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Matt Damon as Kirk in Star Trek XI?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the jennifer-garner-as-nurse-chapel-please dept.

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?"

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  1. Oh, Yes! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Other casting???

    • Ben Affleck - Bones McCoy
    • Chris Rock - Computer Voice
    • Jason Mewes - Mr. Spock
    • Kevin Smith - Montgomery Scott

    honestly, isn't it time for a real good laugh at this tired old series?

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    1. Re:Oh, Yes! by ac3boy · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would say Affleck should be crewman #5. That wull take care of him real quick.

    2. Re:Oh, Yes! by InsaneCreator · · Score: 4, Funny

      Jason Mewes - Mr. Spock

      At least that would mean he could be the first motherf**ker to see new galaxies... Or find a new alien lifeform... and f**k it.

    3. Re:Oh, Yes! by Gospodin · · Score: 5, Funny
      Or find a new alien lifeform... and f**k it.

      Doesn't Shatner have this pretty well covered?

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    4. Re:Oh, Yes! by Pollardito · · Score: 3, Funny
      Not that Matt Damon probably couldn't play a good Kirk, just that they're actually making a prequel movie like this to begin with.
      exactly, i can't believe that we're arguing over whether or not an actor could live up to the legacy of William Shatner. grab *any* actor in Hollywood, make him unlearn anything he's ever learned about acting, send him out there, and you've got at least as good of an actor as Shatner was. the real story here is whether this movie is going to be complete crapola because the real charm of the old show was that it was "sci-fi on a nickel budget" and the main body of Hollywood can't seem to find it in themselves to make a non-comedy movie with less than $100M spent on special effects
    5. Re:Oh, Yes! by rs79 · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Ben Affleck - Bones McCoy
      Chris Rock - Computer Voice
      Jason Mewes - Mr. Spock
      Kevin Smith - Montgomery Scott"

      My thoughts EXACTLY. This HAS to be done. I'd pay BIG money to see this.

      You need to get Alan Rickman in there as well though. He is after all the only one with experience in space.

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  2. Meanwhile, aboard the Millenium Falcon... by Billosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  3. Almost there! by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Getting closer to Star Trek XII: So Very Tired!

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    1. Re:Almost there! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Getting closer to Star Trek XII: So Very Tired!

      I think Rick Berman's motto should be: "Never Give Up! Never Surrender!"

  4. Durka-Durka-Stan by roman_mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Matt Damon.

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  5. Re:The rest of the Cast by celardore · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yakov Smirnoff as Chekov

    In Soviet Star Trek, Enterprise drives you!

  6. Auditions went fast by PIPBoy3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    All they had him say was "My crew, my ship." and he got the part.

  7. To boldly blow like no man has blown before by ExE122 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So I've got mixed feelings:

    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?

    ::sigh::

    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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  8. How about Shatner as Damon? by ToxikFetus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Can we get Shatner to revisit all of Matt Damon's rolls?


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  9. I know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean could Matt Damon possibly live up to William Shatner's dominant acting talent?

  10. superficial look and emotionless demeanor? by frankie · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're looking for a nice solid wood Spock, there is only The One choice: Keanu.

    Affleck has nothing on Little Buddha.

    1. Re:superficial look and emotionless demeanor? by russ1337 · · Score: 5, Funny
      If you're looking for a nice solid wood Spock, there is only The One choice: Keanu.


      I think Keanu lacks the personality and range of emotion required for the Spock role...
    2. Re:superficial look and emotionless demeanor? by servognome · · Score: 5, Funny
      If you're looking for a nice solid wood Spock, there is only The One choice: Keanu.

      Kirk: Spock any readings on the enemy vessel?
      Spock: Whoa!
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    3. Re:superficial look and emotionless demeanor? by bscott · · Score: 4, Funny

      > If you're looking for a nice solid wood Spock, there is only The One choice: Keanu.

      I dunno, this could be the role Hayden Christansen was born for! He could use BOTH of his facial expressions...

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    4. Re:superficial look and emotionless demeanor? by ceoyoyo · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is the funniest thread I've read in a long time. Starting off with "The Shat" and proceeding through "whoah."

  11. Re:At first. by grammar+fascist · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's like Harrison Ford.

    Indiana Jones: Han Solo with a whip (and a cool fedora)

    Blade Runner: Han Solo retiring replicants

    The Fugitive: Han Solo on the run

    Air Force One: President Han Solo

    Indiana Jones 4: Han Solo in diapers

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  12. Even Better by uberjoe · · Score: 5, Funny
    Kirk and Spock exploring an alien planet, monster emerges from the bushes.

    Kirk (drawing his phaser): Phasers on Stun!

    Spock: Not necessary Captian. . . I know Kung Fu.

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  13. When paradigms collide... by Slur · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obi-Wan: I felt a great disturbance in The Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.

    Seven of Nine: That was merely a spurious fluctuation in the tachyon matrix containment field. I have compensated.

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  14. "the rock" dwayne johnson as spock by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    he's already got the eyebrow raise

    brings new excitement to the vulcan nerve pinch move

    "do you smell what the spock is cooking!"

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