In the teaser trailer for Abrams' Star Trek movie, fans of the franchise were astonished to hear a familiar voice: John F. Kennedy. Is the former President going to appear in the film?
Bruce Greenwood has already been cast as a younger Kennedy, but, Roberto Orci concedes, they have not approached JFK. “We thought about it,” states Orci, thumbing through a volume of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. “But it would be a continuity violation. You see, Kennedy died in 1963.”
“It’s science fiction.” JFK defended himself airily as he sat on a rocking chair next to Marilyn Monroe (they’re just friends). “I could be resurrected through, ah, time travel. I, ah, think that Gene Roddenberry would approve.”
“I wouldn’t approve.” Abrams observes, as he filmed this reporter with his handheld camera, shaking it around ‘for effect.’
“Anyway,” he continued, “we really wanted to cast someone who was full of that sense of optimism and hope about the space program that was so characteristic of the 1960s. What better choice than the man who was President when we landed on the moon?” Richard M. Nixon, best known for his voice work on Futurama, is a lock to appear as Captain Kirk’s childhood hero. To get into character, he is already drafting a list of enemies.
In other news, Neil Armstrong’s line reading so impressed J.J. Abrams that he is being given a small role in the film’s cafeteria.
Bruce Greenwood has already been cast as a younger Kennedy, but, Roberto Orci concedes, they have not approached JFK. “We thought about it,” states Orci, thumbing through a volume of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. “But it would be a continuity violation. You see, Kennedy died in 1963.”
“It’s science fiction.” JFK defended himself airily as he sat on a rocking chair next to Marilyn Monroe (they’re just friends). “I could be resurrected through, ah, time travel. I, ah, think that Gene Roddenberry would approve.”
“I wouldn’t approve.” Abrams observes, as he filmed this reporter with his handheld camera, shaking it around ‘for effect.’
“Anyway,” he continued, “we really wanted to cast someone who was full of that sense of optimism and hope about the space program that was so characteristic of the 1960s. What better choice than the man who was President when we landed on the moon?” Richard M. Nixon, best known for his voice work on Futurama, is a lock to appear as Captain Kirk’s childhood hero. To get into character, he is already drafting a list of enemies.
In other news, Neil Armstrong’s line reading so impressed J.J. Abrams that he is being given a small role in the film’s cafeteria.
