Ben Cross Is Sarek November 18, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast , trackback
TrekMovie.com first reported that Spock’s father Sarek would appear in the new Star Trek and now we can report who will be playing him. After receiving a tip, TrekMovie.com has confirmed with a trusted source that 59 year-old English actor Ben Cross will be playing Sarek. Cross himself has seemingly confirmed it as well, as Star Trek is listed on his official site. Spock’s Vulcan father was originally played by the late Mark Lenard. Cross may be best known for his his starring role in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. More recently the actor has seen in Exorcist: The Beginning and the BBC mini-series Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial. Cross will be playing across the 36 year-old Winona Ryder who is portraying Spock’s human mother Amanda Grayson.
Spock’s father Sarek has appeared a total of eight times over the Star Trek franchise (including four out of six of the TOS feature films). The first appearance was in the TOS episode “Journey to Babel” where it was first established he was a Federation Ambassador. That episode also revealed that Spock’s decision to go to Starfleet Academy instead of the Vulcan Science Academy created an estrangement between father and son. Sarek was last seen at the time of his death in the two part TNG episode “Unification” which also featured Leonard Nimoy playing Spock. More on Sarek at Memory Alpha.
Lenard and Cross…the original and new Sareks
Ben Cross has dozens of film and TV roles to his name starting with a small role in the 1976 WW II movie A Bridge Too Far. He has appeared in a number of genre projects over his career including starring as the vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1991 mini-series remake of Dark Shadows. Cross played an alien in the 1997 low budget sci-film The Invader in which he starred with Sean Young. Cross’ latest genre project was the direct-to-video Species: The Awakening where he starred alongside Star Trek Enteprise’s Dominic Keating. The actor also recently appeared with DS9’s Alexander Siddig in the 2006 TV Movie Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Nightmare and with TNG’s Marina Sirtis in the 2007 TV Movie Grendel.
More on Cross:IMDB Page | Wikipedia Page | Official Site
Cross on Video
Tribute Video with clips from Dark Shadows
Trailer for Species: The Awakening
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Nice choice. Under-rated actor who has spent the last 20 years doing crap-tastic movies. This could be interesting….
First?
Oh….my….God!
BRILLIANT! Ben Cross has been one of my favorites for years.
#1: He’s one of the reasons why I watched a lot of those craptastic movies. “Grendel,” anyone? I actually sat through it ‘cuz he was in it.
Had no idea he was 59, tho.
Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|
#2 edited to add:
And he was fantastic as Barnabas Collins, BTW. He was actually scary. ;-)
Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|
Nice choice – though I still wonder how they’ll address the Winona Ryder thing. Good make-up, I’m guessing, unless we see Amanda at one point in time and Sarek in another.
Fantastic resemblance to Mark Lenard, though.
A very interesting choice. His background and experience should lend itself well to portraying the classic character of Star Trek, one the most loved guest characters in Star Trek history.
I can certainly see him outshine Winona Ryder with ease.
Woah, that’s inspired casting!
This and Uhura could be the best casting so far. And maybe Zach Quinto too. Gotta see him in action though.
Nice choice! This is shaping up to be inspired casting all the way around, except, of course, Simon Pegg, who is totally wrong to play Scotty!! What a STUPID decision!!
Before you start writing an objection to that last comment….think about it….you SHOULD know, in your heart of hearts, that I’m right!!
Awesome casting!!!
Ben Cross… now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. Sounds good to me.
He looks just like the Original Sarek. I hope he does well in the role.
YES!
I Like him a whole lot!
And Re:#8, I think Pegg will be a FINE SCOTTY!
So far I like all the news about what JJ&Co. are doing with this Trek. The one exception may be all the rumors about the “new look” ship.
However, until I see some pics or read a CONFIRMED report about “wings” or other such design changes I will keep an open mind because they seem to get it! [...and the casting of Cross proves that they are on the right path!]
Oh yea, thats the guy :)
Great Casting.
Species : The Awakening looks bleeding awful though. Dominic Keating really can’t act. He was good in Enterprise but he’s been awful in everything else i’ve seen him in.
Groovy.
Ooooooooooo I like this. Awesome!
Me so horny = Ben Cross
A great choice for Sarek.
The casting thus far has been outstanding, IMO. Even Simon Pegg, who I think will make a great Scotty. The only two I’m wondering about (wondering, not worrying) are Karl Urban as McCoy and John Cho as Sulu. But we’ll see how they do.
cant wait to see sarek do the 4 minute mile!!!
“i must take my leave of you now! do you have a message for your mother?”
” yes! tell her – beetlejuice!”
Okay, that’s weird. Ben Cross’s daughter was one of my college buddies. I’ve met young Sarek. Weird. Weird. Weird.
An excellent casting choice! His looks and voice are perfect for the role!
Great call! “Chariots of Fire” is my favorite film of all time. Cross was outstanding in it. And let’s not forget who was his girlfriend in that movie – the Borg Queen herself (and lookin’ good!). By the way, #4, I think it’s always been assumed Sarek, as a long-lived Vulcan (over 200 when he died in “Unification,” and if one swallows hard and accepts ST:V as canon, married previously), was much older than Amanda, so no extra makeup necessary.
Inspired… I think he’s a great choice. He’s got the look and the voice i think he’ll do fine… I also agree with the majority on the Pegg issue, that really was inspired casting!
I really cant wait now… is it just Kirks Mum and Henchman 2 to cast?
#23
- I really cant wait now… is it just Kirks Mum and Henchman 2 to cast? -
No, it’s not.
hi im new here..ben cross definatley has a reseblance to mark lenard, as to simon pegg, i was watching an old comedy show called ‘big train ‘ on bbc the other night and he does a very good scottish accent.
I’m not familiar with Cross’s work, but he certainly looks the part.
He also gets points for coming out of the English acting tradition.
Ben Cross is a great choice for Sarek.
I agree with #18 – Simon Pegg will be fine. My only concern with the casting is Karl Urban. McCoy was slim (almost slight), thoughtful, articulate, and humane. Urban has made a career of playing the big, dumb, bombastic action hero; from LOTR to Chronicles of Riddick to Doom.
It remains to be seen whether he’s a good enough actor to radically shift gears and play a totally different personality.
I think this ugly photograph doesn’t do his face any justice, but after seeing that first tribute video, I’m sold :)
#8 Harry
Come on Harry–give Simon a chance. If he is an actor, perhaps he has the chops to make this work. After all, none of us were there at auditions or screen tests. Just because an actor has never done a role of this type before does not mean they are not up to it now. I figure since Chris Doohan likes the choice, how man can it be?
#26
For the record, your’s is my favorite screen name. And the choir says Amen!
Perfect. It is nice to see that they are going for talent above names.
Wow – there’s a blast from the past. Great choice.
This guy was great in Dark Shadows. He’ll make a fine Sarek.
Ben Cross is a very good actor who’s flown below the radar for years; he’ll make a good Sarek. Given the disparity in age between him and Winona Ryder, I wonder if they interact with Spock at different periods in his life.
I really like most the cast Abrams has put together. Simon Pegg and John Cho both seem too offbeat given the histroy of the characters they play but hopefuly it will all work out in the end.
Actually, the older age works very well… Remember, Sarek was at least 50 years older than Amanda… when we first met him, he was already onver 100 years old. A great age difference is not a problem, and we could be seeing Amanda while she’s pregnant, or before Spock, perhaps.
Great choice, haven’t heard anything from him in years. I used to have to draw his mug for the Dark Shadows comic!
I tend to agree with Harry , but I recently parts of Shaun of the dead, while ther were seens that reminded me of touble with Tribbles, Iam not wholly convinced about pegg. Ben Cross, that is a name I have not seen in sometime. But Late next year we shall see who is right, where oh where has my TARDIS Gone.
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Agreed.
That’ll work! They are doing pretty good with this casting: picking actors that are known but outside the normal fan picks and trigger that “a-ha” reaction. Keep up the good work!
Excellent casting – on its face, up there with Quinto and Greenwood.
Since Sarek is at least in his sixties or seventies at the time of Spock’s birth (using McCoy’s vague reference to his age in “Journey To Babel”) it wouldn’t be unreasonable to see him as visibly much older than Amanda if we hop back to Spock’s early life – she’d be a relatively young woman married to a much older man.
Maybe a little creepy looking, but (sorry) logical.
Wow. Excellent choice. Ben Cross is good and “known” enough to give the role some heft, but just off the radar enough not to bring a lot of baggage with him.
I’ve always liked Cross, especially since a cute English girl once told me, “I fancy you look like Ben Cross!” I fancy she was being kind.
Scott B. out.
They should name this movie , Star Trek XI : Meet the Parents.
LAST! Just kidding.
^40 “Meet the parents”
God forbid, it’s looking like that. Et tu, Abrams?
What a great break for a good actor! I think of Peter Cushing (and for that matter Christopher Lee) getting some Star Wars attention after long careers. I loved the remake of Dark Shadows, and some of the other projects Cross has been in.
Wondering though, considering the ages of the characters of Amanda and Sarek, where this actually fits in. Spock as a 10 year old, maybe? Do we get to see him play with his Teddy Bear, a la Yesteryear?
I like this choice. I was worried they’d go for some blandly handsome, all-American looking 30 year old who had none of Lenard’s striking features or his gravitas. Cross works for me.
I still agree w/ Harry re. Pegg, though. The Scottish guy from Stargate was way better for the part; Pegg likely got it because of his built-in geek fanbase. Oh well.
I wonder, after reading what has been written here on TM.com, what comments would have been generated in 1965/1966 about the specific casting choices (not the characters, about which, I believe, much has been written) made for (a) The Cage and (b) WNMHGB?
Hmmm…
The more I consider the casting the least likely I believe that this need be a time travel episode. With parents of various ages around it feels more more of “time jumping” situation. Something Abrams excels at, BTW. But then again, I don’t know from tribbleshit about screenwriting.
Gee Harry B., I adore your posts but I really think Pegg is amazing and will pleasantly surprise us. In “Hot Fuzz” he plays a very straight man to everything else around him, and that’s the hardest part of comedy: don’t expect any “jokes” from Pegg in this film guys, he’ll get any laughs at all, if there are any, by reacting to the uptight command people around him. “Up yer shaft” style.
But then I don’t know from Andorian Pissflaps about acting. I could be so wrong.
29. Admiraldeem –
Cheers!
Great Choice. The casting has been great so far.
I don’t know why everybody is down on Simon Pegg. He is a versatile actor who seems that he can play both dramatic and comedy roles. I think he will be a standout. Watch the audience cheer when he says something “Scotty” :)
I wonder if they’ll reference Sarek’s makeup on Lenard and make the ears for Cross full Vulcan, and not like Spock’s? That would be a nice touch. Full-Vulcan ears were always different on TOS.
# Harry Ballz
I certainly know in MY heart that you’re right about ‘Scotty’… ;)
Never that keen on Ben Cross, but I reckon he’s got a good enough look to be ‘Spock’s Dad’…
Excellent… there is only one minor problem.
Journey to Babel seems to establish that Kirk had not met Sarek and Amanda until that point, so there’s a bit of a limitation on how involved Sarek can be throughout the script, and sadly… any sequels, unless they jump beyond JTB…
EXCELLENT CHOICE!!!!! Sign me up!!!
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!! Wanted Olmos but they got a good one here!!!
Inspired choice. He’s got a 91% ‘Logical’ rating on the poll, I don’t think he could get a more positive reaction from Trek fans!
I am most impressed with this choice.
I don’t know, isn’t he too old for this part. Ben Cross is fine actor but surely Abrams could have casted younger actor f.e. Tobias Menzies or James Caviezel are far better choices then Cross(specially Ryder 36y is Amanda).
I feel Abrams has already cast 3 miscast in XI movie, John Cho, Simon Pegg and Bruce Greenwood and this is 4 by casting Ben Cross.
Greenwood is maybe okey if his part is small and is only in this movie. However Sarak could be in the sequels so he is very important character to be cast right. I feel Abrams dropped the ball by casting Cross
Ben Cross….I guess with Vulcan make-up, he could pull it off. Granted, he was absolutely lousy as Barnabas Collns in the “Dark Shadows” revival series, but fairly strong in other performances i’ve watched, so Cross may work as Sarek 2.
It pleases me to see Ben Cross, the second Barnabas Colins as Sarek, I always liked him and am hopefull this film will reinvigerate his acting craft in a wildly succesful Star Trek movie…with or without William Shatner in it!
LL&P Ben!!!
;-)
22 – I meant makeup for Winona Ryder, not for Cross. They might have to make her look older.
#56…he was GREAT as the second Barnabas, Jonathan Frid himself (the original) has even said so!
no offense!
peace all!
;-)
I liked Cross as Barnabas. And I like Pegg fine as casting for Scotty.
Fantastic fantastic fantastic casting. Has the same look, same voice, same air of authority. Great actor, too.
Excellent casting, both in terms of acting ability and a terrific resemblance.
Re: 59: star trek-darkshadows fan – November 19, 2007
“#56…he was GREAT as the second Barnabas, Jonathan Frid himself (the original) has even said so!”
His opinion, but I maintain that he was lousy in the role, and im guessing if you launched a poll asking DS fans around the globe about which actor was best in the role, I would bet real money Frid would come out on top.
:)
Yes! Great choice!!!!! I’ve always, ALWAYS liked his take on Barnabas Collins in the remake of DS (with Joanna Going, I think). That was yet another good series that met an untimely death.
Amazing
According to Star Trek Lore, Sarek was 103 at the time of the Babel conference. Jane Wyatt’s real age was 57 and Nimoy’s real age was 37. I believe both Kirk and Spock were playing their real respective ages. So Sarek would have been 66 and Amanda 20 when Spock was born.
Oh, and Cross has excellent Vulcan features.
#50
Maybe, Abrams doesn’t know about Journey to Babel.
Hey its Barnabas Collins!
but,,,
hes too old,,, and his wife is too young
Hello #63, there is no argument there, Jonathan Frid is still tops in my book too!
Its just that imo Ben Cross did not shame the Barnabas Collins character whatsoever, and that I believe he will make an excellent Sarek, I am channeling the ghost of the late great Mark Lenard on this one #63, and going out on a limb and saying he is giving his blessings from The Spirit World of Vulcan!
I am excited very much about this new Star Trek Movie!
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38. Dennis Bailey – “…..Since Sarek is at least in his sixties or seventies at the time of Spock’s birth (using McCoy’s vague reference to his age in “Journey To Babel”) it wouldn’t be unreasonable to see him as visibly much older than Amanda if we hop back to Spock’s early life – she’d be a relatively young woman married to a much older man.”
Dennis, Sarek was very specific (as Vulcan’s tend to be) about his age in that episode. Remember, he responded to McCoy’s remark by saying “I’m 102.4 of your Earth years old.” (My head is full of inane Trek trivia). Anyhoo, I agree with you, Sarek is supposed to be much older than Amanda.
He will work at as Sarek. I loved the Dark Shadows re-do from the early 90’s, I wish that series continued. He really is perfect for the role. The budget must be huge to pay these actors salaries. This movie will at least have a great cast and you know what they say you need for a great movie, first you need a great script, second a great or good director and third a great cast. It looks like we have all three, from what Nimoy has said about the script and he normally has a good veiw of things Trek. We need to let their creative juices flow and let them do thier job. Good luck JJ Abrams
40
LOL
Or Star Trek Babies.
#38, 72
You’re right, JBS, Vulcans tend to be very specific.
Sarek was born in 2164, Amanda Grayson in 2210. They married in 2229. Spock was born in 2230.
Just to make it even less vague.
BRILLIANT!!! What a Great actor!!!!
Too bloody old
Interesting casting for this film. Will Sarek suddenly get the urge to run slowly on a beach??? The only thing I’ve seen him in is Chariot’s of Fire (I should dust off the ole video tape and watch it)
As for the whole age thing. Ya gotta remember that Mark Lenard was only 7 years older than Leonard Nimoy. Jane Wyatt, who played Amanda, was older than Mark Lenard (14 years older).
I absolutely loved Mark Lenard as Sarek. This is one of the characters that I will be watching most closely to see he is portrayed well.
I’ve often wondered, how hard can it be to act ‘without emotion’? Is it hard or is it easy?
He is not too old! I think this is the best casting choise they have made so far.
Good choice, spot on!
Perfect casting. Abrams apparently does his best casting with Vulcans. My jury’s still out on the human characters …
I’ve loved Ben Cross’ work for years. I’m not familiar with Star Trek but this man is a gifted actor and he’ll be great in this movie.
#79 ZoomZoom I also loved Mark Lenard as Sarek. One reason he was so good was he did not play it “without emotion”, but was in control of his emotions (sometimes barely in control). It’s very subtle, but makes all the difference between a good Vulcan portrayal (Sarek, Spock, T’Pau) and a bad one (Tuvok, T’Pol).
79 – I’m actually taking an acting class in college right now. It is VERY hard. Even the slightest gesture, look, or facial expression can convey emotion. It requires a ton of focus.
Re: #74 – shouldn’t you be out walking a picket line somwehere?
86.
Alex and I take turns.
#84 that is actually a very good point, JBS.
He really portrayed the perfect Vulcan. Emotions there, but well- very well- contained. He did bring something special to Trek, didn’t he.
As I say- i’ll be watching Ben very closely!
84. I thought Tuvok made a pretty good Vulcan, and Tim Russ clearly brought some Leonard Nimoy-esque characteristics to the role…I though Lt. Vorik was a far less successful portrayal…and T’Pol….she was HOT!!!
#85 I can do a very good ‘dead pan’ when the wife tells me her parents are coming over for dinner! lol But thats more instinctive I think! lol
I’m going to see if I can go a day without showing emotion!
RE: 40
hey you stole that joke from me
http://trekmovie.com/2007/10/30/star-trek-close-to-a-pike-still-looking-for-kirks-and-spocks-parents/#more-1199
so to show my solidarity with Bob and Alex…I demand residuals!
#45 Wellshaved Scrotum “Gee Harry B., I adore your posts but I really think Pegg is amazing and will pleasantly surprise us”
Thank you for the compliment…much appreciated! As to Pegg, your comments are well thought out…..I will try to keep an open mind.
By the way…it’s nice to exchange thoughts with my clean-shaven counterpart!! :)
I think that resemblance is scary!! He looks almost identical! In fact he looks more closer to the original than any body picked!! Zoe is also a very close call for Uhura, but this guy is like Mark Lenard without makeup.
Perfect casting.
#87 “Alex and I take turns.”
TMI. ;)
SAREK AND SPOCK DID SHOW EMOTION.
Yes, both Mark Lenard and Leonard Nimoy were incredibly subtle in their performances, but being “logical” does not mean acting robotic.
If you watch them closely, you can see that very often they were able to show mild annoyance, bemusement, superiority and even sadness at the state of the “human condition” and the situations around them. Maybe not Emotions with a capital E, per se, but certainly IN CONTROL, for the most part, as others have correctly pointed out.
#96 so did they fail as Vulcans? Or is showing some emotion acceptable? And how much is ok? And does Vulcan have ‘Emotion Police’?
I agree – excellent casting there.
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At least he got the looks for the role, as for acting i dont know i havent seen him in a movie yet
it could work with winona because vulcans get mutch older than humans
Vulcans have powerful emotions; more powerful than do Humans. and not all of it can be shielded at all times… it’s canon. plus, an emotionless Vulcan is boooooring — see Sakonna. Ben Cross is a FANTASTIC choice!! I am almost excited now….
They’ve made a great choice with Ben Cross
For those who can’t see it, hey, it’s your loss
The man can sure act
That’s simply a fact
And his being a clone of Mark Lenard is BOSS!!
Star Trek 11,,
The Wrath of my freinds Fathers Son
I still think the casting of Leonard Nimoy as the older Spock is the best move they’ve made.
#97 (ZoomZoom)
I wouldn’t say they failed as Vulcans… remember, they DO have the capability to be emotional–their adherence to logic is learned, not inherent.
They would probably “fail” as Vulcans if they flagrantly cried, yelled, laughed out loud, whistled at pretty ladies or booed the visiting soccer teams. :)
Philisophical question:
If a Vulcan has an orgasm, and there’s no one there to hear it, do they make a sound? :)
Yes Harry..it sounds like T’POW
#106
I believe Vulcans avoid that sort of blatent emotionalism. They just moan quietly: “Ohuhoh, bitter dregs.”
Mr Orci i know your not supposed to tell us any details but i need to know…..will we get to see sarek and amanda conceiving spock?
He’s NOT too old… actually, for the character, he’s slightly young.
Sarek would have been in his 60’s when Spock was born. And if we see the birth of Spock, then technically Winona is too old as well. He was OVER 100 years old when we met him in TOS.
This is GREAT casting, and a nice age contrast to the whipper-snappers running around in the cast.
He has to nail this (as do they all), but I think he has the demeanor and the voice to do it… Mark Lenard made the greatest vulcan portrayal ever (note: I said Vulcan, not Vulcan/human). He showed perfectly controled emotions, and such great subtlety. He’s got as much to live up to as Quinto.
My only major casting problem? Urban as McCoy (and a redesigned ship as the Enterprise). Somebody was doing some serious drugs that day. Hideous, Terrible casting.
110 – Vulcans age more slowly than humans, though. And are we going to pretend that Jonathan Simpson doesn’t exist? Sarek looked pretty young at Spock’s birth.
I have a feeling that we’ll see the make-up department age Winona Ryder a bit, and I don’t think we’ll be seeing Spock’s birth. We’ve already seen it.
I hadn’t known anything about Ben Cross before this, but based on the photos, I’d say it’s a great choice!
It seems to me there’s a lot of wiggle room regarding the age of the actor when casting Vulcans. If it’s supposed to be an old Vulcan, you can easily age a younger actor, and if the actor is already old, well that’s great…
Oh, I agree that filling Mark Lenard’s shoes will be as much or more of a challenge than Nimoy’s….
As long as he can portray what was an anguish about his real un-Vulcan love for an “imperfect” son whom he knew was his better, but whom he constantly tried to put down and pigeonhole,… well then everything should be A-OK
AJ (#114) – nice one! me like. that’s Sarek’s worst side in a nutshell. and Mark Lenard nailed it. here’s hoping Ben Cross does, as well. actually, he might have the more difficult job of the two if the script is what I guess it is. Cross was fantastic with Barnabas Collin’s anguish, so I am hoping for the best.
Great chiseled features
Should make a nice Vulcan
I hope they don’t put those stupid black wigs on these folks like they did in STTNG
Real human hair please
Definitely an awesome choice for Sarek. Man, this is so cool. I mean, I never though we’d get all the original characters back. December 08 will be cool.
RE 90.That’s funny.I didn’t know.What can I say but , ‘Great minds think alike !’
#104:”I still think the casting of Leonard Nimoy as the older Spock is the best move they’ve made.”
You think so? I dunno, I just always think of “Paris The Great” when I look at Nimoy. Have to see what he looks like with pointed ears, though. ;)
111. Pragmaticus – November 19, 2007
110 – Vulcans age more slowly than humans, though. And are we going to pretend that Jonathan Simpson doesn’t exist? Sarek looked pretty young at Spock’s birth.
Yes, Pragmaticus, let’s pretend ST V never happened, ok?
to #14 Jon1701. You only as good as the script you are given. If the words are not there or the character is not written properly , no matter how you push yourself to get it out there, it just doesn’t happen.
Barnabas Collins was over 200 years old and so will Sarek be.
119
Lol
He looks the part.
Good choice.
109
Only in the DVD extras.
good choice i think. we cant really be critical of any of them until we see the finished article can we? anyway i dont know about you guys but im getting really impatient with waiting for some REAL pics of the new sets/uniforms/bridge/assembled crew etc. when do we get something really meaty to digest!!
cheers
greg
united kingdom
good choice for Sarek.
Wow! Great choice. A strong actor and uncanny likeness of Mark Lenard. You could center an entire movie around Sarek if you wanted to. Mark Lenard’s original portrayal made for such an interesting character.
Ben will do a fine job as well.
Outstanding pick.Been a a fan of his since COF.Can see him as Sarek
#111 You mean STV wasn’t just a bad dream?
The Vulcans cast this far actually look Vulcan without the makeup! Inspired casting.
Ben Cross probably made his biggest splash on the big screen in Chariots of Fire. He does seem like a good choice to take on the role of Sarek.
GREAT CHOICE HERE!!!! I had totally forgotten about Cross!
I liked BOTH Frid AND Cross as Barnabas…:-)~
Ben Cross IS Sarek..perfect choice!
And, the Space:1999 episode “Black Sun” depicts meeting God without a joke thrown in at the moment of maximum drama, as done in STV.
Hey, I think maybe Simon Peg is appropriate. I just watched a couple of TOS episodes (for the first time) like yesterday, and noticed that Scotty is indeed a bit of the comic relief for the show. Not slap stick for sure, but just his manurisms, etc. I think Peg will work fine. I liked him Shaun of The Dead, but I also liked him in MI:III. If he can pull of both of these well, then maybe, he can pull of trek. Give the man a chance laddy.
Give the man a chance?
Well, it doesn’t look like we even have an option there, now does it?
He’s got his chance, now let’s see what he does with it!
Very talented actor from the roles I’ve seen him in. Underrated is a word that comes to mind.
As with most of the other casting, I suspect he’ll be fine.
I maintain my reservations about Karl Urban as McCoy. I just let the rumor of Gary Sinise take away all reason.
I’m a longtime fan of Cross and Mark Lenard AND Sarek. So, perfect! I was telling a coworker about this and the more I told her the more excited I got and – um – I choked up a little LOL. Embarassing, but it felt good to have something to look forward to so much.
Perfect casting choice! Cross has the presence, the voice and the look. He’ll make a fantastic Sarek!
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I suppose it doesn’t really make that much of a difference now, but…
I think Ben Cross did a fairly decent job as Sarek. However, one of the things that stuck with me about Mark Lenard’s performance was his ability to have his feelings just beneath the surface and still be perfectly in control, and I just don’t think Ben Cross has that. Who knows, maybe he’ll prove me wrong in the sequel. I hope so.
Also, Mr. Orci, I don’t know if you’re allowed to tell us, but if you are…what do you think we can expect in the sequel?