Kirk "Spooock. I....am.....your father!"
Hey Big Dumb Ape... by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jul 28th, 2007 02:01:55 PM
I couldn't agree with you more. You cannot replace icons and that's what they are trying to do while the icons themselves are still very much alive and able to play those roles. Which I guess they will be doing in this movie and more or less "passing the torch" (which I am sure we will hear in some review) to the new cast playing those beloved roles. It's a sad sad time in the world of Star Trek. Fuck it. At least I got my original series box set on DVD and all the movies. I guess that's all the trek I need.
has j.j. abrams said anything by lucid dreamstate	Jul 28th, 2007 04:41:47 PM
about star trek at comic con? sorry if this has already been discussed, i couldn't find any news about his comments if he made any.
Its funny how this is news about spock by TheFunkyEnigma	Jul 28th, 2007 05:29:30 PM
But all the posts are about Kirk!...and so's this one!.....maby spock will learn about an ancient alien religion known as Jedi, and Kirk can come back as a force Spirit!!!!!
this thread is basically dead huh? by lucid dreamstate	Jul 28th, 2007 07:16:26 PM
so is the cloverfield thread. oh well.
Allpowerfulwizard, you're dead on target by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 28th, 2007 11:47:27 PM
It would be one thing IF the actors were dead...it would even be one thing if they were waaaaaay too old to resume the roles...but the simple truth is they're not. As I said before, looking at that picture of Quinto with Nimoy, and how good Nimoy still looks, it's the same reaction as the Karen Allen/Marion returns Talkback. You see the person, see how good they still look, at which point you get pumped up and say, "Yeah, baby! Bring it on! I want to see the ORIGINAL people back again." Plus, this isn't like STAR WARS where you STARTED OFF with an old Kenobi (and clearly Alec Guiness LOOKED old as he imprinted Obi Wan into our cultural consciousness). This isn't like SW where you could get away with saying "Hey, let's do some prequels and show Obi Wan in his prime, since we've never seen that" -- because that's the truth Abrams is ignoring. WE HAVE SEE IT. I mean, seriously, when you really, really stop and think about this, there's some seriously fucked up logic to Abrams thinking here. I swear, I can picture him sitting across from any of us and saying "Yeah, this is going to be great! I'm gonna start the movie off with Shatner and Nimoy sitting around, looking the way they do now, and they'll talk about the past...at which point I'm gonna stage a cool transition onscreen, at which point I'm gonna show you what Kirk and Spock were like when they were younger and more virile and out kicking ass across the galaxy on their first 5-year mission together." At which point I know I'd say, "Oh. Back to when they were younger and more virile and kicking ass on their first 5-year mission together. Right, got it. You mean JUST LIKE IN THE TV SHOW when they WERE younger and more virile and out kicking ass on their first 5-year mission together?!?" The more and more I think about this one, how Abrams ever sold Paramount on this is once again a testament to the Jeff Goldblum rule of THE LOST WORLD and yet another worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas...
Amen, Big Dumb Ape! by ComputerGuy68	Jul 29th, 2007 09:50:19 AM
And that fucking walking eyebrow is NOT Spock!!! Go ahead and cast Damon and this franchise will be dead to me forever...
They will never find a Kirk to fit... by screamster101	Jul 30th, 2007 06:57:34 AM
It's hopeless. Quinto is a good fit for Spock, but what young actor out there fits the "Kirk" shoes? Nobody. Good luck with that one...
Adam Sandler as KIRK by ricarleite	Jul 30th, 2007 11:22:35 AM
Come to the back of the boat!

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