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Posted by: Nixon, April 24th, 2006, 11:03am

So, J.J. Abrams will attempt to revive the Star Trek franchise from its current deathlike state. The story deals with the Starfleet Academy days of the original series' characters. Who do you think should play the role of a young James T. Kirk?

-Zavier

Posted by: The boy who could fly, April 24th, 2006, 11:08am; Reply: 1

I think Christian Bale would be a good kirk, I don't know about those otheres, 2 of em I ain't even heard of.

Posted by: Nixon, April 24th, 2006, 11:15am; Reply: 2

Quoted from The boy who could fly

I think Christian Bale would be a good kirk, I don't know about those otheres, 2 of em I ain't even heard of.

Yeah, these are just the names I've been hearing. Feel free to list off other choices.

-Zavier

Posted by: Kotton, April 24th, 2006, 5:23pm; Reply: 3

I think that Chad Michael Murray would fit into the role pretty well. He seems to have that JTK swagger.Young ladies man, confident, yet with a hint of vulnerability.I just seen him in another movie the other day, and he was the first one to pop into my head.The other choices just don't seem to fit.

Posted by: Herodreamer79, April 24th, 2006, 9:13pm; Reply: 4

they should find an unknown.

where did you get the info that JJ is doing a Star Trek movie???

Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), April 24th, 2006, 9:42pm; Reply: 5

Nick Stahl as Kirk? I like the guy, but I don't see him as Kirk. McCoy, maybe, but not Kirk.

Phil

Posted by: Alan_Holman (Guest), April 24th, 2006, 10:27pm; Reply: 6

I can be quite twitchy, but in a rational and commanding sort of way, so I should play Kirk. I mean it. They should definately ask to see my acting resume.

Posted by: Herodreamer79, April 24th, 2006, 11:08pm; Reply: 7

i'll tell you, if i were writing this movie... i'd get Shatner/Nimoy involved... as older versions of the characters... maybe something that happened in their starfleet days that comes up - forcing them to recount the events surrounding their early days together- do the movie as a flashback...

that would be really cool

Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), April 25th, 2006, 8:03am; Reply: 8

A movie consisting of flashbacks of their youths? This is pretty much what a sitcom does when it's preparing to jump the shark.

Leave TOS cast out and start new.

Phil

Posted by: George Willson, April 25th, 2006, 10:40am; Reply: 9

I think Star Trek jumped the shark some time ago right around when we departed the Enterprise and started with all the spin-offs. And then there was that Troi-Worf romance...what the hell?

Posted by: Herodreamer79, April 25th, 2006, 3:45pm; Reply: 10

Quoted from dogglebe

A movie consisting of flashbacks of their youths? This is pretty much what a sitcom does when it's preparing to jump the shark.

Leave TOS cast out and start new.

Phil

Think "The Green Mile"

Posted by: bert, April 25th, 2006, 4:13pm; Reply: 11

I don't know about Kirk, but I think we might be able to find a young Spock....

Hmmm....ya' think?

Posted by: Kotton, April 25th, 2006, 4:56pm; Reply: 12

Who is that Bert? He would make a good Spock! I was thinking of Colin Hanks! Ha Ha!

Posted by: bert, April 25th, 2006, 6:13pm; Reply: 13

It didn't occur to me that some of you guys might not recognize this guy...

That's Dr. Mabuse, or Martin Lancaster to his friends (if he had any friends....)

Get the rest of the story on this obscenely long thread:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-knowyou/m-1127093556

Posted by: Kotton, April 25th, 2006, 6:46pm; Reply: 14

Oooh! Okay!

Posted by: Kotton, April 25th, 2006, 6:50pm; Reply: 15

Does anyone have any names of actors that are slightley overweight? I think of Kirk as an over-confident overweight kid.

It's probably just me!

Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), April 26th, 2006, 12:03am; Reply: 16

You can always tell when in the season a Star Trek episode was produced. If Shatner was thin, it was early in the season. If he was chubby, it was late in the season. Shatner worked out between seasons, but when when he was working.

Phil

Posted by: Martin, April 26th, 2006, 8:13am; Reply: 17

Quoted from bert

I don't know about Kirk, but I think we might be able to find a young Spock....

*shakes fist*

You'll pay for that, Newcomer!

:)

Posted by: Nixon, April 26th, 2006, 1:19pm; Reply: 18

It seems that Variety got some of info wrong regarding the next Trek film. Info here

-Zavier