Movies: J.J.Abrams Star Trek

[wideawakewesley]

Here's a new casting rumour for you...

E! Online column Watch With Kristin reported a rumor that Heroes villain Zachary Quinto is close to sealing a deal to play Spock in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie.

An anonymous source told the site that Quinto's (Sylar) contract is with the business affairs team at Paramount, which is producing the film, and only requires final signoff by a lawyer.

Abrams and his team have declined to comment on casting or storylines of the top-secret Star Trek, which is widely expected to reboot the franchise. Paramount will be unveiling details about the movie at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 26.

[satori]

wow, I can't think of anyone better, that's perfect! :)

[iccanui]

Wow sylar huh. I think he could pull it off. His role in heroes melds perfectly with a young spock. Looking good, i always worry about prequels and enterprise was weak in my opinion.

Well, ill be keeping a eye on it from now on, thnx for the heads up.

[satori]

Wow sylar huh. I think he could pull it off. His role in heroes melds perfectly with a young spock. Looking good, i always worry about prequels and enterprise was weak in my opinion.

Well, ill be keeping a eye on it from now on, thnx for the heads up.

Enterprise was ruined from the start. That god awful theme song made us cringe, and then the producers made it their goal to re-invent canon. Still, it had it's moments... like the Doom inspired episode with the Vulcans.... send more Brains.

[milamber_cubed]

Leonard Nimoy will apparently be coming back as well...

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/27/165205

Awesome.

[despin]

Hey there.

While I do look forward to seeing this flick and hope that it's good fun... It does make me sad that it is essentialy yet another tarted up remake.

We have a young filmmaker who seems to be white hot right now. Coming out of TV and working with two hot writers and pretty much all they've done in movies so far is sequels and remakes...

I don't know if you can blame the filmmakers for lack of imagination or blame the "money" guys for only allowing them to go with the safe(er) bet... But how much better would it be if Abrams and co created a brand new franchise. With some new iconic characters for our generation. Rather than just rehashing something that seemed to work in the past and trying to sell it to a new generation.

I don't know.. The whole thing smells of Superman Returns to me.

Where are the new Star Treks and Star Wars. Our generations TERMINATORS and ALIENS and PREDATORS.

Maybe it is just rose tinted glasses and time allows me to cherry pick the good stuff from shite of the past.. But it doesn't seem like we're creating our own Icon Heroes and Villains any more.

What are the closest we've come to in the last ten years? NEO? Can you think of many characters/films of the last 10-15 years that will mean the same to us that the Aliens and Predators and Snake Pliskins and so on mean to us now?

Despin out.

[wideawakewesley]

Yelchin Is Trek XI's Chekov

Anton Yelchin (Alpha Dog) is in negotiations to play Pavel Chekov, the Russian-born navigator of the USS Enterprise in J.J. Abrams' upcoming 11th installment in the Star Trek film franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Russian-born Yelchin will join Zachary Quinto (Heroes) and Leonard Nimoy, who will both play the role of Mr. Spock in the film. Casting is under way in New York and London for Kirk, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, the film's villain and the Federation captain. Abrams, who will helm the untitled film, is expected to sign bigger-name actors for the latter two parts.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story line is believed to chronicle the early days of the Enterprise crew during their time at Starfleet Academy.

Chekov was played by Walter Koenig on the original Star Trek TV series, and he is a key member of the Enterprise crew.

The film is scheduled to open on Dec. 25, 2008.

I can't wait to be utterly disappointed with who they choose to play Kirk.

[gm_wil]

they keep saying "starting the Franchise back up" when refering to this new movie...but why? How do you start something by using characters that already exist? They are "revisiting", not starting.

If they are concerned about starting the star trek franchise back up again they need to create a new crew with new characters so they have somplace to go - giving them a future to "go where no one has gone before" and not where we've already been a 1,000 times...

Knowing none of the main characters are gonna die, that removes any sense of drama, although we knew that in the old tv show...but audiences nowadays are a bit more sophisticated than way back when...

(Batman Begins is a recent remake I can think of...but it's more about the Dark Knight and not Batman...almost two different characters)

As far as Kirk goes, any choice will be a disappointment...just like if they tried to recast Picard...any deviation from the original is gonna tarnish it, I think.

And playing such established characters, the audience won't be enjoying the characters as much as "comparing" them to the originals. That sucks.

After all this, yeah, I'll go see it.

*grin*

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[iccanui]

no one can live up to shatner. Just let it go and accept it. With that held firm in your mind I bet the guy they pick will do a fine job.


Think of it like the tranformers movie, you know its not gonna live up to the original, so move past it and accept it for what it is and you might get suprised

[tokenuser]

no one can live up to shatner. Just let it go and accept it. With that held firm in your mind I bet the guy they pick will do a fine job.There are only two actors of the 21C that I think can compare to Shatner in acting ability.

1. Keanue Reeves.
2. David Carusso.

Of these, Reeves is the better choice, but no one. delivers. lines with. the. timing. of Carusso. He was definately schooled at the William Shatner School of Dramatic Dialogue Delivery.

[iccanui]

Ehh, i dont know. I mean they are AWESOME actors, but shatner was a entity of his own. Rocketman ... Rocketman i tell you !

[gm_wil]

There are only two actors of the 21C that I think can compare to Shatner in acting ability.

1. Keanue Reeves.
2. David Carusso.

Of these, Reeves is the better choice, but no one. delivers. lines with. the. timing. of Carusso. He was definately schooled at the William Shatner School of Dramatic Dialogue Delivery.

Bones...that is...*kirk pause* some funny shit.

I do have to say, Shatner is amazing on Boston Legal.

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[tokenuser]

Bones...that is...*kirk pause* some funny shit.

I do have to say, Shatner is amazing on Boston Legal.

-Completely agree. His eccentricity fits the role on Boston Legal. I think he got acting lessons from Heather Locklear in his TJ Hooker days :D.

I think his best role in the past was actually as the MC (Stan Fields) on Miss Congeniality. Complete parody of himself. It was great.

[jivetrky]

I have the perfect Kirk:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/945/captjeffcannatalzb8.jpg

Capt. Jeff Tiberius Cannata of the Starship Enterprise ;)

[wideawakewesley]

Uhura has been cast...

Zoe Saldana has been lined up to play the new Uhura in the upcoming 11th Star Trek movie.

The actress is currently shooting James Cameron sci-fi epic Avatar and has recently finished filming Vantage Point, alongside Forest Whitaker and Dennis Quaid.

Anton Yelchin has also signed up to join the cast as a young Chekov, while Leonard Nimoy will reprise his original role of Spock, with Zachary Quinto playing the young Spock.

It has not yet been revealed what the new film's plot will be, but the Hollywood Reporter claims the focus will be on the early days of the crew on the USS Enterprise.

Filming is due to begin this autumn and will be directed by JJ Abrams

[geekluv]

Is it wrong that I want to see Ryan Reynolds as Kirk? I don't know why but I can't shake that idea.

[wideawakewesley]

Is it wrong that I want to see Ryan Reynolds as Kirk? I don't know why but I can't shake that idea.

No, it's only wrong if you start fantasising about being his love interest in the movie.

[batwang]

My hopes are not especially high for this project, but I'll look forward to its release all the same. My main concern is we'll see a "performance" not unlike Mr. Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider whose Elvis impression left a great deal to be desired. I don't think we'll see a homage or an actor making a character their own (which is extremely unlikely given the franchise) but a half-assed reproduction handed down by the Paramount brass. I don't need to shift uncomfortably through ninety minutes of someone apeing Shatner's embelishments or Kelley's southern charm. All I ask is that they please, PLEASE leave Uhuru in a miniskirt. For, uh, continuity's sake.

[iccanui]

I have the perfect Kirk:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/945/captjeffcannatalzb8.jpg

Capt. Jeff Tiberius Cannata of the Starship Enterprise ;)


How did i miss that one. Good on you sir, lol.

[iccanui]

Hmm Zoe is a great actor and a extremly beautiful woman. Im a little mixed, but i guess what the heck, i cant expect them all to be exact dups. So her i have faith in. she was the voodoo witch in pirates of the caribeen and the girl from drumline too.

http://www.the-planets.com/star-biography/Zoe-Saldana-Biography-2.jpg


As far as Anton ..

http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/anton-yelchin-teen-vogue-young-hollywood-party-xwE9GZ.jpg

Hmm... Well his face kinda does have that squareness too it. I guess with the right hair and make up he is passable. Never heard of him before though.

[jivetrky]

Is it wrong that I want to see Ryan Reynolds as Kirk? I don't know why but I can't shake that idea.

Ooh, actually I think that Ryan Reynolds could make a good Kirk. Though with his comedy side, I could see him trying the stereotypical paused Kirk delivery. :) But really he is a good actor in his serious roles, he could probably pull it off.


That Anton dude sort of has the look (minus the weird smile-face he has in that picture above), just hope he pulls it off and doesn't kill the ST franchise forever. :)


And I can only hope the story for the new movie goes like this:

Quick pan of all of the cast
Within the first 3 minutes they hit a space/time anomaly and get transported to the future where they run into the TNG enterprise
The original enterprise and crew is killed in an explosion shortly after
The movie goes on with the TNG crew and we get one more movie with them.


Am I hoping for too much?

[wideawakewesley]

A possible Scotty casting rumour...

TrekMovie.com reported that former Stargate Atlantis regular Paul McGillion has auditioned for the role of Scotty in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie.

The Scottish-born Canadian actor is best known to SF fans as Dr. Carson Beckett on Atlantis; the character appeared to die in season three, but will return for a few episodes in the upcoming fourth season.

Chris Doohan, son of the late James Doohan, who first played Scotty, has endorsed McGillion for the role, the site reported.

Star Trek, a rebooting of the franchise, is currently in preproduction.

[horatio616]

I keep hearing Nathan Fillion's name being tossed about for Kirk. Think he's too old?

[wideawakewesley]

I think his connection with Firefly might screw him over and they do appear to be looking for actors/actresses with a vague resemblence to the originals.

[satori]

I keep hearing Nathan Fillion's name being tossed about for Kirk. Think he's too old?

yes, he's too old.

[wideawakewesley]

Here's the latest rumour on Kirk...

IESB.net reported a rumor that 28-year-old Pennsylvania native Mike Vogel (Poseidon) is the front runner to play James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek movie.

The site based its report on anonymous sources; the site was unable to confirm the news with either Vogel's agency or Paramount, the studio behind the film.

Vogel will be seen in Abrams as-yet-unnamed monster movie, code-named Cloverfield, which is slated to open Jan. 18, 2008.

So far, official casting news has come for other characters in the reboot, including Heroes' Zachary Quinto as young Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov. Star Trek is slated to be released on Christmas Day 2008.

[wideawakewesley]

Apparently Eric Bana has been confirmed as the bad guy, Nero...

The Hollywood Reporter speculated that newcomer Chris Pine is in talks to star as Capt. James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie, joining Eric Bana, who was cast on Oct. 9 as the principal villain, Nero.

It is unknown whether Bana will play a human or a member of the alien race, like a Klingon.

Pine's biggest gig to date has been the male lead in the 2006 Lindsay Lohan movie Just My Luck. He also played a neo-Nazi assassin in Smokin' Aces.

Sources told the trade paper that Star Trek will shoot from November through March.

The cast already includes Anton Yelchin as Chekov, Zachary Quinto as Spock and Zoe Saldana as Uhura

[kakoritz]

im a little late jumping in on this thread, but this is a bad ass idea for the franchise. a nice reboot on the original star trek? wicked cool!

*hops on the bandwagon*

only thing that doesnt appeal to me is Anton Yelchin as Checkov... just doesnt feel right.

[wideawakewesley]

Oh sweet jesus, Simon Pegg is Scotty...WTF?

Simon Pegg and John Cho have signed up for leading roles in the new Star Trek movie.

According to Reuters, Pegg will play Enterprise engineer Scotty, while Cho will appear as Sulu, the character who was made famous by George Takei.

It was revealed on Wednesday that Hulk actor Eric Bana will play the villain Nero in the 11th movie in the franchise.

Directed by JJ Abrams, the movie is expected to take place in the early years of the Enterprise's crew.

The movie will reportedly begin shooting in November and is expected to be released for Christmas 2008.

[mrpopular]

Quinto & Pegg. awesome

I like both of them, This is turning into a geek fantasy lol I wonder how they are gonna **** it up??

[johnnysix]

I'm already a rabid Trekkie (or Trekker, I dunno? I'm not into bullshit Trek fan politics). I trust JJ will do a great job with this. Simon Pegg is awesome and I have absolute faith he'll be great in this role. JJ has worked with him on MI:III. Everywhere I look says they're looking at Chris Pine for Kirk, which suits me fine. And Eric Bana? That's just awesome. he's gonna eat this villan role up. I hope he's either Vulcan or Romulan. I can easily see Bana with those ears and eyebrows. From what I've heard about the story, I think there's a good chance he'll be Romulan.

[zombierin]

Quinto & Pegg. awesome

I like both of them, This is turning into a geek fantasy lol I wonder how they are gonna **** it up??

Erin is getting very excited

[stones2125]

Where are the new Star Treks and Star Wars. Our generations TERMINATORS and ALIENS and PREDATORS.


I think Babylon 5 could have been our new Star Trek, but the issues it had with scheduling on Network tv pretty much killed it. By the time Sci-Fi got ahold of it, it was ending it's run.
Face it, the days of the standard Network having a successful Sci-Fi series are gone. The networks today don't promote or produce many good sci-fi shows. Pretty much everything network tv produces is terrible. Sci-Fi channel produces some great shows (Battlestar, Stargate, Eureka, etc).

[wideawakewesley]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/1552045119_2fb1dd9d05_o.jpg

On looks alone, Pegg is the sore thumb for me.

[geekluv]

Yeah, I've been trying to wrap my head around Simon Pegg as Scotty. Everyone else seems to click, not him though. I'm still anxiously waiting to find out who will be Kirk.

BTW - wasn't that Uhura on Heroes this week?

[johnnyswift]

^^^ Yes she was. It's a regular Star Trek reunion on that show.

I like the casting so far for the film. Seems they are going to play Scotty as comedy relief? Maybe?

Now it's just Kirk. I wonder who it's going to be? I say it should be Matt Damon. Heh - that would be awesome.

[burntfire]

Why does everyone keep saying that Kirk is the only one left to be cast? Is everyone but me forgetting about Bones? Seriously, did I miss the news that they weren't gonna have Bones in the film?

[scienceking]

I hope that the villain is a human. Star Trek IX totally ruined the cool opportunity to make the Federation the down right bad guy in a movie. Of course, VI did a bit too, but still, Klingons were the central apparent foe. We saw the aliens villainized too much in the ToS...time for humans to share the blame.

[kevinsand]

10.11.2007
Pegg Beamed In For Scotty

J.J. Abrams has found his "Scotty" — British actor Simon Pegg. This news come courtesy both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

Known for his comedic roles in "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," Pegg also appeared as the technical wizard "Benji" in Abrams' hit "Mission: Impossible III."

The versatile Pegg joins Leonard Nimoy, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin, Zoë Saldana and — just announced Tuesday — Eric Bana in the upcoming film.

The new "Star Trek" film (as-yet-untitled) begins shooting in November, for release on Christmas Day 2008.

The role of Montgomery Scott, chief engineer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, originated in the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," with the late James Doohan. Doohan would continue to play the part for nearly 30 years, through seven movies and an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

One of Doohan's two eldest sons, Chris Doohan, told STARTREK.COM he was surprised by the casting choice but believes Pegg will do a great job in the part. "No, he doesn't look like my father and he has a little less hair than Scotty did, but his accent is good and he's a great actor. I send my congratulations to you, Simon, and I hope you 'give 'er all ya got, laddie!'" Chris said. "P.S. I'm still available (http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/MOV/011/index.html)

Well Beam Me Up Scotty!
O And don't forget the Scotch.

[satori]

I think Simon Pegg is an amazing choice as Scotty, what's snapping my nut is Douchey McDouche as Chekov

[wideawakewesley]

Chris Pine has been confirmed as Kirk.

[geekluv]

Chris Pine has been confirmed as Kirk.

.....BOO.....

[wideawakewesley]

.....BOO.....

I know, it so should have been Jeff

;)

[wideawakewesley]

Karl Urban is confirmed as Bones...now that's another weird one.

[wideawakewesley]

Hmm, this isn't a very helpful photoshop, it makes it look like a parody...

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

Although Pine as Kirk looks like some majestic casting.

[jivetrky]

Hmm, this isn't a very helpful photoshop, it makes it look like a parody...

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

Although Pine as Kirk looks like some majestic casting.

Wow, thanks for that pic...it really helps to visualize it. I think I actually like the way that looks!

EDIT: Though it may be tough for me to watch Spock and not think he's an evil villan (Sylar from heroes)

[brundlefly]

I'm 31 and I grew up on Star Trek. I'll never forget how the local tv station in my home town would, once a year, have a 24-hour Trek-a-thon over a Friday night. It's nostalgic for me... remembering being 10-ish years old and being allowed to stay up all night to watch. And, of course, it's been sad to see where the franchise has gone since then. I'm not a Trekkie, and I certainly don't want to start a debate/war over opinions, but I think most will agree that TNG was a fairly well executed and accepted addition. DS9 and Voyager were not bad shows in and of themselves, but there was almost something sacreligious attaching the Star Trek name to them. Their concepts were too different from what Star Trek embodies to most people, IMHO. And Enterprise.... I felt like I was being hit in the face with a flaming 2X4 when I watched. And really, I did give it an honest try having grown up on Quantum Leap and Scott Bacula as well.

I'm really excited about the choice to do another Trek movie and even more excited that it's a prequel. There's a LOT of potential to totally re-validate the entire franchise. On the other side of the coin, there's a lot of potential to drive the last nail into the coffin of the franchise. Let's be honest... to use a football analogy, this film is a hail Mary pass with 2 seconds left in the game when you're 5 points down. It's either going to be awesome, or it's going to be an embarrassment... there is no grey area.

It's totally up to the way the movie is presented. I would hate to see the same mistakes made in this that I feel were made in other recent "blast from the past" movies like Transformers. When something has been FIRMLY established as being one thing conceptually, you can't revisit it and try to change it to be more "contemporary acceptable" for lack of a better term. Don't try to reinvent it. Give the new, younger characters the same personality mannerisms as the original cast had. Reverse engineer it so that we can see where those came from, maybe. Give us what we expect, because the bottom line is, that's what we're going to be paying to see and that's what we'll be wanting. Toss in a weird easter egg cameo of a younger Khan for 4 seconds. Reference a Tribble. Have "expendable crewman Jones" and "Ensign Monsterbait" beam down and get killed. Sure, it's campy, but it's what fans want.

I guess what I'm saying is that I'd really like to see this project just accept what it is and not try and reinvent the wheel. Pander to the older fans and don't fall into the 'Transformers Trap' (as I call it) where you release a film demographically aimed at people who don't even remember the original and then throw a bone or two to the original fans. Bumblebee was a bug.... keep him a bug (Transformers reference). In the same respect, I wanna see young Kirk as a womanizing ladies man who has a big-breasted anonymous female crew member feeding him grapes for no reason while he sits on the bridge. That's how it was, and that's how it should stay if they expect to get any sort of credibility. Star Wars set the mold for how to do a prequel (except Jar Jar). If it's not broke, don't fix it. I won't think any less of the movie if it follows that formula, and I don't think many other people will either.

[johnnysix]

Brundlefly, whilst I agree with you on some points here, I think they need to do some re-invention to a degree. I am a big Trek fan, however, I am a waaayy bigger fan of TNG, DS9 and VOY than the Original series. As Trek fans, we all need to accept the fact that for this series to have any chance of succeeding past our generation, they need to change things up a little. I'm not sure camp on any level is going to draw new fans to this franchise. I'm really glad we have JJ on this. Having Simon Pegg on board also, means between them we have some serious geek cred. I trust that JJ will take the crux of the series, it's values and moralities, it's utopian vision and create something that really blows us away. There's some smart people behind this, so I don't think we're gonna get the dumbed down, bad boys gone geek that we got with Transformers. Trek is very rooted in reality and is very much a future that could possible be born out of what is today. They are very different concepts. The thing that gives me confidence with JJ is Lost. We know he can do awesome, smart action (MI:III). I think Lost is born out of that Twilight Zone, X-files type feel that I think a lost of Trek fans can appreciate. I also like the way he created a strong team of distinct characters during the Alias run.

[brundlefly]

Brundlefly, whilst I agree with you on some points here, I think they need to do some re-invention to a degree.

I totally agree with you on all points. I found the "newer" shows (from TNG on) more 'watchable' because they were able to use contemporary technology (special effects, film techniques, etc) in their production. Sure, we all admire and respect the original show and what it did as far as breaking ground and paving the way on network television for future sci-fi shows, but let's be honest... watching those episodes now, they come across as a little campy and cheesy at times. Beaming down to a planet and knowing that the background is just going to be a matte screen that's plain blue, green, or red as an example. The storylines from the original show are good, and taken in context of when they were written, damned near awesome.

Of course, there must always be a progression of changes and moving forward in any movie of a serial nature, even prequels. The trick is to find that delicate balance of changing enough to come across as fresh, but doing so in a way that provides a common sense linear progression of character's personalities. In this case, doing a prequel, JJ is going to have opportunity to go back and take the personalities we all know, and but backstory explanations into them while telling a story.

I'm psyched about the fact that JJ is doing this movie. He's 100% the best guy for the task, IMHO. He's the one guy I trust to do the things listed above correctly. He's been working a successful television show for a few seasons, so he knows how character progression works and how it doesn't. And the nature of the beast with Lost is all of the flashbacks, so doing a prequel movie shouldn't be too challenging for him.

I can't think of a movie in recent history that has been set-up for success more so than this one. Good casting of actors, appropriate director, an already ensemble of characters, and that curiosity of the audience and fans to want to see the next chapter of those characters' story told with modern cinematic technology and shooting techniques. There was a good bit of time between when the original series went off the air and when the first movie came out, and when the audience saw those characters modernized, everybody had that "Hells yeah!" moment of excitement. I think this movie will have that same feel. It'll take a lot of effort to make this movie unsuccessful.

[johnnysix]

As a huge fan of The West Wing, I found myself re-watching season 4 over the weekend. Whilst watching, an idea got stuck in my head, and the more I watched, the more I wondered why I hadn't thought of it before.
I think Aaron Sorkin would be a huge benefit to the writing of any Star Trek movie or series. Both Jeff and Dan hit on something perfect in London, when they intimated that Aaron Sorkin writes The West Wing as the way America SHOULD be. Over the weekend, I couldn't help but think that Star Trek is essentially about the way the human race / universal relations SHOULD be, or will be in terms of fiction set in the future. Each episode of The West Wing, really, is structured very similarly to an episode of TNG or Voyager. Both shows always try to present morally righteous solutions to problems that present themselves.
The two shows are also not afraid to bandy about very specialist technical jargon. Both shows also have some characters that play very similar roles in terms of the narritive of the show.
I know this would likely never happen (although he did address the topic of Star Trek and it's utopian ideals in an episode in season 4),it's something I'd love to see.

[wideawakewesley]

Is this the new Enterprise?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/kghavim/ent_010706_0003.jpg?t=1196750864

[jivetrky]

Ooo, I like the see through-ish looking nacelles.

[wideawakewesley]

The new Kirk and Spock:

http://trekmovie.com/2008/07/17/preview-of-star-trek-comic-posters-with-first-cast-photos/

[keltic-rage]

The new Kirk and Spock:

http://trekmovie.com/2008/07/17/preview-of-star-trek-comic-posters-with-first-cast-photos/

Now the guy from heroes could not have been better for Spock, Epically Rad!!!

[rsk_taker]

woah, it also shows Nero and Uhura.

Looks pretty cool, I'm excited

[keltic-rage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

In case somebody missed this gem.

how the hell do u embede???

[tomanderson]

Wow, really cool shots. I have to say, Zachary Quinto was perfect, the resemblance is uncanny. I've been saying he looks like Spock ever since he was on 24. I actually did a search on IMDB at one point to check if he was related..

[wideawakewesley]

Pics of the new cast and the bridge...

http://blog.ugo.com/images/uploads/new-trekkie-photo.jpg

http://www.mtv.com/movies/photos/s/star_trek_080123/star_trek_400x765.jpg

Plus more pics can be found here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38753

[tomanderson]

I'm pretty sure that isn't the Enterprise though, becuase in other photos, like these:
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/new-star-trek-photos-show-cast-and-ship-looking-fabulous.php

It's the USS Kelvin or someting like that...Can we assume this is Kirk's first ship, prehaps he doesn't even gain command of the Enterprise until the end of the movie?

[jivetrky]

So what did you guys think of the latest trailer? I think it looks pretty awesome!