Comments on: Saldana Needed Some Convincing To Take On Uhura

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:23:43 +0000

C’mon Alex, you know that in cyberspace…….no one can hear you scream!

(hey, somebody HAD to say it)

By: Alex Rosenzweig

Alex Rosenzweig — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:59:35 +0000

[tips chapeau] You’re welcome. I think it’s much more fun to just discuss than it is to scream at each other, anyway. :)

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:35:26 +0000

Alex, I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my post. You have put forward a logical and reasoned reply. Thanks!

By: Alex Rosenzweig

Alex Rosenzweig — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:41:00 +0000

62 – To be fair, Harry, Saldana may not yet be a top-level A-lister, but she’s hardly a complete unknown. When her name came up for Uhura, I was already familiar with her work in a number of films, including “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Terminal”. I think there’s an argument to be made that she may be among that group considered “up-and comers”, and I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all to think a bit before committing to something like Star Trek, especially if she wasn’t familiar with it.

Personally, I’m delighted that she accepted the role, because I’ve enjoyed her other work. (I think it’s a delightfully amusing coincidence that her character in “The Terminal” was a Star Trek fan!) And I really appreciate the fact that Cameron encouraged her to accept the offer, which just tells us something about him, as both a director and a fan.

By: TrekNerd

TrekNerd — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:45:07 +0000

Does Zoe Saldana sing in the new movie like Nichelle Nichols did in TOS and STV:TFF?

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:10 +0000

Paul, that’s just nonsense! I didn’t even mention Star Trek in my original criticism, just the fact that a virtually unknown actress is already showing “attitude”, before becoming famous enough to warrant it.

Any casting director who picks up even a hint of “why should I”, from a complete unknown auditioning for a FEATURE FILM ROLE, has every right to look the guilty party straight in the eye and yell, “NEXT!”

The “Saldanas” of the world are a dime-a-dozen in Hollywood!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:35:42 +0000

#38
No its holier than thou rampant fanboyism that would scare people off this movie and playing roles in it.
Its fanboy attitudes that scare actors.

By: British Naval Dude

British Naval Dude — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:01:23 +0000

Je crois que Closettrekker est un homme marie.
Vous proposez qu’il veuille voir Iowagirl dans une robe rouge… une robe rouge tres courte? Va-va-voom…

: )

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:27 +0000

#58—-Hey! What’s up with that? :)

By: Shatner_Fan_2000

Shatner_Fan_2000 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:11:01 +0000

#s 51, 55, & 56 …

Yeah, let’s cut Iowagirl some slack. Closettrekker is enough to drive anyone fruity as a nutcake!

Iowagirl, it has always been my understanding that there is unlimited Shat-Talk allowed in Shat threads. So within those, you can go Shat wild! :-)