JJ Abrams gave Aint It Cool News’ Harry Knowles a sneak peek of a few scenes the new Star Trek movie. Excerpts below.
[Obviously contains spoilers].
Knowles describes the following scenes
1. Ben Cross (Sarek) & Winona Ryder (Amanda Grayson) cradling a baby Spock on the surface of Vulcan. (no effects added yet, not much to say)
2. completed visual effects pass of a pre-Enterprise Federation ship from about 25 years before the Enterprise. (this would be Captain Robau’s USS Kelvin which TrekMovie reported on a few weeks ago.) Knowles describes it thusly:
I really like the dynamics and tone of this Space shot – very much not like something I’d seen before – although it was Star Trek, because the ship was a saucer, with a nacelle above and below the saucer. It just felt aggressive and frankly… badass.
3. A hangar/Academy scene with cadets getting on Transports, described thusly:
It feels as though some Intergalactic Pearl Harbor has happened and all the cadets are anxious to get underway. You’d see cadets running to meet their shuttles – and as shuttles filled up, they took off to take their crews to their respective starships. They hold on the long shot – we hear Leonard McCoy being assigned to the Enterprise – You catch Uhura being assigned to a place… not the Enterprise. You see Chris Pine as Kirk demanding to know why his name wasn’t called out – apparently Kirk is in trouble.
4. A scene on the Enterprise (immediately after the hangar scene). Knowles describes the bridge:
…all ended with characters arriving on the bridge, under the command of Captain Pike. Sulu was at the helm – and the bridge. And the uniforms… Classic Trek. Nice. Then for the first time in the history of Star Trek, it looked amazingly functional. It echoes that classic Trek look – but imagine if you handed that design to the folks at APPLE and said… Make it really work. I instantly believed in the functionality of everything.
Knowles appears impressed with what he saw and provides more details, CLICK to read his full report.
I want to be Harry right now. Surgery and All!
*changes underpants*
Interesting. I’m amazed they kept the TOS uniforms, but I’m totally onboard with it.
All the characters on the bridge with Pike seems like something that could enrage the canon junkies, but that may not be the case; after all, everything Harry saw was out of context.
It’s nice that we finally get a little nugget of info from JJ. Anthony, he should hook you up with a sneak peek too!
Knowles’ article gives me hope.
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That is SO cool! I want to see!!!
Ooh! Exciting.
The “fully functional” bridge sounds really exciting! – can’t wait to see what real tech it influences in the next 50 years…
I don’t really care for that site, personally, but it sounds awesome just the same.
by “it sounds awesome” I mean the movie, not the site. :P
(just to clarify)
wow, I am speechless!
I am just so frakkin’ jealous of Harry Knowles right now!
Why can’t JJ show US some love and release one image of the cast in uniform, or the Enterprise? Please! Just one.
This is gonna be a long year waiting for this film.
wow
Cool! And you won’t see a bit of it if you’re on your way to ComicCon this year!
I’m a happy trekkie
Now this is the kinda stuff I want to hear!! It all sounds promising. though I am Worried about Uhura not bing like Uhura , but then again Zoe could read me the Phone book and I’d be excited. and isn’t Harry a “Warsie” anyway?
Oh my!
sweet!
*faints*
Squee!!!! I cannot wait!
Oh yeah I have confidence that this will be a great film
this movie is gonna make me cry, sweat, and possibly pee my pants with joy, i want to see baby spock on Vulcan & I need to see grouchy young Kirk. I love it. I love it. I love it.
now give us a trailer. give it.
I can’t wait to see this frikkin movie !!
In SCENE 4:
Why is Pike in command when the crew of TOS arrives on the bridge?!?! Kirk is suppose to be the captain. I can’t believe the film is going to end with Kirk NOT in command! They violated STAR TREK CANON for crying out loud!
I dont believe a thing. It’s AICN after all…
I wait for the movie!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Mongo knew canon peoples find something they not like.
THIS DISASTER! CANON WRONG! STAR TREK SUPPOSED TO BE BY RODDENBERRY MANS! JJ MANS NOT SAME! RODDENBERRY MANS NOT ALIVE! HOW CAN MAKE TREK? FX PROBABLY BETTER THAN TOS TOO! THIS DISASTER!
” Why is Pike in command when the crew of TOS arrives on the bridge?!?! Kirk is suppose to be the captain. I can’t believe the film is going to end with Kirk NOT in command! They violated STAR TREK CANON for crying out loud!”
Hahaha. But to anyone who may have read it that way possible.. re-read the context, I believe he said his “footage session” ended with that.. not that the movie ends with it.
In SCENE 3:
Why the hell are they getting on shuttles?!!?!? They should be using TRANSPORTERS by now. This isn’t ENT!!!!
It’s suppose to be STAR TREK!, NOT Battlestar Galactica!
why have shuttles if you never use them?
That is effing awesome! I hate that it’s still almost a year away…
#29:
I’m talking about common sense in the Star Trek universe. If war is going on, riding on a shuttle IS NOT a good idea, because it could be shot down be enemy fire. Remember what LaForge said “the transporter is still the safest way”. The whole shuttle scene is nothing more than an action scene for the movie. Goddamn writers! Always trying to make the movie appealing to non-Trek audiences!
Hi Bob Orci mans!
Section 31 mans forget that maybe if in state of war, shields up on ship. No use transporter. Surprise you no realize.
#32
But if shields are up, shuttles can’t enter the ship! Duh!
#33
Yes can. Since Starfleet ship can match shield harmonic, shuttle can synchronize with ship it dock to and pass through shield.
And no say “Duh”. It not make you sound smart.
#34 But, starships can match the harmonics of the shields with the transporters!
#28: There’s probably a dangerous field of Plot Device Energy encircling the globe at the time, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of Trek, it’s that you should never attempt to beam through Plot Device Energy fields.
#36 But they did in First Contact!
Perhaps the scene in question is a flashback? Or a drill? Maybe some one is playing a joke on some one else?
38. Bob, your coyness is endearing with an edge of irritating, haha.
#35
That not true. No Starfleet ship capable of beaming through shield. Transporter and shield technology different. Transporter use technology similar to matter replication. Shield use technology similar to phase energy pulse but with different spread. Not compatible. Also transporter is subspace technology and in state of war reasonable to assume enemy using subspace jamming technology. Transporter not as safe as shuttle.
And whole thing just pretend. No sense getting panties in bunch.
It sounds really awesome. I can’t believe people are actually arguing about descriptions of scenes in a movie that’s probably just now getting into post production. Their is probably a very good reason they are using shuttles instead of transporters. Remember the transporter malfunction in The Motion Picture? Remember Star Trek V? The transporters were off line during most of the movie. It’s called dramatic effect you jerks.
#40
Ever seen Voyager before? They could beam through shields in rare instances. Especially the movie First Contact!
makin’ progress
What about the last scene of the movie? It ends with Pike! Not Kirk!
#43
You know Voyager and First Contact take place 80-100 year after scene in movie we talk about?
#42
Name calling for children.
On a serious note: sounds like they’re diving right into crisis/urgency without much navel-gazing, and that sounds like a wise choice, as long as the film can keep it smart and keep the emotions genuine.
Or if not genuine, at least good and sappy.
Or if not sappy, at least have people yell a lot.
#45
Think you read that wrong. That last scene Harry see, not last scene in movie. And remember:
Just pretend.
#46 Yeah, but the main reason why the bridge of the enterprise in the new movie looks different from TOS (1966 version) is because rogue TNG Romulans contaminate the TOS timeframe.
^ Oh Shush! lets see what’s out there before we judge.