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Cho and Pegg board "Star Trek" feature
Friday October 12 3:27 AM ET

Korean-born actor John Cho of "Harold & Kumar" fame has been cast as Sulu in the new "Star Trek" feature, playing a role immortalized by Japanese-American actor George Takei.

Additionally, Briton Simon Pegg ("Shaun of the Dead") has boarded the Paramount project as Scotty, the ship's Scottish chief engineer.

The "Trek" casting deals appear to be closing at warp speed this week, with Eric Bana signing on Wednesday to play the movie's villain, Nero.

Already on board are Zoe Saldana as Uhura and Anton Yelchin as a young Chekov, the Russian-born navigator, as well as Zachary Quinto as a young Spock. Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of Spock, is on board as well. Chris Pine is in talks to play the young Kirk.

Plot details are begin kept under wraps, but it is understood that the movie chronicles the early days of the Enterprise crew. The lead roles remaining to be cast are Christopher Pike, the first captain of the Enterprise, and Kirk's parents.

J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible 3") is directing. The movie is expected to shoot from November to March.

Lt. Hikaru Sulu, known for his love of fencing, always was seen on deck piloting the ship next to Chekov. Takei played the character in the 1960s TV series and the 1980s movies. Cho starred as Harold in the cult hit "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle." He is reprising the role for the sequel.

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott was the ship's third-in-command and was known for his problem-solving abilities in plot-critical situations. The role was originated by James Doohan, who died in 2005.

MissMonika wrote:

That's what my brother says. I think his phrase was "It's crap piled upon more crap." :hehe:

i wonder how he feels about it tho? hehe...your bro's statement is funny and witty...i like it. :beaten:

I haven't seen it, but I love the first and second ones.

classic american cinema!

bmwracer wrote:Cho and Pegg board "Star Trek" feature
Friday October 12 3:27 AM ET.

hope it's better than that show with scott bacula, enterprise...that shiet stank

Tu_triky wrote:hope it's better than that show with scott bacula, enterprise...that shiet stank

But J.J. Abrams is a good director.. :)

They haven't found the right person to play Captain Kirk, though. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
But J.J. Abrams is a good director.. :)

They haven't found the right person to play Captain Kirk, though. :sweat:

They should get Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland security....he looks like an old, outdated Borg

Tu_triky wrote:They should get Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland security....he looks like an old, outdated Borg

You've got your timelines all screwed up: there were no Borg in Enterprise I's time... :P

Now if Chertoff had pointy ears, he could be a Romulan.

bmwracer wrote:
You've got your timelines all screwed up: there were no Borg in Enterprise I's time... :P

Now if Chertoff had pointy ears, he could be a Romulan.

There were Borg...you just didn't know about it. Their time travel was hidden from the you. In fact Sulu admitted to the Borg that he was gay, even though he never told Chekov, his buddy.

<eats more "mushroom" pizza>

bmwracer wrote:
Now if Chertoff had pointy ears, he could be a Romulan.

we can get erika shark tooth sawagiri to gnaw his ears into the appropriate shape.

Tu_triky wrote:

classic american cinema!

And if you want to see Brando reprise his role as Don Corleone (sort of) check out The Freshman one of the funniest movies ever! [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: And if you want to see Brando reprise his role as Don Corleone (sort of) check out The Freshman one of the funniest movies ever! [/list:u]

good point...that movie was great.

Tu_triky wrote:we can get erika shark tooth sawagiri to gnaw his ears into the appropriate shape.

:lol:

Another Japanese character played by a Korean. They had Linda Park playing Yoshi Sato in the previous series. :hehe:

tabana wrote:

:lol:

Another Japanese character played by a Korean. They had Linda Park playing Yoshi Sato in the previous series. :hehe:

that happens a lot in hollywood, huh. well i would watch that star trek movie....

J.J. Abrams does good stuff. I liked Alias, but never finished it. If the movie is more action oriented to please a larger audience, it may work. It'll piss off a lot of people who expected actors in PJ tho.

Tu_triky wrote:that happens a lot in hollywood, huh.

Like in Geisha movies. :P

tabana wrote:Another Japanese character played by a Korean. They had Linda Park playing Yoshi Sato in the previous series. :hehe:

That's Hoshi Sato.

Oops. You're right. :ashamed:

Pine joins `Trek' cast as young Kirk

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up.

Chris Pine, who had been in talks to join the cast of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" flick, will play the young James Kirk, while Karl Urban will take on the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy, distributor Paramount confirmed Thursday.

They join previously announced cast members Zachary Quinto as Vulcan scientist Spock, Simon Pegg as engineer Scotty, John Cho as helmsman Sulu, Zoe Saldana as communications officer Uhura and Anton Yelchin as navigator Chekov.

Leonard Nimoy, who played Enterprise science officer Spock in the 1960s TV series and six "Star Trek" feature films, also will appear as an older version of the Vulcan.

Eric Bana, the star of Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and Ang Lee's "Hulk," is playing a villain in the "Trek" film, which begins shooting in November and is due out in December 2008.

Abrams, creator of "Lost" and director of "Mission: Impossible III," is keeping the plot secret for the film that follows the early days of the "Star Trek" crew, which was led by William Shatner as the bold Capt. Kirk.

Pine's credits include the movies "Smokin' Aces" and "Just My Luck," while Urban appeared in two of the "The Lord of the Rings" movies and "The Bourne Supremacy."

Saw a trailer on TV for Beowolf... Look like a videogame. :shakehead: :bleh:

The only CG movie I liked was Final Fantasy XII. I spent more time calculating the polygon counts and looking at the environment effects than enjoying the itself.

I don't get it why they bother recreating real actors in CG for this movie tho. Too lazy to act in front of a green screen? :headscratch:

tabana wrote:The only CG movie I liked was Final Fantasy XII. I spent more time calculating the polygon counts and looking at the environment effects than enjoying the itself.

I don't get it why they bother recreating real actors in CG for this movie tho. Too lazy to act in front of a green screen? :headscratch:

Eh ? I've seen The Spirits Within and Advent Children... Didn't know there was another FF movie?

tabana wrote:The only CG movie I liked was Final Fantasy XII. I spent more time calculating the polygon counts and looking at the environment effects than enjoying the itself.

I don't get it why they bother recreating real actors in CG for this movie tho. Too lazy to act in front of a green screen? :headscratch:

Who knows.

It just looked very artificial. :shakehead: