Blalock: Why No Shatner in Star Trek? + Mini-Review of Starship Troopers Marauder July 22, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ENT, Review, Sci-Fi, Star Trek (2009 film) , trackback
Jolene Blalock’s direct-to-DVD Starship Troopers 3: Marauder comes out soon and she is out promoting it at some cons as well as with our friends at Femme Fatales magazine, who point us to a preview of their interview with the Enterprise’s resident Vulcan and her thoughts on JJ Abrams Star Trek. We also have an exclusive new pic of Jolene and a mini-review of the new Starship Troopers movie.
Blalock: Where’s the Shat?
The new interview with Blalock covers her new movie, doing comedy, surfing and other topics, but Femme Fatales thought TrekMovie might be interested in the following comment from the former Enterprise star regarding JJ Abrams Star Trek:.
BLALOCK: I’m a little perturbed that William Shatner’s not in it, but that’s just me. If Leonard Nimoy is in it, shouldn’t William Shatner be in it? But I haven’t read the script. I’m just venting.
Blalock is scheduled to appear at Comic Con this week and at the Creation Star Trek convention in Vegas. She tells Fatales that she is looking forward to San Diego this week, noting it is ‘like the sci-fi gay parade’ with all the costumes. Femme Fatale sent TrekMovie this exclusive image from their photo shoot.
Exclusive: Jolene is hot in any color
(photo: Dove Shore)
There is more from Jolene at FemmeFatales.com and even more in the next issue of Femme Fatales magazine (including an 8-page photo spread…oh boy).
Starship Troopers 3 Marauder arrives August 5th - mini review
TrekMovie has had a chance to see the new Starship Troopers 3 movie. Firstly, Jolene looks great in it and puts in a credible performance as Capt. Lola Beck. It is fun to see her drop the Vulcan routine and really put some emotion into a role. As for the rest of the film, it is pretty good for a direct to DVD film, and certainly better than the 2004 outing Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation. This film attempts to both better tie into Paul Verhoeven’s original 1997 film, as well as the original Heinlein book, both with mixed success, but the attempt is admirable. The film jups from from sensationalist videogame gorefest to thoughtful political drama to satiric commentary on modern media. The acting in the film is a bit hit and miss, but some put in admirable performances, especially Amanda Donohoe as Admiral Enolo Phid and Stephen Hogan as Sky Marshal Anoke. It is recommended for big Jolene fans and fans of the original films, for general sci-fi fans it is an OK rental…and at least there is some gratuitous nudity in it to keep you interested (not Jolene, unfortunately).
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Wow. Slow news day?
Yeh,, its going to be pretty hard not having Mr Shatner in the next trek, Im was sort of hoping he would be.
Then again,, something tells me this Trek is really going to Rock!
:0 )
“Starship Troopers 3: Casper Van Dien needs money”
Is that Jason Taylor in this movie? Good grief. This series has gone into the realm of the ridiculous, as Tremors did. If it comes on cable, I’ll watch it.
PS: Jolene, I am as perturbed as you are, Nimoy and Shatner should have been together.
AWOOGA
I sense a stinkbug.
Starship Troopers 3! Fantastic! Looking forward to this! I know it’s straight-to-DVD, but I’m aware of what to expect and I’ll enjoy the film for what it is!
I saw American Pie Presents: Band Camp for the first time the other night after a few beers at the pub. Quite simply, the film is what it says on the cover. It’s a piece of unselfconsciously trashy, lowbrow entertainment and none the worse for it!
If Starship Troopers 3 gives us some good jokes and amusing satire with plenty of gore and some gratuitous nudity, I’ll be certain to enjoy it!
I’m not so worried about the acting in the film. One of the points of Troopers 1 was that the cast were all average actors culled from soaps and teen dramas, all had had their teeth fixed and many of them (the women obviously!) had boob jobs. Then Verhoeven had a ball ruthlessly eviscerating their perfect, surgically-sculpted bodies!
There are worse ways to spend an evening than watching that! ;)
Sci-Fi gay pride parade!
Ahh yes… Jolene.
I’d go straight for her….
…definitely.
I knew I liked that girl.
Man oh man…just look at those LEGS!!!
HOT DAMN!!!! (Drool)
at least it’s not as bad as most of the films I’ve worked on…the go straight to Beta…hahaha
I agree with Jolene. Shatner should be in. I would agree with anything she said looking like that!
Has Bob Orci said that Shatner is definitely not in?
How about that for a question Bob
The real question is was Shatner in Jolene????
I think Shatner’s gonna be in it but maybe as a pic of him in some file that Spock views or something?
Wow- she has absolutely no idea what she’s talking about does she?
I NEVER CARED FOR JOLENE BLALOCK…
…but the fact that she looks like a slimmer Jennifer Lopez in that photo definitely makes me pay attention.
Too bad her, um, photon torpedoes have always had that, um, replicated look about them…
Lord Jolene Blalock is so hot. Take one look at that picture of her and say to yourself “Oh yeah, she’d make a great Vulcan.”
As for #’’s 1 and 8, your mom is calling. Why don’t you just run along now and play.
Well I was actually disapointed with the movie. Wasnt as good as I was expecting. THe graphics were absolutly horrible. I mean come on this is 11 years after the first one and the first one had great graphics. This one had graphics like you would see in a video game. The plot, was good but they really could have gone a different way with it and made it a great success. Really could have done without the who god worshiping. One girl just kept praying then got others to pray with her, it got really annoying.
Some things really didnt make sense at all.
Basicly this was a flop, had a lot of potential though.
Studio’s need to stop giving amateur’s the chair to what was once a box office hit movie.
She really does look beautiful in that picture. And I’m with her on the Shat thing.
…Well, let’s face it, kids: JJ Abrams simply doesn’t have his Shat together.
I am so glad she voiced her opinion. What was it again?
Humina humina humina!
17. SPB - July 22, 2008
re:photon torpedoes
Aye Sir, Photon torpedoes check out and stand ready.
Shatner could RETURN!!! Think of the possibilities… Think of the ethos… With time being as unset as simply warping around a son to change man’s fate who’s to say this new outing, a new beginning, could perhaps in some way alter the future and thus saving Kirk from ever having to die in the first place. Ok, it may have taken his death to spur Pacard to act on his emotions, but hey…difficult to see the future is, always in motion.
Man, I thought Jolene was gonna be a huge actress. Guess I’m glad I’m not an agent.
For my money she’s the hottest trek actress! Granted there are many. I sense a poll. No, not pole!
Haven’t reasons for Shatner not being in the new film been posted on this very site already?
1. He didn’t want a cameo role.
2. If that’s the case he’d have to be back as Kirk in some way, in which case the whole movie would have to be WHY he was in it otherwise it would feel slipped in and cameo anyway.
3. It would feel cheap to bring him back from the dead. I don’t care if you can think of a million Treknobabble ways of doing it, it just cheapens death in such a franchise even more. I mean, it’s already at the point that when an important character dies in Star Trek we know some time paradox will bring them back at the end of the episode. Enough is enough.
They have a copy of him in the transporter right? Just beam him back.
“They have a copy of him in the transporter right? Just beam him back.”
Transporters are the answer to everything. Getting old? Transporter can turn you back into a kid. Need a clone of yourself? Transporter can provide. Want to fuse with someone? Yep, they cover that too. XD
Would you care to perform surgery on a photon torpedo with me doctor?
Fascinating.
Sci-Fi gay pride parade!!!! OMG! she has steroe typed the trekkers. That is the first time I heard from a celeb about the gay thing.
Ah, “Starship Troopers”, the “Spinal Tap” of Science Fiction franchises.
Never has a man’s seminal work of fiction been betrayed by a baser gaggle of jackalopes, intellectual concentration camp guards, and cinematic hubcap thieves.
Paul Verhoeven should be horsewhipped by demons for defaming the memory of Robert Heinlein.
Jolene Blalock, on the other hand, has a nice rack. She did when she was a Vulcan, too.
Casper Van Dien? He’s just trying not to become the night manager at the Carl’s Jr. in Reseda.
Yeah, she is hot but her left boob has an arm attached to it.
“Get Your Shat Together!” would be a beautiful tee for many, many people to be wearing to the next public appearance of Mr. Abrams.
Holy —t! Blalock is hot.
So, Blalock is both beautiful AND smart?
#14
Lord Garth, at this point I’d be surprised if Shatner could get it up with a crane! Maybe Jolene simply believes in being kind to old men!
Such a well-mannered girl!
‘like the sci-fi gay parade’
LOLOLOLOL
God, I love her. She was great as T’Pol.
Dennis, you and I are in agreement??
p.s. did you ever get around to seeing The Illusionist?
Why did she have to bring up the Shatner thing?
I HATE the Shatner thing!
Jolene Blalock, on the other hand, I do not hate. I didn’t like Enterprise, but Jolene was worth watching from time to time.
Yeah, every time she turned left or right!
HA! You funny, Ballz.
Jolene I LOVE, but she does not look like herself in those pictures - she really does look like JLo for some reason. Hot as real estate on Vulcan, in any case.
Denise
as Woody Allen used to say, “I’d sell my mother to the Arabs for that girl!”
It would be only logical for you to agree.
Harry — 2 similar movies, both good. The Illusionist and The Prestige. If you haven’t seen the latter, you’re in for a treat. By the way, it stars Christian “Batman Pow Pow” Bale and Michael Caine, along with Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman.
Harry#44- I must ask you to rephrase, my dear, as I have no clue what you want me to agree to…
I’m afraid my feelings of Shatner being in the new film have changed of late. Much as I wished for it I’ve come around to the thinking that Bill, fantastic though he does look, just doesn’t look like Kirk anymore. Rather too much good living seems to have settled around his midriff. Its a shame, but I guess time and calories wait for no man.
Great that Jolene feels that way about him though. ;)
Denise, I’m only stating the fact that anybody would want to DO Ms. Blalock………wouldn’t you agree?
#47
Maybe Jolene’s INTO wrinkles!
Harry#48- OH. Of course. As I have stated in 69 Forward, I would turn for her…
CmdrR
I much preferred The Illusionist to The Prestige…….better all around!
Denise #50
High praise indeed!
CmdrR#45- “Batman Pow Wow Bale” le giggle…
The family dynamics with Bale
Seem to have hit a bit of derail
He slaps around his kinfolk
With women this is no joke
Let’s hope his career can prevail!
If you bothered to read the actual allegation he committed VERBAL assult. He didn’t go around hitting people.
Go ahead, slap down my limerick…….meanie!
Poor Harry. I thought it was funny. Let us go tp Beam’s house and throw cowturds at his mailbox.
#51
Really? I thought The Prestige danced circles around The Illusionist…but maybe it’s because of Edward Norton. I really liked the guy once upon a time, but he’s now stuck in one emotion, no matter the material. Plus David Bowie trumps Jessical Biel for me (I know people find her attractive, but she’s incredibly mannish to me).
As for Jolene…beautiful girl, terrible actress. And I have to include T’Pol in that assessment, as all she did was act annoyed 95% of the time.
If even people in the biz wonder why Shatner is not in the movie, what does Joe Average think?
Many people here say that it is logical for him not to be in the movie, because he died in Generations. But if even Star Trek actors don’t care about this fact or don’t know about it, why should Joe Average care or know about it?
Thy will simply ask: Why is Shatner not in this movie? Nimoy is, so where eis Shatner?
Big mistake not to include Shatner into the movie!
He’ll sign on. But, probably not ’till March ;09.
Just give ‘em time lad, give ‘em time.“
It’s not just you, Jolene. It’s not just you :)
I’m the biggest TOS fan I know, and I cannot understand people’s desire to see Shatner in the new movie. Abrams has already explained that you can’t just force the Kirk character into the script and he is SO right about that.
SST was an awesome movie…i think its got the best Space FX of any space film..it was like a more epic humourous version of Aliens. (yeah i know it wasnt exactly like the book)
when i saw Starship Troopers in 97 i remember thinking how much like a young Shanter Van Dien was in the role…and that if they ever got around to doing the Acadmey prequel pic hed be good as a young kirk.
i expect Pine as Kirk not to be THAT different a performance from Van Dien as Rico in SST…in fact from what ive read about kirk in this new film the characters follow similar arcs (start off uncertain about career…make progress…mess up….punished….lose mentor/friend etc…then turn into the classic hero taking charge)
there were plently Star Wars and Trek refernces in SST as well..(e.g. the facist Imperial like uniforms….Rico in the recovery water chamber….’Warp’ drive etc) it was a great film in its own right but also played like a hard R rated homage to all the greats (Wars/Trek/Aliens etc)
My 2 cent is that both Shat or Nimoy shouldn’t be in this movie. Start fresh i say.
Jolene is one sexy lady. Her performance as a Vulcan is the best in Star Trek franchise :)
Enterprise had many faults, but Jolene wasn’t one of them! Troopers 3 looks fun.
And yes, naturally, Shat should be in JJ’s film. (and I think he is)
There’s no excuse for Shatner not to be in this movie other than Abrams simply did not want him in. He obviously never did. Shatner’s comments about cameos came well after he was told he wasn’t in the movie, and the fact is, they never offered him a thing or even bothered to show him the script. That’s hardly good faith negotiating.
Blalock basically made a comment that will reflect much of the general reaction regarding Shatner’s exclusion–disappointment and a bit of anger.
I always liked Jolene Blalock - one of the few positives to come out of Enterprise as far as I’m concerned; very attractive, well spoken and not afraid to offer her opinion, even if it is sometimes a dissenting one. She looks really great in that pic. Love the long hair and I’ve always had a weakness for girls with hoop earrings. The green lighting gives her an Orion Slave Girl look.
it would be so cool if jolene were the voice of the new enterprises notoriously sultry computer (remember? ‘Heeellllllloooooo Captainnnnn….’ LOL
#20—I’d like to say “I’m with her”, period…Just kidding. I love my wife, but then again, she could come too!!!
#67—”Enterprise had many faults…”
I don’t think so. It wasn’t perfect, but neither was my beloved TOS. I really “got” the show. I felt the uncertainty of it all, which the writers tried to get the audience to feel with the characters. I would watch a marathon of ENT in a heartbeat before I sat through any of the TNG or VOY stuff (blah). Of all the spinoffs, only DS9 and ENT had that “frontier” feeling to it at all.
The 4th season of ENT really felt like it was written by a TOS fan, and I really liked that alot. It’s too bad it was relegated to the UPN, and it’s too bad that I, along with countless others, could not see it until it became available on DVD. Who knows? It may have lasted a bit longer.
She’s a hottie, but this picture makes her look like a streetwalker getting ready to turn a trick in a cheap hotel room. What was the photog thinking? Geez, I thought Blalock would show more class.
It’s like she said, she hasn’t read the script. Neither has anyone else here. At least she admits it’s venting.
I thought she did a decent job in ST:ENT, given what the scriptwriters sometimes threw at her. I’m not a prude, but I just don’t get why an actress’ skills have to be measured in terms of how they look (semi-)naked.
Blalock?
I clicked this expecting Clint Howard as BALOK!
My bad.
#72—What I hoped she would show is not “class”, but it does rhyme with that…
Folks, Closettrekker is here all week! Don’t forget to tip your waitresses.
I the ST:Generations Shatner was in and Nimoy not. So know they are equal.
The difference is that in Generations, Nimoy was invited.
Wait, Shatner’s not in the film? This is the first I’ve heard of it! Why hasn’t anyone brought this up before?
Enough about Shatner please… Can we move on.
#78–Yes…The were both invited to participate in “Generations”…The trouble is—only one of them made the right choice!
#80—Oh, if only that were so…
#19
Studio’s need to stop giving amateur’s the chair to what was once a “box office hit movie”.
What?
The first movie was a box office flop! It was able to make only like $50 million on a production budget of over $100 million.
81–you’re right. But the point is that it wasn’t like Nimoy wasn’t invited to the party, which is the case with Shatner this go around.
80–while it’s understandable you are tired of the Shatner in Trek XI talk, maybe going through a thread where Blalock is talking about the ridiculous idea that Shatner wasn’t in the movie is not one you should click on.
#83—I understood the point.
(Sigh) But is inviting Shatner to the party more important to you than the integrity of the story?
Bob Orci said that they would love to have worked him into the film, but that Shatner required a bigger role than the movie could sustain (”I don’t do cameos”). That implies that they might have been willing to accomodate something which amounted to a cameo, and that it became a moot point after seeing Shatner’s public comments about that possibility. That is not altogether different from what Nimoy was offered in Generations.
So, while I understood what you were trying to say, I fail to see the significance…Nimoy turned down a cameo in GEN, and Shatner was never offered one in STXI after he indicated that he would not be open to that possibility.
82. Rick
Yeah SST, the film, was a satire of US foreign policy that America, in particular, failed to get! So many reviews of the film are hilarious: critics actually took the film seriously and not as a $100 million mickeytake. It’s like seeing Robocop as a standard police procedural. From the looks of things, a lot of the actors even didn’t realise Neumeier and Verhoeven were sending them up!!
Sure I’d like to see SST, the novel, get a proper adaptation one day, but the send-up is too wickedly subversive and hilarious to overlook!
Gotta agree with #85. Loved the movie. LOL
She’s “perturbed that William Shatner’s not in it.”
I’m perturbed she not in it. In fact, I say that she should be in everything. All movies good and bad direct to DVD or not.
And while I am at it, Starship Troopers 3? Is that a joke? Where the hell was I for 2? Hollywood is all about remaking things, why not remake this franchise into a series or something (I liked the cartoon better than the movie. I think the acting is better in the cartoon as is the story).
But I will look for the third one and see it because of her. Well, that and the gratuitous nudity. I’ll watch pretty much anything that has gratuitous nudity. That was the one thing the first movie has on the cartoon. It has gratuitous nudity. But let’s face it naked cartoons are just well….sad. Unless if they are disney. Then it’s fun for the whole family. What? I meant Donald Duck. He never wore pants and there wasn’t anything dirty or wrong about that? He’s a Duck. Did you really think I meant….oh, your sick if you did.
VILF!
It would’ve been cool if Jolene had a cameo in the movie.
Perhaps an elder T’Pol present at the launch of the Enterprise. Wait was there a mention in and ENT that an older T’Pol was present?
Or was that a dream I had?
-cs™
#89—I don’t recall that.
An elder T’Pol at the launch of the Enterprise?
Yeah, and at the end she dies and we have Porky Pig going, “m’neh, m’neh, that’s T’Pol, folks!”
I love Jolene Blalock! To those who mock her acting talent, I say . . . just look at that picture above: I swear that woman wants me. Now that’s acting!
I still say she out Vulcaned Nimoy.