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Has JJ Found His Captain Kirk?!

Yay! by illyGraham	Sep 28th, 2007 08:28:52 AM
Hooray!
Who? by gopher	Sep 28th, 2007 08:29:43 AM
Who dat?
DeJavu! by boyblue	Sep 28th, 2007 08:29:46 AM
I thought I read about this yesterday??
That's Capt. Jameson Tiberonicus Kirkipoo to you by ye olde shiza	Sep 28th, 2007 08:32:11 AM
This will be the best thing since Paul Walker was in that last movie he was in. The name of it escapes me ... as does the plot and his character, but no matter! I am pscyhed!
DAMMIT, I WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE SHIA LEBEOUF! by Nucking Futs	Sep 28th, 2007 08:34:41 AM
Since he's in every other movie out there
he's like Spock's main guy! by newc0253	Sep 28th, 2007 08:35:49 AM
figured it would be an unknown, so this is probably as likely as anyone else.
Good Choice by RogueIntruder	Sep 28th, 2007 08:38:12 AM
This movie will suck anyways. Star Trek is dead. Next
Mori, 2 extra points for working a Cloverfield plug in by Abin Sur	Sep 28th, 2007 08:41:18 AM
I'm gonna have to jump on the Shermdawg bandwagon and say Jensen Ackles would make a pretty good young Kirk...it ain't Shakespeare.
No Matt Damon as Kirk=Spacecamp by uss cygnus	Sep 28th, 2007 08:43:07 AM
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Rob/Kirk by jameskpolk	Sep 28th, 2007 08:44:11 AM
I'm surprised by this, but not shocked. Navigating and surviving a giant monster attack in New York will turn out to be just another Starfleet command scenario/simulation designed to test Rob/Kirk's command skills.
I could see that by Rupee88	Sep 28th, 2007 08:48:03 AM
never heard of him, but glancing at some pics, it might work. Better to cast an unknown than a big star.
Damn! by ye olde shiza	Sep 28th, 2007 08:51:53 AM
I was hoping that they were going to get Seth Rogen to play Captain Kirk with Kurt Loder as Spock, and CCH Pounder as Uhuru. My casting is all wrong for all the right reasons!
Patrick Stewart for Kirk! by Kentucky Colonel	Sep 28th, 2007 08:59:36 AM
What a coup! They could use some technobabble to explain it away, or maybe Q could show up & let Picard live out Kirk's life ala "Tapestry". Nah, forget it.
There's....SOMEthing on ....the WING..... by Faust_8	Sep 28th, 2007 09:03:58 AM
of this PLANE
too many bad jokes in this thread by Rupee88	Sep 28th, 2007 09:08:24 AM
don't give up your dayjob overkill
Is it a motherfucking snake? by James_O'Nasty	Sep 28th, 2007 09:09:26 AM
On the plane?
no damon, no ticket by palewook	Sep 28th, 2007 09:09:55 AM
i'll catch it cable someday.. for a few minutes.
Looks a little "Lance Bass" for my tastes by Turd Furgeson	Sep 28th, 2007 09:09:58 AM
Captain Kirk doesn't have to be rediculously good looking... Should have cast Ryan Reynolds... left field yes but this character isnt about looks, hes about charm and leadership, Ryan Reynolds playing this serious is a slam dunk!
looks like 90210 in space by Pimbully	Sep 28th, 2007 09:11:42 AM
please don't let this be true
JENSEN ACKLES FOR KIRK!!! by Shermdawg	Sep 28th, 2007 09:12:43 AM
It's not too late!!! DO IT J.J.!!!
Has AICN arrived late on this news? by messi	Sep 28th, 2007 09:14:23 AM
Yes. He looks not like Matt Damon.
DerLanghaarige by Turd Furgeson	Sep 28th, 2007 09:15:10 AM
Thanks dude.... Im telling you, that dude can act when he wants to. Think about his turn in Smokin Aces and tell me if youre not buying it.... Slam Dunk.
Looks like he should be on the O.C. by jimmy_009	Sep 28th, 2007 09:22:14 AM
I liked the pick for spock, but this guy looks too much like a little b---- to be Kirk.
He looks like a homo. by Cotton McKnight	Sep 28th, 2007 09:23:56 AM
Cotton Mcknight- offending people since 2004.
It should be Samm Levine by Garbageman33	Sep 28th, 2007 09:32:48 AM
Remember when Neil Schweiber was always doing William Shatner in the lunchroom.
But can he do a 'KHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!' by performingmonkey	Sep 28th, 2007 09:41:03 AM
Hmm, I suppose Abrams know's he's right for Kirk. Better to go with someone who he knows as a lead.
WTF? Is this STAR TREK or MTV's THE HILLS? by SpyGuy	Sep 28th, 2007 09:41:05 AM
I agree, Ryan Reynolds would be a much better pick for Kirk than Vogel. Vogel looks like a third-string high school quarterback that's only on the team to look popular.
Good to see by tylermo	Sep 28th, 2007 09:41:59 AM
a fellow Freaks and Geeks fan! That would be funny. As for this Kirk pick, I don't have a clue who he is. But, we definately need a manly man, and not some teen beat WB reject. If, we need to revisit Trek's past at all. I'm a huge original, Next Gen, and DS9 fan, in particular, but I'm not convinced we show go backwards. Let things cool down for a few years, and advance the timeline beyond the later series. I'm not even sure that will do the trick.
Vogel? Didn't he go down with the tank... by Stalin vs Predator	Sep 28th, 2007 09:51:32 AM
...after Indy beat him up? That's the only film-related Vogel I've ever heard about, anyway.
Not Kirk.Looks like he should be in High School Musical by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Sep 28th, 2007 09:53:05 AM
Kirk is a mans man. The way Shatner looked and played him was perfect for the role and this opens up the same question again, why the fuck is this movie getting made other then money? This is an insult. You can't go recasting classic icons in these roles. There is no way anyone who is a true fan of the show will ever except anyone else playing Kirk, Spock or any of the originals from TOS. No matter who was cast as Kirk I can say I would not have been happy. This news just sucks. It ain't cool it's anything but.
That douche? by Sledge Hammer	Sep 28th, 2007 10:06:40 AM
Maybe he'll surprise, anything is possible I guess, but personally I'm really hoping this isn't true.
James Roday would have been better.. by wellesfan	Sep 28th, 2007 10:14:01 AM
He at least has the panache' the role needs.
Most pointless movie ever by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 28th, 2007 10:15:55 AM
Who wants to see Kirk and Spock not played by Shatner or Nimoy? Ridiculous.
Wait, the guy from "Supercross"? by Anna Valerious	Sep 28th, 2007 10:28:18 AM
OH GOD. My friend photoshopped Jensen Ackles as Kirk a while back...wouldn't that be a better choice?
okay, but is this rumor gathering steam? by INWOsuxRED	Sep 28th, 2007 10:30:17 AM
I don't know this guy.
For Gods Sake hire some MOVIE STARS!! by C.K. Lamoo	Sep 28th, 2007 10:31:57 AM
I confess as I was watching those god-awful Next Generation movies I kept wondering "why the hell are they making a MOVIE with TV actors like Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and even dare I say, Patrick Stewart? Sure, these are all OK actors, but when I see a big budget movie I want to see MOVIE STARS. I thought, why can't they just make a film set in the Trek Universe with Matt, Angelina, Jaylo, Brad, Leonardo, Tom or even one of the lesser Baldwins? Surely one of these stars has to be a trek fan. Nobody except Trekkies want to see a sci-fi movie with a bunch of actors they've been watching for free. And nobody wants to see a movie with a bunch of no-name schlubs. This also applies to Firefly and other Sci-Fi shows.
I'm not too jazzed about his look... by The Bunglermoose	Sep 28th, 2007 10:37:42 AM
My first reaction was that he's too fucking pretty....but admittedly, I haven't seen him act. He's got to be able to play boyish inexperience, surely, but he has to be able to grow... as young Lt. Kirk will grow into the iconic Captain Kirk. And to respond to some of the previous posters... yes, I can most assuredly be a true fan of Star Trek and buy that other actors will be playing those characters. I'm a true fan of Shakespeare, and how many actors have played his characters?
He looks like a CW reject. by mr.brownstone	Sep 28th, 2007 10:38:18 AM
I don't like his face.
I like the Ryan Reynolds idea. by mr.brownstone	Sep 28th, 2007 10:49:07 AM
At least the guy is fun to watch... this Vogel prick looks about as interesting as a metrosexual at an oxygen bar.
I always thought Kirk should be played by... by Jeff Dee	Sep 28th, 2007 11:06:27 AM
...Stephen Dorff. He's too old to play a 'young' Kirk now, I suppose. Pity.
Ryan Reynolds would be a FANTASTIC KIRK! by Demode	Sep 28th, 2007 11:06:47 AM
He is Canadian, for one ... just like Shatner, and he has that charm that Shatner has. He can be both funny and serious, and he is in great shape. He would be fantastic as Kirk. Best choice by far!!
wow thats just bad I guess this is the new startrek by skiff	Sep 28th, 2007 11:18:27 AM
The new hip sexy cool fab u less startrek. I knew paramount would fuck it up those guys are idiots, Hmmmm How to destroy a franchise 101.
Jensen Ackles--or anybody else by batjac	Sep 28th, 2007 11:21:21 AM
THis guy is too young and way too gay looking. And he was awful in Poseidon--which is saying a lot.
In space, no one can hear you . . . by Nice Marmot	Sep 28th, 2007 11:31:07 AM
. . . beat a dead horse.
but can he do kirkrolls? by dr.bulber	Sep 28th, 2007 11:34:18 AM
i think not.
it should be Jensen Ackles. by no-no	Sep 28th, 2007 11:44:28 AM
That's right, Jensen Ackles.
I agree with C.K. Lamoo by CherryValance	Sep 28th, 2007 12:06:21 PM
I miss movies with movie stars in them. I don't care how much they cost. I mean if it's that important to not pay a big salary then, imo, the movie's not that important. I felt the same way about the Watchmen, but at least I knew some of those guys.
Sean Penn for Kirk by OtisSpofford	Sep 28th, 2007 12:14:04 PM
Not really, but it would be fun to watch him hand the Klingons, Romulans, Gorn and others their collective alien asses... And Penn could certainly deliver the "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
Matt Damon looks too old by sean bean	Sep 28th, 2007 12:17:01 PM
Evidently, it's a hard life in CIA black ops. Now I don't know much about Vogel, but he seems ideal. You don't want anyone too famous in there.
So who's gonna play the young Picard? by TheNorthlander	Sep 28th, 2007 12:23:27 PM
And who's gonna play the young young Wesley Crusher? Wil Wheaton could play his dad. Honestly, this prequelising of star wars and star trek is becomming Muppet Babies. 20 years from now, who's gonna play harry potter's parents in the seven prequel books and who's gonna care?
Unlike most vampires.... by samurai sark	Sep 28th, 2007 12:36:00 PM
her fangs are located in her vagina. PLEEEEEEZE no pretty cardboard boys for kirk. The captian must be able to control his crew. Kirk is testosterone in space, humping any dame with a pulse and leaving before they stick him with the child support. The prime directive? Action.
Ryan Reynolds will HOPEFULLY be too busy... by Abin Sur	Sep 28th, 2007 12:41:16 PM
...to play Kirk, because he'll be playing The Flash in Justice League. He IS Wally West, for damn sure.
I don't care by TheThirdMan	Sep 28th, 2007 01:35:15 PM
about this movie
DJ Qualls as Bones? by Det David Mills	Sep 28th, 2007 01:53:55 PM
Anyone?? They have a similar look and DJ has done some decent work in dramatic turns. Oh...and what about Archie Kao from CSI as Sulu?
Leonardo DiCaprio by almor67	Sep 28th, 2007 01:58:05 PM
I doubt he would ever consider it, but he would be amazing.
fuck you pheonixmagi! by ironic_name	Sep 28th, 2007 01:58:36 PM
i was gunna mention mclovin too, but thats because i saw the word vogel with out reading the rest.
Kirk Smirk... by BoggyCreekBeast	Sep 28th, 2007 01:59:15 PM
...not CW pout! This movie is dropping WAY down into DVD-release territory!
More Stars? You Guys want MORE Stars? by TheBladehelm	Sep 28th, 2007 02:37:25 PM
C.K. Lamoo and CherryValance, are you effing kidding me? Like, 90% of all movies have Movie Stars in them. Some good movies don't get made because there aren't the right Movie Stars to fill the roles. Some movies are totally fucking ruined by the Movie Stars in them. Do you a-holes go to the movies to watch Movie Stars, or to watch Movies? (You know what a movie is, right, it's a good story with shot well and acted well) It's people like you that make Oceans 12 and 13 possible.
After seeing Mission Impossible 3 by animadictio	Sep 28th, 2007 02:42:46 PM
I'm convinced that J.J. Abrams can make anything good. I trust him.
Re: Sean Penn as Kirk by SubliminalJones	Sep 28th, 2007 02:53:30 PM
Goes on unauthorized "fact finding" missions of diplomacy to the Klingon and Romulan homeworlds, and then returns and tells Starfleet that they are the true aggressors in the United Federation Of Planets.
I hope he has a crew cut by finky089	Sep 28th, 2007 03:13:28 PM
because crew cuts are ah-some. Somewhere two 16 year old fat kids bump chests and await T2INO!
Couldn't they have found by Hive Mind	Sep 28th, 2007 03:22:10 PM
Someone a little YOUNGER to play the captain of the starship Enterprise? This guy's almost 30, how will he appeal to the teens?
SubliminalJones by mr.brownstone	Sep 28th, 2007 03:47:35 PM
that was some funny shit man.
Benjamin McKenzie as Kirk! by angelopoulos	Sep 28th, 2007 03:48:43 PM
Sorry, even if you didn't like the OC, it's like this guy was born to play the part. Plus, he can do the broken speech thing, easy.
No by Jaka	Sep 28th, 2007 03:54:26 PM
That's it, just, no.
Cap'n Jack by Jaka	Sep 28th, 2007 03:55:55 PM
Only worse. No.
Jensen Ackles! by oisin5199	Sep 28th, 2007 04:14:43 PM
I'll put my vote out for him again. He actually has depth as an actor and can do angst well, not like this bland looking actor.
I Drop Turds That Are More Kirk-like by CHEWBLACCA	Sep 28th, 2007 04:16:35 PM
I'm sure Mike Vogel is a nice guy and all, but I see no Kirk in the man. I've been wrong before, though...once.
Jensen Assholes by SideshowScott	Sep 28th, 2007 04:52:29 PM
I don't know who he is but he'd make a great Kirk
Ryan Reynolds by criticalbliss	Sep 28th, 2007 04:55:18 PM
Turd is right. Kirk needs a physicality and a charisma. I couldn't think of anyone who could really pull him off until Turd mentioned Reynolds. Reynolds can actually act as well. He's the right choice.
He couldn't even outrun Leatherface.... by Mr. Profit	Sep 28th, 2007 05:27:42 PM
Didn't this bitch get his leg cut off by Leatherface in the TCM remake?
Wow, went to work and when I come home by Turd Furgeson	Sep 28th, 2007 06:29:35 PM
Ryan Reynolds actually takes hold.. I've been thinking about this today... No not Ryan Reynolds specifically cause.. well... I like Vagina.. But him as Kirk! I can see him in that chair yelling orders at the crew, beating the shit out of someone, then banging hot aliens.... I'm sold! JJ we know you read this shit, get Ryan Reynolds NOW before he attaches himself to that sinking ship JLA! Get R Done!
Subliminal Jones.... by skoobyx	Sep 28th, 2007 07:16:47 PM
Are you DENYING the existence of huge Dilithium Crystal deposits in both the Klingon and Romulan territories? As for the so-called 'over-mining' of the Klingon moon Praxis which caused the explosion that lead their inclusion in the Federation...there's absolutely no evidence of this....and who responded to the initial distress signal? None other than Captain HIKARU SULU!!! Is that just a coincidence. Huh? Watch 'Loose Star Trek Change' on Youtube. It proves everything.
It should be me... by cornponious	Sep 28th, 2007 07:44:36 PM
I...should...play...kirk!
I like Reynolds... by Childe Roland	Sep 28th, 2007 08:10:01 PM
...but isn't the point of this to cast younger than the original actors were in the original series. I'm pretty sure Reynolds is almost my age, which would make him too old.
Oh, it just came to me: Shatner cameo as by kabong	Sep 28th, 2007 09:40:12 PM
James T Kirk's father. What was his name? George? He was in Starfleet Security? And I don't even get paid by Paramount for this genius stuff. This movie is gonna be, like, dynamic cinematic fare.
WHY THE FUCK CAN'T THEY JUST BE ORIGINAL?!?! by tHeGRinGoGenTiLE	Sep 28th, 2007 09:53:15 PM
Why does Kirk need to be recast!?!? Just make a different movie with different FUCKING CHARACTERS!!! Dammit I fucking HATE THIS SHIT!! Who wants to accept a new fucking Kirk? Not a real fan. REAL fans want new things to get into, bigger ideas! Geez...If I want Kirk, I'll watch the old shows. That's good enough for me. Shatner is always Kirk and that's that.
Star Trek 90210 (Vogel is far too pretty) by DARTH VOODOO	Sep 28th, 2007 09:55:05 PM
That guy would be a poor choice. He is far too pretty to be Kirk.
Shatner should be in this film by DARTH VOODOO	Sep 28th, 2007 09:57:36 PM
It would really suck if they can't find a spot for Shatner in this film. If they don't write him in it is because they simply didn't want him. What a waste that would be.
Dude looks like a lady by DARTH VOODOO	Sep 28th, 2007 10:44:05 PM
He doesn't look like he should be playing Kirk. We all know Shatner is Kirk. Anybody else is a letdown.
CGI Shatner by Le Vicious Fishus	Sep 28th, 2007 11:23:58 PM
You know it's right...
Mathew Fox by Spasmoyltic	Sep 28th, 2007 11:33:32 PM
Anyone think Mathew Fox would be a good Captain Kirk? I want to see a younger crew that is going through the process of figuring out how to work together for the first time. I think Mathew Fox would be perfect as being the frustrated captain trying to fill in such big shoes, yet struggling to do it. I don't want to see a Captain Kirk with 20+ years of experience on the Enterprise. Lets see an incompetent leader that is figuring it all out through his mistakes.
Reboot (it's a good idea) by criticalbliss	Sep 29th, 2007 01:38:09 AM
Honestly, we HAD other, shittier series and knockoffs of Star Trek. They didn't work because they lacked the character dynamics necessary (as well as any sense of charisma). People knock Shatner, but his take of Kirk was brilliant for a number of reasons. The characters played off one another perfectly. I say the reboot is a good idea because at least they have a solid mooring in place rather than giving us a boring, non-entity like Picard. But we need real, larger-than-life movie stars. I have faith in JJ thus far.
Texas Chainsaw Shatner! by Trader Groucho 2	Sep 29th, 2007 01:42:30 AM
in case nobody's said it yet
TOTALLY RYAN REYNOLDS by DeeboShanks	Sep 29th, 2007 02:30:52 AM
That would be AMAZING. http://www.youtube.com/eyowzit goin
Brilliant idea! by MaxDembo1	Sep 29th, 2007 03:52:02 AM
Nice work Abrams! you have made James T. Kirk into an effeminate looking underwear model. Way to go!
This will do Mi-3 business at most- by Laserbrain	Sep 29th, 2007 05:31:19 AM
and the suits will retreat into the shadows licking their wounds. If there's any justice.
Nope. by Knuckleduster	Sep 29th, 2007 06:58:14 AM
No no no no noooooo...
Why they can't be "original" by Anakin Whoopass	Sep 29th, 2007 08:33:40 AM
Star Trek isn't dead; Star Trek spin-offs are dead. Star Trek's original formula is the best. Stories are focused on three main characters you can get invested with in one story. Playing the original characters is the most direct way to use that formula. It's more honest that doing a spin-off with someone that's Spock-like and someone that's McCoy-like, or worse dividing their functions among multiple characters. Spin-off premieres always dragged because they had to spend so much time introducing too many characters. The point of Star Trek is to tell a good story. Name one reason the new movie can't do that.
Reynolds is banging Scarlett Johansen! That's my KIRK! by Demode	Sep 29th, 2007 09:47:05 AM
Ryan Reynolds is banging Scarlett Johansen, for christ's sake! She is the hottest girl in Hollywood right now. How much more freak'n "KIRK" can you get??
Actually he looks a bit like Jenson Ackles by Yeti	Sep 29th, 2007 01:50:58 PM
so if he can give off equal amounts of the charm/swager/duty vibe he'll be fine.
Why do people like Jenson Ackles? by DeeboShanks	Sep 29th, 2007 02:13:23 PM
He is one of the WORST actors in the business. He's incapable of solidly delivering ANY KIND of emotion, and he's completely devoid of talent... wait... maybe he SHOULD play Kirk. HAHAH. www.youtube.com/eyowzitgoin
Keifer Sutherland would have been my choice by jonsnow	Sep 29th, 2007 02:32:29 PM
Keifer would have been the best choice for the role. He looks and acts a whole lot like Shatner.
FUCK no, he was awful in Poseidon. RYAN REYNOLDS! by reflecto	Sep 29th, 2007 04:21:43 PM
That is all.
You know which Reynolds would make an awsome Kirk? by TheNorthlander	Sep 29th, 2007 08:00:55 PM
Burt.
Ryan Reynolds gets my vote by mstique	Sep 29th, 2007 08:15:13 PM
Ryan Reynolds would be perfect. I don't care if he's older than the other actors, he'd outperform all of them anyway. Just please, no CW rejects as Kirk.
Cole Hauser by ChangKhan	Sep 30th, 2007 12:20:41 AM
From "Pitch Black". 32, still younger than Shatner was in TOS (35).
People Like Jensen Ackles: He's A Cocky Smart-Ass by Darth Fabulous	Sep 30th, 2007 01:06:37 AM
Kirk style...Ryan Reynolds is a smart-ass as well. Actually, if you go back and watch "Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place" that show demonstrates why Reynolds would be good for the role. Kirk is a swashbuckling post-graduate frat-boy with a teflon ego...that screams Reynolds or Ackles to me. This Vogel douchebag looks vacuous to me...Captain Cardboard.
Cole Hauser is cool but no Kirk... by Turd Furgeson	Sep 30th, 2007 09:35:22 AM
is cool as hell and I want him to have a big career. I really like that guy, but in no way shape or form does he have the natural charisma or sex appeal to pull of Kirk.. He's the moody cop, not the cop that solves the crime and winds up banging the murder victim's super hot sister... That is Ryan Reynolds.
Ryan Gosling by Maniaq	Sep 30th, 2007 04:48:37 PM
would kick this homo's ass!!! even his fanbase admit he's BORING
my original suggestion...RYAN REYNOLDS by lynxpro	Sep 30th, 2007 06:52:00 PM
Barring that, Jensen Ackles or even Dane Cook.
go back in the talkbacks... by lynxpro	Sep 30th, 2007 06:57:44 PM
I suggest Reynolds a long time ago. I call first. He's even a better choice for Kirk than Christopher Eccleston was right for The Joker. Unfortunately, the Hollywood suits don't always listen to the online suggestions that are better than their own selections.
Jesus Christ lynx, DANE COOK??? by Shermdawg	Sep 30th, 2007 08:17:48 PM
And I thought my backup was questionable. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar)
Michael Shanks by lattelady	Oct 1st, 2007 08:08:55 AM
He even looks a bit like Kirk and he's Canadian. Probably too old tho, he's old enough to shave.

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