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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 8, 2013 12:04:36 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Cumberbatch as annoyed as we are about Trek 2 baddie mystery With director J.J. Abrams' penchant for secrecy, the mystique around Benedict Cumberbatch's mysterious Star Trek Into Darkness baddie has dominated the headlines—probably garnering more attention than the movie itself. So what does Cumberbatch think of all the wild speculation? MORE: blastr.com/2013/01/cumberbatch-as-annoyed-as.php
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 9, 2013 17:40:01 GMT -5
Over at io9:Video takes you deep inside the post-production process of Star Trek Into Darkness [Warning: Autoplay] There are so many tantalizing glimpses of Star Trek Into Darkness in this 18-minute video about the post-production process at Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams' production studio. More » [a href="http://io9.com/5974560/behind-the-scenes-video-of-the-post+production-process-of-star-trek-into-darkness-[warning-autoplay]"]http://io9.com/5974560/behind-the-scenes-video-of-the-post+production-process-of-star-trek-into-darkness-[warning-autoplay][/a]
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 14, 2013 17:05:53 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Benedict Cumberbatch reveals one of his Star Trek Into Darkness lines With all the deep secrecy surrounding Benedict Cumberbatch's villainous John Harrison in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness film, it's been truly frustrating to say the least to know so little about the big bad of the highly anticipated Star Trek sequel. MORE: blastr.com/2013/01/benedict-cumberbatch-reve-1.php
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 16, 2013 12:37:45 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:Fringe's Jackson was THIS close to playing 2 iconic Trek roles After five seasons as the co-leading man on Fox's Fringe, Joshua Jackson has solidified himself as a star player in J.J. Abrams' stable of actors. But did you know he almost popped up in Abrams' Star Trek reboot first, which is how he got on Abrams' radar to begin with? MORE: blastr.com/2013/01/fringes-joshua-jackson-ne.php
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jan 16, 2013 15:24:10 GMT -5
He comes with too much baggage. He certainly couldn't be Kirk. That would have pissed a LOT of people off. McCoy? Maybe, but thankful that Urban got the role. He was great.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jan 16, 2013 16:53:38 GMT -5
I think he could have been Kirk. I mean, Kirk's arc in ST09 is remarkably similar to Charlie Conway's arc in The Mighty Ducks movies...
-TK
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jan 16, 2013 17:55:30 GMT -5
Even after all this time, I can't watch him on Fringe without yelling "PAAAACEEEY" in a whiney voice at least once per episode.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jan 16, 2013 19:10:39 GMT -5
Thankfully for me Fringe has purged all memory of him on Dawson's Creek from my mind. Though I didn't watch very much of the Creek anyway. But it's odd because I still associate a lot of other actors with the show, but Joshua Jackson has blurred out of it for me.
Speaking of Dawson, anyone watch "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23"? I like Van Der Beek on there. Playing a goofy version of himself (similar to what NPH did in the Harold and Kumar movies, or Shatner did in Free Enterprise).
-TK
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 17, 2013 2:52:14 GMT -5
I've never seen Joshua Jackson in anything but "Fringe", but I sometimes find myself wondering how Michael Weatherly would have fared in the role of Kirk had he been eight or ten years younger when they were casting for the first film. The guy looks the role more than anyone else I've seen. He'd have been a perfect substitute for young Shatner in the original TV series. Just watch him in NCIS and it's hard not to notice.
I believe he was thinner back when he was in "Dark Angel" though, which I never watched, so who knows.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 21, 2013 17:33:57 GMT -5
How does this guy conclude that there's a TOS era Klingon under that helmet? There are even ridges on the forehead of the helmet going all the way up to the top of the head for cryin' out loud.
Over at io9:Here’s the first look at Star Trek 2’s new Klingons (kinda) The cover for IDW's Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4 movie prequel comic hit the internet recently, and what was on the cover? None other than the first apparent look at nu-Trek's Klingons. More » io9.com/5977639/heres-the-first-look-at-star-trek-2s-new-klingons-kinda
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jan 21, 2013 18:59:43 GMT -5
This is also old news, since they looked like that in the deleted scene from the first movie.
I was kinda hoping they wouldn't stick with that design. It makes them look like Klingon Darth Vaders.
-TK
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 23, 2013 16:18:51 GMT -5
This is also old news, since they looked like that in the deleted scene from the first movie. -TK
And were there ridges on the helmets in those deleted scenes? I don't recall there being any to be honest, but I wouldn't rule it out entirely. |
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jan 23, 2013 18:38:26 GMT -5
And were there ridges on the helmets in those deleted scenes? I don't recall there being any to be honest, but I wouldn't rule it out entirely. [/color][/quote] There were. They were very General Chang-style ridges. As you can see here. -TK |
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 24, 2013 17:09:29 GMT -5
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jan 24, 2013 17:32:29 GMT -5
Just as an aside, do you hate the Blastr redesign as much as I do? The haphazard arrangement of articles all over the screen looks like the news threw up on it. What was so wrong with things being logical and sequential?
-TK
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jan 31, 2013 19:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jan 31, 2013 19:48:40 GMT -5
THAT was pretty damn funny.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 3, 2013 19:13:02 GMT -5
What are you people thinking about the villain in light of this ad and what is said in it?
Over at io9:Star Trek Into Darkness Super Bowl spot is Enterprise torture porn Things don't look good for the Enterprise in the Super Bowl spot for Star Trek Into Darkness. It seems whatever the truth is behind Benedict Cumberbatch's John Harrison, he doesn't have a positive impact on our beloved starship—and impact is certainly the word for this trailer. [iTunes...More » io9.com/5981275/star-trek-into-darkness-super-bowl-spot-is-enterprise-torture-porn
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Feb 3, 2013 20:37:18 GMT -5
I still don't know what to think about the villain. He must have some sort of power, but the nature of that is unknown. Describing himself as "better" certainly has echoes of both Khan and Mitchell, but then again it could just be yet another similar character who isn't supposed to be either.
-TK
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Post by CRAMBAM on Feb 4, 2013 7:18:36 GMT -5
Well, messing up the ship could lead to a better set in another movie. But that said, destroying the ship has been done, and one thing that these movies haven't established is that the ship itself is a beloved character in this universe.
That's why it meant so much when Kirk had to destroy it in TSFS.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 4, 2013 18:52:59 GMT -5
I still don't know what to think about the villain. He must have some sort of power, but the nature of that is unknown. Describing himself as "better" certainly has echoes of both Khan and Mitchell, but then again it could just be yet another similar character who isn't supposed to be either. -TK
Nah.
But when I first saw the new ad over the weekend, I wondered if Abrams was also trying to tell us something about who the character is. And yes, either Khan or Mitchell, or an entirely new character could apply based on what limited information we have to go on at the moment. |
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 4, 2013 18:57:37 GMT -5
Well, messing up the ship could lead to a better set in another movie.
Unless they opt to get with a typical Trek reset at the end. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Feb 5, 2013 7:44:16 GMT -5
So Khan dies, gets reborn from Genesis, goes back in time, gets younger, and turns British? Could work.
As for the ship taking damage, it opens the possibility of change. I'd like to see the better nacelles.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 5, 2013 11:37:20 GMT -5
So Khan dies, gets reborn from Genesis, goes back in time, gets younger, and turns British? Could work. 
By the way, I did say Nah. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Feb 5, 2013 17:56:15 GMT -5
The more that comes out, the more I am positive John Harrison is just John Harrison.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 5, 2013 18:39:33 GMT -5
The more that comes out, the more I am positive John Harrison is just John Harrison.
Gary Mitchell didn't have a British accent either. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Feb 5, 2013 19:49:23 GMT -5
Maybe there's a connection to Khan, but I actually hope not. Let the villain stand on his own.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Feb 7, 2013 19:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Feb 8, 2013 7:05:50 GMT -5
If Khan wasn't such a pathetic unoriginal idea, Abrams wouldn't be hiding it. Or, he's not hiding it, and Harrison is just Harrison.
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Post by darthtimon on Feb 13, 2013 17:00:11 GMT -5
I just saw the fan made trailer and I have to say- both hilarious and a very disciplined recreation at the same time!
Regarding the film- Whomever the villain turns out to be, one thing seems very clear and I am very much looking forward to it- Kirk being tested, to a degree we've not seen thus far in the alternate timeline.
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