Another Official Site Update: More Wallpapers and Icons August 11, 2008
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , trackback
As was done when the first set of character posters were released at Comic-Con (see story here), the official site for 2009’s Star Trek has been updated with images from the Vegas convention posters available as wallpapers and IM icons. Besides giving us more options for Trekking out our computers, the updates also give us our first high-res looks at the movie’s Sulu, Scotty, Chekov, and McCoy.
And here they are:
Anton Yelchin as Chekov
Karl Urban as McCoy
Simon Pegg as Scotty
John Cho as Sulu
All together now!
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cool!
wow cool!!!
Awww… at least Kirk had the hint of a smile. They all look so aggro. =(
Totally loving the TOS-ness of the uniform though. Time to start making one to wear to the premier. Haha.
Look at the uniform design, they are little star trek symbols
I cannae see the Trek chevron/logo in Scotty’s eye! I’m sure it’s because I can’t blow it up big enough to look w/o distorting the image.
It’s amazing how different these actors look in these images. It’s the lighting more than anything else, I think.
Someone said that this McCoy looks to hard, too edgy. Well, he’s just come from a nasty divorce with his wife and had to leave his precious Joanna as he runs away into space to get away from the pain of it all. That was supposed to be McCoy’s backstory we were supposed to see in season 4, right? That makes it canon, riiight? Will this be part of the ST11, I wonder?
I wonder if Chekov in the movie will say everything is from Russian origin?
4. Uh, WHERE?
Huh. If you click on the individual pix, it takes you to the movie trailer.
Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|
Pegg needs a toupe for his role.
The Vulcanista is an idiot — you click on the link that says DOWNLOADS.
You should consider renaming yourself ‘The Pakledista’, more accurate
Sam, never slam a woman (especially someone as lovely and talented as The Vulcanista) who is trying to tell you something for your own good!
Hmm, Sulu could’ve been colored gold and that would’ve looked fine in the composite opposite Chekov. Regardless, still awesome!
I hope more posters come out. Next 4 could be old Spock, Sarek, Amanda and Pike. Plenty of name actors cast for this film to make posters with.
If Dark Knight can capture everyone’s imagination this summer, perhaps Trek can next year? That would be fantastic.
#10–Sam
Not cool, dude. It’s considered poor form to cap on someone in such a manner here. And Vulcanista is a friend, so now I don’t care for your comments on a completely different level.
Ya’ mind rephrasin’ that, laddy?
Yeah, especially since the tool is wrong! When you click on the poster pictures you ARE linked right to the trailer! What a wanker!
I wonder if the same guy that colorized the last one will do this one?
pleeeez.
that’d be awesome!
So now I have 6 of the 8 posters. I’m so bummed I couldn’t get Sulu and Chekov. I did get duplicates of Spock and Uhura, though, so my best buddy’s firefighting son gets them! He just got home from fighting California wildfires…21 days straight! Wish I had enuf extra cash to get Quinto’s autograph on it for him.
BTW…the posters are HUGE.
#10 – Sam,
Dude, cheese it, man. Take your hate to a Star Wars, or Lost, or BSG site.
it took me a couple of days … but I buy Pegg as Montgomery Scott now…
just took a couple of days… that serious look Pegg has… you know.. Scotty was pretty serious a lot of the time too…
McCoy is my second favorite behind Spock as the best update from the original.
just some thoughts….. end transmission.
When I first saw Anton Yelchin’s poster I was alarmed by not only how much he didn’t resemble Walter Koenig, but how freakish the shape of his head was.
Then I realized the edge of his face is just so brightly lit that it matches the background. And that, with his full face, he’s not only not freakish, but looks like an excellent young Chekov.
Try to look at Karl Urban’s expression and not think, Dammit Jim!
There’s no helping the release date, but I resent it all the more for delaying the start of the sequel. I feel this is going to be utterly great.
Sorry to post twice in a row — Here Scotty looks dramatic, we’ve heard from the convention that Simon Pegg provides great comic overtones. I think what will clinch him as Scotty is when we hear the brogue. We’re accustomed to Pegg’s regular Gloucester voice, but as soon as he canna change the laws o’ physics we’re all going to recognize Scotty.
Looking at the eight posters now, Kirk is coming into the game late. We’ve already know he is the one not wearing one of the new unis. Now seeing the whole cast except for him in one leads me to think we’re not going to see him as Captain Kirk until late in the ball game.
If you go to the official website, I swear Pegg’s left eye (right side on the screen) is reflecting the Enterprise. I could be wrong, but it looks like it on my screen ^_^! Can’s see much though :( Just the saucer and the fuselage.
Can anyone else see that?
#8 — The Vulcanista — each image takes you to the official site, where you can access the wallpapers and icons by clicking on the downloads link.
#10 — Sam — warning for flaming/personal attacks
It could be the reflection of someone else though. Neck and head. I dunno.
While I understand that the new actors don’t have to be carbon copies of the originals i kinda wish pegg were to have a more original scotty haircut.
I did a photoshop test here…
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/6421/scottypeggyt5.jpg
25 much better
Crazy how much Yelchin looks like Alexander Siddig!
And Urban looks like Justin Bateman.
And I didn’t recognize Pegg on first look.
Sweet… a bunch of character actors able to do a bit of morphing. This moive is not only gonna be cool, it’s gonna be smart!
Hey Sam…
In tha’ Royal Navy sometimes few of us blokes can’t really handle a missile… all that computer junk ta’ go through… geez, why be it so complicated ta’ shoot a missile at a small, defenseless nation… At least a bonny lass like Vulcanista wouldn’t point tha’ missle at ye’… But I’m not as sweet o’ disposition as her… look above ye’ mate.
Arrrrrrrr…
(wuz that a tad more homo-erotiic rather than bein’ defensive towards a beloved chatter? Am I gettin’ banned now fur fist-i-cuffs?)
Now then, oh… tha’ poster… uhhh… well… it’s surely primary…
Arrrrrrr….
#10 Sam, You are not a Gentlemen. and #25 ….Um YEAH, HELLO!!
See? Not too difficult. Righteous!!
Vulcanista = cool… Sam = not… ’nuff said…
Pegg looks much less “Tuvokian” (thank God) in the official version… ;-)
Those tunics are SWEET!! I want one! (…for when I go on jury duty… heh!)
…also dying to see the phaser / communicator / tricorder!!!
Mmm…pointy sideburns…
Can Sarek, Amanda, Pike and Spock (Nimoy) be far behind?
how about a new poster!
Black- Phaser
Red- Tricorder
Blue- Communicator
Yellow- Uhuras Earpiece :P
nah, but i have a tiny idea about what might be in the next one:
Yellow- Pike
Black- Spock
not sure about blue and red, let’s pass around some ideas
:D
Sorry thar’ Mr. Trotter, fur our hot-blooded outrage… and it’s always a good word from ye’
Best ta’ ignore tha’ foolishly rude (dunna pick on TrekMovie mate) …but let’s move on ta’ tha’ meat o’ tha’ article…
Thanke’ fur tha’ looksee at tha’ new Bones, Sulu, Anton and… and… hey- that red bloke struck me with a cricket bat! I ain’t dead, mate!
Arrrrrrr….
These posters are great and I have downloaded all 10 of them! It’s good to see the entire Trek 2009 crew in costume. I’m looking forward to TrekMovie putting the posters in real color like they did with the previous Trek posters (Nero/Uhura/Kirk/Spock poster).
The real color TrekMovie altered poster can be found here:
http://trekmovie.com/2008/07/30/trekmovies-new-view-of-the-new-star-trek-poster/
also, not to go off topic :P
but has anyone noticed that now the whole overall image has gone from a darker Trek (old website layout, trailer, posters, etc) to a brigther and (dare i say) more campy style?
Agreed on the missing Scotty hairpiece,,,
everything else looks good.
“but has anyone noticed that now the whole overall image has gone from a darker Trek (old website layout, trailer, posters, etc) to a brighter and (dare i say) more campy style?”
changing background from black to white will do that. i don’t understand how white background designed to match poster background with very few conservative and elegant design elements can described as campy
eh, maybe “campy” was the wrong word.
re #39
“…maybe “campy” was the wrong word.”
I think the word JJ would use was “KITSCH”.
;-)
What happened to the links? They all link to the trailer.
Ok, I figured it out, but I still think the pix should be linked to the hi-res versions directly to avoid confusion… or maybe because I am a Pakled too….
#42 — There is currently no way to link to the download page, let alone the page for each individual image, since the whole site is Flash-based. Hence why they are all linked to the official site, where users can simply click on the “downloads” link and voila!
Teeth are for chewing… links are for clicking. :)
22. MattTheTrekkie,
All I can see is the Starfleet logo in both eyes. Admittedly, there is another shape in Pegg’s left eye, but I can’t make out what it is. I know it doesn’t look like the Enterprise to me, anyway.
Talking about Pegg, I prefer having him natural instead of a goofy hairpiece.
Okay, am I the only one not remotely seeing these on the official site?
me neither
#10- sam, if you say anything like that again, I will sneak up on you, hit you over the head, and hide your body in a closet. you shouldn’t be so horrible and I hope anthony bans you from ever posting again.
anyhow, I thought it was strange that clicking on the pix takes you to the trailer too.
TO EVERYONE –
On the official site, one of the links on the black bar that comes up when the page loads says “downloads”. Click that. The trailer might load first, but for me, the trailer and links load at about the same time.
When you click on downloads, you will be taken to a screen; the site will automatically increase in size and will tell you to hit escape to go back to normal view… unless you have NoScript or something similar preventing the site from doing this. If you have NoScript, go ahead and allow the official Star Trek site, there’s nothing there that will hurt your computer.
On the download page, there are ten thumbnail images — eight different characters and two composite images with four characters each. The top five are Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Nero, led by their composite image; the bottom five are Chekov, McCoy, Scotty, and Sulu and their composite.
Here is a visual aid:
Clicking here: http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8247/clickingherewa5.jpg
Takes you here: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8633/takesyouherelg1.jpg
Hope this helps! :) If not, then the issue might be with your browser or connection.
And let’s take it easy on the death threats, too, people. :-P
when i go to exactly that view i only see one row of icons. perhaps a regional filter?
//when i go to exactly that view i only see one row of icons. perhaps a regional filter?//
I’m in the UK and it works perfectly for me, have you plug-ins enabled?
the latest flash installed?
John Cho looks like a young Michael Pare in that photo.
>>So now I have 6 of the 8 posters. I’m so bummed I couldn’t get Sulu and Chekov.
I’m missing Spock (which really annoys me) and Chekov as well. Wasn’t the con awesome Starfleetmom?
#10: Um…do some yoga or something. Sheesh.
“but has anyone noticed that now the whole overall image has gone from a darker Trek (old website layout, trailer, posters, etc) to a brighter and (dare i say) more campy style?”
TOS was all about eye catching aesthetics of bright colors, which, by the way, does not equal “camp”. The posters reflects that unique style wonderfully. Love it.
I like the new ranks system with the stripes. We can see Checov and Uhura wear one stripe, while Scotty and Sulu wear more (one for Ensign and two of Liutenent?)
Jolan Tru
I also only see 5 Thumbnails in stead of 10….
The site works perfect. Only the new wallpapers aren’t there… :(
Not very happy with these, sigh.
*wants nicer McCoy pics*
Update:
Strangely enough… in Firofox I get the 5 thumbnails
In IE I get all 10 thumbnails….
Hows that possible?
#60 – Not that this is a verification of what you are seeing or not seeing in this instance, but it’s fairly simple to send different information to IE, Firefox, mobile devices in the same page.
#9 – I think Pegg looks just fine the way he is, as does Quinto being left handed, all is well.
Well I’m going to have a lot of fun come May, hope everyone else will too :)
This movie should have come out in December as planned. It’s ridiculous to wait until May. Tons of huge movies open in December!
Still feeling a wee bit nitpicky about Pegg’s hair, but all in all, great pictures! Thanks for linking the wallpapers!
Scotty’s hairline will take some getting used to.
I’m not too keen on the use of the insignia in the uniform fabric. Hopefully, that’s just for the posters. It strikes me as overkill, as if to really hit home the point that this is a “Star Trek” movie – no, really? See all the pointy arrowhead badges?
Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges… in the uniforms. That’s too much like “Superman Returns”, and I didn’t see any point to it there, either. It’s a gimmick. These movies should be above those kinds of gimmicks.
This also creates an issue with the other ships, unless the arrowhead is becoming the only insignia we see.
Arrrrr…
If ye’ stare at somethin’ long enough, ye’ start ta’ see things…
Why now it looks like they’re all paranoid wit’ tha’ shifty eyes… as if they know they’re bein’ watched and scrutinized and weighed and measured… and they dunna like it! Ahhhh….
Arrrrrrrr….
There’s a reason why all the actors look different from the originals . . . .
On Stardate 1003.21, the Enterprise crew encountered a strange anomoly that messed with their DNA and caused them to change their appearance slightly. This happened between the events depicted in the new movie, and the first mission we saw in TOS.
So presto, chango, all off these characters used to look like the photos above, but then at some point they looked like the original characters.
(See, there’s a way to make canon fit any scenario. After all, it’s science fiction, lol).
Joe, I’ve always said that it’s the mark of a true Star Trek fan to be able to explain away ANYTHING!
You know, I wonder if these are even the actual uniforms and hairstyles. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Abrams is releasing stuff that won’t reveal the actual uniforms etc. I’m a little perplexed at the new Scotty hairstyle, for instance. I wonder if some of these photos are rough cuts. The spock one for instance you can see his sideburns sticking out, clearly where they didn’t have them glued down correctly. And if Pegg is to wear a toupee, it would make sense that his hair would be shaved down a bit for that? Just idle speculation.
Well, Bones looks bad tempered; Scotty looks grumpy; and Chekov looks a little worried.
They’re all perfect encapsulations of the characters, to my mind, except Sulu – who really *should* be smiling.
PEGG needs to where a wig:) its 23th century surely doctors have found a way prevending hair loses by then.
I like these posters an awful lot, especially Spock and McCoy, but I wouldn’t get too hung up over details and expect the final movie to look exactly like what we see here (eg, badges in the uniform fabric). I agree that would look pretty weird in the actual movie, but it fits right in with these posters, being mainly a marketing tool after all. Although even it it does turn out to be in the movie, it won’t be that big a deal to me.
It kinda reminds me of when I saw my first ad for ST:TMP on the back of a comic book waaay back in ‘78 or ‘79. It had a shot of the Enterprise, but the Enterprise in the movie looked much different than the one in that ad. I realize that the situation here is much different than it was then, and maybe it’s an imperfect analogy, but I’m just trying to say, don’t assume that what’s on the poster is the same as what’s on the screen.
I myself have made the argument that the Enterprise we see in the actual movie may be different from the one shown in the teaser trailer. In fact, I’m almost willing to bet on it. However, I doubt they would be releasing these kinds of promotional posters at this relatively late stage (months after the end of principle photography) with costumes or hairstyles that don’t match their appearance in the movie. I, too, think Pegg could have used a bit more hair, but I’m sure this is the look we’re getting, like it or not.
Personally, I can live with it as long as the performance is sufficiently Scotty-esque.
#71 — I have ONE word for you. PICARD.
Nuff said
http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d51024ho1.jpg
Although not as good as TrekMovie can do, I did a rudimentary true color version of Scotty. As you can see, he doesn’t have a Tuvok hairline, but a shorter Scotty hairstyle.
He looks much better like this :). Now I can definitely see the resemblance to James Doohan
If you look at the official site at the close-ups of the faces they all have the Chevron in their eyes. Zoe Saldana’s in the clearest after Kirk…plus she looks really hot with that glint in her eye
Since yesterday, I couldn’t see the new wallpapers at the official site, either.
So, today, decided to step away from Safari (on my Mac), and try Firefox.
Yay, all 10 thumbnails. There they are!
I was all the more puzzled to read that some (#60 for instance) couldn’t view them all in Firefox.
——
All the actors look great.
To the concern some have expressed over the serious expressions on the actors’ faces, I’d offer that JJ wants to convey this as a serious effort, and to me is in perfect agreement with his wanting this film to be, “Real, real, real.” (I imagine the actors all smiles in the pictures, which of course would say, “We’re taking this lightly.”)
No one is talking about John Cho! What’s Sulu’s role going to be in this film? Comic relief as well? Cho is also a comedic actor. Or will he just be kicking ass the entire movie? I personally think he looks like a great Sulu.
Great cast photos. Now–
the Enterprise. Show us the Enterprise!
Sam = really funny
The rest of you = take things way too seriously
#80
Not sure how Sam is ‘funny’…he just randomly picked on a regular poster for no reason.
Moving on…I guarantee you they did a screen test with Pegg in a rug, and they realized it looked ridiculous, much like the otherwise nice photoshop that # 25 posted.
I would just like to point out to the melanin-obsessed posters on this site that yes, Pegg clearly has dyed hair and dark contacts. Everyone who went berzerko when he was cast can now relax.
Safe bet Pine got hazel contacts, too. Not that it matters.
To everyone who doesn’t get all 10 photos on the official site: Browsers tend to keep local copies of websites in a cache. When you re-visit the website, they should normally check to see if the site has changed and display the updated version. But sometimes that doesn’t work correctly.
Try emptying your browser cache and then try the site again.
#77 — I’ve checked again… still can’t see them in Firefox.
Strange world this internet ;)
#54 Hey kriksil!
Yes the con was awesome….and a totally different experience for me this time, as I brought my little girl. She was the belle of the ball! All the actors were very nice to her, especially Brent Spiner, J G Hertzler, Michelle Forbes, and Anthony Vitale, who is now her best friend and myspace buddy! Brent even gave her a gift…a Data action figure! Most of them gave her free autographs…..and you know how much that was worth! Adam was very kind to her, as well.
Did you see the guy in the vendors room selling the set of 4 Comic Con posters for $75? What BALLZ! Especially since they were GIVING them away on the weekend! Besides…I saw some on eBay for about $5. Go there if you need Spock. I’m gonna keep checking for Chekov and Sulu.
I’m not sure why the wallpapers aren’t showing up for some people. It could be some form of region filter, I’m not sure. I wouldn’t think so.
Here are the desktop links. These are for the 1280×1024 size wallpapers; for the 1920×1200, 1680×1050, and 1024×768, simply replace the width and height values in the URL with those numbers.
Chekov
http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/desktop.php?file=d6_1280.jpg&width=1280&height=1024
McCoy
http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/desktop.php?file=d7_1280.jpg&width=1280&height=1024
Scotty
http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/desktop.php?file=d8_1280.jpg&width=1280&height=1024
Sulu
http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/desktop.php?file=d9_1280.jpg&width=1280&height=1024
Composite
http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/desktop.php?file=d5_1280.jpg&width=1280&height=1024
#80—
Sam=someone who contributes nothing of substance, and calling her an idiot is not funny at all…
The Vulcanista=someone whose posts (which are always respectful) I always enjoy reading and who deserves to be treated with courtesy…
People come to this site’s comment boards because they can be free to participate in discussion without having to put up with that…There are other places for people without manners…
Here’s the link to the composite icon: http://www.startrekmovie.com/downloads/buddy/icon5.html
For the character icons, replace the “icon5″ part of the URL with “icon6″ (Chekov), “icon7″ (McCoy), “icon8″ (Scotty), or “icon9″ (Sulu).
73- Yes, I can understand how it would be strange at “this late date” to release photos of the cast that are not matching their appearance in the movie, but still…
After all, I doubt the cast will be running around in the movie with the Starfleet chevron reflected in their eyes.
I’m just saying to those who don’t like the emblem in the uniforms, the uniforms in the film may or may not have them.
Looks like hope for Russian / U.S is not so passe afterall. Chekov’s character may be just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago, the way thing are going.
Ok, I know this may sound “blasphemous” but what if we look at this film like this:
I have always loved TOS since I can first remember watching TV. But, even though it gave birth to the other shows, TOS never quite seemed to ‘fit’ when you look at them all in a big picture.
I mean with the improvement of special effects, etc. you could look at TNG, DS9 and others and perhaps imagine that you were looking through a window into the future. Not so much with TOS, what with the cheap sets, wardrobes, etc.
The new film can’t reproduce the exact look of TOS – it just wouldn’t work. It might even come off as a mockery to some.
On its own TOS is great. But maybe the new film will give us a ‘piece’ that fits better into the continuity that sprung from TOS itself. Especially since the new film doesn’t seem to be ‘re-imagined’ according to JJ and crew. Same characters, same story, just – to quote their terms – in high definition.
Not sure if I articulated that very well, but that’s my two cents.
#92—-On the contrary, it is TNG, DS9, and VOY which did not fit…With that said, I agree with your perspective on “re-imagining” or not “re-imagining”. Special effects and visual sets have always been little more than window dressing in Star Trek anyway.
TOS was about compelling tales involving rich and wonderful characters who became iconic figures in science fiction and popular culture. Making the effects and visual set/costume designs more attractive and “functional” won’t change that…
I don’t need to relive 1960’s set design and costuming. What I want is for my kids to be as mesmerized by this film as I was back then. Of course it’s going to look better. It’s going to look better than anything before seen in Star Trek, its spinoffs, Star Wars, or the like. Nostalgia be damned…I have dvds for that!
72. Lyle – August 12, 2008
“It kinda reminds me of when I saw my first ad for ST:TMP on the back of a comic book waaay back in ‘78 or ‘79. It had a shot of the Enterprise, but the Enterprise in the movie looked much different than the one in that ad”
I had the exact same thing!! I had that ad posted on my bedroom wall and was shocked when the Enterprise in the movie had turned out to be much nicer. I only just recently found out the Enterprise on that ad was actually the original concept for the Star Trek Phase II Enterprise. I had been trying to find it for years!!
#92—-On the contrary, it is TNG, DS9, and VOY which did not fit…
Ditto.
THE UNIFORMS:
Download an image, using any photo editor – increase the brightness; and you can see the uniform very clearly. I also suggest converting to Black & White…
93, 95-
i wan’t saying that TOS didn’t fit in the sense that it was inferior. In fact, being raised on TOS – it took me years to consider TNG and others as part of the trek universe.
by ‘fit’ i meant style, aesthetics, etc…
Maybe it’s just me, but if you gave Pegg some jowls and a which he would be perfect…..to play Richard Nixon.
#97—I think I understood what you were saying. In fact, I don’t think TNG and the other spinoffs felt anything like a part of the same universe—80 years+ in the future or not.
In a way, I think Roddenberry already “reimagined” the Star Trek universe with the TNG series. Apart from being set in the following century, I think he disregarded alot of what made the TOS characters great and the original series so entertaining (most importantly, the frontier feeling in general).
More than Star Trek: The Next Generation, it was– to me, Star Trek: For The Next Generation. IMO, the only things recognizable were the name of the ship and the incorporation of “Star Trek” in the title. I certainly didn’t recognize it. But that’s okay. Alot of people liked it.
I liked parts of DS9, and really enjoyed ENT (seasons 3 and 4 really felt like a prequel to TOS). To each his own.
60. Remco
I don’t know, but I’m using IE right now, and I’ve had no problems with them, either.
I think that, in tha’ film, tha’ uniforms will be made o’ cheese…
Edam infused wit’ Cabernet Sauvignon fur engineerin’
Stilton fur science
and English Sharp Cheddar fur command
Arrrr…
Dont know if anyone else has said this but is it me or as well as the insignia you can see flames in their eyes ?
#8: cool!
Hi Vulcanista! Hugs!
#10: not too cool (throwing looks of disdain at its author)
#102
you don’t happen to live in amityville?
just kidding.
these images are great. karl urban as bones RULES!
I like it. I noticed that the insignia is in the uniforms as well. Is it May yet??
maybe its just me, but doesn’t Anton Yelchin look more like Dr. Bashir from DS9 than Chekov lol
Those deltas on the uniforms will be problematic- when it comes to costumers who want to replicate them.
Seems like overkill, like Superman having the shield printed all over the costume AND having it on the belt buckle too, which was stupid, IMO.
Nice posters
It looks like their uniforms are jackets over black undershirts. A kind of a mix of the Classic Star Trek regular uniforms and dress uniforms together with a v neck cut on the jacket. This makes you think of the uniforms like the TNG’s black and gray uniforms with the v neck cut on the jackets but with a turtle neck shirts. The small delta shields pattern on their jackets makes you think of a pattern style from the Classic Star Trek or the 1960’s. The Classic Star Trek dress uniforms are very shiny but a lot of costume on the show had lots of different patterns like the 60’s.
I’m still of the opinion that the deltas on the uniforms are for marketing on the posters and most likely will not be seen in the actual movie.
I thought the shields all over Superman’s costume and belt buckle in Superman Returns looked goofy too (though I really enjoyed the movie overall), but one could at least make the argument there that Superman’s costume was just that, a costume, a one-off thing that was designed to be showy and flashy.
Starflett uniforms, on the other hand, are supposed to be utilitarian and functional, not to mention mass-produced for thousands of people wearing them. What purpose, in a setting such as Starfleet, would be served by having them? We already have a “main” delta insignia, we have stripes for rank, we have colors for departmental identification, that’s all you need really. It just wouldn’t make much sense.
110# Maybe these are only dress uniforms.
Maybe I’m projecting, but I think Anton Yelchin looks headed for Chekov-style trouble. All set to say something was inwented in Russia, and overstep his bounds in moment of youthful determination.
While Harold (of & Kumar) was a comedy and different character, it’s easy to see Cho’s potential for the focused and alert Sulu. That’s what I get from the shot.
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/752/scottytrekxiqs6.png
No color, just a removal of the red cast. Looks a bit more ‘normal’ that way, to me, at least.
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1822/mccoytrekximf7.png
Same thing, but McCoy.
starfleetmom — sounds like you had a great time. Sorry we didn’t meet up. I’m definitely going to look on ebay for Spocko, yes!
Now all that’s missing is LEONARD NIMOY! Can we see an image or poster featuring the Original Spock, please?
Nice B&W conversions.
Now the uniforms are looking like ski underwear.
We need MORE DATA!!
#33 Yes. Show me hardware.
33:
Good idea on the poster for Treknology.
I was thinking one whole poster dedicated to the Enterprise in 4 segments
Yellow- Pike
Black- Spock
and
Red- Rubau
Blue- I don’t know.
10. Sam – August 11, 2008
didn’t jump in with an apology yet?… bad form
anyone thought of this yet? Chekov was not in the first season, so why is he in the movie, which is pre-first season??
Darn…wish I would have thought of that when I was asking questions at the con…not that they would have answered.
That’s an easy one. He wasn’t seen in the first season because he was not yet the ship’s chief navigator, rather he was likely a junior navigator who worked “the graveyard shift”, as most people without seniority do.
He is obviously on board, otherwise Khan would not recognize his face from his own brief time aboard the Enterprise (”Space Seed”, TOS– Season One) 15 years later on Ceti Alpha V.
I made a little collage wall, enjoy!!
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woops, my bad, try this…
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I am thinking they should not have put nero in the posters. We’ve now seen the “face of the villian”. That should have been held back for now.
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I don’t agree. They have held back too much as it is. I understand keeping spoilers out. But spoilers, to me, give away the plot, story, or major secret in the story. Spoilers are NOT what the characters look like (unless it’s a horror film and what a person looks like fits into the plot. If that’s the case, keep that person’s image out of the public.)
I want to see:
1. Full shots of actor in their costumes. Don’t cut off the heads or feet from the photo. Show the whole uniform.
2. A picture of Pike and the uniforms he’ll be wearing. George Kirk and his wife would be cool too.
- Nice uniforms…
Did anyone notice that the pattern on the uniforms has small delta symbols as the pattern? I thought that was cool to see.
Next poster
Sarek- black
Amanda- red
Older Spock- blue
Pike- yellow
maybe sulu is black and white because he can were a blue or gold uniform.
Mmm. John Cho and Anton Yelchin. Super hot Sulu and Chekov (to go along with the previous posters of the new Spock and Kirk). Nice to know that the Bad Robot penchant for providing plenty of eye candy isn’t stopping with this movie.
- One thing i never understood in ‘ENTERPRISE’..is the missing of the original costumes to races like REMANS for example…this was really a bad move…i’m wondering if in this movie i will see the same mistakes….i remember now how much impressed me the BAKU with their costumes in INSURECTION..
Not digging the uniforms.
They may be TOS-like but to me it’s like having Bale wear Adam West’s duds in “The Dark Knight”. 60’s TV production values don’t apply anymore.
The design may be similar, but I’m willing to bet a few quatloos that the quality will be a lot better.
Call me an ignorant, but Chekov should not even be a member of the crew when Kirk & Co. meet the first time aboard the Enterprise. He’ll join the crew a while later. Right?
Kindly,
Lorenzo
I like the idea of getting in as many people and aliens from Classic Star Trek even if it doesn’t follow the time line from the tv show. Just a little off can’t hurt, it could make the movie better I hope.
#134—-I won’t call you ignorant, but just because you did not see him on screen in the first season, doesn’t mean he wasn’t on board. There are 430 people aboard the NCC-1701. It is perfectly plausible that Checkov was simply working the “graveyard shift” during the first season (or not on the bridge at all), and did not become the ship’s primary navigator until later on in the 5 year mission.
He is obviously aboard during the events of the first season, because Khan recognizes him and even knows him by name (that genetically engineered memory is quite handy, except apparently when calculating the amount of time since he left Earth–lol) when they meet on Ceti Alpha V in TWOK, and that is a part of Star Trek canon.
#134 – Thank you. I didn’t think about this option of possible events, actually. Chekov could indeed has served on board of the Enterprise, without actually seeing him.
Kindly,
Lorenzo