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TrekLog » Blog Archive » Trek XI - Newsflash — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:58:50 +0000

[...] Was ist eigentlich seit der letzten Convention alles passiert? Eigentlich viel (was Meldungen des Trek Movie Report angeht) und zugleich doch recht wenig! Zunächst einmal hat sich das Casting-Karussell ein wenig weitergedreht. Nicht Sydney Poitier, sondern eine junge Dame namens Zoe Saldana wurde für die Rolle des Kommunikationsoffiziers der Enterprise, Nyota Uhura, hochoffiziell gecastet und unter Vertrag genommen. Somit sind schon 3 Mitglieder der Originalcharaktere gecastet worden: Spock, Chekov und Uhura! Als nächstes wird wohl der Chefingenieur Scotty gecastet werden, denn Berichten zufolge wird derzeit nach einem Darsteller gesucht! Daniel Dae Kim aus Lost (hat auch schon bei Star Trek: Voyager Gastauftritte gehabt) gilt ebenso als heißer Kandidat für die Rolle des Navigators Hikaru Sulu, aber wir Leser wissen ja, dass es dahingehend gleich mehrere Bewerbungen zu geben scheint. Der neue Spock-Darsteller Zachary Quinto bereitet sich hingegen ganz speziell auf seine Rolle vor. Anstelle des intensiven Studiums alte Star Trek-Episoden versucht er, sich mit der Person hinter Spock, Leonard Nimoy, zu beschäftigen. Somit verbringen die beiden sehr viel Zeit miteinander und laden sich gegenseitig zum Essen ein, wenngleich die Mythologie, d.h. die vulkanisch-romulanischen Ursprünge, dennoch in Quintos Interesse zu liegen scheint. Über die Plot-Details zu Star Trek XI hatte ich jüngst schon einen Kommentar abgegeben, und laut Quinto handelt es sich bei Trek XI um ein Projekt, dass weitere Fortsetzungen wahrscheinlich macht… damit bestätigt er auch den Wunsch des Autorenteams Orci und Kurtzman, die sich beide ebenso Fortsetzungen erhoffen würden. Zuguterletzt kann man noch sagen, dass nebenbei Russell Crowe kurzzeitig als Bösewicht im Gespräch war (was jedoch Hinweise auf das gesuchte Kaliber des gesuchten Darstellers gibt) und dass das uralte Jennifer Garner Gerücht im Zusammenhang mit einer Liebesaffäre Spock’s wieder aufgetaucht ist. Übrigens muss es sich bei dieser Liebesaffäre keinesfalls um ein Produkt des Pon Farr handeln, denn der neue Spock wird wesentlich emotionaler sein und damit wohl an Nimoy’s Darstellung aus dem ersten Pilotfilm The Cage anknüpfen. Trek ist also in aller Munde und wir haben dahingehend wohl noch spannende Zeiten vor uns… [...]

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:06:35 +0000

transformers sucked!!!! as far as…”what do you expect from a summer blockbuster movie…or from transformers as a movie…” WELL, i expect a decent story! the dialgoue was aweful, the jokes were aweful, the plot was lame, and we spend more time with humans than we do with “TRANSFORMERS”!!!

i hope these two did a better job with Star Trek. right now i have lost my faith in this project based off of Transformers.

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:00:32 +0000

Let’s just hope that this particular entry will DESERVE some sequels…

By: Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP

Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:07:57 +0000

Star Trek:TMP was trying to emulate two things “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Star Wars,” we know that and I say that because it is true.

The results? Several unnecessary passes over V’ger and countless shots of the Bridge crew with thier mouth’s gapping basically “freaking out.” The stressing of “visual stimulus” backfired and slowed the film down. I mean, how long was it before they even left the solar system?

ST:TWOK was fast paced…the producers and directors actually sat down and watched all 79 episodes of the show and “got it.” Plus, the director’s (NM) style actually had a feel to it that caugth something. ST:TSFOS was basically “part 2.” We see some critical losses…the Enterprise blows up and Kirk looses his son.

ST: TVH: This was whimsey in the vein of “The Trouble with Tribbles” and fun Star Trek that was key. ST:TFF: Oops…this was likely trying to be “funny” as well, but missed the mark.

Now, what’s next?

ST:TUC goes back to a lot of what we saw in TWOK. It’s a certain type of action that is different from what they tried in Nemesis. It was also paralleling the newspapers. I do not want it to be too much of that in this next film. Our times are too…agendistic. A plot where the Federation President mimic’s President Bush…or Spock and Kirk as Homosexuals? Or some “environmental mess” storyline…or, even a pro-Bush message is just our of place.

We need to lay of the politics…in the forum and on the film for doing so will keep about half the audience away. Now, Terrorism and its aspects is an issue that can be touched…however, teh “greater concept” not anything that directly looks at the current situation.

We need a well written story with great effects that is true to Star Trek Canon and will, you all that, impress fans and passers-by a like.

They say, as has been said in another post, they don’t make these for an Academy Award…but, what about if that was what they shot for? A cool canon story that could stand alone without knowing anything about canon, but that will appeal to all.

Almost like a period picture…*I have said that before in other threads.

By: Londo

Londo — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:07:08 +0000

#28: The first film suffered because it was mind-numbingly dull. I think I have an impartial perspective on this, as I grew up watching the Original Series movies on video that my dad taped off TV (I was born in 1990) and The Motion Picture was always my least favourite of the six.

By: Tim Handrahan

Tim Handrahan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:55:27 +0000

The problem for most is that the exepctations for Star Trek will be so high that it cannot possibly satisfy everyone. The first film suffered from this. I go into this with high hopes because at least Paramount is making an effort to bring it back. I like all that is being said so far and they seem to be making an effort to include Shatner and Nimoy in the process.

By: jonboc

jonboc — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:20:14 +0000

I gotta agree, Transformers was pretty bad. But it was a popcorn flick, just not a very good one. How do you build to a climax when you have one happening every 10 minutes? And yes, I know I know, a LOT of people liked it, but a lot of people think wrestling is real and a lot of people give money to TV evangelists. The fact that American is slurping it up by the millions doesn’t impress me, nor does it surprise me. But thats just one opinion against another. The $1,000,000 question is can they write good Star Trek and stay away from the style of tranformers? Mission Impossible 3 rocked (didn’t they write that too?) and was easily the best of the franchise. Also I’m sure JJ would not have signed off on the script until it met his approval. I can see why some people are worried (espeically after seeing Transformers) but Bay and Abrahms are two WAY different film makers. And MI 3 was great. I still think we’re in capable hands,

By: Xai

Xai — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:18:09 +0000

Oh, and I forgot to ask….
Shadow, are you always this much fun?

By: Xai

Xai — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:16:05 +0000

#1, 11, 13,14 Shadow6283

What cactus did you sit on?

First, Demode (#12) or anyone can post whatever they choose as long as it’s cool with Anthony. But I am sure both can defend themselves.

As for the content of the post. The writers are being asked questions. They answered and their quotes made it here. If you dislike what’s being reported you have a right to not read it, as THX noted.

If you are tired of the splitting hairs and lack of substance in their quotes, what did you expect? They won’t be reading the script aloud for yours or my enjoyment regardless of how we plead or insult them, so again, maybe you should avoid the interview stories if they bother you. In my opinion.

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As for the story…
I have not seen enough of these writers work to make a guess at the potential quality of the finished product. It does sound like they respect what’s come before… maybe even awed by the fact that THEY got to write the movie… and I like that.

By: Ro-Dan

Ro-Dan — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:36:14 +0000

21.

Couldn’t DISagree with you more. TRANSFORMER was awesome. Best movie of the summer without a doubt. I saw it twice.