Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue - Page 6

Procutus · February 9 2013, 05:39 PM

The thing of it is, were this a complete reboot of the series/franchise, having The Batch be Khan would be fine, because a re-envisioning of a property allows for changes of that nature (remember Starbuck?)

But since the premise here is that everything in the timeline up to Nero's interference remains the same, then changing Khan's ethnic background, not to mention his backstory (if that's what they've done) is just all wrong, IMO.

If he is Khan, I have no doubts that he'll play the role well. But to say that it's the same character as in the Prime Universe is stretching it a bit.

Grup · February 9 2013, 05:59 PM

Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

Nerys Myk · February 9 2013, 06:01 PM

EyalM wrote:

Procutus wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

We'll see what we get in May.

Agreed. I greatly suspect that we really won't know just who 'Harrison' really is until then.

What if we never know? What if Harrison just says he is using a pseudo-name but never reveals his true identity?
We never discovered the Joker's true identity in The Dark Knight, why not here?

Is the Joker's true identity important to the story of the Dark Knight? The Joker is what matters not who he was before.

Procutus · February 9 2013, 06:31 PM

Grup wrote:

Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

That is possible, as Weller's identity has yet to be revealed.

BillJ · February 9 2013, 07:15 PM

Procutus wrote:

Grup wrote:

Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

That is possible, as Weller's identity has yet to be revealed.

Weller isn't Khan. But I think he is a bad guy who sets the events of the movie in motion.

Greg Cox · February 9 2013, 07:19 PM

Grup wrote:

Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

If you're interested, Weller was good as a sleazy cop on DEXTER a few seasons ago. And, of course, he played a racist bad guy on a couple episodes of ENTERPRISE.

M'Sharak · February 9 2013, 07:39 PM

EyalM wrote:

Procutus wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

We'll see what we get in May.

Agreed. I greatly suspect that we really won't know just who 'Harrison' really is until then.

What if we never know? What if Harrison just says he is using a pseudo-name but never reveals his true identity?
We never discovered the Joker's true identity in The Dark Knight, why not here?

In the case of the Joker, as Myk points out, it's not really important to know. The question here is whether it's important to the story that we learn "who Harrison really is".

If it's hinted in some way that "Harrison" is an alias, but it's not actually crucial that we learn for whom, then I'm fine with that bit of information remaining unrevealed at the end of the movie. A story can be more interesting when every last detail isn't explicitly spelled out.

Set Harth · February 9 2013, 08:27 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Grup wrote:

Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

If you're interested, Weller was good as a sleazy cop on DEXTER a few seasons ago. And, of course, he played a racist bad guy on a couple episodes of ENTERPRISE.

He was the bad guy on last week's episode of Hawaii Five-O, and he provides the voice of Batman in The Dark Knight Returns.

CaptainMurdock · February 9 2013, 09:26 PM

I thought Weller was revealed to be Robert April.

Ovation · February 9 2013, 09:37 PM

Nope. More speculation/wishful thinking/etc.

Grup · February 9 2013, 09:58 PM

Thanks. I know he's been in quite a bit of stuff. I just never happened upon any of them myself.

CorporalClegg · February 9 2013, 11:20 PM

RoboKhan: "Dead or alive, Old Friend, you're coming with me!"

His prime directive: Do not interfere with alien cultures ... or OCP.

Procutus · February 10 2013, 12:32 AM

Grup wrote:

Thanks. I know he's been in quite a bit of stuff. I just never happened upon any of them myself.

He was also in one of the best episodes of Fringe, entitled 'White Tulip'.

King Daniel into Darkness · February 10 2013, 12:41 AM

And starred in Manny Coto's short-lived Odyssey 5.

Procutus · February 10 2013, 01:14 AM

King Daniel wrote:

And starred in Manny Coto's short-lived Odyssey 5.

Forgot about that one.

February 9 2013, 05:39 PM	#76
Procutus Admiral Location: Back behind my keyboard	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue The thing of it is, were this a complete reboot of the series/franchise, having The Batch be Khan would be fine, because a re-envisioning of a property allows for changes of that nature (remember Starbuck?) But since the premise here is that everything in the timeline up to Nero's interference remains the same, then changing Khan's ethnic background, not to mention his backstory (if that's what they've done) is just all wrong, IMO. If he is Khan, I have no doubts that he'll play the role well. But to say that it's the same character as in the Prime Universe is stretching it a bit. __________________ I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

February 9 2013, 05:59 PM	#77
Grup Lieutenant Commander Location: PA	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue Other than RoboCop, I don't think I've seen anything else that Peter Weller has been in. And I saw RoboCop a looong time ago so I'm not familair with how he has aged. So I decided (just now) to Google his image. I really think that he is going to be Khan. Pull up side by side pics of Montalban and Weller. Just my .02

February 9 2013, 09:26 PM	#84
CaptainMurdock Lieutenant Location: Ohio	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue I thought Weller was revealed to be Robert April.

February 9 2013, 09:37 PM	#85
Ovation Vice Admiral Location: La Belle Province or The Green Mountain State (depends on the day of the week)	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue Nope. More speculation/wishful thinking/etc.

February 9 2013, 09:58 PM	#86
Grup Lieutenant Commander Location: PA	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue Thanks. I know he's been in quite a bit of stuff. I just never happened upon any of them myself.

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February 9 2013, 11:20 PM	#87
CorporalClegg Vice Admiral Location: Nuevo México	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue RoboKhan: "Dead or alive, Old Friend, you're coming with me!" His prime directive: Do not interfere with alien cultures ... or OCP.

February 10 2013, 12:41 AM	#89
King Daniel into Darkness Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Entertainment Weekly Star Trek Into Darkness Issue And starred in Manny Coto's short-lived Odyssey 5. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two