Some images are up at EW.com for the new Star Trek movie starring Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock. There are also some interviews in the along with an article pushing the revamp of the franchise.It was a mistake pushing the release of the movie from Christmas Day 2008 to May 2009. This sort of movie would do much better in a December release. Now Star Trek will simply be another movie among all the other summer tentpoles.
In the article, J.J. Abrams describes himself more of a Star Wars fan than a Star Trek fan and that may be reflected in the movie. I'm ambivalent about that idea. On one hand, Star Trek always seemed more a thinking person's franchise whereas Star Wars was always about fights, chases and space explosions. On the other hand, fights, chases and explosions seem to be more popular in sci-fi movies than cogitative fiction.
Star Trek: Enterprise didn't work so well as a prequel. Let's see if this movie does better.
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10-16-2008 @ 11:03AM
Jimmy said...
I am not a Star Trek fan, but I have to say that a remake is wrong on so many levels.
As for the release date, I think a May release (for summer blockbusters) is better than a December release (for Oscar hopefuls).
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10-16-2008 @ 2:48PM
Dan said...
It could be awesome, better than the original, like Batman Begins or Battlestar Galactica. I have always wanted to like Star Trek, but have only found myself kinda liking it. I love Star Wars, Red Dwarf and Battlestar, so I definitely love all sorts of space-based entertainment. I am just not completely sold on a lot of Star Trek. Hopefully Spock wont be slicing off the tops of anyone's head in this...
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10-16-2008 @ 11:23AM
No1Dad said...
Is Kirk supposed to be a captain in this movie? Because the guy in that picture looks like he's about 12.
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10-16-2008 @ 3:45PM
LC said...
Heh. Better off to have them young. If it gets as successful as the original, we don't want to see another geriatric crew saving the galaxy.
10-16-2008 @ 11:28AM
Rock Robertson (DJrock3k) said...
Is it just me or does anyone else see Sylar and a guy who looks like Dexter??
I'm just saying...
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10-16-2008 @ 11:58AM
LordPaul said...
I still think Enterprise was massively underrated.
It went on for a few years & was just getting to fit the big shoes it had to fill when it was cancelled.
& it was infinitely better than Voyager.
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10-16-2008 @ 12:04PM
0megapart!cle said...
Are you high? My god man! Enterprise, at its very best, might have been similar in quality to an average episode of Voyager (and the worst episode in TNG or DS9).
At the very least, you have to admit that Janeway was an infinitely better captain than Archer, and I was far from a Janeway fanboy.
10-16-2008 @ 12:14PM
LordPaul said...
Nah, not high, but completely disagree with you :-)
I HATED Voyager, it went on too long & Janeway just irritated the heck out of me.
And Sam Beckett being captain of the Enterprise was excellent!
10-16-2008 @ 3:42PM
LC said...
Enterprise was dull and formulatic the first couple of seasons. It got much better later on when they started using season long arcs and a lot more action. Deep Space Nine suffered the same problem in its freshman year and became very successful when switching gears.
Unfortunately the damage was done on Enterprise and nothing would save it at that point. I stuck around and I am extremely pissed at the writers for giving the fans a big F.U. with their season finale and completely unnecessary death of Trip.
10-16-2008 @ 12:24PM
Alex99 said...
You know, I have heard SO much about this new ST movie, for SO long from SO many people....Abrams, vaious actors, etc. SO many websites... you can count on TrekToday and TrekWeb having a couple of pieces every day about how "this reboot brings new life to the ST universe" or how "Abrams stayed true to the ST canon".
You know what? I'm sick of it. I'm no longer interested. They have burned out and used up whatever enthusiasm I had in over a year of endless talktalktalk about it. I don't care if Kirk is in it, or how Quinto is so grateful for the Spock role. Did you hear me? I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!
This was no way to market a film and build buzz about it. I hit my limit about four months ago. If I see it in the bargain bin a few years from now I may pick it up, but for now, sorry, pass.
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10-16-2008 @ 2:06PM
Chris Shifty said...
Go look at the amount of films that will be out from late November to the end of December. Paramount and WB were smart to move their movies to the less populated summer months. It will make more money as there will be more theatres available and less competition.
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10-16-2008 @ 1:26PM
Europa said...
Okay, I don't know about anybody else (I haven't read throught the other comments yet) but just from the way they look on that cover I'm not going to be rushing to theater to see this one. They look gawd awful.
I know you shouldn't "judge a book by its cover" but something about this just screams bad writing, acting, directing, and hair and make-up.
And btw, I grew up with the original in sydication. I'm a fan. I have no problem with retro. This just some how looks wrong.
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10-16-2008 @ 1:31PM
Europa said...
And Rock, you comment made me laugh out loud and then go, "Hmmm." LOL. ;-D
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10-16-2008 @ 4:10PM
JOHNGALTX said...
Here is what they should make: Star Trek:KIRK's Heroes.
On a big old prison ship. Cruising the Galaxy with a huge cast of grifters, born losers, murderers led by Sargent James T. Kirk, destined to spend eternity orbiting the Milky Way. Add in a dimwitted commandant with an overstuffed first mate constantly trying to out guess Sargent Kirk and his band merry men and you might be able to re-energize the franchise! Otherwise they should just let it go.
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10-16-2008 @ 4:17PM
Mi key said...
Zachary Quinto looks pretty good as Spock. Chris Pine as kirk not so much.
There's only one Kirk. William Shatner rocks!
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10-16-2008 @ 11:26PM
Psychotron said...
Why do I have the song "I Don't Want to Wait" going through my head?
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10-17-2008 @ 5:34AM
C. Hernandez said...
Hm. Interesting. I've always been able to see Zachary Quinto as Spock...until I saw that cover and every picture in the linked to story. Awful.
Chris Pine, on the other hand, I've NEVER seen as Kirk until that cover shot. But it was back to not at all in the other photos. And damnit, I'm not supposed to think Simon Pegg can pull of Scotty, but I no longer hate the idea as much as I did.
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10-22-2008 @ 2:09AM
Keith said...
No; the movie (purportedly) revolves around the characters meeting for the first time, in the Academy.
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