i wouldn't be surprised about the ego thing, but still--it's Shatner! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Keith, I heard that Sh*tner was attached o this early on, but got the gate, reportedly because his ego wouldn''t fit on the screen.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i agree. i bet the writers will say that since young Kirk is being featured, it's *still* about Kirk. I just wonder, though, why old Spock and not old Kirk? Even if it's trully the type of story they wanted to tell, it is indeed a snub: can't be viewed any way but. Also, I thought the script and dialogue for "Transformers" sucked big time, so i'm not exactly comforted by the fact that one of its writers is behind this Star Trek script... -------------- Original message -------------- From: yinka oyekunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I watched Star Trek, I was always under the impression that Kirk was the main protagonist (I guess that it helped him doing all the "star logs" & "getting the girl... albeit being a green woman or something). It just seems like an odd & I'd say purposefull move to not include Shatner. To me, it's like doing a remake of the old Batman tv show featuring Burt Ward (is that the actors name who played Robin) & not featuring Adam West @ all. Anyone else have an idea as to why Shatner was "snubbed"? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: love Spock, but i'm curious how Kirk will fit in, and why Shatner wasn't needed for much? Is it because they "killed' Kirk in "Generations", so he's technically dead during the time when Nimoy's Spock is to be featured? (I've always assumed that Kirk isn't really, permanently dead, given the possibilities of the Nexus) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Writer Reveals Trek Details > http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=46451 > Roberto Orci, co-writer of director J.J. Abram's highly anticipated Star > Trek movie, told SCI FI Wire that the tightly guarded story for the > upcoming franchise reboot depends heavily on the appearance of original > series star Leonard Nimoy. > > Orci (Transformers) added that the movie will explore Trek history that > hasn't been mined before and confirmed that the story will take place > before the events of the original series. > > "There were many, many elements of the story that we had talked about > just theoretically if ever Star Trek were to come back," Orci said in an > interview in November. "There was lots of stuff we wanted to do, and > that was a blessing. Normally you don't have that much investment and > research for a project you get hired to do. If you are a fan of > [classic] Star Trek, there is a lot of unexplored history. With the > original series, there was so much that could have come before it. It > felt like it has been The Next Generation and The Next, Next Generation > for so long, it seemed like a fresh thing to go back to the source and > to go back to what happened before it." > > The crux of the screenplay involves the appearance of Nimoy in his > iconic role as Spock. "I think a lot of people were speculating that we > must have had multiple ideas [for the script]," Orci said. "The truth is > that we took a gigantic gamble in terms of the movie we wanted to do, > and it was essential that we had Nimoy. Frankly, I didn't understand any > other way to do it. We didn't have a Plan B. I think that would have > shown that we didn't have a true, singular vision of what we wanted to > do, so it was essential for us to get Nimoy. It was a gigantic gamble, > and I can't even believe that J.J. supported that kind of a gamble, but > I think he understood it was the way to do it and a way to get the > blessing for Star Trek, to show there is continuity for the spirit of > what it was before. So when Nimoy said yes, not only as a fan was it was > a relief, if that didn't work, I don't know where we would be!" > > Orci, who previously tackled a beloved franchise with Transformers > (which he co-wrote with partner Alex Kurtzman), said that adapting Trek > was even harder because of the dedicated fan base watching every move. > > "The dangers are that now you are opening up yourself to the fact that > the fans know what you know about the characters," Orci said. "They have > their own ideas about what should be done and what is right for the > franchise. So the goal with this movie is twofold. One is to make sure > that the fans--who have been the stewards of the continuity and who are > some of the most savvy and intelligent fans of any franchise ever--that > they be satisfied with anything that has the name Star Trek on it. But, > more importantly, the goal is really to introduce casual fans and people > who don't know Star Trek at all to this universe and to connect it to > today. ... The goal of Star Trek ... is that if you don't like sci-fi or > know Star Trek, this will bring you into the world." Star Trek opens on > Christmas Day 2008. --Tara DiLullo Bennett > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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