Many were saying after Prometheus was released that he'd make a great Starfleet captain.
Casting calls for Star Trek 3
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Many were saying after Prometheus was released that he'd make a great Starfleet captain.
Enterprise could find an old Federation starship that had been missing for years, the commander would be Elba. The ship could be the USS Prometheus. Diferent captain, diferent ship, but it would make people remember something.
Decker didn't have a British accent, so that would ruin it for me. Can Elba hide his?
I don't know of Elba's work, but I'm excited over how many fans who post here are enthused by the possibility he'll be in the movie.
Like Cumberbatch, Elba plays a detective on British detective show that is popular with the Netflix/Prime/Hulu crowd. Whereas Cumberbatch is charming, Elba is all presence. I fear that he could easily outshine Pine et al.
Decker didn't have a British accent, so that would ruin it for me. Can Elba hide his?
I don't know of Elba's work, but I'm excited over how many fans who post here are enthused by the possibility he'll be in the movie.
That said, I have long wanted someone like Elba or Sofia Helin of The Bridge to be tapped as a Trek series lead. Given the popularity of Trek on streaming services, I would think it would be wise to tap into other popular streaming shows, especially those Scandinavian and British crime dramas. Part of it is to find a built in audience, but also because a new Trek series probably should be more like those foreign shows: 3-6 episodes with a strong arc. I think a great series could be built around Elba's talent.
He'd make a great Julian Bashir.
How often did that happen? Most of the major Klingon guest roles I can think of were played by white guys. Of the black actors, Tony Todd as Kurn and James Avery as K'Vagh are the ones that spring to mind. And Tim Russ played a Klingon onceInteresting.
I just hope they don't fall into the Trek(Berman-era) cliche and cast him as a Klingon because he's a tall black male.
How often did that happen? Most of the major Klingon guest roles I can think of were played by white guys. Of the black actors, Tony Todd as Kurn and James Avery as K'Vagh are the ones that spring to mind. And Tim Russ played a Klingon onceInteresting.
I just hope they don't fall into the Trek(Berman-era) cliche and cast him as a Klingon because he's a tall black male.
Michael Dorn and Alba, a good dual Klingons
Oh I dunno, I could see Elba as one of STID's 'Blingons' he'd be made up but you'd be clearly be able to see who it is - much like Nero in ST09, and the opposite of Ron Perlman in Nemesis.
^ Also like Chang in ST VI.
In that film Christopher Plummer asked to have less 'severe' Klingon makeup, and they handily obliged. In fact Chang is probably a QuchHa'. As Idris Elba's character might also be.
In that film Christopher Plummer asked to have less 'severe' Klingon makeup, and they handily obliged. In fact Chang is probably a QuchHa'. As Idris Elba's character might also be.
Cool, she was awesome in Kingsman. My first though was "Klingon warrior," although I could also see her potentially playing a Vulcan. Also, as much as I like Zoe Saldana, Boutella would DESTROY her in a straight-up fight. Actually, that's another thing that I liked about Kingsman, she got to have the big "final fight" with the hero (instead of being relegated to a "girl fight" cliché).
Not in Star Trek 3 she won't. Not for long anyway...
