A Behind-the-scenes Christmas Treat From The ‘Star Trek’ Team December 25, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , trackback
It is December 25th, 2008, the original release date for the Star Trek movie. We have to wait until next May to see the film, but continuing a TrekMovie tradition started last year, we have a special exclusive movie Christmas treat for the fans. This year we have a behind the scenes shot of a certain pointy-eared fellow (but not an elf).
Mr. Spock gets ready for his close-up
According to Star Trek co-writer and exec Producer Bob Orci, one of the more common questions he and co-writer Alex Kurtzman get from their friends is "what was it like for all of you to actually be in the presence of Leonard Nimoy?" This is something that Bob has difficulty putting into words, but on behalf of the whole ‘Supreme Court’ (Bob, Alex, Damon Lindelof, JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk), he sent in one of his personal behind-the-scenes images of Nimoy (taken with his iPhone) as a Christmas present for the fans.
Nimoy gets a make-up touch up on the set of "Star Trek" (click to enlarge)
[NOTE: 'Corporate Headquarters' as seen on the chair, was the film's code name]
Regarding the image, Bob writes:
It still gives me the chills when I see it — It’s Mr. Nimoy (SPOCK! Right there in front of us!) on set in his chair, preparing to shoot one of his final scenes.
Bob also wanted us to convey a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the fans from the whole ‘Court’ and team behind the new movie.
More Orci iPhone snaps
Bob has sent in some of his iPhone collection before (in January during our live chat from the set and in April for his Grand Slam appearance). Click here to see them all.
The other side of Nimoy’s chair, one of the previously sent in set of photos
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Hope everyone has a wonderful and peaceful Christmas.
Just say Happy Holidays for those who don’t do Xmas.
awesome!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and thanks for everything!
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BONNY SCOTLAND TO ALL!
Rats its not snowing! Roll on May!
I do Christmas, not Xmas, etc.
Merry Christmas to all! Especially Gorn. :)
have a safe and joyous christmas and a happy 2009 everyone.
Nice one. But what will I have for christmas? Mine is two weeks away. :P
Awesome!!
#5 -
Your’e expecting snow in May ?!?! :-D – though saying that…
I was really looking forward to seeing this today.
Merry Christmas………
Season’s Greetings. May everyone live long and prosper.
Merry Christmas Bob, and a big thanks for all the effort you’ve taken to interact with us fans here, including this photo as well as much, much more…
And Merry Christmas as well to all the rest of the Trek crew; JJ, Damon, Alex, et al.
Looking forward to seeing your film, and I really do hope it’s every bit as good, exciting, and Star-Trekkian as you’ve made it out to be.
Cheers!
Cool pic.
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas to all, and a big thank you to the team behind the new Trek!
Thanks for the picture!! Although you have to wonder why the pictures are always so washed out…
Happy Jesus’ Birthday!! ;)
That was it? A fuzzy photo….
Hmmmm.
Happy Hanucca !!!
How about a copy of the script, Bob? I know you’ve got one laying around somewhere.. ;-)
#18
LOL!
I wasn’t going to say it. I was trying to be all full of the goodwill of the day and stuff.
But ya, that’s it? The movie was supposed to come out today and so we get a fuzzy pic of Nimoy’s back.
lol.
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays, One and All!
SciFiMetalGirl
‘Corporate Headquarters’
I can vouch for that
When we were given a tour of the facility
Corporate Headquarters took care of it
Thanks JJ
Tony
Awesome stuff !
I know this has nothing to do with the main topic, but I think all trek fans here on this site should go to the imdb website and vote star trek 2 : the wrath of khan a 10 on 10. Its stuck at 7.7 and i’ve seen such terrible movies with a better score. Coman guys ! All the star wars fans have voted all their movies high. Lets get wrath of khan a HIGH SCORE !
Merry Christmas…I got a Sony Blu-Ray DVD player!!!!
17. The TOS Purist aka The Purolator – December 25, 2008
“Thanks for the picture!! Although you have to wonder why the pictures are always so washed out…”
I take them with an iphone
Merry Christmas to all!
Thanks to all involved. Can’t wait till May!
In an alternate universe mr. Orci would know if we all thought his script sucked or not… And in another universe I would be a woman…. And in another universe basset hounds would rule the world… Ugh, headaches back.
26.
Can you take a picture of the script? Ha ha ha
Feliz Navidad
What a nice surprise! Sure, it’s just a fuzzy picture, but it’s a fuzzy picture of SPOCK! I for one, am appreciative. Thanks Supreme Court! And Anthony, of course! :)
Happy Newton’s Birthday, Trekland.
I think we should buy Bob Orci a real camera.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Merry Christmas to everyone!!
If anyone from the film is reading this, or anyone, for that matter, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
DO i see shatner hiding behind one of the camaras – looking as if hes just ducked out the way of the camara?
This takes the prize as the longest it’s ever taken me to unwrap a Christmas present… 5 months! Sheeesh.
Merry Chrismas to the whole crew.
Happy Kwanzaa to Andy and all the gang at Gary Six or Seven. Good luck with that mole in the New Year!
What a terrible christmas surprise!! You call a crappy picture of some guy you can’t even see a surprise? Do we even know that’s really Nimoy and not a stunt double??? Come on JJ!! Give is something that is at least somewhat cool!! Maybe a new beauty shot of the Enterprise perhaps??? Nooooo, that would be too nice of you.
Anyway, Merry Christmas to all the athiests and satan worshippers, oh and to everyone else too!! I hope you all have a great Christmas!!
Merry Christmas to all!
Meery Christmas from your Lord. Especially to anyone who insists on saying happy holidays instead. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU !!!!!!!
Here’s to a wonderful 2009
King to Queens Level Three….
Merry Christmas to all. Queen to King’s level one.
18 & 38 – Concur. A nice thought, but… REALLY? The back of someone in a chair? Not saying it’s not cool but seems like an awful lot of buildup for that – no reason to present it as a ‘Christmas Treat.’
If it wasn’t my birthday today it’d just be ‘Thursday’ (and okay, one of the days of Chanukah.) So I wish everyone a happy Thursday, whatever it might be to you personally!
Now, how about a New Year’s treat of the FRONT VIEW of that photo?
But, Spock IS an elf; Kirk called him an elf. I think it was in This Side of Paradise. I’m pretty sure he’s magic anyway.
WAHHHH STAR TRK WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT TODAY WAHHHHH!!! Lol Joking aside, Merry Christmas Everyone and thanks for the Present Bob!
Thanks for a Literally BEHIND the SCENES Photo Bob! hahahah…..Now this is a clever Holiday Present…..Darned writers always taking themselves so literally! HAHAAHH
Happy Holidays to all….and to Orci and crew! Thanks! I agree that taking five months to unwrap your awesome trek present is the longest I have ever taken in opening a gift….Hope we keep getting pretty outside decorations every once in a while over the months to make the unwrapping more fun!
Lastly Peace, RIP and Love to Rod and the Roddenberry family in these sad times for all of us who loved Majel as much as she loved us.
“Hailing Frequencies closed sir…” (Skin of Evil was just on SCFIS Star Trek TNG marathon….made me think a lot of Majel again….sigh…..sniff….cry…..
It’s great to see Nimoy, even though we only see his back and ears! Merry Trekmas one and all!
And that is why I’ll never buy an iPhone unless they improve their camera.
Otherwise, I appreciate the sentiment bob and trekmovie.
Merry x-mas all.
Here have a copy of a picture I drew for the holiday season
http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1186/228/31/513915243/n513915243_5233911_1224.jpg
i think its shatner in that chair
OMG! A Key grip! Awesome!
Merry Christmas everyone.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays and happy ‘just another day’ to the rest. I hope you all have a nice day off.
And thanks to Bob for his pic, I think it is pretty cool to see nimoy behind the scenes. I am sure we will there is a lot more to see in the coming months.
by the way, here are some more behind the scenes shots Bob sent earlier in the year.
http://trekmovie.com/2008/04/13/grand-slam-xvi-behind-the-scenes-star-trek-photos-from-roberto-orci/
Nice stuff.
And a Merry Christmas right back to you, Anthony.
Thanks for this site.
Emory
I…. think…. I see the other…shooter on the grassy knoll!
Awesome! Looks like the costume from Unification!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Peace and love!
I celebrate Christmas, and therefore, wish you “Merry Christmas, one and all.” We all know that we’ll be getting our bestest present in May. :)
So, when do we start lining up at the theaters?
I’m with Vance, Merry Christmas.
Call me jaded, but…
…seeing as how we’ve already SEEN Leonard Nimoy in the new trailer, please explain exactly WHY we should be excited over a picture of his back? Sitting in a chair?
Live long and prosper, and Merry Christmas, everyone :D
Love the photo. (And all the Star Trek novels I got today :D )
You are jaded.
Actually, it looks more like Spock’s robe from Trek III
Someone has to buy Nimoy some new threads. It’s either a robe or a Starfleet uniform for this guy.
59
Which Novels?
thanks Bob
…And a Merry Fracking Chrisnukkah to each and every one of you, even the few board trolls we have out there!
#26. boborci
“…I take them with an iphone…”
Bob, did you get a REAL camera for Christmas? That would be sweet! All those pixels…
;-)
Hope you had a wonderful and restful day with family/friends.
kg
66
Yes I did! (restful day and a camera)
I am sure with all that Transformers money, Bob can scrounge enough to go to best buy and get a fancy camera. However, when you are on a set at Paramount, regardless of who you are, they aren’t too keen on people whipping out cameras.
There was an official photographer on set and I am sure we will see all sorts of cool behind the scenes stuff on the DVD and maybe some official publicity stuff before then. I know in our ‘i want it all and i want it now’ culture it is hard to wait, but i still think it is nice to get a preview today.
68.
Yeah! What he said!
#67. boborci
Excellent! But I guess it’s too late to get any pics from the set…
Anthony, I figured since he was the big boss man he could get away with “stuff”, but I guess even boborci has to answer to someone (i.e. probably the bbm at Paramount).
Nevermind, Bob. The suspense is killing me but it will be all the more gratifying on May 9 which, by the way, is my birthday! Thanks for the FABULOUS GIFT!!!
Can’t wait!!
Love you guys…
kg
Merry Christmas from Indonesia…
this is my first post actually in TrekMovie.com.
Hmmm… how often do we see Christmas celebrated in the 23rd/24th century, aside from that heartwarming scene in Generations?
Sorry, Anthony. Very remiss of me not to thank you for delivering said “gift”. Great article. THANKS!!
Don’t worry. I’m not one of those posters who makes demands. I know It will happen when it happens. It’s just like waiting for Santa. You wish he’d hurry up even though you KNOW it ain’t gunna happen. It’s just the inner child geeking out.
Goodnight.
kg
#71. Arvin Nathanael Chandra
Welcome – - hope you like it here!
Goodnight. (10:04 p.m. est)
kg
Cool pic. Thank you Mr. Bob and Anthony.
Mr. Bob- Do you visualize yourself writing the novelization of the movie? Possibility, perhaps?
75. Denise de Arman – December 25, 2008
“Mr. Bob- Do you visualize yourself writing the novelization of the movie? Possibility, perhaps?”
No. There are folks who would be better at that than I.
Mr. Bob- We need to do something about the size of your head – it is way too small. Perhaps we should call the Talosians about a head transplant for you, after which you could start the novelization of the film…
Cool pic. And to think I would have already watched the movie 3 times by now had the movie opened today! lol Oh well. I’ll survive. Thanks for the behind the scenes peek. Very fun, and very thoughtful of Mr. Orci to pass it along. What a great capper to a great day.
Merry Christmas to all…and to all a good night.
OMG, if people weren’t sleeping I would have screamed when I saw this, LOL.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. Spend time with the people you love, because nothing is more important. May the new year find you all happy and in good health.
Spread the love, and live long and prosper. : )
The fact that Bob’s been sending photos here from his iPhone is pure awesomeness…I would not have imagined such a thing back in the days of 70’s Starlog magazines, when I was getting monthly TMP reports from Bjo Trimble & David Gerrold.
Thanks, Bob!
I also think it is awesome that we got to find out that ‘Corporate Headquarters’ was the film’s code name! Very cool present indeed!
Thanks Anthony, Bob, and all the “Court” folk! :)
@#76 boborci:
Happy Holidays!
Since you’ve read other Star Trek novels before, I hope you’ll at least read the novelisation…and maybe give it and its author(s) some shout-outs when you get the chance? :)
Happy Holidays Trekmovie.com and her crew of hard working peoples!
Hey Bob Orci since you have an iphone any word on a Star Trek app for the movie. That would be a nice Christmas present from Paramount. Merry Christmas everyone!!
82. Edgar Governo – December 25, 2008
@#76 boborci:
Happy Holidays!
Since you’ve read other Star Trek novels before, I hope you’ll at least read the novelisation…and maybe give it and its author(s) some shout-outs when you get the chance? :)
Of course I will! I can’t wait!
84. Quarksbartender – December 25, 2008
“Hey Bob Orci since you have an iphone any word on a Star Trek app for the movie. That would be a nice Christmas present from Paramount. Merry Christmas everyone!!”
Well I already have two! I ASSUME they are working on one for the new movie, and if they aren’t, all I can say is, “Do us fans have to do everything ourselves?” They better be on the case, and if not, we’ll get it going.
Writers have to save their money for a rainy day- right bob?
One thing is for sure – i’m DEFINATELY gonna stick to my cell phone in the departament of photos :]
Bob, Thanks for the info,and for the photo I wish I could have been on those sets. Those five months till the movie are going to excruciating,
87. Wes – December 26, 2008
“Writers have to save their money for a rainy day- right bob?”
Don’t we all?
Bob
what two trek apps do you have on your cell? Did you make your own?
Mr.Orci,best wishes for the new year.As a fan of Star trek what is it like to be so intimately involved in the creative process of the new movie.
Anthony, I have all the Trek apps on my iPhone, nothing great yet. I did have my iPhone hacked at one point to display an lcars with working buttons and sounds it was fun to show off to the people at Quarks bar everyone thought it was pretty cool! Maybe you should do like a sound off what iPhone users would like to see in an App by Paramount. I know you had that article a while back about developing an app for Star Trek.
hey orcster
thanks for the pix
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry xmas everyone from snow free germany ;))
Bob, while I usually lug around a D3 with my iPhone, and a small Panasonic Lumix, what camera did you get from santa?
;))
/t
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all!
Alas, I did not get the timeship I asked for…
#96—Closet Santa brought Mrs. Closet a Canon Powershot.
96. thorsten – December 26, 2008
Cannon
91. Anthony Pascale – December 26, 2008
Bob
“what two trek apps do you have on your cell? Did you make your own?”
Lcars and tricorder, both from app store…
Hi Bob Orci,
Wishing you a happy new year.
Is ADF doing the novelization?
Don’t know yet. No plans for novelization until movie is close to coming out.
Damn, I thought it’d be Shatner.
#102—”Damn, I thought it’d be Shatner.”
You– of all people–should be aware of the illogical nature of that assumption…
:)
#100/#101—Someone should call Vonda McIntyre.
97. P Technobabble – December 26, 2008
“Alas, I did not get the timeship I asked for…”
You may have indeed gotten it in an alternate universe and just don’t realize it in this one :)
Merry Christmas to everyone here, and the cast/crew of the new Star Trek movie of course – may 2009 be a postive year for everyone (and Trek, of course!).
Live Long & Prosper :)
- Mugz
#21
Well someone had to say it! You should have seen me after the disappointing Christmas Doctor Who episode….. Then i was in a REAL bad mood!
Bah Humbug to the lot of it!
Xai asked “Is ADF doing the novelization?”
101. boborci – December 26, 2008
“Don’t know yet. No plans for novelization until movie is close to coming out.”
Good Lord, man! These things take time! These writers are sensitive and need time to work!
( ;-) ..lol…couldn’t resist.)
XI
What a rip off! That could be anyone sitting there! How about his face? An odd thing to do but it makes for better people pictures.
Bob Orci
When you do talk to Alan… tell him thranx.
(putting the merlot away…)
OK big deal
Now some REAL NEWS would have been a shot of a chair next to him that said “William Shatner” on it!
khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COOL! :)
#111
would have just been an on the set gag
WOW AND PATHETIC!!!
#105 – Freeze
Perhaps I may have gotten the timeship in an alternate timeline, which suggests the possibility that my wishing for one in this timeline may have influenced the other timeline, indicating some kind of intention-based quantum synchronization of potentially parallel world-branes….
oh my god, I’m technobabbling to myself……….
#114 Caesar
Don’t like it, don’t look
Right now I would NOT want to be Bob Orci. Imagine you have this thing just about ready to go and you have months to wait before you can see it fly. In my theatre days, the worst of times was always that horrid half hour between the time the make-up is applied, the costume donned and the director has finished bloviating, and the moment the lights go up.
Our wait is bad enough. Bob–I cannot even imagine what it is doing to you and the gang.
A very Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year–which it will be come May.