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STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

STAR TREK
(Coming in 2009)



Not a Star Trek fan, but this movie i will watch and see what its all about and also the cast list seems impressive

Star Trek | Official Movie Site | In Theaters May 2009 | Star Trek Movie
Star Trek (2009)
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From director J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible III," "Lost" and "Alias") and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("TRANSFORMERS," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.




Cast - Character
Chris Pine - Kirk
Zachary Quinto - Spock
Eric Bana - Nero
Simon Pegg - Scotty
Winona Ryder - Amanda Grayson
Zoe Saldana - Nyota Uhura
Karl Urban - Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
John Cho - Hikaru Sulu
Bruce Greenwood - Christopher Pike
Ben Cross - Sarek
Anton Yelchin - Pavel Chekov
Leonard Nimoy - Old Spock
Jennifer Morrison - Winona Kirk
Rachel Nichols - Orion

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Thanks for the thread! I'll go ahead and admit I've never seen one second of Star Trek. This will probably be the first Star Trek anything I will ever see. :nod:

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

I have probably seen some of it by chance and know some of the characters names but never ever got interested in it, so this movie will be a good way of knowing what Star Trek is all about lol

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

I used to watch some of Star Trek when I was younger, though I was never a huge fan. But I am SO excited about this movie :lol: Namely because of J.J. Abrams at the helm :thud: And Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and John Cho? Hell yeah!

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Thanks! I felt like after the Kirk stuff, I should show some Spock love too

I ship Kirk/Spock in the sense that I LOVE their bromance and epic friendship, but I don't slash them. I do ship Spock/Uhura though, I just love their relationship and I think they're awesome together.

By the way Jenny, I left you a special birthday post the other day, on my LJ, you should check it out if you get a chance!

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Definitely. He deserves some. I'm reading the novelization right now and I just passed the point where Sarek (I think) says that to him. Good dialogue in there.



Awe, really? :hug: I adore you, I really do.

I'm curious about who everyone ships because I know the major slash ship is Kirk/Spock; I've just never understood that.

Then again, my knowledge of Star Trek remains only with the new film so I don't know too much about the fandom within. I'm a big Jim/Bones shipper, friendship and love. And I think Spock/Uhura is cute.

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

I also like Simon Pegg, i like his movies

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Oh cool, you have the novelisation? I'd like to get that eventually, I only have the audiobook at the moment. Which is fun in itself, to be fair, considering that ZQ reads it :lol:

Wow, really, you didn't get the appeal behind Spock/Kirk? Not even the basis of the epic friendship? My knowledge is limited too because I'm not an original fan, but I kinda understood that obviously their relationship is at the heart of the show, and whatever verse ST happens to be in. It doesn't mean I like the slash, though :look:

I loved Jim and Bones' relationship too, they're quite obviously BFFs. I said this in my review but I just adore the different relationships between the whole crew in general, there's so many dynamics to play with there, but it's obvious they're all super-close and like this big family. I cannot freaking wait to see more of that portrayed in the future films!

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Don't you just love it when a movie goes the opposite direction of what most people expect?

STAR TREK Appreciation #1: In 2009 comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time

Zoe Saldana Talks To io9 About Star Trek

We caught up with Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. While she couldn't reveal too much about her work in Trek and James Cameron's Avatar, she did give a little bit of a behind the scenes look into both. Plus she addresses whether the skirts in the new Trek will be shorter than in the original series

Were you a Star Trek fan before the movie?

I did watch a couple of episodes. I followed J.J.'s advice. He said, "If I have to advise you guys at all, I would advise you not to watch [Star Trek]. Just inform yourself of the whole concept of Star Trek, if you're not already a Trekkie or fan. I don't want you to cloud whatever contribution you guys can make yourselves to the role that you are jumping into." I thought that was very encouraging. And then I met Nichelle Nichols and she practically gave me the same advice. So I thought that I needed to make the important aspects about Uhura a priority.

Well, out of the episodes that you did you watch, what were your favorites?

Definitely the episode with Abraham Lincoln [The Savage Curtain] and the episode where Kirk and Uhura have that kiss [Plato's Stepchildren], because of what that kiss represented at the time as well. I spoke to Nichelle about it. She talked about how that work was very dear to her and how they had no idea how big it was going to be. Back then they had no idea that Star Trek was going to be what it is now. They were just artists doing a show that was putting money their pockets, as artists they were working, and they were very grateful to be doing that. She also said as artists, you always live way ahead of your time, so it wasn't a big deal for her. They were aware of what the world was like, but they didn't know it was going to stir up so much.



Where did you build your character from? Did you pull stuff from the script?

Reference pictures, speaking to Nichelle Nichols, talking a lot to J.J. After I met Zach Quinto and Chris Pine, that changed a lot, talking to them. For some reason's Zach's Spock and Chris' Kirk brought out my Uhura. The conversations and sharing the knowledge of Star Trek, it was all really good. And I saw all the physical things that were important about her that the fans need. It was a mix of all of that.

Speaking about what the fans want, what about Nichelle's voice? It's legendary did you work on recreating that at all?

The one thing I can tell you is that I know in my heart that the fans are not going to be disappointed. When they see Star Trek they are going to see all of the characters that they've been in love with. The way the plot is laid out, it's not going to compromise the whole legend of Star Trek. If I did imitate the voice I think J.J. and Nichelle managed to get it out of me with out making me feel like I was stepping on anyone's shoes. Maybe it came out here and there.


Did you meet ahead of time with Chris and Zach ahead of time to build a relationship since the movie is about how everyone met and came together?

Everything went so fast we really didn't have much time and I was shooting Avatar [a little more on that later] and they sort of overlapped. But when we started working, the chemistry was inevitable. It was a great set. Chris and Zach could not have been better cast. I can't even tell you if I met the real Zach or the real Chris, because they were so committed to their character.


Do you feel the pressure form fans and media to deliver?

I think maybe that's why J.J. didn't want us to watch every single episode and go that extensively into the research. He knew that there would be a point when we would confuse the responsibility and turn it into pressure. He wanted us to keep it light and fun. He just kept saying, "just trust me, trust me it's going to be great."


What about the rumors that the skirts in this new Star Trek are shorter than the show? Did you think so, was it hard working in a mini?

I'm actually still waiting for the phone call from Paramount producers saying, "You know what Zoe? That skirt wasn't short enough." After watching the show...those skirts were pretty short. If you made them any shorter, it would be a t-shirt. I think they're going to be happy. But the funny thing is, I don't think we went far enough.

What actor went through the most transition?

I think we all did because at times I would think that it was Zachary turning into Spock. But then Chris Pine would walk onto the set in the morning with his blown out hair doing the Kirk walk. We were all transforming ourselves into these characters.

I what was it like working with all the old cast members, like Leonard Nimoy?
Mind boggling. Leonard is the classiest artist I've ever met, by far. He has such grace and his energy and his approach are amazing. After all these years and he just puts on his Spock shoes and transforms into Spock. When his character comes to life it blew everyone away. When I heard Nichelle was on the set I nearly died. I'm sure for Zach it was the same. You are trusted with this precious stone and you have to babysit and make sure you deliver it properly because it was created way before you. And it's going to be living way after, so you need to deliver. That responsibility was kind of humbling.

Tell me about being a one of the few women on the Enterprise?

I think it's awesome. To be on the Enterprise with all these guys, the message speaks loudly. She's a female, she's of high rank and she has her **** together. And never is it ever about, or was it ever about her female presence. It was pretty great. I loved being the only girl.