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Possible Star Trek XI Cast

WORFWORF The Burninator
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I'm still trying to decide if I think they're good choices or not. Matt Damon is a good actor, the other two I'm not so familiar with.

Worf
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  • Adrien Brody is a pretty good actor IMO; he was excellent in The Pianist. Gary Sinise was in Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Mission to Mars, Green Mile, and currently on CSI: NY. He is one of those underappreciated actors.

    Pretty decent choices all, I think...especially Gary Sinise.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    While I like the idea of reinventing the franchise, I have serious concerns about them trying to recast such well known characters into new actors.

    One of the advantages of Star Trek is you have the entire Federation: Fleets of ships spanning hundreds of years and thousands of worlds. Why do they need to choose a crew that we already know and love in our minds? Pick a new one. Explore something unexplored!
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    They did that and we got Voyager.

    Worf
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Yep, of all those, I think the Gary Sinise is the best "fit" to the character. While I think Adrian Brody is a very good actor, I have a hard time seeing him as a Vulcan. He does have the facial structure for a Vulcan, I've always seen him as more a brooding, melancholy character, something Vulcans definitely are not.

    Jake
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    I dunno I think Brody would be a good Vulcan. I think he kinda looks like one :) Damon as Kirk sits fine with me and Sinise as McCoy works too. Good choices imo.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Gary Sinise would be an awesome McCoy!
  • Vorlons in my HeadVorlons in my Head The Vorlons told me to.
    LOL! Well I guess they can kiss their careers goodbye as Trek has a power to typecast even the best actor faster than warp speed.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Notice that they mention nothing of Daniel Kim being on Crusade...

    Crew what?

    :D
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=JackN;157223]Notice that they mention nothing of Daniel Kim being on Crusade...

    Crew what?

    :D[/QUOTE]

    As a matter of fact, I did notice that, he was on Crusade way before being on Lost. :D

    All in all I think the casting appears to be alright. I had a much harder time to accept Daniel Craig as the new James Bond and look how it turned out. :)
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    I'm going to agree with the majority of you and say that Gary Sinise would make an excellent McCoy.

    When I first heard that Matt Damon was being considered for the role of Kirk, I was apprehensive to say the least. But now that I think about it, I feel that he would be a great choice. He's about the same age as Shatner was when he was on TOS (Damon: 37, Shatner: 35). To me, he could also pull off the "look" of the dashing, space cowboy in the same way Shatner did 40 years ago. Moreover, after seeing him in a number of movies, I think he's more than capable of performing the role well.

    I just hope this isn't speculation on who IGN wants to play the characters, and none of the aforementioned people are really serious about the part. We'll see I guess.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE=WORF;157215]They did that and we got Voyager.[/QUOTE]

    We also got DS9.
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    Well, I'm intrigued. I'll leave it there for now :)
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    [QUOTE=Biggles;157232]We also got DS9.[/QUOTE]

    Ugh. Dont mention that pile of crap. :(
  • What the hell was wrong with Voyager? Some of the best of Star Trek was in that series.


    DS9 I have a few tiffs about especially nearly duping JMS in his style with the Dominion War. Though individually some of the episodes are interesting and deserve some recognition.


    The one in which the defiant picks a planet that phases into this reality every 70 years or so. They never age but can't bear children. Sheer classic.

    the Bajoran side story was sappy and boring. I wasn't really moved by any of their "struggle" more annoyed then anything. Granted their are some fallacies in the series but they are still enjoyable to watch. Tell me are you gonna watch MTV Real World over DS9 anytime soon?
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I do watch real world over ds9 ;)
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Well in its last season DS9 was really good and had some great action episodes (many directed by Mike Vejar, need I say any more). But then there was the ending... :rolleyes:
  • [QUOTE=croxis;157246]I do watch real world over ds9 ;)[/QUOTE]

    breeder!
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    For all it's flaws, DS9 brought us fleet battles like no other (and countless "epic" battles, heck take the very first Jem'Hadar encounter with a Federation Starship). Enough said. Being a teenager back then, that's what counted :P
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    The worst of it all is the Deus ex Machina plot in Sacrifice of angels. But apart from that, everything was taken from B5 and modified in small ways.

    Ugh.

    At least in voyager, you cared about the characters..
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE=The Cabl3 Guy;157244]What the hell was wrong with Voyager? Some of the best of Star Trek was in that series.[/QUOTE]

    And most of the worst. While Voyager had some absolutely excellent episodes (like the one with the planet where time moves significantly faster, and [i]Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy[/i]), most of its seven seasons were drivel.

    As for discarding DS9 as being a "ripoff" of B5, I suggest you watch it again, and if you still feel that way also discard B5 for being a "ripoff" of half the stories ever written. DS9 has plenty of its own uniqueness to it, just like B5 did.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    [quote=Messiah;157254]At least in voyager, you cared about the characters..[/quote]

    Yep. Cared about the characters. Cared about them brutally wiping out first the writers then each other. Would have done the universe good. There were a few good episodes, but the bad ones far outweighed the good.
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    Every universe needs a darker side, and DS9 was Trek's. I actually liked it a lot. Avery Brooks' Sisko brought a toughness back to the center chair (or in this case, center ops position ;) ) that had been lacking with Picard (but don't get me wrong, I liked Patrick Stewart). I also think some of the most powerful episodes came from DS9, without producing the same number of "duds" that TNG and especially VOY did.
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    [quote=Biggles;157256]And most of the worst. While Voyager had some absolutely excellent episodes (like the one with the planet where time moves significantly faster, and [I]Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy[/I]), most of its seven seasons were drivel.[/quote]
    the sixth VOY Season was actually relatively good. If they had't done the seventh season, it would have ended on a high note. But they went ahead and did it, and did so much wrong.
    Two examples:
    Neelix: He may have been only a bit less anoying than Jar Jar Binks, but he was part of the Crew. Yes, if they would have taken him with them to the Federation, he would have been... 70 years away from his people, but where they left him, it allready would have taken him 30 or 40 years at maximum warp to return.
    The Ending: This has the standard Star Trek two-parter ending problem: It is resolved in the last minute of the episodes. The last 10 minutes should have been about the characters returning home. But then again, this would have implied that in VOY, actions have consequences, and there's not the Magic-Reset-Button™ at the end of each episode...
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    In my mind, the characters didn't have enough personality to make their return home interesting to watch.

    Worf
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Agree with that Worf. The only character for me that had any interest was of course the doctor and technically he had no home to return too. As for the rest it was all a bit meh. The Borg element of the 2 parter was good just a shame the ending was just a sharp cut off... "we're home!... ok then..." No real emotion there.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    i like DS9 and the darkness it brought to the franchise.

    they've got there that james mcavoy is in line to play scotty. i like the sound of that, i think he's a really good actor! he's currently in 'the last king of scotland' with forrest whitaker, and was also in the 'children of dune' sci-fi mini-series.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=WORF;157265]In my mind, the characters didn't have enough personality to make their return home interesting to watch.

    Worf[/QUOTE]Right well if you actually watched Voyager you would have seen alot of their various personalities. That episode where Bilana is split into two (her klingon half and human half) watch that episode and tell there was no personality there. I almost cried from that.

    Chakotay The guy had more character then Riker ever did. Riker was a man whore when you get down to it. Chokatay was a leader and his peaceful nature side was a strong part of his personality. The episode where he finds the original home planet of the Maquis sheer classic. Its funny he just stands there naked. Do I really need to bring out more examples dude?

    Cause I can go on and on. I watched every episode consecutively. What did you do like watch episode 1 of of season 1 and say "oh dur its star trek!"


    The ending was lame yeah but tell me you could have come up with a better ending. I didn't like Kes being taken off the show either. Seven was a bitch strait up but she was still fun to watch.
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    Voyager, especially in its first seasons, was too weighed down with "Treknobabble". The show had its inspired moments, but by and large, many of the episodes were boring or just silly. As for Seven of Nine, I was a teenager watching the show during its original run and I have to admit, she got my pathetic, desperate heart going. ;) Looking back on it, especially when she first came on the show they seemed to wheel her out on special occasions to save the day or struggle with her humanity. It would have been nice if she would have developed as a character a little more over the course of the series, but alas, she didn't.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Actually, Chakotay didn't find the original home planet of the Maquis, who never had a homeworld, they're an alliance of colonies along the Federation/Cardassian border. I think you mean the homeworld of the aliens that brought Native American culture (or at least Chakotay's tribe) to Earth.

    Just for the record, I've seen every episode of Voyager except for one half way through season 3 which I kept missing when it was on TV. Enterprise is the only Star Trek series I've given up watching and even then I stayed until the Borg episode.

    I'm not saying that Voyager was all bad, there were some good episodes. However, not seeing how the characters reacted to getting home doesn't really bother me as they didn't hold my interest enough to wonder.

    Getting back to Star Trek XI, I'm actually wondering what they'll do with the Enterprise. Will it look the same as it did in TOS both internally and externally or will they design something new?

    Worf
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    Indeed. Voyager's ending was just disappointing. Seven years of struggling to get home and we get this? Blah... 7 of 9 is still hot, though. ;)
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