'Star Trek' (Pre-Release Hype) [Archive]

vincent86

07-19-2008, 02:32 AM

The new Star Trek Movie poster will be given away at Comic Con, but it is already online. At the Con they will be handing out one to fans and it will only one of the four sections, if you get all for it creates one giant poster.

The poster features Chris Pine as Kirk, Heroes' Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, and Eric Bana as the villain Romulan Nero.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p370/J_Vincent86/ewall2.jpg

gungadin

10-16-2008, 05:03 AM

This is probably going to get panned and there's probably already a thread for this, but am I the only one who thinks the newly released screen caps for the new Abrams Star Trek Movie look awesome?

For the articles attached to the pictures, just click the links...

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/spock.jpg (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38753)

Zachary Quinto being a Spock badass

http://img.trekmovie.com/images/st09/usskelvin1t.jpg (http://trekmovie.com/2008/10/15/exclusive-image-from-star-trek-the-uss-kelvin/)

The new U.S.S. Kelvin getting... you know, a bad day...

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/920/920323/star-trek-20081015024146827-000%5B1%5D_1224107274.jpg (http://movies.ign.com/articles/920/920323p1.html)

What people are calling "Kirk on ice"

gungadin

10-16-2008, 05:04 AM

And part II!!!

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/excltrekpic.jpg (http://www.joblo.com/excl-star-trek-pic)

Eric Bana as a bad guy.... He's all shrouded in mystery and junk.

http://blog.ugo.com/images/uploads/new-trek-smaller.jpg (http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/exclusive_star_trek_photo/)

The Crew! (Minus Spock)

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/star_trek_400x300.jpg (http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/10/15/exclusive-new-star-trek-movie-photo-with-kirk-spock-sulu-and-the-uss-enterprise-bridge/)

The Bridge (possibly my personal favorite; huge version here (http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1580156&pid=3298534))

conorkilpatrick

10-16-2008, 05:55 AM

Very, very exciting.

gungadin

10-16-2008, 07:21 AM

What's interesting is it looks like a hardcore re-imagining. That bridge looks insanely, insanely awesome, nothing like the original, but fantastic and cool looking in its design.

paper

10-16-2008, 12:24 PM

Very cool.

racemccloud

10-16-2008, 01:03 PM

I don't know. It looks very interesting, but almost surreal, like it's not really "Star Trek", or it's a bunch of good-looking 90210 cast-offs playing "Star Trek". It almost reminds me of that Austin Powers "movie" from Austin Powers 3, with Tom Cruise as Austin: it's a little off, a little too "movie star". Or, you know, like the "movie" version of Pee Wee's big adventure at the end of "Pee Wee's Big Adventure". Like, "aren't these people to 'good looking' to play these parts?"

That said, the only "Trek" I really like is "Next Generation", but I'm still certainly looking forward to checking this out. At the end of the day, assuming the script is passable and presumably saying the effects will be top-notch, my instinct is that it will all rest on Chris Pine's performance as Kirk.

paper

10-16-2008, 01:19 PM

gobo

10-16-2008, 01:20 PM

He was also great in Huff

racemccloud

10-16-2008, 01:45 PM

Something tells me this movie isn't going to sink or swim on the merits of the dude playing Chekhov... but I get the point. Honestly, I'm not familiar with the resumes of any of the cast, really, and they may all be great. I'm just giving my reaction to those new images, and though they certainly look interesting and slickly produced, they seem maybe just a little... inauthentic. I'll be very interested to see the finished product, because usually I like re-imaginings, but for this to succeed I think it still needs to "feel" like "Star Trek", and I think more than anything that rests on the shoulders of Chris Vine. (That's the guy playing Kirk, right?)

captain-primate

10-16-2008, 02:57 PM

I'll be very interested to see the finished product, because usually I like re-imaginings, but for this to succeed I think it still needs to "feel" like "Star Trek"

I agree. Star Trek (at least TOS) wasn't really about spaceships and aliens (who always looked like humans with bumpy heads)...there were slightly deeper themes. A reboot/re-imagining is fine as long as they at least pay attention to those themes.

racemccloud

10-16-2008, 03:02 PM

I agree. Star Trek (at least TOS) wasn't really about spaceships and aliens (who always looked like humans with bumpy heads)...there were slightly deeper themes. A reboot/re-imagining is fine as long as they at least pay attention to those themes.

Humans with bumpy heads... too true, too true.

Yeah, I think the original series had a larger reason for existence than just "flying around the galaxy". It was campy, yes, but in the style of all truly great sci-fi it was trying to say something important or interesting about our society, dressed up in the trappings of this sort of cheesy sci-fi series. That part of the "Trek" mission got diluted in each subsequent series, I think. TNG did it sometimes, and some of the war/military stuff in DS9 resonated, but maybe that's it. Again, I'm just a casual fan of the franchise (TNG is my favorite iteration), so I can't sit here and cite episode to episode what themes the various "Trek" incarnations explored.

gungadin

10-16-2008, 03:14 PM

Is anyone else interested in seeing Simon Pegg pull off Scotty?

cammyknoxville

10-16-2008, 03:15 PM

Upon seeing the new pictures, one feeling comes to mind;

Glee!

cam-

10-16-2008, 04:44 PM

I like the fact that the women's uniforms are the traditionally impractical original design.

Or do I?

esophagus

10-16-2008, 05:22 PM

They are pretty, but there's some real talent in this lineup too. Anton Yelchin, the kid playing Chekov, is awesome. He was the title character in Charlie Bartlett and held his own against Robert Downey Jr. I was really impressed with his performance.Very true. And Frank Cho is good in Harold and Kumar, and Simon Pegg is good in everything, Zachary Quinto should probably be able to hold his own. Most of the cast is solid.

paper

10-16-2008, 05:58 PM

Very true. And Frank Cho is good in Harold and Kumar, and Simon Pegg is good in everything, Zachary Quinto should probably be able to hold his own. Most of the cast is solid.

*John Cho

cam-

10-16-2008, 06:00 PM

Very true. And Frank Cho is good in Harold and Kumar, and Simon Pegg is good in everything, Zachary Quinto should probably be able to hold his own. Most of the cast is solid.

Think you mean John Cho...

Edit: Nevermind. Paper lives 2 minutes into my future.

esophagus

10-16-2008, 06:01 PM

Think you mean John Cho...
Bahaha. I do. Frank Cho should stick to art.

conorkilpatrick

10-28-2008, 10:32 PM

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/150x180/30304.jpg

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/hw800/30307.jpg

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/hw800/30336.jpg

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/hw800/30305.jpg

cammyknoxville

10-29-2008, 12:48 AM

Big smile across my face right now. :D

jon_samuelson

10-29-2008, 01:50 AM

casually-drowned

10-30-2008, 05:02 AM

That last pic is the best I've seen yet of the new Kirk. I'm with Race, I think this movie basically lives and dies on Chris Vine's (?) ability to play a believable Kirk. He just looks so much like an Abercrombie & Fitch pretty boy, that he's got a lot of work to do in my mind. He just looks unrealistically young to have been put in charge of an inter-stellar quasi-militaristic spaceship.

I think that Shatner had the same Abercrombie look to him in the original series. Of course that look had yet to be defined, and it is a little different today than it was then, but he essentially had the same thing going on. He might have technically been a bit older, but if you look back to the first season of Star Trek everyone looked on the young side. Especially when compared to Picard at the beginning of the Next Generation series.

Either way, I think you are right in that it has to be a believable Kirk, no matter the circumstances.

esophagus

10-30-2008, 05:29 AM

I think that Shatner had the same Abercrombie look to him in the original series. Of course that look had yet to be defined, and it is a little different today than it was then, but he essentially had the same thing going on. He might have technically been a bit older, but if you look back to the first season of Star Trek everyone looked on the young side. Especially when compared to Picard at the beginning of the Next Generation series.

Either way, I think you are right in that it has to be a believable Kirk, no matter the circumstances.http://www.physics.unc.edu/~reichart/krksmll.jpg

Shatner looked like he had some years behind him, though. I think that is the biggest difference I see. This new Kirk looks really young.

conorkilpatrick

10-30-2008, 05:31 AM

Shatner looked like he had some years behind him, though. I think that is the biggest difference I see. This new Kirk looks really young.

He was 35 when Star Trek started.

Chris Pine is 28.

esophagus

10-30-2008, 05:36 AM

I said looks.

Edit: Regardless, I'm just pointing out what I think the big difference is between the two presentations of Kirk. I'm still excited. This looks like it'll be good.

conorkilpatrick

10-30-2008, 05:40 AM

I said looks.

Oh, I know, I was just giving the info. :)

casually-drowned

10-30-2008, 05:55 AM

http://www.physics.unc.edu/~reichart/krksmll.jpg

Shatner looked like he had some years behind him, though. I think that is the biggest difference I see. This new Kirk looks really young.

I suppose I could concede on this point, but only slightly. Ultimately, I am not sure this is an issue that I am concerned about really. That is unless it turns out to be an issue. Then I should have seen it coming. :)

racemccloud

10-30-2008, 06:06 AM

That last pic is the best I've seen yet of the new Kirk. I'm with Race, I think this movie basically lives and dies on Chris Vine's (?) ability to play a believable Kirk. He just looks so much like an Abercrombie & Fitch pretty boy, that he's got a lot of work to do in my mind. He just looks unrealistically young to have been put in charge of an inter-stellar quasi-militaristic spaceship.

If he's got the right attitude and cockiness, he could be fifteen and it wouldn't matter. Kirk is Kirk. It takes a special kind of man to fill that girdle.

I will wait to pass judgement until I see it, which I surely will. Here's hoping that Chris Vine can pull off the arrogantly charming SOB we all know and love.

esophagus

10-30-2008, 06:33 AM

I suppose I could concede on this point, but only slightly. Ultimately, I am not sure this is an issue that I am concerned about really. That is unless it turns out to be an issue. Then I should have seen it coming. :)If he's got the right attitude and cockiness, he could be fifteen and it wouldn't matter. Kirk is Kirk. It takes a special kind of man to fill that girdle.

I will wait to pass judgement until I see it, which I surely will. Here's hoping that Chris Vine can pull off the arrogantly charming SOB we all know and love.What they said.

gungadin

11-12-2008, 03:56 AM

Absolutely 100% badass.

http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/11/enterprise579_l.jpg (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/star-trek-first.html)

Main article in picture link.

cammyknoxville

11-15-2008, 06:09 AM

New trailer up / leaked. (http://trekisnotadirtyword.blogspot.com/2008/11/untitled-from-mike-woods-on-vimeo.html)

Totally. Fucking. Awesome.

gungadin

11-15-2008, 07:40 AM

New trailer up / leaked. (http://trekisnotadirtyword.blogspot.com/2008/11/untitled-from-mike-woods-on-vimeo.html)

Totally. Fucking. Awesome.

My mind exploded.... And then orgasmed... And then the things started happening....

conorkilpatrick

11-15-2008, 08:29 AM

I saw it in front of Quantum. Pretty cool. Zero reaction from the audience.

cammyknoxville

11-15-2008, 12:05 PM

I saw it in front of Quantum. Pretty cool. Zero reaction from the audience.

See, this is what pisses me off; everyone else saw it in front of their screenings, but I got every other shitty trailer. If my theater got that trailer, the whole audience would be filled with orgasming nerds rolling around on the floor in convulsions.

racemccloud

11-17-2008, 02:55 AM

If my theater got that trailer, the whole audience would be filled with orgasming nerds rolling around on the floor in convulsions.

If I'm a theater manager, that seems like a pretty good reason not to play the trailer.

BTW: Saw the trailer on YouTube, and it was indeed badass. I didn't know that "Star Trek" was supposed to be badass. Hella cool.

cyberauron

11-17-2008, 03:08 AM

I saw it in front of Quantum. Pretty cool. Zero reaction from the audience.

Same here. No one relay seemed to be into it even to the people i was with. I found myself excited and I was not a big star trek fan

thenextchampion

11-17-2008, 04:41 AM

racemccloud

11-17-2008, 05:13 AM

Eh....I'm not really fond of the way Spock is looking. If you've seen the magazine covers for Entertainment Weekly you'll see what I mean. He looks more like a supermodel then anything else....I guess that's the price to pay when you've been spoiled with Nimoy for so many years.

Still giving this film a try, but is it bad for me to say that........I dont know much about Star Trek?

You know, Hugh Jackman looked like a massive tool in the early promo shots for X-Men, and most would agree that turned out okay.

And I think it's just fine to say that you don't know much about "Star Trek" but will still check out the movie. In fact, more than anyone, you're the guy that the producers are desperately hoping to draw to the flick. So they'd be thrilled to hear you say it.

casually-drowned

11-17-2008, 06:43 AM

In fact, more than anyone, you're the guy that the producers are desperately hoping to draw to the flick. So they'd be thrilled to hear you say it.

I shudder to think of those Star Trek cruises becoming mainstream. Something about that doesn't seem right. Then again, something about them even existing at all doesn't seem quite right either. It is not really about people sharing a common ground on vacation, but more about the Kiss-esque squeezing every last drop of money out of the fans. Strange.

racemccloud

11-17-2008, 03:58 PM

I shudder to think of those Star Trek cruises becoming mainstream. Something about that doesn't seem right. Then again, something about them even existing at all doesn't seem quite right either. It is not really about people sharing a common ground on vacation, but more about the Kiss-esque squeezing every last drop of money out of the fans. Strange.

It's the double-edged sword that producers of anything "Star Trek" deal with: they need to appeal to their hardcore "repeat-view" fans, but they desperately want to disassociate themselves from the stigma attached to those fans that the rest of their desired audience wants to keep away from. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

This one looks like it has a shot. The trailer does NOT make you think "Star Trek"... and then the retro "Star Trek" logo appears along with a few low-key bars of familiar music. They may get to live in both worlds with this one.

paper

11-17-2008, 04:07 PM

conorkilpatrick

11-17-2008, 05:08 PM

The HD version of the trailer was supposed to hit the net five minutes ago but all of a sudden the countdown clock (http://www.startrekmovie.com/) added a day (and an hour) and the placeholder on apple.com/trailers disappeared. Curious.

conorkilpatrick

11-17-2008, 05:23 PM

Nevermind, someone must have screwed up, it's ready now (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/).

neb

11-17-2008, 07:16 PM

The new trailer is awesome. I will freely admit that they tricked me. I was sitting in the theater waiting to watch QoS, and five trailers in, I still hadn't seen Star Trek or Watchmen trailers. Then this one popped up. I see the weird looking dude on the hover bike, and I'm like, "what the hell is this?"

"My name is James Tiberius Kirk."
"Oh. Oh."

Looks badass.

This tricked me into thinking I might want to see it. I've never had an interest in Star Trek, but the preview blew me away. That's the point of the whole thing, though, isn't it?

hank41

11-17-2008, 08:23 PM

is that Leonard Nemoy as Spock's dad?

conorkilpatrick

11-17-2008, 08:24 PM

is that Leonard Nemoy as Spock's dad?

No, it's Ben Cross.

hank41

11-17-2008, 08:24 PM

No, it's Ben Cross.

hmm.

thanks

jmstump

11-17-2008, 09:54 PM

I want to marry this trailer and make green alien babies with it. Holy crap have I not been excited for Star Trek since First Contact. J. J. Abrams seems like he's becoming this go to guy for reviving franchises. I mean Mission Impossible III was pretty fantastic in my book.

thenextchampion

11-18-2008, 12:32 AM

I guess I am the target audience because I cared less about this film until this trailer came out.

Again not a huge fan, but I watched a lot of episodes and films from a very weird source. My grandmother (who passed on 2 years ago) was a huge fan of the series and she couldnt wait for this to come out....So in a sense I might watch this just to have her in memory. Even still, Quinto has waaaay too much make-up on.

paper

11-18-2008, 12:35 AM

Most human beings need makeup and prosthetics to look like Leonard Nimoy.

thenextchampion

11-18-2008, 12:38 AM

Most human beings need makeup and prosthetics to look like Leonard Nimoy.

He doesnt look anything like Nimoy....His hair looks totally fake too, again just by looking at this Entertainment Weekly cover he is wearing too much prostectics and makeup.

paper

11-18-2008, 12:46 AM

Because it's a touched-up magazine cover. The hair looks unnatural because he's a fucking Vulcan. They get really shoddy Super Cuts.

esophagus

11-18-2008, 12:49 AM

He doesnt look anything like Nimoy....His hair looks totally fake too, again just by looking at this Entertainment Weekly cover he is wearing too much prostectics and makeup.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/drawohara.com.images/spock.jpg

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/07/24/quinto-spock.jpg

I think he looks awesome.

cammyknoxville

11-18-2008, 12:52 AM

The trailer sure is pretty in HD 720p :D

mithel

11-18-2008, 01:35 AM

Kirk can't drive, and that's cannon, folks.

racemccloud

11-18-2008, 02:59 AM

Kirk can't drive, and that's cannon, folks.

I actually believe it's "canon", sir. Always here to help. ;)

conorkilpatrick

11-25-2008, 07:14 PM

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!

AICN has a slightly modified version of the trailer (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39238) with one key new scene that just had me gasp out loud.

racemccloud

11-25-2008, 08:04 PM

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!

AICN has a slightly modified version of the trailer (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39238) with one key new scene that just had me gasp out loud.

Just peeped it.

OOOOOOOLD!