casting (done & rumors) so far

[Falcor5]

Hmm so far I am kind of dissapointed there is no Big name people in the movie. I mean as of right now Nimoy is the biggest star in the movie (and he has not acted in YEARS). I thought a big budget remake of TOS would be able to attract of least one big name star to be the villian or something.

Maybe Paramount is not going to spend that much money on the movie afterall? Could the budget for the movie be alot lower then we have been led to believe?

 

[EyalM]

Falcor5 said:
Hmm so far I am kind of dissapointed there is no Big name people in the movie. I mean as of right now Nimoy is the biggest star in the movie (and he has not acted in YEARS). I thought a big budget remake of TOS would be able to attract of least one big name star to be the villian or something.

Maybe Paramount is not going to spend that much money on the movie afterall? Could the budget for the movie be alot lower then we have been led to believe?

We know Russel Crow was approached to be in the movie, so I don't think the budget is in the way. It is possible that the big names the producers had in mind are uninterested or unavailable.

 

[sttngfan1701d]

No to Quinto and Vogel, yes to the others. I've yet to be impressed by Mr. Quinto through Heroes so far and I don't know who Mike Vogel is, but he looks like a pretty boy Paul Walker-type.

 

[Outpost4]

I found this and I had to post it. Our young Mr. Yelchin with Paris. She has beer goggles on. He could use some sun.

 

[tomalak301]

Sorry, but both of them in that picture are ugly.

 

[PDX Trek]

Touche!

 

[Temis the Vorta]

So far, looks like Vogel's the only (potential) misstep. Still rooting for Bailey, not too late!

 

[Daedalus12]

Zachary Quinto - good enough I guess
Paul McGillion - Don't like his voice so no for me.

Zoe/Mike/Anton - who? How can I judge them if I haven't seen them in anything?

 

[Wesson]

No to Vogel. Kirk is a lot of things, charismatic, handsome, intimidating, but a pretty boy he is not.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I wish there'd been a 'maybe' option.

Quinto - definitely, can't think of a better choice.

Zaldana - yup, looks a pretty good bet

Vogel - possibly. Haven't seen him act, can't say he looks like the reincarnation of El Shat, but I can think of worse options.

That Chekov bloke, Anton thingy - He's Russian and about the right age. Again, not exactly the spitting image of Koenig, but a pretty decent choice. Hope they stick a bad Monkees wig on him, though!

 

[Mephisto-]

Tristan said:The actor potraying Kirk MUST have a more impressive name.Like Shatner.Say it with me... ShhhhAT-NERRRRR.Mike Vogel sounds like someone who ought to be in the accounting department. Absolutely unacceptable.

his middle name is James - does that help?

 

[Outpost4]

^ We're casting now by the sound of the actor's names?

 

[Peacemaker]

Tristan said:
The actor potraying Kirk MUST have a more impressive name.

Like Shatner.

Say it with me...

ShhhhAT-NERRRRR.

Mike Vogel sounds like someone who ought to be in the accounting department. Absolutely unacceptable.

Denny Craine

 

[mr.peany]

Can't they just put either Ryan Gosling or Christian Bale in the role of Kirk? No one else they've mentioned so far is even remotely interesting, IMO of course.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Wesson said:
No to Vogel. Kirk is a lot of things, charismatic, handsome, intimidating, but a pretty boy he is not.

Huh? Young Shatner was a pretty boy. He practically wore mascara.

 

[Roshi]

Who is Mike Vogel?

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Outpost4 said:
^ We're casting now by the sound of the actor's names?

I guess so, but Mike Vogel sounds like an ACTION! HERO! or something. "Mike Vogel: Private Investigator" - hmm, that works. See?

And "William Shatner" sounds like an accountant.

 

[Niemz]

No to Vogel.

 

[sturmde]

Hey, just make the movie from Kirk's perspective, so that we never *see* him, we only hear him.

And any reflection of him, or establishing shot, is done a la Wilson in Home Improvement...

Then everyone is Spartac, erm, Kirk.

Michael James Vog-El. Perhaps if he adjusts his name, it would work. Vog-El suggests a Kryptonian. Who wouldn't want a Kryptonian as Kirk. Superkirk. Yes, that would work.

Seriously, I'm fine with Yelchin, Quinto, and Saldana (whose skin tone isn't that far from Nichols: it's all in how African-Americans are photographed!! Nichelle never looked like she was from the Congo or Central Africa... it's just how the film process worked in the 60's. Anyway....).

McGillion would be great, but it's only an audition... when JJ casts him, then it'll be okay. Urban seems to fit as McCoy.... I can see Urban doing a blooper reel joke as he did for the Caesar Salad... for Mint Juleps... that would be a hoot.

So, for Kirk... just go ahead and get Matt Damon. So what if the actor is "older" than envisioned.... Truth be told, young Kirk is the son of a starfaring family... his brother is canon to that, even if his father's travels are all novel and fanon... can't deny the Kirks were out there... by Jove, anyone recall "Conscience of the King"? How was young Kirk out in space at that age, eh???

So I say, get Matt. Kirk is supposed to be wise beyond his years after all. I'm sure Matt can play that. And cast Scott Bakula as George Kirk. Maybe Archer was Kirk's great-grandfather... heh... so now there's another "excuse" for a so-young Kirk to end up with the namesake Enterprise....