Comments on: Rumor: Josh Lucas As Pike?

By: The Master

The Master — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:51:26 +0000

I think Jaime Bamber or Paul McGillion as Pike even David Tennant would do,

By: 4 8 15 16 23 42

4 8 15 16 23 42 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:46:56 +0000

I can think of some poor choices to play Hamlet… a fat Italian American man like James Gandolfini, a neurotic New York Jewish man like Woody Allen, a street-wise Hispanic guy like (fill in the blank), you get the picture.

By: Trek Nerd Central

Trek Nerd Central — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:13:19 +0000

Re: #158.

So, should only depressed Danes play Hamlet?

By: 4 8 15 16 23 42

4 8 15 16 23 42 — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:34:03 +0000

^ correction — Knife in the Water is not a “half-thriller” but rather “half-suspense”… “thriller” and “suspense” are not the same thing.

By: 4 8 15 16 23 42

4 8 15 16 23 42 — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:30:52 +0000

Casting an African-American man in the role of Pike would be as bad as casting a Caucasian woman to play Uhura.

Not sure about Josh Lucas, I looked him up on IMDb, and I’ve seen him in this Canadian movie, The Weight of Water, where he was a supporting actor of substance, playing opposite Sean Penn and Elizabeth Hurley. He did pretty well in this serious, half-historical, half-thriller a la Polanski’s Knife in the Water, kinda Indie movie. On the basis of that experience, I could support him as Pike.

By: ster j

ster j — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:13:10 +0000

Too bad Sarek won’t make an appearance in ST11. Joaquin Phoenix would be perfect. There’s a pronounced resemblance, IMHO.

And David Hugh Kelly wold be great for Kirk’s father. THere’s a fammily resemblance, plus he’s done some strong performances (He was in Insurrection, but he also played Ben Cartwright in the Bonanza remake in 2002).

Neal McDonough (Lt. Hawk in First Contact) for Pike maybe? Too bad Ray Liotta is too old–or is he?

By: Trek Nerd Central

Trek Nerd Central — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:23:30 +0000

Re: #155. Works for me, too, thanks.

And frankly, anyone who would be “jarred” by the sight of Denzel Washington in any role, in any movie, doesn’t appreciate his talent or looks – and doesn’t deserve to watch! Skin color (eye color, hair color, etc.) has nothing to do with canon, in my opinion. Cast the content of his character first.

By: Cranston

Cranston — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:22:20 +0000

#150 — I agree with you re: Washington. If they’re trying to “stick with canon,” it could be a little jarring, but I’d be willing to overlook that. I could easily see DW pulling the “phaser on overload” ending to “The Cage,” as well as running into an engineering disaster area to pull out a bunch of cadets. Works for me, and they’d be lucky to get him.

By: JL

JL — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:08:22 +0000

(actually, that scene is all I will ever remember him for)

By: JL

JL — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:59:46 +0000

I didn’t care for this guy in HULK… I especially hated the part when the grenade he launched at Hulk bounced back at him and he blew up like a cartoon panel. That was so dumb