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Eric Bana cast as new villain! Potential spoilers....

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Broccoli said:
Garner has never been approached to be in it. That's nothing but rumor, isn't it?
She said that she would be open to do if she was approached. There has been no confirmation of her signing on or even talking to Abrams about the film. (That isn't to say she hasn't talked to him, though).
 
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Interesting choice, but I don't think he has the name recognition of Russel Crowe.
 
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My only beef with Crowe playing the villian is that people might haave seen Crowe on screen and not the character. I know that sounds kinda dumb, but oh well. I think that the casting of Bana is awesome! He has always been one of my favorite actors and I cannot wait to see him step into the role of "Nero" (a character I am convinced is a Romulan...)
 
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Wait! Wait! Wait! I got it.

THE HULK is in Trek XI!!!

I can see it now:

"HULK SMASH ENTERPRISE!!!"

Kirk-Actor will get to rip his shirt and battle the Hulk! This movie gets better and better!
 
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erastus25 said:
Nero sounds kinda cartoony to me. I hope they end up changing that name. Anyone agree?
Dopey names can be changed right up to the first day of shooting (and thanks to the miracle of ADR, even after shooting!). Dopey actors are harder to work around. Bana is a good pick, and that's what I'm more concerned about at the moment.
 
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Of course all Romulans and Vulcans have to be skinny. Crowe unfortunately would have to be a Klingon.
 
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If he is a Romulan... how are they gonna do that? Especially since no Human and no Romulan had ever seen each other prior to "Balance of Terror"
 
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Well, maybe they never thought they saw them. Does that make any sense ? Maybe they think he's just an evil Vulcan.
 
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Or maybe they didn't think they saw a Romulan - just an evil Vulcan in charge of another race.
 
I'm not that big on Bana (Didn't like Munich very much and thought Troy and Hulk were both crap) but let's see what happens. Might be interesting.
 
I can go for this. Bana is at the very least as good an actor as Crowe, but (happily) lacks the monstrous ego and tendency to throw tanties (and phones).

Like just about everything else about this movie to date, it'll be interesting to find out more about who / what he'll play.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if "Nero" is just a placeholder character name or even a code name to conceal something the real name might give away. It just sounds a little too... unimaginative.

Then again, maybe it's really a lot more literal than any of us realize. The rumor is that Trek XI's plot involves Romulans traveling back in time to alter Earth's history. Maybe the historical figure we know as Nero was actually a time traveling Romulan! That could explain why Romans and Romulans have so many characteristics in common. ;)
 
I'm down with this.

He was a little too serious in HULK, but I think he'll be good here.

:thumbsup:
 
He's got the face of a Romulan. I could definitely see him in the ears. But no Rommie bumpy forehead!
 
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The Stig said:
He's a great actor, no doubt. Funnily enough, I trust PTM's 'Trek Movie Report' more than the official site, and will wait for him to confirm. :lol:
That is sweet, but this time I was scooped, although I was proven right on my 'Urban is not the villain' article. I did add a tiny bit of spoilage to my article on Bana.
 
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