how about the Rock Duane Johnson as the recreation of genetically engineered Khan?

I think Gene Rodden. had a vision for Trek but had to work within the confines of 60s acceptability. An African American played the back up doctor in the original trek (remember the guy who smacked Spock back to consciousness?) but Leonard McCoy was white. Women were still women in those cutesy short skirts. Ms. Roddenberry was a patsy as the Pilot No.1.

I think you need chemistry between Spock and McCoy. How about Samuel Jackson as McCoy or Jeffrey Wright (Felix from Casino Royale)? hey if Galactica’s Starbuck is a woman, why not? This puts any angry black man full of emotion spark McCoy against the full of himself know it all quite fast stoic quip Spock.

Love the Beyonce idea but if you pick Wright then you can put Jessica Alba as Uhura for that matter.

Sharon Stone or the woman who played commander Caine in Galactica and Ensign Ro can do a cameo as “Capt. Kristine Pike”. This addresses the fallicy of having Ms. Barrett/Roddenberry doing that sheepish No.1 character in the first episode ever. I had more respect for her asTroi’s Mom which she did very admirably.

The person who plays Spock needs to be an actor with a deep voice, sort of looks like Nimoy who can play emotionless but still let the audience knows what he is really thinking with subtle smirks (you’re inferior and stupid) which Nimoy did well.

Kirk needs a strong star. Damon is a good choice but with that logic you can have Affleck as Spock and Robin Williams as McCoy. yeah, Paul Walker (how about Josh Brolin “Blue” co-star as Kingon Commander Kur?), Mark Wahlberg, Daniel Craig, Brad Pitt, etc. can be possible Kirks.

you can scrap the 5 foot 7 Shatner mode and go with say Vin Diesel as a newer bald cooler version of Kirk.

The key twist to the new version is that the other supporting actors, Sulu, Scott, Checkoff, etc. shouldn’t be patsies. maybe one of them can beat Kirk in a fight if necessary.

Tom Jane (Thursday and the Punisher Star) is one versitile actor never mentioned to play Kirk but he looks and talks like him if he can lose some pounds. Russell Crowe could give Kirk some angry punch. The bad cop in SWAT remake can play Kirk.

Clive Owen could play the sexier version of spock since Spock in the early days got the hottest looking woman even though Kirk got more (Bronson’s wife, the cloudminder daughter)

Liev Schreiber has the voice and telepathic method ability to pull spock off.

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Keep this in mind…for every peice of crap movie that you might see, and I mean a REALstinker with not an ounce of talent or skill; just imagine that there was a director saying, “Cut! Print!…Oh my God, that was awesome, guys!” lol.

Michael Giacchino is okay. I certainly didn’t say “slouch”…I was only vague in my description. He’s no Jerry Goldsmith or John Williams and this isn’t “the Incredibles”, so we’ll just have to see how he does with a subject like this. The soundtrack process is the same, of course, to create most any score and it’s grueling work! But whether it’s effective in the film or project is another thing, altogether. ;) Let’s hope for the best.

Rant? me? nah… just comentating from my experience. ;)

But we’re way off topic, here…I digress. New list of actors, please.

Oi! Let me know when the casting call is, eh?… Cheers!

#145: I agree with part of that rant, and disagree with other parts. Mark Wahlberg is a decent actor, much better than he was in the 90s. He has especially proven himself in his last three films (Four Brothers, Invincible, The Departed). But no, he would not be able to play Kirk. He just doesn’t have, I dunno, that Kirk flare, I guess. His Departed co-star Matt Damon doesn’t really either, but I can see him in the role more than I can see Wahlberg. I don’t know why that is, actually…

Movie-making is not always all about profit (at least, not for every individual involved). Granted, it’s certainly become more profit-oriented than it was back in the golden days, but there is still a significant amount of thought process – “passion” and “authentic accuracy”, as you put it – in the making of films. For the studios, however, it is about only one thing: money. No doubt there. But then again, that’s what they’re there for, so that’s to be expected.

I do agree that they should be looking for actors who can play the part and not just Hollywood hot shots who look the part. Hopefully, that’s what Abrams is doing.

I believe J.J. Abrams will be able to pull this off. He knows his Trek (unlike Stuart Baird) and has writers and producers who know it, as well. He is committed to the project and seems passionate about making a film that will please both devoted fans and newcomers. Basically, what I’m saying is, don’t knock the movie until you’ve seen it. At least wait till it gets made first. ;)

For the record, Michael Giacchino (the composer you were alluding to) is no slouch in the field of music, nor is composing music for modern day video games in any way less respectable than composing music for movie soundtracks. Both types of compositions are written in the same manner and conducted, orchestrated and recording in the same kind of studio. Also, Giacchino has won an Emmy Award for composing Abrams’ TV series Lost in 2005, received a second Emmy nomination that same year, and has also won awards for his score for The Incredibles. So, yeah… definitely not a slouch. ;)

I agree, Trek is a “sensitive subject to be ‘played around with’”. But Abrams isn’t just going to “play around” with it; he’s going to take it and make it into something great. Well, at least he better; if not, I know millions of fans who have silver platters specially made for his head. ;)

Ok, my rant is done… I’m out.
~~~ChuckAmuck

Look… I haven’t read every post, but many of them.
Professionally, I’ve worked with many aspects and voices of Star Trek over the years…and I’m quite concerned with this newest production.

In any event, this new Trek movie has an enormous…, ENORmous responsibility to take on. I’m not totally convinced that J.J. Abrams is capable to direct such a feature, but that’s a signed deal, now, so I won’t go further on that.

The list of actors that are rumored, is ridiculous. Matt Damon couldn’t pull of a good Kirk impression if his life depended upon it. And that’s exactly what is going to be needed to please any REAL Trekkie…Anything short of some very accurate performances will just be an “attempt” at a Trek feature film. This movie should have nothing to do with “looking” the part. We will want them to be as true to the character, as the many hours and years that we’ve spent knowing these original characters.

To think that they’ll be able to find accurate, spot-on performances of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and other original Trek characters, from the bag of existing actors in Hollywood, is a travesty… They should look for accurate performances, not “star power”, for God’s sake!
It is time for some ‘new blood’ in Hollywood, because this lot is getting stale and overused for so many roles they cannot deliver.

In this day and age of low quality makes, remakes and more remakes, I have an odd feeling that this “Trek” film might turn out to be nothing more than an ego-stuffer for Abrams, and a hopeful mild cash cow for the rest. (any profit is good profit). They’ve got a guy who produced music for video games (and a few movies) slated to do the score. Lucky guy… but I really don’t see any passion or authentic accuracy coming out of any of these names.

Unfortunately, that’s what movie-making has become…and it’s a damned shame.

Hoping for grEAt NEW directors and actors is almost as futile as hoping for the next grEAt Presidential candidate to appear.
Where are they?

I hope they do the right things to make this movie work.
This is a dangerous and sensitive subject to be “played around with”, just to make a “new movie”.

Cheers all!