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Paramount Casts New James T. Kirk
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on Thu Oct 11, 2007 01:30 PM
from the finally dept.
from the finally dept.
Tycoon Guy writes "TrekToday reports that Paramount is in talks with 27-year old actor Chris Pine to play the role of Captain Kirk in the new 'Star Trek' film. Pine is almost completely unknown, but he's also being courted to star opposite George Clooney in 'White Jazz,' so he's being called "the hottest new actor in town." In addition, 'Hulk' actor Eric Bana was cast today as Nero, the main villain of Trek XI."
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Shatner is out? (Score:5, Informative)
Eric Bana: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ [imdb.com]
There is one true James TIBERIUS Kirk! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Kirk [wikipedia.org]
Is Paramount trying to do with Kirk what has been done with the various flavors of "007" or "Batman"?
That's Christopher PIKE (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Shatner is out? (Score:4, Funny)
(Last Journal: Sunday September 30, @09:20PM)
Re:Shatner is out? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Shatner is out? (Score:5, Funny)
(Last Journal: Monday June 05 2006, @10:46AM)
Fixed that for you...
IDF (Score:5, Interesting)
FWIW, Google: Inertial Dampening Field [google.com]
This sci-fi device is supposed to counteract such fatal changes in motion. Gene Roddenberry and his gang tried to come up with scientific explanations for a lot of things portrayed in Star Trek.
Re:IDF (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Shatner is out? (Score:5, Funny)
(Last Journal: Wednesday February 15 2006, @01:31PM)
Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!
Re:Shatner is out? (Score:4, Funny)
Good Job, but (Score:5, Funny)
(http://www.dragonswest.com/ | Last Journal: Monday November 05, @07:35PM)
Now. He has to learn. To talk. Like this.
Chris Pine? That's one letter away from Chris Pike! [memory-alpha.org] Coincidence? I don't think so!
The real question is... (Score:5, Funny)
(http://tetsujin.sourceforge.net/)
Now. He has to learn. To talk. Like this.
BUT!
The REAL question IS...
can he SING?
Picture yourself. In a boat. On a river.
With Tan-gerine dreams, and MARMALADE skies!
Somebody -- calls you... you anssswerrr quuuiiitee sllllowwwwllllyyyy,
A GIRL! with kalEIIIIDOscope eyes...
Actually, the actor is named Chris Pike (Score:5, Funny)
Interesting name (Score:1, Redundant)
Chris Pine, Chris Pike, hmmmmmmm.
Archer was the first recorded to captain (Score:5, Informative)
Archer was the first recorded Federation captain of a ship named Enterprise (NX-01)
Capt April was the first captain of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) followed by Christopher Pike, James T. Kirk and then Willard Decker. Spock was captain occasionally.
Then on the Enterprise B (NCC 1701-B) John Harriman, and later Demora Sulu who was the daughter of Sulu from the original series.
Enterprise C was captained by Rachel Garrett.
And the Enterprise D was captained by Picard, although Riker, and Edward Jellico captained the ship at least once during it's commission.
There was one other Enterprise, the USS Enterprise (XCV 330) but little is known about it and there is no record of who it's captain was.
Hows that for a geek trekker side.
Make up your mind (Score:3, Informative)
Chris Pine... is there nothing he can't do? (Score:2)
What a stud.
Today's rumor is tomorrow's career obituary (Score:5, Interesting)
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Pike & Pine... (Score:2)
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Hay Bill (Score:2)
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I sure hope the new actor does a service to Star Trek, and to the history. Lots of us rabid ST fans will be waiting and watching. You have to remember that Star Trek has been around for *40 years*, and has been watched by generations of people. I also expect Star Trek to be around for another 40 years, with all of the styrofoam rocks, clitorus-foreheaded space-aliens, and freeze-frame phaser attacks. Oh, and hot model science-officers, gotta have those.
Of course I'll watch any variety of Star Trek (or any Sci-Fi for that matter) even if it is totally terrible. Just keep it coming.
"clitorus" ? (Score:5, Funny)
Geez, some guys can't even find it in the dictionary!
(But I'll give you credit, that's a funny term!)
Odd numbered trek movies, good or bad? (Score:2)
Other cast options.... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Other cast options.... (Score:5, Funny)
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Kirk: Spock what do you think?
Spock: I know kung fu!
So. . . Many. . . Pictures. (Score:5, Interesting)
I'm glad they didn't go for a look-a-like. There's a couple of shots which suggest this actor might have enough screen presence and charisma to pull off the arrogant super-leader several-times savior of the galaxy.
Good luck to you, Mr. Pine! Them's big shoes. --It's a case of creating a character who is, (on and off the screen) ultra arrogant, skilled enough to deserve acting that way, and charming enough not to piss everybody off while doing it. If you follow Shatner's lead, then you will also be a really kind, light-hearted and giving soul, but that usually comes with age. If you don't get blasted by photon disrupters first. Is this Pine kid also a Canadian like old Bill? I'm not sure it's possible to achieve all of those goals otherwise. We'll have to see. Like I said, good luck to you, man!
And I have gotta say, this is the first time in forever, (with the exception of the recent and sadly disappointing Superman film), that I've been excited about an upcoming movie. With a good writer and good direction, this could be a really awesome film.
When, oh, when will I accumulate enough jaded cynicism to not let my hopes get the better of me?
I am SUCH a sci-fi geek!
-FL
Remake of Nemesis? (Score:2)
The Bigger Story (Score:1)
No way. (Score:2)
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Bugger Kirk, I want Pirk! (Score:3, Interesting)
Star Wreck was better in every way that matters: Better Battles, Better Humour, Better Plot and most importantly prettier girls. The acting was about equal as well.
Imagine what they could do with a budget?
McCoy? (Score:5, Interesting)
Hottest New Actor (Score:2)
Almost Obligatory... (Score:2)
auditions (Score:1)
(dramatic pause) KKKKKHAN.... (thrusts fist towards sky in one last desperate motion)
Big whoop (Score:1)
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A hot cylon/bionic women.
CleverNickname (Score:2)
This is gonna sound silly, but... (Score:2)
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (Score:1)
Chris Pine was in Smokin Aces (2006) with Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta was in Comeback Season (2006) with Rachel Blanchard
Rachel Blanchard was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon
Like Father, Like Son (Score:2)
(http://duhscoveries.blogspot.com/)
At least Chris won't have to sit in the head-bump and pointy ear attachment chair.
Carefully polishes Geek Badge...
Eric Bana? (Score:4, Funny)
Your Dead Jim (Score:1)
Isn't it time for something new? (Score:2)
James Cawley (Score:3, Interesting)
If they had any guts at all they'd cast James Cawley as Kirk. His performance on Star Trek: New Voyages evokes Shatner's hamminess occasionally, but more often you forget it's someone else playing Kirk and you're just watching Star Trek again. If you've soured on the franchise like some posters have I encourage you to watch some episodes:
http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/ [startreknewvoyages.com]What happened to Matt Damon? (Score:1)
Did Anyone Else Read It As "Chris Pike"? (Score:1, Redundant)
Lead programmer, Civilization III (Score:2)
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27? (Score:1)
Re:Let it die (Score:5, Insightful)
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I've never understood why some people think their memories of some sort of media will be ruined if a new product, one they don't have to go see or experience, is released.
Re:Let it die (Score:4, Insightful)
(Last Journal: Friday November 09, @08:13AM)
Well, for starters, this guy [slashdot.org] had a very good point [slashdot.org].
Beyond that though, I'm just disgusted at low Star Trek has gone. Seriously. We've gone from the golden age of TV Sci-Fi, with shows like TNG, DS9, Babylon 5 and SeaQuest all airing new episodes, to Paramount milking the cash cow that is Star Trek, putting out one crap release after another, banking on the "Star Trek" name to sell it.
You realize that Stephen Hawking of all people took TNG seriously enough that he made a tour of the set, asked to sit in Picard's chair and even did a cameo? You find me something on TV today that even comes close to what TNG was it's hayday. Or Babylon 5 for that matter. Yes, both had their downpoints (TNG Seasons 1-2 and 7, Babylon 5's last season and parts of the first), but I don't think you can find something on TV today that's anywhere near as good as either of them on a bad day.
And don't come back with Firefly, the standard /. answer. It's not in production anymore, who knows how good or bad it would have been if it had remained, and I don't consider it Sci-Fi like Bab 5 or TNG. It's more like a western in space. And before the Firefly fans all rush to click "reply" and flame me, I liked Serenity and the back story to Firefly. I just don't think you can point at a show that didn't even make one season as justification for why modern Sci-Fi doesn't suck.
And Battlestar Galactica, while an awesome show, is no where near as mainstream as TNG or even Bab 5. And while that's not entirely a bad thing, it doesn't exactly help make the case for Sci-Fi on TV either.
Re:Let it die (Score:4, Insightful)
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Well, that's really Paramount's decision - they own Star Trek, not us. Second, fan outrage brought the original versions back for Star Wars (mostly because Lucus saw more money there, I'm sure). Every episode of Star Trek currently exists on DVD as it originally aired. Through the magic of the internet, now they'll never go away, regardless of what products new are released. And you'll still be able to avoid/ignore any new franchise efforts, just as you can today.
Re:Let it die (Score:3, Interesting)
(Last Journal: Tuesday March 13 2007, @02:39PM)
If anything has a chance of reinvigorating Trek, it's this.
Re:But... (Score:2)
(Last Journal: Monday June 05 2006, @10:46AM)
Does it matter? Shatner couldn't, and he released a record to prove it!