Comments on: Hundreds Attend Trek Casting Call

By: Noz

Noz — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:11:00 +0000

Most likely know one will answer this email but if you do, please write back to armmat@gmail.com…

I wanted to know how do I find out about such casting calls?? I’m an engineer who works at JPL and love sci-fi…I would have loved to have gone as it’s not only an interest but I also like acting too.

Thank you very much

By: WannaBeatle

WannaBeatle — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:57:30 +0000

I just went out last night to a couple of drinks and got recognized…not for anything I’ve worked on, but because they saw my pic on aintitcoolnews.com and other sites. So, I found what they were talking about on the LA Times site…and there I am…pretty much the first thing ya see is me (I’m the youngish Beatle looking guy). They do also mention my Chris Walken look a like pal as well.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-trekcast12nov12,1,4875339.story?ctrack=5&cset=true

By: just another Trekkie

just another Trekkie — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:14:37 +0000

I went, too. Got there early enough to be near the front (I’d be in one of those pics, but I’m standing behind someone). Some of the people were Trekkies, some were geeks who preferred Star Wars, some were just actors. Of course, some of us were Trekkies who just also happened to be professional actors/extras. I wish there was a place on the info sheet to put your level of excitement about Trek. I’d love to be anything, no matter how much make up may be involved. I’ve been a Trekkie practically my whole life, so this would just be so freaking awesome. I hope I get called. For those wondering, we didn’t find out if they wanted us right away. They just call the people they want a day or few in advance, so I guess we won’t really know if we get it or not until filming’s all over or they call us, whichever comes first.

By: beansidhe

beansidhe — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:41:26 +0000

Re #22, on dead ringers for Vulcans.

I got that a lot. Quite a few people told me I looked like I’m related to Nimoy.

I hope that’s a good sign!

By: Jackson Roykirk

Jackson Roykirk — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:23:11 +0000

Everybody waiting in that line looked — I dunno — NORMAL! (except for the one wearing stilts.)

This can’t really be a bunch of trekkies waiting for their dream job of a lifetime, can it?

By: Warpler

Warpler — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:18:30 +0000

Or even “Oemacaton”.Hmmmmmmm now let me think who could do all those syllables justice?

By: SirMartman

SirMartman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:04:45 +0000

gee I wonder if theres a name of “Rentahs” in the new Trek spript !

By: SirMartman

SirMartman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:01:16 +0000

and by the way,,,

To keep the secrecy, the name “Spock” was never used in the movie script, but instead the alias “Nacluv” (reverse of “Vulcan”) was used

By: SirMartman

SirMartman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:48:06 +0000

Re #10 and #28

throw your minds back to 1984, in the weeks before “The Search for Spock” came out.
Everyone wanted to know if Leonard Nimoy was going to be in the movie as “Spock”
Nobody thought that Leonard Nimoy would play Spock because he was directing,

and to hold people in their seats longer,, Leonard Nimoys name wasnt in the credits at the start of the movie, (only at the end)

Keeping that secret must of been tough,, and also during filming the Production was endangered by the great fire at Paramount.
William Shatner helped fight the fire and rescue a crewmember before firefighter reinforcements arrived.

“The search for Spock” in mymind has been the biggest talked about trek so far,,

( until now *smiles* )

By: devolution

devolution — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:19:44 +0000

#31 and #32 haha ok, yeah it was like 65′, that’s about 10 degrees above freezing in LA. the instructions were to wear something form-fitting, so i left my jacket at home…

#27 they said it could be monday, it could be a month from now, they didn’t know when they would need us. i got a good vibe from the casting woman, but it could just be high hopes. i was afraid they’d ask me to shave my eyebrows to be a vulcan…

as i was standing in line, i realized that if i did get called to work on this film, i’m not sure how much i would be allowed to reveal. and i’m also not sure how much i would want to reveal. the thing about extra-ing, though, is that you rarely see a script and rarely get a good sense of what exactly is going on. you sort of inhabit your own part of the set and look at it all pretty technically.

that said, i got a chance to visit the set of ENTERPRISE when they were shooting the mirror episodes and i felt like my head was going to explode from sensory overload.