Shatner is such a carcature at this juncture he may have a caemo selling Pricel;ine hotels on Mars Colony in the new Trek movie.
________________________________ From: Justin Mohareb <justinmoha...@gmail.com> To: "scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, October 22, 2009 8:38:15 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up Bosco, I believe I am in live with you. Justin On 2009-10-22, at 8:27 PM, Bosco Bosco <ironpi...@yahoo. com> wrote: >Shitner Abrams trek debate.... Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the >best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll probably make >another really good one with or without anyone's blessing or approval or >senior citizen pointless cameo. I think he should go to the biggest Trek >Convention in the world and take a dump on a table and walk out. That movie >was the bomb. Anyone who doesn't get that can't keep on keepin on with their >OS DVD's and reruns. I'll be their opening night havin enough fun for all of em > >Bosco > >--- On Thu, 10/22/09, brent wodehouse <brent_wodehouse@ thefence. us> wrote: > > >>From: brent wodehouse <brent_wodehouse@ thefence. us> >>Subject: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up >>To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 1:09 PM >> >> >> >>http://www.stuff. co.nz/entertainm ent/film/ 2986590/William- Shatner-set- >>to-be-beamed- up >> >>William Shatner set to be beamed up >> >>Last updated 13:32 21/10/2009 >> >>Hollywood director JJ Abrams appears set to beam William Shatner up to the >>Star Trek sequel. >> >>Abrams suffered plenty of criticism from Star Trek fans when he opted not >>to cast Shatner, the original Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, >>in this year's big screen update of the iconic sci-fi film and TV series. >> >>Abrams did cast the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy. >> >>Star Trek was one of the most successful films of 2009, earning almost >>US$400 million (NZ$542.81m) at the worldwide box office, and with a sequel >>set for release in theatres in 2011, Abrams confirmed Shatner may be >>offered a role. >> >>"I would love to work with him," Abrams told reporters in Los Angeles at a >>press conference to promote the release of the Star Trek DVD. >> >>"We speak. We actually have a lunch date planned." >> >>Abrams opted to make Star Trek a prequel, winding the clock back to the >>early years of the Star Trek crew with young actors Chris Pine (Kirk), >>Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott) filling the lead >>roles. >> >>While Abrams and screenwriters Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman managed to find >>a way to bring Nimoy back, they opted against offering Shatner a role. >> >>The dilemma they faced is examined in The Shatner Conundrum, one of the >>extra features on the Star Trek DVD. >> >>"It was a foregone conclusion we wanted him in the movie," Abrams >>explained. >> >>"The problem was his character died on screen in one of his Trek films and >>because we decided, very early on, that we wanted to adhere to Trek canon >>as best we could ... the required machinations to get Shatner into the >>movie would have been very difficult to do given the story we wanted to >>tell and also to give him the kind of part that he would be happy with. >> >>"It was this thing where it would have felt like a gimmick in order to get >>Shatner in the movie, which would have honestly, to me, been distracting. " >> >>The success of Abrams' Star Trek and the welcome Pine, Quinto, Pegg and >>other new actors received from Trekkies will make it easier to introduce >>Shatner into the sequel, Abrams said. >> >>"In terms of moving forward, I am open to anything," Abrams added. >> >>"I feel like the first movie did some of the heavy lifting that needed to >>be done in order to free us to continue going forward. Maybe there's less >>of a burden and there's going to be more opportunity to work with him >>(Shatner)." >> >>The Star Trek DVD, set for release in Australia on October 29, is filled >>with extras, including gag reels, three hours of bonus footage, >>commentary, secrets behind the costumes and sets and deleted scenes that >>reveal a side story involving Eric Bana's villainous character Nero. >> >>The DVD also includes what is billed as "ground-breaking augmented reality >>technology" which, through a webcam, allows a 3D holographic tour of the >>Enterprise. >> >>Abrams said the decision to hold the world premiere for Star Trek at the >>Sydney Opera House in April was the perfect launch pad for the movie. >> >>"I have been to Sydney before and I loved it the first time," Abrams told >>AAP in a video interview. >> >>"This last time it was so surreal. First of all I had never been to the >>Opera House which could not have been more beautiful. >> >>"The reception was off the charts. The people were so kind. It was >>beautiful, maybe not atypical Sydney weather, but I called my wife and >>said 'We might have to move here'. >> >>"I am serious. I want to go back not just for professional reasons. I just >>want to go back because it is fantastic." >> >> >
