It seems as if Urban "Gets It"

[Plum]

The entire cast is wonderful. I'm so excited, really. The big question is Chris Pine. He's a bit of a mystery, and the role of Kirk is central. Natch.

Urban is, what? 40ish? I'm sure he grew up watching the reruns in the 70s down under. I bet he gets it too. terrific actor and I think he'll make a great Bones. Perhaps even as irascible as myself. ;p

 

[Jack Bauer]

Plum said:
The entire cast is wonderful. I'm so excited, really. The big question is Chris Pine. He's a bit of a mystery, and the role of Kirk is central. Natch.

Urban is, what? 40ish? I'm sure he grew up watching the reruns in the 70s down under. I bet he gets it too. terrific actor and I think he'll make a great Bones. Perhaps even as irascible as myself. ;p

According to IMDB.com he turns 36 in June.

 

[Cary L. Brown]

Psion said:

StarMan said:

Cary L. Brown said:

His "Kiwi" accent isn't as strong as you might expect... it's actually pretty Socal-ized.

Agreed. Unfortunately, we Kiwis are appalling when it comes to retaining our accent overseas. Americans can come here and still speak the same after ten years. Put a Kiwi in California? They'll be assimilated in six months. It's rather pathetic, really.

Resistance ... is futile.

"DUDE, You will be Freakin' Assimilated! TOOOOTALLY!"

 

[Cary L. Brown]

Kegek said:
Looks like Karl Urban may be the Roberto Orci of the cast, as it were. This was the one casting decision I found most perplexing as the role I knew Urban for - Eomer - did not resemble Bones in the slightest, but this interview proves he knows how to talk about the character. Which is certainly a good sign, as it implies he knows how to act him, too.

I agree. It's worth looking at DeForest Kelley's earlier body of work, just to get some perspective.

He was normally the "bad guy" in westerns, after all...

 

[Nowhere Man]

I was thinking, by the heading that Urban gets it, like Mcoy is going to die in the movie, now I get it after reading the full thing, yeah Urban does understand the role he's playing I concur