Star Trek XI

[Jig Saw 123]

I never got into the Star Trek Universe Im more of a Star Wars guy. But when I heard J.J. Abrams was at the helm my interest grew then with the rumors of Matt Damon as Captain Kirk. This movie has become one of my most anticipated movies of next year...


Are you guys looking forward to it?


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[Jimbo513]

I'm not too excited. The idea of a prequel involving Kirk and Spock doesn't appeal at all to me. I'm a huge fan of TNG, Original is OK, DS9 and Voyager so so, I didn't like Enterprise. To me Star Trek has always been very character driven and I'm just not going to be able to appreciate characters that I don't know, even if they are already established.

Movies 1-6 were great because they expanded on the original stories and casts. 7-10 were great because again, they were based on stories and casts that were established and adored. This new movie will be introducing new characters (yes young Kirk and Spock are new characters to me) new settings, etc.

Not saying it will be bad, just saying it will have to be insanely well done to win me over.

[ilovemovies]

It's looking like Heroe's Zachary Quinto (who to me will forever be Adam in season 3 of 24) will be playing Spock.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=22631

[Smiert Spionam]

Originally posted by Smiert Spionam
On that note, Zachary Quinto has said that his dream role would be to play a young Spock. Somebody give Abrams a call...

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3856/zacharyquleste136084094yw0.jpg

I guess sometimes you do get what you ask for...

[Dr.Frankenstein]

I'm totally tuned in and turned on to this work in progress! Love the original Star Trek host of characters....and Matt Damon as Kirk perhaps? Wonderful!

[yorrick brown]

they`ve casted cekov.he will be played by anton yelchin from huff and alpha dog.

[bigred760]

Originally posted by yorrick brown
they`ve casted cekov.he will be played by anton yelchin from huff and alpha dog.

Really? The kid's not even 20 years old yet.

Of course, it's is a prequel, so I guess they could go that young.

[barryallen_thef]

u know...ever since i heard of the rumor of Matt Damon as Kirk...im thinking its not a bad idea...wasnt Shatner around the same age as Damon is now when Shatner was cast as Kirk ....the idea of Damon as Kirk isnt a bad idea as for "Silo" playing Spock...im starting to see him...now the question is..who is going to play Sulu,Scotty,Uhura and "Bones" McCoy.....i just dont think im too thrill of a story @ the academy....then again how can Spock meet Kirk in their Academy years when Spock was an Ensign when Pike was Captain of the Enterprise...that doesnt make a whole lot of sense..unless its the time when they first met on the Enteprise when Starfleet promoted Kirk to Captain and gave him the Enterprise...as least as far as i know....im willing to trust Abrahms in this...that he will direct a good Trek movie...but u know wht would have been funnier? if Whedon would have gotten his hands on this.

seriously look what he did with Buffy,Angel AND Firefly

[Smiert Spionam]

Originally posted by barryallen_thef
....as for "Silo" playing Spock...

You mean Sylar.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q59/mxyzptlk9090/coffee.gif

Best new villain of the past few years.

[barryallen_thef]

Originally posted by Smiert Spionam
You mean Sylar.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q59/mxyzptlk9090/coffee.gif

Best new villain of the past few years.

yes Sylar..but u can sue me later...at least u knew who i was talking about LOL :p ;) :D

[Bourne101]

Star Trek bores the fuck out of me, so no I won't be seeing this.

[barryallen_thef]

Originally posted by Bourne101
Star Trek bores the fuck out of me, so no I won't be seeing this.

*shakes his head*

not to be rude but if Star Trek bores 'the fuck' out of u why r u even bothering on posting on this thread?

[DarthWade]

I like Star Trek...not as much as I do Star Wars, but I do appreciate it.

I'm surprised there hasn't been much of an uproar about this movie considering that it's a remake more or less. I know it's supposedly a "prequel" but I doubt very much that it's going to fit in nicely as one - continuity is going out the window I think...

[Smiert Spionam]

I don't understand why people insist on comparing Star Trek to Star Wars. There's really no similarities at all between the two aside from the word "star" in the name. I mean, it's not like "Pokemon and Digimon" or some shit like that. One is a sci-fi TV show, the other is fantasy film series. And just because you like one doesn't necessarily mean you will or will not like the other....

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1575/72894615nb6ee4.jpghttp://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4216/ewanmcgregor16cd6.jpg

Two completely different things, folks....remember that.

[barryallen_thef]

Originally posted by Smiert Spionam
I don't understand why people insist on comparing Star Trek to Star Wars. There's really no similarities at all between the two aside from the word "star" in the name. I mean, it's not like "Pokemon and Digimon" or some shit like that. One is a sci-fi TV show, the other is fantasy film series. And just because you like one doesn't necessarily mean you will or will not like the other....

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1575/72894615nb6ee4.jpghttp://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4216/ewanmcgregor16cd6.jpg

Two completely different things, folks....remember that.


*stands up and gives a round of applaud to Smiert* Well done! Well Done! and no im not being sarcastic or anything...its just that i 100% agree with what Smiert said

[Mentiroso]

I love the movie series. I was a fan of the original show and their movies but I am a huge fan of TNG and their movies. Not so much the other spinoffs. In fact I dont think I have watched a single episode of DS9 or Voyager. I did watch a little Enterprise because Bakula is the bomb.

I like the idea of a prequel and I really like the idea of Damon being Kirk. So I will wait for a trailer and see how it looks and go from there. Probably will see it in theaters though.

[Smiert Spionam]

Thank you, barryallen...much appreciation.

[barryallen_thef]

Originally posted by Smiert Spionam
Thank you, barryallen...much appreciation.

u r very welcome

*wonders if anyone has caught on why my name is barry allen?*

[bigred760]

If Matt Damon gets the role of Captain Kirk (I know it's a rumor and all, but bare with me) . . . I'm going to start a petition that he use the line: "Scotty doesn't know!" at least once. :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RxJ6uFzMx5Q&mode=related&search=

[Smiert Spionam]

Originally posted by barryallen_thef
*wonders if anyone has caught on why my name is barry allen?*

Its either a reference to the second Flash or to the film Catch Me If You Can....

http://members.aol.com/whoclix/icflash.gif

So which is it? :p

Btw, I am in full support of that petition, bigred...

[barryallen_thef]

Originally posted by Smiert Spionam
Its either a reference to the second Flash or to the film Catch Me If You Can....

http://members.aol.com/whoclix/icflash.gif

So which is it? :p

Btw, I am in full support of that petition, bigred...


lol...good going smiert...its actually in reference to the 2nd Flash *hands Smiert a cookie*

lol...him saying that line in the movie...would be just too...weird...i would think....*shrugs* whatever

[Lost in Space]

Originally posted by Bourne101
Star Trek bores the fuck out of me, so no I won't be seeing this.

agreed, not a film i want ot invest 10 dollars and two hours in

[Smiert Spionam]

Originally posted by Lost in Space
agreed, not a film i want ot invest 10 dollars and two hours in

Then why even invest 1 minute in writing about how you don't want to see this?

Please, people, don't bump this thread if you don't even give a fuck about this film, cuz you're really just wasting everyone's time.

[barryallen_thef]

we sure got a lot of "INTELLEGENT" ppl posting on this thread no?...seriously if u arent going to say anything constructive and all u gonna do is bash the film bout how "Star Trek" is boring...then why r u even bothering posting in this thread...seriously...just avoid this thread all together...then again im guessing-looks at Smierts at this point-that they doing that to annoy the shit out of us and if nothing else..get a rise out of us....:rolleyes:

[yorrick brown]

The IESB is going to follow up the Mike Vogel casting tip for Star Trek XI from yesterday with some story details and info on who may be cast as the Big Bad Romulan.



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Here’s the lowdown, we will try to be as detailed as possible so if you are a spoiler free kind of guy (or gal), go read something else and wait until it hits your local theater.

SPOILERS BEWARE!!

Anybody ever see Titan AE? Remember what AE stood for? After Earth. Well, we could call this Star Trek AE because the Romulans are on a mission to pull an Alderaan on Earth in JJ Abrams’ new venture.

A while back, Moriarty over at AICN talked about Romulans messing with the timeline in Abrams' Trek universe. From the story details we heard today, he is right.

Now, if there was a race of beings in the Star Trek galaxy that could be eradicated to the Romulans advantage, who would it be? And who would be leading these Romulans on this mission?

The IESB is hearing that the Big Baddie Romulan may be portrayed by Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings, Pathfinder). Industry sources are telling us an offer has been put out to the Auckland actor by the studio and they are waiting for an acceptance (or denial if he’s a bit loony). The only project he has in the pipeline is “RUN” that’s listed in pre-production. But, considering the director is John McTiernan and he’s going to be a bit busy making license plates for the next four months, RUN will more than likely be postponed giving Urban plenty of open scheduling space.

UPDATE: We have contacted Urban's agent over at Endeavor, Jennifer Rawlings, and we are awaiting a call back. END UPDATE

The United Federation of Planets, or The Federation, while composed of more than 150 different worlds and a similar number of different species, the ranks, especially the higher ups, of Starfleet are portrayed in various Star Trek works as being predominantly human.

We are hearing that in order to erase The Federation from history, and some of it’s do-gooders like the Enterprise crew including captain James T. Kirk, the Romulans find themselves in a position to destroy the entire human race by destroying Earth and everyone on it.

Old Spock (remember Vulcans have a life span of more than 200 years) reprised by Leonard Nimoy, must work together with young Spock portrayed by Zachary Quinto to stop this devastating incident before it happens. The pair apparently have a close working relationship and are basically the stars of the film.

Well, that’s what we know or better said “have heard”.

Questions arise…the last time fans saw Spock he was working on unifying Romulus and Vulcan (TNG Eps #107 and #108). Is he still on Romulus? Did the unification happen? Or, will this not be addressed at all? Plus, how does he find out about the plot? Does Earth get destroyed and then he goes back in time before it happens to stop it from happening? But then how would he have any memory of how “things are supposed to be” if his history has been changed as well.

All these questions and more to be answered in the next installment of Star Trek!

Live long and prosper…



i hope they cast karl urban .he`s great and since the die hard director has his hands full in the prison shower..sorry just prison .his plate is empty to gobble this role up.

[JJFlamingo]

That's some fascinating info...

[yorrick brown]

so eric banas the bad dude.thats neat.

[APzombie]

so eric banas the bad dude.thats neat.

My interest in this project rose 150%

[yorrick brown]

look out mike vogel

While the new villain of Star Trek XI was announced today over at Variety as Eric Bana. He is set to play Nero. But what about Captain Kirk? Another source says Abrams may have found him in young actor Chris Pine.


Chris Pine, a relative unknown whose biggest role was opposite Lindsay Lohan in "Just My Luck" an unsuccessful vehicle from 20th Century Fox, is said to be in serious talks with the Star Trek Paramount camp according to The Hollywood Reporter.

He is also in deep negotiations over at Cherry Road Films regarding Joe Carnahan's latest White Jazz starring George Clooney says the trade.

So will he star in both, or have to choose between the two? With Trek slated to begin principle photography next month with a shooting schedule through March and Jazz set to start in January, he may need to finagle the schedule a bit.

With production starting next month, an official announcement regarding the casting of Kirk is expected imminently.


the pine
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[Joe Sun]

the plot could go either way.. this would be the 3rd movie that involves the past (journey home and first contact) so im not sure how to take this.. im kinda excited but still somewhat blah.. I mean romulans arent that exciting to anyone who is familiar to star trek....

I think they should of intertwined characters from tng, ds9, and voy...for one final hoorah and involve Q for star trek 11.. then move on to an original enterprise crew for the next set of sequels

[JJFlamingo]

this pine guy looks NOTHING like Kirk...

[free]

Wow, a time travel story that may or may not require our heroes to attempt to repair the past. That's never happened in Star Trek...

TOS
"Tomorrow is Yesterday"
"The City on the Edge of Forever"
"Assignment: Earth"
"All Our Yesterdays"

TAS
"Yesteryear"

TNG
"Time Squared"
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Captain's Holiday"
"A Matter of Time"
"Cause and Effect"
"Time's Arrow Parts 1 & 2"
"Tapestry"
"Firstborn"
"All Good Things..."

DS9
"Past Tense, Part I and Part II"
"Visionary"
"The Visitor"
"Little Green Men"
"Accession"
"Trials and Tribble-ations"
"Children of Time"
"Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"
"Time's Orphan"

VOY
"Parallax"
"Time and Again"
"Eye of the Needle"
"Future's End and Part II"
"Before and After"
"Year of Hell and Part II"
"Timeless"
"Relativity"
"Fury"
"Shattered"
"Endgame"

ENT
"Broken Bow, Part I and Part II"
"Cold Front"
"Shockwave, Part I and Part II"
"Future Tense"
"Carpenter Street"
"Azati Prime"
"E²"
"Zero Hour"
"Storm Front"
"Storm Front, Part II"

FILMS
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trel: Generations (Nexus, shmexus; it was time travel)
Star Trek: First Contact



...before.

[edonline]

duplicate post

[yorrick brown]

all we need now is kirk and bones.

john cho is sulu

pegg is scotty

and this movie costs a sh-tload of money

[yorrick brown]

some more tidbits have been posted online

So is Karl Urban still up for a role in Star Trek and what is the Enterprise NCC 1701 going to look like? Plus who else is reading for The Flash and The Green Lantern for the upcoming Justice League film?


Week ago or so the IESB reported that Karl Urban was up for a role in Star Trek 11. Our sources believed that he had been offered the role of the main Romulan baddie, during the same time other online reports claimed that they too had heard Urban’s name but not for the villain role but instead for another character.

Friday morning I received a call from a studio source claiming that our original report was half right, Karl has been offered a part but it’s for the role that DeForest Kelley made famous, Dr. Leonard McCoy aka Bones.

We called Karl Urban’s representation and we have not received any confirmation or denial by the time of the posting of this article.

So what about the beloved spaceship, the Enterprise NCC 1701? Is it going to look like the ship that we remember from the original show and films?

Nope. We have been told that the Enterprise has been redesigned. I have not been able to get specific details of how the old and new ship will differ but I have been told by multiple sources including people working on the film that the ship will indeed be different.

I’m a little lost for words, I always expected that the inside of the ship would be redesigned for the new film but that the actual look of ship, the hull, nacelles, saucer would remain intact. This is one report that I hope that we are wrong about but all indications are that we are not.

[bigred760]

Karl Urban as Bones? I think I would like it more if he was a Klingon or Romulan. The guy's a good actor though, so he could probably pull off the doc.

[JJFlamingo]

what happened to the rumors of Gary Sinise as Bones? That woulda been perfect!

[Smiert Spionam]

what happened to the rumors of Gary Sinise as Bones? That woulda been perfect!

Cosign.

[bigred760]

what happened to the rumors of Gary Sinise as Bones? That woulda been perfect!

He's a bit old for a younger Bones, isn't he? I know Bones is the oldest of the cast, but he's not that old.

[bigred760]

Shatner not in new Star Trek.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071027/ap_en_ce/people_william_shatner_7;_ylt=AkCK.KvlGS_.QCHTd.Z_ 4r0E1vAI

[yorrick brown]

Shatner not in new Star Trek.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071027/ap_en_ce/people_william_shatner_7;_ylt=AkCK.KvlGS_.QCHTd.Z_ 4r0E1vAI


no way :mad:.

i`ll denny crane his ass.that sucks ,the shat is the shit

[yorrick brown]

ok the shatner thing would make sense now.

as LATINOREVIEW.com

posted this

As the eleventh Star Trek film is a new prequel, it seems a great possibility that not only is Captain Pike back...but he is the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise and NOT KIRK!

Slashfilm had this to say about the plot of the film (and be forewarned...this could be a big spoiler!!!!!!!!!!!):

The new Star Trek film will focus much more on Spock than on the crew of the Enterprise. Also, the adventure takes place on a USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Christopher Pike(!), with Pike and crew being helped out by Kirk but not until much later in the film. It’s unknown what ship Kirk would be serving on, but he is not yet a captain at that time. Finally, none of the film takes place at all at Starfleet Academy.

Interesting...is it not!??!?! I really think so and I think having something like this is a great play on the politics of television production.

And would Pike survive? In the Star Trek series he was actually hurt trying to save some cadets and ended up in a wheelchair and was seen in that chair in one more episode (which featured a different actor playing the role).

Now the name thrown around to play the good Captain has been...Tom Cruise. Excuse me while I vomit (HHHAAAARRUMMMMMPPPPHHHH...) Ewwww...corn. Hopefully Paramount would never, ever, ever do that especially with Cruise having left their fold several years ago.

Who would I like??? Possibly Will Smith (yes I know he's black I'm not blind...I just think he'd do a great job) or maybe Matthew McConaghey if he could lose the Southern for a film. Possibly John Cusack because...well...I love John Cusack.

[JJFlamingo]

No Shatner = No Interest

[bigred760]

And would Pike survive? In the Star Trek series he was actually hurt trying to save some cadets and ended up in a wheelchair and was seen in that chair in one more episode (which featured a different actor playing the role).

They probably used a different actor because the original actor died not long after leaving the series.


Now the name thrown around to play the good Captain has been...Tom Cruise. Excuse me while I vomit (HHHAAAARRUMMMMMPPPPHHHH...) Ewwww...corn. Hopefully Paramount would never, ever, ever do that especially with Cruise having left their fold several years ago.

He does look like the original actor a bit. I'll give him that.

http://imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1303/Mptv/1303/9466_0003.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Hunter,%20Jeffrey%20(I)

But I doubt it'll happen; unless Cruise is a huge Star Trek fan or something.

[barryallen_thef]

They probably used a different actor because the original actor died not long after leaving the series.



He does look like the original actor a bit. I'll give him that.

http://imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1303/Mptv/1303/9466_0003.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Hunter,%20Jeffrey%20(I)

But I doubt it'll happen; unless Cruise is a huge Star Trek fan or something.

i didnt know ....umm....jeffrey hunter die not long after the series...that explains a lot...

k as for Tom Cruise:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

i highly doubt that Paramount would be willing to welcome Cruise back after the way he left

[yorrick brown]

Who does JJ Abrams have in mind for the role of Captain Pike in his upcoming Star Trek pre-sequel? The name we keep hearing various sources say is Josh Lucas.



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Please keep in mind that these sources are not the same sources that brought us the since confirmed news that Karl Urban had been cast as Dr. McCoy. We've been hearing this rumor for the last few weeks but have lately picked up momentum. Still, these sources are reliable and fairly certain of Abrams wanting Lucas for the lesser known, but still highly coveted, role of original Enterprise Captain.

Robert tells me that Captain Pike was the original Captain of the Enterprise when the Star Trek pilot was filmed. Spock was also said to have been under Pike's command for years. I'm not up much on the canon but seems like Abrams has it in mind to tell the story of Kirk's rise to Captain to which I'm not sure if it was ever adequately explained.

Calls to Paramount and Lucas' agent have not been returned but it does seem to be adding up that Lucas is indeed being considered for the role. None the less, until we get our phone calls returned or our other inside sources can get this confirmed, this is still a rumor.

[JJFlamingo]

THAT might work...

[free]

Hey, Jeffrey Hunter was the first choice for Captain, but after he filmed the pilot (The Cage I & II), it was a while before the show got picked up, and he wasn't available for the "second" pilot. As for Cruise, remember that CBS owns Paramount now, so they might be willing to work with him.

Also, Kirk was a Lieutenant on the Farragut before becoming Captain of the Enterprise, so maybe this movie takes place during that time frame (if I remember correctly he got promoted to Commander after saving the captain during an away mission).

The only problem with canon (which I am pretty sure they will shit all over anyway) is that Dr. McCoy wasn't on the Enterprise yet, as it was an older doctor (can't remember his name).

I still hope this movie bombs.

[barryallen_thef]

u know i was watched the last episode of "Heroes" and Zachari Quintos(?) who plays Siler in the show-and for a moment there in one of his scenes...i actually saw him as "Spock"..i think he could actually work for Spock...anyways..as for the dr that was under the command of pike..its on the tip of my tongue but cant remember either..althought i dont know if he even got a name in the pilot though...

[yorrick brown]

]

from chud.com

An email just popped into my inbox from ol' BC at Freezedried Movies: He's heard that Rachel Nichols, currently starring in the parking garage thriller P2* has been cast in JJ Abrams' Star Trek**. Nichols worked with Abrams before, on Alias, and besides P2 she's going to be appearing in Charlie Wilson's War.

Freezedried doesn't say who she'll be playing, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say she's been cast as Yeoman Janice Rand, the slutty blonde who always seemed to me like she was Captain Kirk's true love. That's only speculation - she could be playing Nurse Chapel, who totally wanted Spock's green blooded cock, or she could be a Romulan or she could be Carol Marcus, the mother of Kirk's son David, who was murdered by a Klingon bastard in The Search for Spock. But since I want to see Nichols in a miniskirt, I'm rooting for Rand.

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5624/rachelnicholsdotcommaxivb4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[free]

Well, then, that just bought my ticket.

As long as I see lots of explosions and have my penis become erect in the theater, I could care less about 30 years worth of great stories, exploration, interesting and wonderful characters, and socially poignant commentary intertwined with suspenseful arcs.

Starz to the Trek 11: Superman them Ho's!!!11!!

[JJFlamingo]

Yeoman Rand was a babe on the old show...

[Cronos]

Oooo, I like the casting of Nichols in this :D

[bigred760]

Little teaser news:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/071102j.php

[ilovemovies]

According to IES.net Bruce Greenwood is Pike.

Cool with me. I've always been a big fan of his.

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3671&Itemid=99

[yorrick brown]

odd choice for pike but in jj abrams we trust.

set pictures
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3677&Itemid=99

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2968/oso0047bv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


oh look who`s in the HOUSE.

[bigred760]

I don't know who that is.

[yorrick brown]

jennifer morrison from house

from iesb

Has Jennifer Morrison been cast in Abrams Star Trek? Take a look at the pic below and you be the judge.

After looking at the pictures from the set of Star Trek we posted today, one person stood out. After going back and forth with a few friends in the industry, it was a publicist friend who first pointed this out (thank ya ma’am) it looks like Jennifer Morrison from HOUSE.

For the last few days fans have assumed that Rachel Nichols was cast to play Janice Rand but could the role have gone to Jennifer Morrison? Take a look at the pics and stay tuned as we try to get the studio to confirm the casting.

It’s just a thought. The cheekbones and eyebrows are similar. The actress in the middle in the blue coat was taken today on the set of Star Trek. Jennifer Morrison is pictured to the left. The original Janice Rand is to the right.

[bigred760]

Wow; didn't recognize her, and I watch "House."

[yorrick brown]

from aintitcoolnews


spock gets a mummy


Winona Ryder will play Amanda Greyson, wife of Sarek!!

The role was previously held by the equally hot Jane Wyatt on TV and in the movies.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h202/skellington_lover_photos/-Actresses-/-Wynona%20Ryder-/fa8ceefc.jpg

[JJFlamingo]

Wow, Yorrick, hope the security guards didn't catch you before you made off with that picture....:D

Winona Ryder will play Amanda Greyson, wife of Sarek!!

Let's hope she doesn't steal any phasers or tricorders...:D:D

[yorrick brown]

yip jennifer morrison is in the movie and sarek has been cast
from iesb.
As we posted yesterday, spy pictures from the set of Abrams Star Trek revealed a young actress that looked a lot like Jennifer Morrison. Today we received confirmation from her management company that she has indeed been cast, however, they would not offer up which character she will be playing.

This is mere speculation, but after some research I don’t think that she will be playing Janice Rand. Instead, she may be a certain young civilian biologist by the name of Carol Marcus, yes, the mother of Kirk’s son, David Marcus. We were able to get confirmation that Carol Marcus appears in the script.

Why do I believe that it’s Carol Marcus and not Janice Rand? If you look closely at the pictures of Jennifer Morrison you’ll notice she’s the only one in a non-Star Fleet attire, she is wearing a skirt and slip on shoes while all other Starfleet females have their hair pinned up she does not. Again, I am just offering a educated guess based on what we know about the character. What is not up for debate is that Jennifer Morrison has in fact been cast in Star Trek.



Carol devoted her life to her research. In the early 2260’s Carol became involved with a young Starfleet officer named James T. Kirk, and in 2261 she gave birth to their son, David Marcus. However, she felt that they had no basis for a lasting relationship, with Kirk traveling around the universe while she worked in a lab, so she asked that Kirk leave her alone to raise the boy. That they both cared more for their careers than they did for each other was never disputed, but Kirk was still deeply hurt at being asked to have no part in his son's life. As Carol saw it, she and Kirk lived in entirely different worlds, and she wanted her son to be raised in hers. Wikipedia

It has been revealed to the IESB that young Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has been cast in Star Trek. He will be playing Sarek, the Vulcan Ambassador to earth who marries Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder) and is the father of Mr. Spock. Note to Daily Variety: Your article says that Winona is playing a Vulcan, that would be incorrect, she is a human, just FYI.

Calls to his management company, Roar, are yet to be returned but sources deep inside the production of Star Trek tell the IESB that the parents of Mr. Spock make an appearance early in the film, could this be a flashback sequence?

[ilovemovies]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Kirk surprised to learn that he had a son in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Which would seem to indicate that he didn't even know he had a son.

[bigred760]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Kirk surprised to learn that he had a son in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Which would seem to indicate that he didn't even know he had a son.

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I think he was suprised that his son had "grown up." But I could be wrong . . . like I said - been a while.

[yorrick brown]

spoilers



from iesb

can’t stress how big of a potential spoiler the following information is. If you want to remain spoiler free DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER.

On the same token, we have not been able to get confirmation from the studio (not like we were expecting to) so for now this information is just rumor.

We’ve got two different sources on this one. These are the same sources that gave us the intel on Karl Urban cast as Bones and Chris Hemsworth joining on. Now, they have both given us some very juicy tidbits on how this whole time travel/alternate timeline is going down.

Last warning, Spoilers ahead!

If I had to poll some Star Trek fans and ask them which episode of TOS (that’s The Original Series for those of you that don’t know, and by the way, if you didn’t know that you shouldn’t be reading this article, did you know Britney lost her kids? OMG) is their favorite I can guarantee you that one episode will stand out above the rest.

Before I tell which one I have take my hat off to Bob and Alex for making an effort to keep continuity with Star Trek canon, showing an homage to the original show yet introducing Trek to whole new generation is no easy task.

One of the most critically acclaimed episodes from TOS aired back on April 6, 1967, it was the 28th and penultimate episode of the first season of Trek.

The episode’s name is The City on the Edge of Forever. You guys know this one, the episode where Joan Collins guest starred as Edith Keeler and the crew of the Enterprise discovers a portal through space and time. Bones (Dr. McCoy) eventually ends up messing up history and it’s up to Kirk and Spock to set things straight.

Here is an overall plot for the original episode: On Star Date 3134.0, the Enterprise investigates temporal disturbances centered on a nearby planet. During the investigation, Dr. McCoy accidentally injects himself with an overdose of a drug, causing him to become violently paranoid. Delusional, Doctor McCoy flees from the bridge and beams down to the planet.

Captain Kirk forms a landing party made up of two security guards, himself, Spock, Scotty, and Uhura. Spock finds that the source of the time distortions is an ancient ring of a glowing, stone-like material. The ring speaks and identifies itself as the "Guardian of Forever", explaining that it is a doorway to any time and place — with periods of history displayed in the opening. The team soon locates McCoy; however, he runs away and leaps through the portal before anyone can stop him. Suddenly, everything seems to shift and the landing party loses contact with the Enterprise. The Guardian then informs the landing party that history has just been altered and the Enterprise has disappeared because the time line change has erased it from existence. - Wikipedia

So what does this 40 year old episode have to do with JJ Abrams’ Trek film? Again, in case you didn’t hear me the last time SPOILERS AHEAD!

Romulans from the future, most likely TNG time frame lead by a Romulan named Nero, played by Eric Bana, finds the City on the Edge of Forever and uses the Guardian of Forever to go back in time and kill the person who has been the biggest thorn in the Romulan’s side and is crucial to the success of the Federation and Starfleet, James T. Kirk.

Mr. Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy in the original timeline, becomes aware of Nero’s plan (not clear on the details of how he knows) and also goes back in time to protect his best friend, James Kirk. This is where the Old Spock (Nimoy) and Young Spock (Quinto) meet.

Old Spock warns young Spock about Nero’s plans and it’s up to them to protect the future Captain Kirk and also help try to protect the timeline and the future of the Federation and Starfleet.

This happens before Kirk and Spock form their life long friendship and bond. We have been told that there is a very cool scene where Old Spock tells the Young Spock about his friendship with Kirk, so while this may sound “illogical” (pun intended) it’s been described as very emotional.

Hmm…does Old Spock die in this film? I honestly don’t know but I am finally getting excited about this film (despite the casting mishaps).

Ok, so when do we see Kirk for the very first time? The first time the audience is introduced to James T. Kirk is while he is taking a certain test that Starfleet cadets are required to take, the Kobayashi Maru.

The Kobayashi Maru scenario was an infamous no-win scenario that was part of the curriculum for command-track cadets at Starfleet Academy in the 23rd century. It was primarily used to assess a cadet's discipline, character, and command capabilities when facing an impossible situation.

In the scenario, a cadet was placed in command of a starship on patrol near the Klingon Neutral Zone. The starship would receive a distress signal from the SS Kobayashi Maru, a civilian freighter that had been disabled in the zone after having struck a gravitic mine. If the cadet chose to enter the neutral zone in violation of treaties, the starship would be confronted by three Klingon K't'inga-class battlecruisers.

The test was considered a no-win scenario because it was impossible for the cadet to simultaneously save the Kobayashi Maru, avoid a fight with the Klingons, and escape from the neutral zone with the starship intact.

In the 2250s, James T. Kirk became the first (and only known) cadet to ever beat the no-win scenario. After taking the test and failing twice, Kirk took the test a third time after surreptitiously reprogramming the computer to make it possible to win the scenario.

Kirk got a commendation for "original thinking", and later commented wistfully that his stunt "had the virtue of never having been tried." Kirk would later defend his "cheating" by arguing that he didn't believe in the no-win scenario. Ironically, Kirk also defended the test itself by suggesting "how we face death is at least as important as how we face life.”

[JJFlamingo]

Great news Sweetie!!! Keep it comin!!

[yorrick brown]

the new spock

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3407/spock324markedef1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Terror Australis]

Awesome! Here are some more pics...

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/QuintoSpock1.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/QuintoSpock3.jpg

I'm just go out and say it....PERFECT FUCKING CASTING!!!

[JJFlamingo]

Holy shit!! He looks just like Nimoy!!!!!! :eek:

[AndrewDB]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/spockstartrek.jpg

One of the same images without that horrible watermark. :)

Thought we could toss up an image of Nimoy too:

http://daisydownunder.com/images/M-spockA.jpg

[bigred760]

Good resemblance.

[yorrick brown]

yippy i like this guy.tigerland he was the shizz

The “Star Trek” cast should be just about complete.

Clifton Collins Jr, best known for his role as Perry Smith in “Capote”, has joined the cast of the prequel– joining Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth and Bruce Greenwood, who’ve all been announced for the project over the last few days.

Collins will play Ayel, the cohort and general to Nero, played by Eric Bana.

[JJFlamingo]

This is EASILY the best cast for any Trek film, so we'll see how it goes...

[yorrick brown]

captain kirk?

very saturday night fever looking

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4673/pine683zk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6595/pine684do0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/975/pine690qm5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8615/pine691vp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


orion slave girl?


from chud.com
These green skinned babes appeared in original Star Trek episodes like The Cage and Whom the Gods Destroy, where they gave a whole generation of nerds a sexual fetish for body paint. To many people - like me - these scantily clad ladies embody the campy, fun and nutty element of the original series, a tone that was lost after the original crew retired. Having an Orion Slave Girl in the film is probably just a nod to a favored aspect of Star Trek mythology, but I am going to pretend like it's a sign of where the film is headed tonally.

We know there are Orion Slave Girls, by the way, because JFX Online caught a picture of one on the set. They also caught what may be the first pictures of Chris Pine in costume as Captain Kirk, although he looks like he's wearing some kind of leisure suit. I hope that's not the redesigned Starfleet uniform.

[JJFlamingo]

that red suit is damm cheesy...:D

[ScaryFreak1827]

I'm definetly looking forward to this for several reasons: 1) LOST creator directs 2) Sylar as Spock 3) I'm a ST fan. Although I'm wondering how this will compare to the previous 10 films (this is originally what ST 6 was supposed to be) and with a completely different cast (no Shatner or Stewart.) Time will tell...

[barryallen_thef]

captain kirk?

very saturday night fever looking

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4673/pine683zk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6595/pine684do0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/975/pine690qm5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8615/pine691vp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


orion slave girl?


from chud.com
These green skinned babes appeared in original Star Trek episodes like The Cage and Whom the Gods Destroy, where they gave a whole generation of nerds a sexual fetish for body paint. To many people - like me - these scantily clad ladies embody the campy, fun and nutty element of the original series, a tone that was lost after the original crew retired. Having an Orion Slave Girl in the film is probably just a nod to a favored aspect of Star Trek mythology, but I am going to pretend like it's a sign of where the film is headed tonally.

We know there are Orion Slave Girls, by the way, because JFX Online caught a picture of one on the set. They also caught what may be the first pictures of Chris Pine in costume as Captain Kirk, although he looks like he's wearing some kind of leisure suit. I hope that's not the redesigned Starfleet uniform.


actually i know its a bit blurry but if u look closer i think u can almost see bars on his sleeves...this is an educated guess but i would say this is a starfleet academy uniform...this is supposed to be a sort of prequel where kirk and spock meet for the first time right? ..if thats the case..theres your answer bout your uniforms

[yorrick brown]

Tyler Perry in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek?
Source: UGO December 30, 2007


Actor/writer/director/producer Tyler Perry (the "Madea" films and plays) will play a role in director J.J. Abrams' anticipated new Star Trek movie, reports UGO. You'll have to click here if you want to know which character he's already filmed, but we will say that it revolves around the young Kirk and Spock.

Paramount Pictures is planning a Christmas Day 2008 release for the film, which will have its first teaser trailer attached to the Abrams-produced monster movie Cloverfield on January 18


click here for the rest
http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/tyler_perrys_star_trek_adventure_ugo_exclusive/

[bigred760]

I haven't seen any of Perry's movies, but it is VERY impressive the impact he has had in Hollywood; every movie he's made has been a hit.

I'm thinking he'll play Admiral Cartwright, or some bigwig in Starfleet.

[yorrick brown]

DATE: Just checked with a source at Paramount Pictures. Ran down the description and am told this is the real deal!


Here's just a taste,

Slow Paramount logo.

Bad Robot logo.

Black, suddenly some sparks (very saturated, Michael Bay looking cinematography)

We hear an old NASA radio countdown: “30 sec and counting.”

Close up of a timeless guy with goggles leaning down doing some weilding and sparks flying around.

He lifts his googles — slightly futuristic head covering. It’s not a space suit, btw.

The dude leans down and wields some more — he’s standing on big metal.

“FROM DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS” (blue font with a nice lens flare)

Head over to Hollywoodchicago.com for the complete description! Let's hope they can put together a trailer better than they can put together a cast.

edit

ok heres the rest

Some Kennedy speech about space flight: “The eyes of the world now look to space.”

People walking around the saucer section. The wielders are everywhere, showing size.

We hear, “The Eagle has landed.”

Huge overhead shot pans across, suddenly showing what looks like miles of scaffolding underneath.

Title: “THE FUTURE BEGINS”

Really impressive shot from by the nacelle(?) of people all over the ship, and you can see a huge industrialize city or shipyard in the background. It’s being built on Earth, not in space.

Neil Armstrong: “One small step for man…”

Camera slowly cranes up over the whole saucer section.

Then we hear then Leonard Nimoy’s line: “Space, the final frontier,” and the familiar “Star Trek” theme horns.

The shot continues, revealing the writing on the top of the saucer — “U.S.S. Enterprise,” and these huge aircraft-like warp engines in the background. Technically, the first reveal of what we’re seeing.

Just the Starfleet log (no title)

Title card: “UNDER CONSTRUCTION”

“CHRISTMAS 2008”

Overall, really great teaser (by the definition of the term). Very industrial. I’m most intrigued by the background Earth stuff.

The teaser should be attached to the Abrams-produced “Cloverfield,” opening this Friday.


can`t wait to see it tomorrow.

[APzombie]

description sounds very ambitious. Looking forward to it, hopefully it will show up online this weekend.

[pablo_super1!]

I'm not a huge Star Trek fan but I want to see this, and here's a new image released online today

http://www.aolcdn.com/aolmovies/star-trek-uss-enterprise-full

[Craig M.D.]

I'm interested to see what they do with the film (and the franchise) but I'm not getting my hopes up. This could either be the kickstart the franchise needs or it could be the final nail in the coffin.

[M@MAX]

the dome looks very classic, but i wonder what those turbines in warp nacelles are.

looks cool for a start altough i have to say that i really don't like TOS, i loved TNG and DS9 was even cooler, especially from season 4 onwards.
i'm really interestet how this works out but i have to admit that the only thing i'm really interested in is pegg as scotty :)

[anakinsrise]

Im interested im not a Star Trek fanatic but i have always liked the films and series.Should be interesting.

[Craig M.D.]

I have to say, the really cool thing about that pic is the fact that you can see what the inside of the front of the nacelles look like.

[sarah1980]

just saw the teaser

boy am i excited for this :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllSZW_YLk8

[Jimbo513]

Yeah, the teaser was pretty cool. I was very skeptical of this movie at first, but it's growing on me. I never liked TOS much, huge TNG fan, so I don't mind them treading on TOS material.

It seems they are going for a "beginning" or "roots" feel, but wasn't Star Fleet well founded by this time? Any big trekies here that can tell us how old star fleet is by Kirk's time?

[vesaker]

Just saw the teaser before Cloverfield and let me say i'm a way bigger fan of Wars then Trek but damn..... just seeing the Enterprise being built sent chills up my spine, i hope this rocks my socks off!

[movieme07]

Copied and pasted directly from the Cloverfield thread:

Oh, and I was mixed on the Star Trek trailer. When they show the ship's name at the end and Nimoy says "Space, the final frontier" I did orgasm a little bit, but too much of it felt like an attempt to make Star Trek contemporary (Why in the hell are there city lights in the background of one of the space dock shots, look for them, they're there) and felt way too much like the Transformers trailers. I hope it'll be fine, but I'm a little put off.

If anything else it certainly looked good, the ship was a nice redesign, at least what you see of it.

[movieme07]

As for those turbines I can't find a good enough picture online but they're on the original Enterprise. It's a really astute design detail, I'd forgotten about those until I saw the picture.

[ElderPredator]

That teaser blew my effin' mind and I can't wait for Christmas damnit! :)

[ElderPredator]

And to celebrate the release of the trailer, here is my new background! :D (I'm a Trekkie and proud of it!)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3013/new2fo3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[bigred760]

Very well done teaser, I thought.

[Raimo69]

There is a viral site up now for star trek it seems there doing the same thing as cloverflied.
I had found this off some star trek blog. Heres the link http://www.ncc-1701.com/

[Craig M.D.]

Trekmovie.com had a live chat today with JJ Abrams, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, writer Robert Orci and one of the producers answering questions from fans. Some interesting stuff was covered. Couple of photos from the set (although you can't see much except some green screen and what looks like a computer console).
http://trekmovie.com/2008/01/25/jj-abrams-trek-team-fan-chat-transcript-pictures-from-the-set/

Apparently the server went down towards the end so they'll be answering more questions later.

[MonkeyGoat]

OMG! As a huge Trekker, and daughter of a Trekkie, I am SOOOOO excited! I've been to all the conventions, I've met all the stars! I just don't wear the costumes, but I have had a James T. Bone!

[ChaseCalhoun]

Hopefully the ladies of the Enterprise are made to wear them ever so sexy short skirts......for continuity of course ;)

http://www.debbieohi.com/trek/pics/04uhura.jpg

http://www.costumecostumecostume.com/Uhura.jpg

[JJFlamingo]

Yeoman Rand was hotter than Uhura...:D

[jeremy910]

I never got into the Star Trek Universe Im more of a Star Wars guy. But when I heard J.J. Abrams was at the helm my interest grew then with the rumors of Matt Damon as Captain Kirk. This movie has become one of my most anticipated movies of next year...


Are you guys looking forward to it?


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/hogarth3/Star20Trek20XI.jpg

Hell yeah! The cast looks AMAZING. As if I didn't have any other reason to start getting really excited for this movie. Definitley one of my most anticipated films of 2008.

[yorrick brown]

BAD NEWS

the movie has been pushed back till MAY 8th 2009.As paramount thinks it`ll make more money in MAY then DEC.

:(

[JoeChar4321]

BAD NEWS

the movie has been pushed back till MAY 8th 2009.As paramount thinks it`ll make more money in MAY then DEC.

:(

May 8 is a very dumb move. That's only one week after X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Why not May 29? One week after Night At The Museum (comedy) and with a pixar movie - completely different demographics.

I'm a fan of both but Wolverine week two will gut Trek.

To prove I'm a fan of both, I'm going to quote Brent Spiner,

"Star Trek has always been about looking forward, not backward."

Wolverine X-Men prequel > Star Trek fake Kirk prequel

[ilovemovies]

This sucks! They are breaking tradition! Star Trek ALWAYS comes out in the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season dammit! It never comes out in the summer.

I hate that they are breaking the tradition.

[Raimo69]

I was really wanting to see this movie during Christmas. Why May Why. It might be for the best but come on. Now some movie will problay come out the same weekend and do better. But you never know it might be for the best.

[bigred760]

Doesn't matter that much to me, since it's not exactly high up on my must see list. I do want to see it, but five more months doesn't make much of a difference for me.

[barryallen_thef]

i think its a bad move on Paramount part...that goes to show u how "much they care" bout the movie even thought it was a bold move to hire j.j. abrahms to direct the prequel "prequel"

[bigred760]

i think its a bad move on Paramount part...that goes to show u how "much they care" bout the movie even thought it was a bold move to hire j.j. abrahms to direct the prequel "prequel"

so . . . how much do they care?

I don't think it's a bad move . . . they're moving it from what is usually a month filled with Oscar contenders to a month that says it's a "summer blockbuster."

[yorrick brown]

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6445/uniform1hd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6500/shuttle1smallew2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1757/shuttleconsolesmallgl4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7562/shuttleint2nf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[barryallen_thef]

so . . . how much do they care?

I don't think it's a bad move . . . they're moving it from what is usually a month filled with Oscar contenders to a month that says it's a "summer blockbuster."

perhaps but when u think about it...next summer is already fill with(for the most part) filled with,for a lack of a better potential "blockbusters" already BUT ill give them the benefit of the doubt..we shall see how well it does..then again..the last 2 star trek movie has done lackluster performance around the holiday...considering they were badly written.

[ilovemovies]

I disagree that they were badly written. Especially Nemesis which such a great, underrated movie. But Insurrection is also quite underrated.

[barryallen_thef]

I disagree that they were badly written. Especially Nemesis which such a great, underrated movie. But Insurrection is also quite underrated.

guess should have clarify myself a bit better: i meant that inssurection was a bad movie overall..althought i think it was a mighty good effort for Frake 2nd attempt in the directors chair(Insurrection)...

Nemesis was great but not as good as it could have been alas: The Wrath of Kan,The Voyage Home,The Undiscover Country and First Contact which is one of my favorite along with The Voyage Home.

[bigred760]

'Nemesis' reminded me a bit too much of 'Wrath of Khan.' And it's because of the lackluster performances of the last two (not to mention the poor performances of the latest TV shows) that they're "starting over," a la Bond and Batman.

Summer's nowadays are always filled with "blockbusters." What's one more? :D

[barryallen_thef]

'Nemesis' reminded me a bit too much of 'Wrath of Khan.' And it's because of the lackluster performances of the last two (not to mention the poor performances of the latest TV shows) that they're "starting over," a la Bond and Batman.

Summer's nowadays are always filled with "blockbusters." What's one more? :D

starting over and fresh is not a bad thing..but it all depends on(i think) the director and how good the story is..if its refreshing or not u know?

hopefully with the "reboot" of this franchise it will be something akin to Batman Begins and Casino Royale..

dont get me wrong im a big star trek fan as the next person...but since now older and wiser..im still kind of weary and picky..it just suck that Enterprise got cancelled prematurely..since it was a fun series and it was kinda kool to see scott bakula playing capt archer :o

[FLAME_ON]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/startrekteaser3.jpg

I'm jacked about this movie... I'm not really a huge fan; I love watching the original series for cheesy fun but this movie seems like it's got the right stuff to be amazing.
No one else care?
No?
Eh...

[FireCaptain4]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/startrekteaser3.jpg

I'm jacked about this movie... I'm not really a huge fan; I love watching the original series for cheesy fun but this movie seems like it's got the right stuff to be amazing.
No one else care?
No?
Eh...

I agree, the only reason I enjoy the original series or some of the earlier movies is due to the camp and Shatner. However, this film seems like it will take the series in a rather gritty direction, in your words: "the right stuff ". It may just turn me into a fan.

[ilovemovies]

guess should have clarify myself a bit better: i meant that inssurection was a bad movie overall..althought i think it was a mighty good effort for Frake 2nd attempt in the directors chair(Insurrection)...

Nemesis was great but not as good as it could have been alas: The Wrath of Kan,The Voyage Home,The Undiscover Country and First Contact which is one of my favorite along with The Voyage Home.


I know I'm one of the few people who loved Nemesis, but I would rank it in 3rd place behind only Wrath of Khan and First Contact.

And I thought Insurrection was better than The Voyage Home. The Voyage Home was enjoyable but I found it to be rather disposable and inconsequential. I know that it's probably the most popular Trek flick (with the exception of Wrath of Khan and maybe First Contact) but to me it's actually one of the weaker Trek flicks.

I even liked The Final Frontier more actually which I don't think is nearly as bad as people say it is.

[FLAME_ON]

I cannot be the only one excited for this movie.
On a scale from 1-100 of being a Star Trek fan, I'm probably a 10... But this is becoming one of my most anticipated movies for next year.


Anyways... if anyone cares, new poster:
http://img.trekmovie.com/images/lv08/st09lv08posters.jpg

[outsyder]

I've never been a fan of Star Trek. I pretty much hate it in all 600 forms of it that have been released.


BUT this cast is just to good to ignore.

[Jig Saw 123]

I've never understood the fascination behind Star Trek, I found the series boring, but when I heard J.J. Abrams was directing than I saw the teaser trailer I was just like *wow*. I hope it makes me a believer. :D

[ilovemovies]

Star Trek > Star Wars

Well, TOS and TNG. Not the others. The others blow. But Kirk and Picard's crew all rock.

[ElderPredator]

It actually took me a few minutes to realize that Simon Pegg was in one of those new posters. He looks so awesome as Scotty as does Karl Urban as Bones. Can't wait for this movie! :D

P.S. Hey Pablo, can you make the HD screencap smaller so that this thread isn't so messed up? Thanks!

[sbunn10]

we dont have a lot to go on as of now.. ill decide whether im excited after the first real trailer.

[jbar1026]

Star Trek > Star Wars

Well, TOS and TNG. Not the others. The others blow. But Kirk and Picard's crew all rock.

you should watch ds9 sesons 4,5,6 and 7 everything in the dominion war is great.
voyager overall is good it has some shit episodes but makes up for them with its awsome ones.
tng is great patrick stewart makes this series.
tos has never been my fav yet i find myself glued to the screen when it comrs on.
enterprise was good! what i saw of its first two seasons

[ilovemovies]

IMO, each series got progressively worse than the one before it.

DS9 wasn't bad but I still didn't care for it.
Voyager was complete mediocrity.
And Enterprise was the worst of them all. Crap on a stick. I usually like Scott Bakula, but he had even less personality than Janeway which is saying something.

[bigred760]

The more I see and hear about this movie, the more excited I get about it.

Little by little.

[APzombie]

I was watching "Spaced" again the other night and Tim, Pegg's character says "it's as sure as anything. Just like how you can count on every odd number Star Trek film being utter shit."

Now Simon Pegg is staring in Star Trek XI, or Star Trek I, however you want to put it.

Maybe the fact that Nemesis sucked means the curse is broken, eh?

[jbar1026]

:pIMO, each series got progressively worse than the one before it.

DS9 wasn't bad but I still didn't care for it.
Voyager was complete mediocrity.
And Enterprise was the worst of them all. Crap on a stick. I usually like Scott Bakula, but he had even less personality than Janeway which is saying something.

have you watched the majority of the episodes from all the shows or are you judging them buy a few ep of the first seasons. everone knows that the trek shows dont get real good until season 4

i have to agree that janeway is the weakest of the captians! but enterprize being shit im not sure about that one .. to me it was just different than all the others. more of a scifi action show than the rest if you know what i mean

[thommie343]

I thought Enterprise was good when it started lots of possibilities. A lot of the TOS but looked one hundred times better. Then some time war thing happened and I lost interest. Then the last season was amazing and then it was canceled.

As for Janeway after she cut her hair she became a way better character. Really what Starship Captain has a bun in the future.

I was skeptical of this at first but seeing a lot of the actors and knowing some of the acting they are bringing to the movie I am looking forward to this movie.

[Smiert Spionam]

FUCK. YES.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5457/newtrekkiephotoob3.jpg

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/1840/bigspockgf3.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2716/excltrekpicbigbo3.jpg

Discuss.....

[thommie343]

Looks great

[Smiert Spionam]

Even more....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/startrekewcover.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u229/r0mr0/star_trek_800x340.jpg

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[APzombie]

Chris Pine just sold me that he is the man to play Kirk based on that photo alone.

[NuclearMisfit]

Yes!!! Im totally ready to see this movie, should be pushed up from 09 to maybe Thanksgiving?

[AversionTherapy]

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/star_trek_800x340.jpg

my god that picture just makes me so excited!!

[FLAME_ON]

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5457/newtrekkiephotoob3.jpg
"Damn-it Jim, I'm a doctor. Not a.... Wait, what is that?!!"





Honestly, I'm sold on Karl Urban as Bones. As far as I'm concerned, he's the best looking replacement out of the bunch. Plus Bones is my favorite of TOS... Hopefully we'll get a few "He's dead Jim."

Pine's blue eyes make him a little too "pretty" for Kirk, otherwise it would be spot on.

Can't wait, this is my new TDK.

[FLAME_ON]

Pfff... and leave it up to MTV to not release the full-resolution picture like the rest of the sites did.

[anakinsrise]

I have been watching Wrath Of Khan all week,hey what can i say HBO airs it like mad,so im already hyped.Karl Urban really resembles DeForest "Bones"Kelley

[Tweek]

I was watching "Spaced" again the other night and Tim, Pegg's character says "it's as sure as anything. Just like how you can count on every odd number Star Trek film being utter shit."

Now Simon Pegg is staring in Star Trek XI, or Star Trek I, however you want to put it.

Maybe the fact that Nemesis sucked means the curse is broken, eh?

LOL
I really have to get on watching that show.

:D

Out of all the cast, John Cho as Sulu fills me with Happy for some reason. I dunno why.

Meh.

[anakinsrise]

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7673/29451583213e41ed1192mmz6.jpg

[DarthWade]

I was pumped up already by just the teaser alone...now...holy shit next summer can't get here fast enough.

Next year we are going to get: Watchmen, Star Trek, Avatar...god damn what a good year it'll be.

[ilovemovies]

IMO, none of them look like their counterparts, except perhaps Sylar.

[barryallen_thef]

those are interesting customes for kirk academy day and im wondering if thats the bridge for 1701 and if its..well...as Popeye used to say: "Well blow me down"

[Conz]

i never once even thought about watching Star Trek, im a star wars guy, but with JJ Abrams directing, Simon Pegg, Sylar, the dude who owned Smokin Aces and Eric Bana as a bad guy...this sounds, and looks awesome.

Im too lazy to look, is that Karl Urban? i didnt even know he was in this. Crazy cast

[Cosimo]

oh no! i thought matt damon was going to play kirk

the average age of the cast look about 15 years old, especially on that entertainment cover

i'll watch it but ah geez

[FireCaptain4]

Goodness, the new pictures have me stoked! Who would have though Karl Urban would bear such a likeness to Bones? Next summer can't come soon enough!

[therealjohng]

Hahahah, holy crap I didn't even realize that was Karl Urban. When this got announced, I have to admit, I wasn't excited for it. But these pictures are really good looking. Did this get pushed back til next year? I thought it was coming out this December?

[FLAME_ON]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/trekmccoy.jpg
"He's dead Jim."

[a7xfan]

well now i am officially stoked for this film, the casting is perfect imo

[ilovemovies]

Of course the real question is how is the chemistry between the 3 big characters.

Will the chemistry between Pine/Quinto/Urban be anywhere near as special as the chemistry was between Shatner/Nimoy/Kelley?

I'm not saying that I don't have faith in this movie or in JJ Abrams or in this cast. I'm sure the actors will all be good. Afterall, Abrams has a knack for great casting. Both Lost and Alias have two of the greatest ensemble casts in television history. But even though this will be good I still doubt it'll have the magic that the original crew have.

I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this cast will be so outstanding that I'll actually completely forget about Shatner and Kelley and the other actors from the original crew. I can only hope.

[FLAME_ON]

Of course the real question is how is the chemistry between the 3 big characters.

Will the chemistry between Pine/Quinto/Urban be anywhere near as special as the chemistry was between Shatner/Nimoy/Kelley?

I'm not saying that I don't have faith in this movie or in JJ Abrams or in this cast. I'm sure the actors will all be good. Afterall, Abrams has a knack for great casting. Both Lost and Alias have two of the greatest ensemble casts in television history. But even though this will be good I still doubt it'll have the magic that the original crew have.

I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this cast will be so outstanding that I'll actually completely forget about Shatner and Kelley and the other actors from the original crew. I can only hope.

This is all true, and I think another question has to be how much playfulness are these characters going to have? Since it seems like J.J.'s going for the "girtty, realism" factor, are we going to see the fun side of those three characters or is it going to be all business?

[FireCaptain4]

This is all true, and I think another question has to be how much playfulness are these characters going to have? Since it seems like J.J.'s going for the "girtty, realism" factor, are we going to see the fun side of those three characters or is it going to be all business?

I share your curiosity, as I'm sure many others do. Until a trailer is released, all we will be able to do is speculate. I'm hoping J.J. has spent a little bit of time inserting fun character moments into the film and letting the cast build its chemistry because that was the heart and soul of TOS.

[Smiert Spionam]

http://i35.tinypic.com/2wcgzls.jpg

'Star Trek': New Movie, New Vision
By Jeff Jensen

Aboard a monstrous and gloomy interstellar cruiser — part Death Star, part Mordor — the man who would be the next captain of the starship Enterprise finds himself under fire from bald, blue-tatted alien brawlers. At the moment, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), the hotheaded, horndog hero of Star Trek, is still a fresh-faced space cadet. At his side is his young half-human, half-Vulcan BFF, Spock (Zachary Quinto), looking quintessentially Spocky with his black bowl cut, slanting eyebrows, and blue smock. Here on the set of director J.J. Abrams' $150 million bid to bring Gene Roddenberry's beloved sci-fi world back to the big screen, the two geek pop icons have infiltrated a Romulan warcraft only to see their mission explode into a raging phaser fight. No longer are their signature Trek weapons boxy plastic toys, but sleek silver gizmos with spring-triggered barrels that revolve and glow in the transition from ''stun'' to ''kill.'' Problem is, every time Kirk raises his newfangled ray gun, the barrel revolves too early. Or too late. Or not at all. Giggles and unprintable curses fly. Someone lightens the mood with a quip: ''Most illogical, captain.''

For cast and crew, it's a fleeting and fixable frustration. But a busted phaser is the least of the challenges Abrams faces as he attempts to reenergize a franchise that has clearly lost its zap. As embodied by the short-lived late-'60s TV series starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek inspired rabid fandom (they're called Trekkers, please, not Trekkies), and was once the definition of smart sci-fi. The series subverted America's cynical Cold War culture with its rich vision of a peaceful future and a weird, wonderful universe worthy of joint exploration. But since the box office peak of the original film series in 1986 (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), the Trek brand has devolved into a near-irrelevant cultural joke, likely to inspire giggles and unprintable curses from even its most ardent supporters. After a succession of contrived TV spin-offs (the last, UPN's Star Trek: Enterprise, mustered only a feeble 2 million viewers in its final season) and mediocre features based on the best of the bunch (Star Trek: The Next Generation), even people who'd built their entire careers around Trek could see the writing on the wall. ''Star Trek,'' says Leonard Nimoy, ''had run its course.''

Transforming a defunct old property into a cool 21st-century event flick may seem like business as usual for Hollywood (e.g., Superman Returns, Batman Begins), but Trek presented Paramount and Abrams with a much heftier challenge: how to make this hunk of retro sci-fi cheese meaningful as mainstream entertainment, as relevant pop, as big business. ''Every studio in town is searching for these kinds of franchises, so it was important for us to reboot,'' says Brad Weston, Paramount's president of production. ''But we needed a clean, fresh take on this thing.''

Enter Abrams, 42, whose knack for mainstream genre fare (see: Alias, Lost, and Mission: Impossible III) has elevated him to visionary status in Hollywood. His Trekker credentials? Nonexistent. ''I don't think people even understand what Star Trek means anymore,'' he says, sitting outside his editing suites at Paramount, sporting a T-shirt emblazoned with a cartoon question mark. Abrams saw the first Star Trek film in 1979 with his father, veteran TV-movie producer Gerald Abrams, at a theater on the Paramount lot. But he feels no warm-fuzzy nostalgia about it. In fact, Abrams can sum up his regard for Trek in two words: Galaxy Quest, the 1999 hit starring Tim Allen that satirized Trek with painful precision. ''It's so ridiculous, so accurate, so sophisticated, it spoils the Star Trek universe,'' he says.

Plus, at heart, Abrams is still more of a Star Wars guy. ''All my smart friends liked Star Trek,'' he says. ''I preferred a more visceral experience.'' Which is exactly why he accepted Paramount's offer in 2005 to develop a new Trek flick; creatively, he was engaged by the possibility of a Star Trek movie ''that grabbed me the way Star Wars did.'' That meant a bigger budget and better special effects than any previous Trek film, plus freedom to reinvent the mythos as needed. ''We have worldwide aspirations and we need to broaden [Trek's] appeal,'' says Weston. ''Doing the half-assed version of this thing wasn't going to work.''

Abrams says he was also drawn to the project because he believed in — and wanted to evangelize — Trek's unabashed idealism. ''I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now,'' says Abrams, whose infectiously upbeat energy and disdain for cynicism are among his most marked attributes. (Not for nothing did Abrams give Randy Pausch, the now-late author of The Last Lecture and avowed Trekker, a cameo in the film.) That ethos may seem cornball to an America darkened by a decade's worth of catastrophe, but after an election season that has seen both presidential nominees run on ''hope'' and ''change,'' Star Trek just may find itself on the leading wave of a zeitgeist shift — away from bleak, brooding blockbusters and toward the light. ''In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as The Dark Knight is raking in gazillions of dollars, Star Trek stands in stark contrast,'' Abrams says. ''It was important to me that optimism be cool again.''

The news that Abrams had been tapped to be Trek's new chief creative officer was greeted with no small worry by those in geekdom. Several years ago, Abrams wrote a Superman script that radically revised the entire Man of Steel 
 mythology. ''It was not well received by the Internet community,'' Abrams says, laughing. But the director shored up faith with the faithful when he announced his Star Trek revamp brain trust, all friends and close collaborators: Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof (Trekker); M:I-3 and Transformers screenwriters Bob Orci (hardcore Trekker) and Alex Kurtzman (mild Trekker); and producer Bryan Burk (total non-Trekker). ''I provided the idiot test for all plot points,'' Burk says.

Abrams made his perspective clear: ''We weren't making a movie for fans of Star Trek,'' he said. ''We were making a movie for fans of movies.'' From there, the team hashed out the specifics. Exact plot details are top secret, but there are a few things EW can tell you.

(******SPOILER ALERT! If you want to know nothing about the plot, avoid the next paragraph******)

Star Trek's time-travel plot is set in motion when a Federation starship, the USS Kelvin, is attacked by a vicious Romulan (Eric Bana) desperately seeking one of the film's heroes. From there, the film then brings Kirk and Spock center stage and tracks the origins of their friendship and how they became officers aboard the Enterprise. In fact, the movie shows how the whole original series crew came together: McCoy (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoë Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekov (Anton Yelchin). The adventure stretches from Earth to Vulcan, and yes, it does find a way to have Nimoy appearing in scenes with at least one of the actors on our cover — and maybe both. The storytelling is newbie-friendly, but it slyly assimilates a wide range of Trek arcana, from doomed Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood) to Sulu's swordsmanship to classic lines like, ''I have been, and always shall be, your friend.'' More ambitiously, the movie subversively plays with Trek lore — and those who know it. The opening sequence, for example, is an emotionally wrenching passage that culminates with a mythic climax sure to leave zealots howling ''Heresy!'' But revisionism anxiety is the point. ''The movie,'' Lindelof says, ''is about the act of changing what you know.''

History may be mutable in the new Star Trek, but the old characterizations remain the same: Spock is still logical and Scotty is still bitterly complaining about the ship's overworked engines. But Abrams did feel Trek's design aesthetic — which for him is largely defined by the lo-fi original series — needed a dramatic upgrade if the drama was going to be taken seriously. Case in point: The Enterprise still has a saucer front section and pronged rear engines, but now comes tricked out with credibility-enhancing details. During turbulence, the crew can now grab handrails to keep from falling. And Abrams has given the blah cardboard bridge a makeover. It still has the oval shape, the captain's chair, the giant view screen — but it's now blazingly white and glistening with light and glass. Apple Store, anyone? ''People would joke, 'Where's the Genius Bar?''' says Abrams, somewhat defensively. ''To me, the bridge is so cool, it makes the Apple Store look uncool.''

One other essential element in Team Abrams' conception of the new Trek: getting the old Spock. Abrams felt Nimoy's Obi-Wan-ish presence was so crucial, he told the studio he wouldn't move forward without him. ''I thought Spock was behind me. I had no unfulfilled wishes,'' Nimoy says. But Abrams was persuasive. ''I felt J.J. and his writers had a very strong sense of who the characters were and how they should work. To find a team that was interested in putting it all back together was very exciting.'' Trekkers will be excited too. Nimoy's first scene in the film, screened for EW, is goose-bumpingly cool. (Negotiations with Shatner did not go as well.)

The new Spock came next, though Zachary Quinto had been all but knocking on the door for months. During the first season of Heroes, Quinto, 31, campaigned for the part by repeatedly expressing interest in it while doing press for his show. ''I saw it as a career opportunity, but I also saw it as a creative opportunity, too,'' he says. ''I have a real interest in where this character lives. I really relate to the duality of a logical mind and an emotional sensibility.'' Quinto prepped intensely for his tryout, even binding his fingers with rubber bands to train his hand for the live-long-and-prosper salute. He secured the role soon after Nimoy viewed his audition tape. ''I could see Zach had an internal life as an actor, which is important to the Spock character, because there's so little to show physically,'' Nimoy says. ''I called J.J. and immediately told him he was going to work.''

Meanwhile, Chris Pine (Smokin' Aces) nearly sabotaged his big break. His Kirk audition, he recalls, required him to bark ''Trek jargon'' as he led the Enterprise through a space skirmish. ''It was very hard to take myself seriously,'' says Pine, 28, with a laugh. ''I'm six-foot, I weigh about a buck sixty-five, went to private school, and grew up in the [San Fernando] Valley — I wouldn't follow me into battle.'' But Abrams was impressed by Pine's charisma and invited him back, along with two other Kirk candidates, to test with Quinto. The duo's chemistry was undeniably bromantic, and Pine was offered the role. Still, Pine had a caveat for Abrams. ''I said to him, 'There's going to be a lot of people on your ass about all kinds of things. I just need to know, if I have a question, you will be there for me,' '' Pine recalls. Abrams remembers that conversation more like this: ''He asked, 'You're not going to put me in a leotard, are you?'''

Nope. Kirk spends much of Star Trek dressed in respectable black — space-cadet colors in Abrams' Trekverse — as he undertakes a perilous, destiny-seeking journey. The actor says he got over his Kirk-comparison insecurities, but that didn't mean mimicking Shatner's much-mocked halting cadences. For his part, Quinto shaved his eyebrows and grew and dyed his hair, and found that the makeover helped him connect with Spock's angst. ''I never anticipated how alienated I would feel because of the physical alteration,'' he says. ''That's appropriate, because Spock is really alienated from himself when we meet him. He's constantly questioning his place in the world.'' The ears? ''I'm endeared to the ears,'' he says, smiling.

Watching Pine and Quinto work on set — and seeing some of their work on screen — suggests both may deliver star-making performances. ''I think Zach had the toughest job, but he gave a performance that totally captured the character without resorting to impersonation,'' says Simon Pegg (Scotty). ''And Chris had that steely arrogance and wry humor you want in Kirk. He's also sickeningly good-looking and really funny. Talk about nature giving a guy too much.''

For Abrams, who shot for five months on the Paramount lot and around Los Angeles, the defining struggle was fighting through his non-Trekker prejudice. He succeeded, but that still didn't alleviate all of his anxiety. ''There were days when I would look around the set, with all these tattooed faces and pointy ears, bizarre weaponry and Romulan linguists, with dialogue about 'Neutral Zones' and 'Starfleet' — and I would start sweating,'' he says. ''But I knew this would work, because the script Alex and Bob wrote was so emotional and so relatable. I didn't love Kirk and Spock when I began this journey — but I love them now.''

Based on footage screened for EW by Abrams — the awe-inspiring introduction of the Enterprise; thrilling action sequences on a harsh ice planet and in the skies of Vulcan — the director has transformed Star Trek into state-of-the-art pop. Moviegoers will get a sneak peek when the first full trailer is released with the new James Bond flick on Nov. 14.

Star Trek was originally supposed to hit screens this Christmas, but Paramount pushed the release date to May 8, 2009, believing the movie could make more money next summer. The studio also needed more time to rehab Trek's image. ''We felt we really need to get out there and educate people that this is a whole new franchise,'' says Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore. After Abrams wraps postproduction, Paramount will send him on an international PR tour, screening clips of the film for European audiences.

Is the world ready again for Trek's optimistic vision of the future? Some involved with the film suspect the presidential election may have a dramatic effect on how Star Trek will be perceived. ''This is a franchise that offers hope for unity — and so does Barack Obama,'' says Quinto, who has stumped for the Democratic presidential nominee. ''When this movie comes out, and Obama is president, hopefully there will be some parallels.'' Perhaps, but the elder Spock knows that moments of unity can be fleeting. ''My only regret is that the movie can't come out sooner,'' Nimoy says. ''I think the world could use it. Don't you?''

[Smiert Spionam]

Few more pics:

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/4508/treknero3ps4.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/7223/treksulu3oy3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2946960105_35cdf54f5b.jpg?v=1224203732

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/RAMA4444/sulu.jpg

[Terror Australis]

I'm really liking what I am seeing so far.

[gyro_44]

New pictures are looking promising. I'm not a big Trek fan, but I'm fairly excited for this.

[venom718]

I wonder if any original star trek actors will have cameos in this.

[miguel_montes]

^^ Leonard Nimoy will.

[jolanar]

The only thing I'm not sold on myself is the guy playing Kirk. I haven't seen any video of him yet and can't say I have seen him in any other movie.

Other than that this looks great!

[Smiert Spionam]

The only thing I'm not sold on myself is the guy playing Kirk. I haven't seen any video of him yet and can't say I have seen him in any other movie.

Other than that this looks great!

Chris Pine was in Smokin' Aces.....

Here's a vid of him doing an interview completely in character as one of the "Tremor Brothers": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrv7A0adWuQ&feature=related (He's the guy in the center, btw)

http://www.empireonline.com/images/cover/large/24.jpg

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/hw800/30308.jpg

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/hw800/30309.jpg

[DarthWade]

I can't wait to pick up the new Empire. I get it all the time and I can't recommend it enough to people. Very good writing and it often has some amazing articles in it. It's well worth the price.

[Reigh Kaufman]

I can't wait to pick up the new Empire. I get it all the time and I can't recommend it enough to people. Very good writing and it often has some amazing articles in it. It's well worth the price.

I subscribe to Empire and have every magazine. I actually have a nice new closet for all my film mags and it looks awesome. Kim Newman - aside from a silly 4/5 review of 'Jason X' - is a great critic, and the magazine covers, particularly the very memorable 'Kill Bill' issue, was one of the coolest things to ever land on my doorstep...

...however, that cover, which will arrive tomorrow, is by far the worst they have done since the very early days. It actually makes me want to see 'Star Trek' less, not more. Awful.

(Nah, I was never really going to go and see it - 'Star Trek' is slightly worse than wearing lederhosen, but not quite as bad as being a Morris dancer).

Remember, kids: a Troll is someone who disagrees with anything I say!

:D

Enjoy your film.

[ergo proxy]

Some spies from aintitcoolnews spoil the trailer.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39031

[DarthWade]

Some spies from aintitcoolnews spoil the trailer.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39031


I wish someone would leak it...I really want to see this trailer.

[DarthWade]

20 mins of footage seen and trailer description:

SPOILERS!

(no, you will not be rick rolled :) ).


http://denofgeek.com/movies/144620/star_trek_four_full_scenes_and_new_trailer_reviewe d.html

[anakinsrise]

http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/11/enterprise579_l.jpg

[DarthWade]

I kind of like it...takes some getting used to though.

[junko]

I kind of like it...takes some getting used to though.

Not too sure about the design of the nacelles, but overall, it looks pretty good. Though i do think there should at least be a hint of a gold-type deflector dish. Overall, it pretty well sticks with the orginal design. You look at it, and you know it's an Enterprise.

[bigred760]

Looks pretty much like the way it always has.

[Weapon X]

Oh. My. GAWD.

All wrong. It's ALL WRONG!

The warp nacelles do not look like that, they're supposed to be cylindrical , not whatever the hell those are. The deflector dish is sticking out too far forward, the "neck" of the ship connecting the saucer section to the body is too far back.

And furthermoooooooooawe fuck, I couldn't keep a straight face. Yeah, it's recognizably the Enterprise. No complaints from me.

(The sad part is, some poor Trekkie on IMDB is probably writing an identical rant in perfect seriousness)

[bigred760]

(The sad part is, some poor Trekkie on IMDB is probably writing an identical rant in perfect seriousness)

"Poor" would not be the word I'd choose to describe him/her.

[DarthWade]

Oh. My. GAWD.

All wrong. It's ALL WRONG!

The warp nacelles do not look like that, they're supposed to be cylindrical , not whatever the hell those are. The deflector dish is sticking out too far forward, the "neck" of the ship connecting the saucer section to the body is too far back.

And furthermoooooooooawe fuck, I couldn't keep a straight face. Yeah, it's recognizably the Enterprise. No complaints from me.

(The sad part is, some poor Trekkie on IMDB is probably writing an identical rant in perfect seriousness)


For a moment there I thought you were serious. :)

However, I would wait until this weekend when the new trailer hits before visiting the IMDB boards...because you'll probably get some serious comedy there.

[Derrida]

Here's a cam version of the new trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQyjrRgE4c

Better than nothing I guess. Looks pretty awesome though....

[outsyder]

Nice.

Simon Pegg looks awesome.

[miguel_montes]

Sorry if it was answered before, but does anyone know when is this trailer going to be released online? Oficially, I mean (HD).

[Terror Australis]

Monday.


That bootleg trailer was really cool, can't wait to see it in HD.

[Smiert Spionam]

Fuck yeah, that was nice. Damn good for a cam. Much better than that first cam TDK teaser that came out, that's for sure....

[AspectRatio1986]

I've never ever been a fan of Star Trek but that trailer was bad ass

[ilovemovies]

The enterprise looks awesome.

As for the trailer, I wish I could the say the same but alas, I can not. Some of the trailer looked pretty cool but other bits just looked ridiculously cheesy and artificial to me. And it just didn't feel or look right to me. It looks liek there is too much CGI. The kid version of Kirk was just awful. I did like Greenwood's narration but then he has that kind of voice so that's not much of a surprise. In the end, I'm not convinced of this cast. This trailer did nothing to convince me of them. Especially Pine and Pegg. Eric Bana looked terrible too. This trailer actually has me a little worried to be honest.

[ScaryFreak1827]

I thought the trailer looked amazing! I saw it last night with Quantum of Solace and my anticipation for this film has risen quite a few notches. The fact that J.J. Abrams is directing and Zachary Quinto is Spock (huge Heroes fan) is just the icing on the cake. Can't wait.

[Smiert Spionam]

The enterprise looks awesome.

As for the trailer, I wish I could the say the same but alas, I can not. Some of the trailer looked pretty cool but other bits just looked ridiculously cheesy and artificial to me. And it just didn't feel or look right to me. It looks liek there is too much CGI. The kid version of Kirk was just awful. I did like Greenwood's narration but then he has that kind of voice so that's not much of a surprise. In the end, I'm not convinced of this cast. This trailer did nothing to convince me of them. Especially Pine and Pegg. Eric Bana looked terrible too. This trailer actually has me a little worried to be honest.

Dude......it was a teaser.....and a really blurry one at that. I think you're jumping way ahead here.

[APzombie]

i was sold for the most part. I think it captures the adventurous spirit of the show and the pulpy fun we are missing these days (pulpy, not dumb fun, which there are too many of these days).

I haven't seen it in theaters yet but i plant to soon. I'm really looking forward to this.

[ilovemovies]

Dude......it was a teaser.....and a really blurry one at that. I think you're jumping way ahead here.

What do you mean blurry? I saw it on the big screen when I saw Quantum of Solace yesterday.

[anakinsrise]

Looks pretty good so far Cant wait to see it on the big screen tonight

[anakinsrise]

You can find a hi def bootleg here:
http://www.hd-trailers.org/2008/11/new-jj-abrams-star-trek-trailer-first-look/

[therealjohng]

I will admit there were some nice visuals in that trailer.

[Bourne101]

Saw the trailer today at Quantum of Solace. Trailer was alright, but nothing to write home about.

[jeremy910]

I saw the trailer with Quantum of Solace. It was alright but nothing special.It kinda seems like a soap opera set in space.

[Derrida]

It annoys me that that the kid says his name is James SIBERIUS Kirk - surely it's Tiberius as in James T. Kirk?

[FireCaptain4]

Well, I for one think the trailer looks fantastic. It appears to be exactly what the "Star Trek" universe needs at this point- a big-budget reboot with new blood and ideas injected into the universe. Hopefully this'll be golden.

Zachary Quinto seems to me like he's going to make a terrific Spock.

[FireCaptain4]

It annoys me that that the kid says his name is James SIBERIUS Kirk - surely it's Tiberius as in James T. Kirk?

Sorry for the double post.

It sounds, at least to me, that he clearly says "Tiberius", but maybe I'm wrong.

[APzombie]

I do really wonder what the hell that opening scene is all about. Why the fuck would lil' Kirk do that anyway? And the delivery of his name was so forceful like "look at me! look at me! look at what i can do! i'm James Kirk!!!!"

[fooknasty]

I have never watched a single Star Trek movie, and that may not change.

Trailer looked "ok" at best. Young Kirk was stupid, really dumb. It looked like Speed Racer 2 to me.

The only reason that I would see this is for the performances of Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto (supposedly a star is born in Pine).

[Hotbox]

Just checked out the trailer and it looks alright. Not too sure on the kid and "I'm James Tiberius Kirk" line. (very Michael Bay) but all in all it looks like fun. Seems like the Enterprise is gonna be destroyed...again. Abrams is kinda hit and miss.

There's alot of 'trekkie' hate out there. I wouldn't consider myself one but there are some episodes of Star Trek that are very good indeed. Well written and directed competently.

[Cosimo]

but but wheres worf? :(

[FireCaptain4]

Kind of off topic, but does anyone else think "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country" is flat-out awesome and underrated?! It's probably my favorite of the movies, I even prefer it over "The Wrath of Khan".

[Smiert Spionam]

but but wheres worf? :(

I assume that you're being sarcrastic, but in case that you aren't, Worf is from "The Next Generation." Continuity wise, he doesn't show up for another 80-90 years in the Stark Trek universe...

Kind of off topic, but does anyone else think "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country" is flat-out awesome and underrated?! It's probably my favorite of the movies, I even prefer it over "The Wrath of Khan".

Undiscover Country is amazing. Kirk and Bones abandoned by Starfleet on an ice planet death prison? Fuck yeah. Also has an great cast of co-stars like David Warner as the Klingon High Chancellor, Christopher Plummer as a Klingon general, Kim Cattrall as a Vulcan pilot, and fuckin Kurtwood Smith as the President of Starfleet. Great film....

P.S. The new HD Trailer should be here in about five minutes:

http://www.startrekmovie.com/

[jetsetter]

The countdown seems to have reset.:(

Edit: It's on Apple now.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek

[FLAME_ON]

Looks phenomenal.

My only question... Sulu becomes a bad ass?

[Cosimo]

I assume that you're being sarcrastic, but in case that you aren't, Worf is from "The Next Generation." Continuity wise, he doesn't show up for another 80-90 years in the Stark Trek universe...



you got me smiert i was jk
got to love geordie, worf and picard
been watching the odd episode of next generation recently, when worf went prehistoric was classic comedy

with the new film, i aint convinced. aren't there more stories to be told when kirk, spock and co were in their mid 30's? i'll find it difficult to look up to a bunch of kids in control of the enterprise, how did they get that gig at such a young age in the first place? i mean kirk looks about 18. i guess they are trying to appeal to a wider younger audience

i would have prefered an older cast but i guess the powers that be plan for countless sequels

the last star trek series didn't work for me, too much american tv glitz plus the crew and captain weren't anything special and the intro music was terrible

[Smiert Spionam]

Looks phenomenal.

My only question... Sulu becomes a bad ass?

The fuck do you mean "becomes?" Sulu is a bad ass, son!

http://wizbangblog.com/images/2005/10/sulu.jpg

[ElderPredator]

The fuck do you mean "becomes?" Sulu is a bad ass, son!

http://wizbangblog.com/images/2005/10/sulu.jpg

"Ooooohhhhh myyyyyyyy"!

[ElderPredator]

BTW, the movie looks fucking brilliant and I love the angle Abrams has taken. Is it May yet?

[ElderPredator]

This is the shot that sold me..... :eek:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2li7csp.jpg

[Powerslave]

I'm hardly a trekkie, but that was a pretty fucking cool trailer.

[miguel_montes]

I honestly don't know how I feel about this trailer and the movie. It looks like nice, but at the same time it doesn't feel like "Star Trek" at all (save for the spaceships). If it's a good thing, only time will tell.

[Jig Saw 123]

I've never been a fan of Star Trek I've always leaned more towards Star Wars, but that trailer did kick ass.

[DarkKnight81]

I'm not even a fan of Star Trek but that trailer alone bought my ticket.

[sarah1980]

This is the shot that sold me..... :eek:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2li7csp.jpg


that's the second thing that sold me

the first being i've been a star trek fan for the last 26 years of my life ;)

[Strider]

Good trailer, but it's nothing life-changing. If I'm being completely honest, the teaser trailer sent more chills down my spine than this new trailer. And I consider myself a Star Trek fan. I'm still looking forward to the film, though.

Strider

[Cosimo]

If I'm being completely honest, the teaser trailer sent more chills down my spine than this new trailer.
Strider

mos def!

[Mr.HyDe807]

I had no interest in Star Trek, but the cool trailer, plus JJ Abrams at the helm.....I'm down to checking it out!

[dannywalker17]

The trailer was pretty effin' awesome.

I can't wait til May.

[barryallen_thef]

The trailer was pretty effin' awesome.

I can't wait til May.


just by that trailer i alone i know May cant get fast enough. this movie alone thanks to Abrahms may break the Star Trek Odd Movies curse. when they show kirk arriving by bike to the shipyard and looking up to the what? 60% built of Enterprise..that gave me chills alone

[Badbird]

That trailer was pretty amazing. I just hope it doesn't veer into Star Wars style space-shoot-em-ups and what not.

But just think about it: It already looks great from what we've scene, and now they still have an extra five months to smooth out all the special effects. One of the benefits of getting delayed half a year.

[ilovemovies]

I hate how inside the Enterprise looks. Outside is fine, but inside with all the white, it just looks so blah to me.

[anakinsrise]

Love the new trailer with old Spock at the end

[anakinsrise]

http://i38.tinypic.com/rvbz7m.jpg

[anakinsrise]

http://i36.tinypic.com/2n9mecp.jpg

[Beard_of_Meat]

I was never a Star Trek fan but I did enjoy Star Trek:TNG and I thought a few of the movies were ok..Other then that the whole franchise just seemed a little "meh" to me...I thought that the teaser was decent but when I saw the full trailer I thought holy crap I want to see this movie...You know JJ Abram's did a good job when "Trekkies" are pleased and at the same time you are hooking non Star Trek fans as well

[anakinsrise]

First look at the Communicator, Medical Tricorder, and Uhura's earpiece.


http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/07/first-look-at-star-trek-movie-props/

[Vertical Gunn]

Well since nobody posted the new trailer with Spock (even though some people mentioned it), you can view it here:
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/star-trek-xi/trailer-revised-leonard-nimoy-spock

We even some new footage.

[Vertical Gunn]

A new poster has been released.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi9_large.jpg

[Vertical Gunn]

Another new poster.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi10_large.jpg

[Vertical Gunn]

A new poster has been released courtesy of Worst Previews.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi11_large.jpg

By the way, I am a huge Anton Yelchin fan, so this poster really got me hyped, not to mention I think the movie looks awful.

[Vertical Gunn]

Here is yet another new poster...

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi12_large.jpg

Is it just me, or does he look like Jason Bateman?

[Vertical Gunn]

Kick-ass new poster with a kick-ass Chris Pine.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi14_large.jpg

[Vertical Gunn]

Spock kind of looks different in this poster. Does anybody else notice this?

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi15_large.jpg

[Vertical Gunn]

I love this poster!

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi16_large.jpg

[Vertical Gunn]

And finally, the latest and newest poster of the "face-off" collection:

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/posters/startrekxi/startrekxi17_large.jpg

[anakinsrise]

IDW comic preview

http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/10/idw-...movie-prequel/

[FireCaptain4]

Those posters are simple, but they all look great and help generate a good feeling about this movie. The one of Eric Bana especially kicks mucho ass.

[anakinsrise]

New toys
http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/2008/l090122_startrek/flash.htm?gid=864&aid=4083

[INTREPID]

http://i38.tinypic.com/rvbz7m.jpg

Man, he looks evil.:eek:

[INTREPID]

New toys
http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/2008/l090122_startrek/flash.htm?gid=864&aid=4083

Thanks for the heads-up.

[anakinsrise]

some behind the scenes footage
http://www.esurance.com/welcome/landing/startrek/

[anakinsrise]

Star Trek Superbowl spot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTzoW0J1E8&eurl=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39965&feature=player_embedded

[FireCaptain4]

Star Trek Superbowl spot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTzoW0J1E8&eurl=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39965&feature=player_embedded

:eek:...:p....:D....:cool:

'tis all.

[xseanymacx]

I actually despise the Star Trek show quite a bit but the trailer looked pimp and I'll probably see the film.

[Vong]

The series was far too campy for me to watch, but the movies I enjoyed alot. Karl Urban as Bones? Opening night for this movie for sure!

[ilovemovies]

I hate to doubt JJ Abrams because up until now I've liked everything I've seen him be involved with (Joy Ride, Armageddon, Alias, Lost, MI3, heck even What About Brian was surprisingly decent) but the more I see of this movie the more I doubt it.

This does not look like Star Trek. It looks like a Star Wars wannabe. Chris Pine looks more like a second rate version of Anakin Skywalker than a young James Kirk.

Visually, it looks awesome. But the acting looks questionable and just has too much of a Star Wars feel than a Trek feel.

[APzombie]

Kirk says "what do you want from me man?" and scream "wwoooooooooo!" when skydiving....


I hope this is just their way of advertising to the football crowd.

[anakinsrise]

pics of toys packaging ,and costumes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29607728@N05/

[anakinsrise]

Star Trek Wondercon 2009 panel clips

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/wondercon-2009-video-of-the-star-trek-panel-6293

[sarah1980]

newest trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Bd5CRimRY

[ilovemovies]

Much better than the previous trailers. First trailer to actually make me excited.

May is gonna be such an awesome month!

[sarah1980]

Much better than the previous trailers. First trailer to actually make me excited.

May is gonna be such an awesome month!


that it is and i so want the music for that trailer

[anakinsrise]

Better trailer and music

[cinemalover]

I dont know why but I am really not looking forward to watch this movie

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[JackassFan]

Eric Bana looks awesome, and the space battle in the end of the newest trailer just made me about a million times more excited for this film. I can't wait.

[Spidey]

Trailer gave me goosebumps ! Need to find out which music they used for this trailer NOW !