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Matt Damon as Kirk in Star Trek XI?
GiggidyGiggidy writes "Our friends at IMDB.com are reporting that Matt Damon has been cast to play a young James T. Kirk in the new Star Trek Movie directed by J.J. Abrams. Is this the end of the Star Trek series we fans know and love, or the beginning of something bigger and better for the series?"
Other casting???
honestly, isn't it time for a real good laugh at this tired old series?
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Kevin Smith as Spock
Jason Mewes as Scotty
Ben Affleck as Bones
Ophrah Winfree as Uhura
John Cho is Sulu
Yakov Smirnoff as Chekov
Imagine the dialoge.
Obi-Wan Kenobi looks pained.
Luke: What's wrong?
Obi-Wan: I felt a great disturbance in The Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror. I fear something terrible has happened.
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Getting closer to Star Trek XII: So Very Tired!
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Matt Damon.
You can't handle the truth.
All they had him say was "My crew, my ship." and he got the part.
Matt Damon: Matt Damon, Matt Damon
So I've got mixed feelings:
::sigh::
Beam me down:
IMHO, Matt Damon has become so typecast that he plays the same character in every movie. I don't think he's changed his style in any role from Mr. Ripley, Mr. Bourne, Mr. Loki, Mr. Hunting, and Private Ryan. Matt Damon fans can argue till they're blue in the face, but I just cannot see him joining the ranks of George Takei, Leonard Nimoy, and Patrick Stewart. What next, playing the role of Lance Armstrong?
Beam me up:
So Matt Damon will always be Matt Damon. So what? William Shatner will always be William Shatner and its worked for him! Now the question remains: will Matt Damon be able to follow the framework of Mr. Shatner's drawn-out, studdering, overacting character? Lets go to the footage!
William Shatner [Star Trek]: You.... killed my... son... you... Klingon... bastard
Matt Damon [Team America]: Maaaaatt Daaaamon
Maybe Damon will make an excellent Kirk. Besides, this being an odd-numbered Star Trek movie, it has every right to be a steaming heap of Ferengi dung and still keep the movies going strong. So maybe I should just watch the previews, eat my popcorn, take a nap, and wait for the sequel.
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But...you don't...understand. Matt..Damon..can't pull off...the hammy...overacting of...William Shatner.
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Dammit, i was so hoping for Vin Diesel for that role :(
I mean could Matt Damon possibly live up to William Shatner's dominant acting talent?
Then maybe he can mind meld with Matt and get some acting skills......
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"With just little bit more plastic surgery Shatner can play that role himself..."
Easily explained. He's played by Shatner, but he's really James T Kirk at age 19. He looks awfully old because that "Deadly Years" virus has had another outbreak. The bloated appearance is because he took part in a fraternity stunt and swallowed a live tribble (which has since bred many new generations his belly, throat, and cheeks). That awful complexion? From an unfortunate amorous encounter with a cute Horta co-ed. The pauses...in...his...speech? He's really a native Rigelian speaker, his his universal translator is on the fritz.
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"It easily worked out if McCoy is relatively-new instructor at the Academy,... Spock and Kirk, needless to say, have to take this class."
If that's the storyline, then it's too bad Sean Penn is too old to play young Kirk and Ray Walston is too dead to play young McCoy. Then all you'd need is a few Pat Benatar lookalikes and a naked Pheobe Cates to have a very watchable movie.
"As... a... young Kirk, I.... believe... he would..... do... really well! ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA...
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If you're looking for a nice solid wood Spock, there is only The One choice: Keanu.
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"I'm tired of these M#$#@$@#$#@ tribbles on this M#$%$#%$% starship!"
Where were you when the voynix came?
That just demonstrates what a cutting edge hipster Spock was. He was into retro . . . (calculating stardates) . . . way after everyone else was.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
he's already got the eyebrow raise
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