Simon "Shaun of the Dead" Pegg will play "Scotty" in the new Star Trek movie

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Shatner: How come I'm not in new 'Star Trek'?



http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/26/people.williamshatner.ap/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie. While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan in next year's science-fiction flick, William Shatner is not on board as Kirk.

"I couldn't believe it. I'm not in the movie at all. Leonard, God bless his heart, is in, but not me," Shatner, 76, told The Associated Press on Thursday. "I thought, what a decision to make, since it obviously is a decision not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office. It didn't seem to be a wise business decision."

Director J.J. Abrams announced last summer that Nimoy would reprise the role he originated opposite Shatner in the 1960s television show and played again in six big-screen adventures.

Abrams said Shatner probably would have a part in the film, which is due in theaters in December 2008. But while Shatner said he had a couple of meetings with Abrams, nothing came of it. Abrams' "Trek" film, whose plot is being kept under wraps by distributor Paramount, recounts an early adventure for the crew of the starship Enterprise, with Chris Pines as the young Kirk and Zachary Quinto as the young Spock. The cast includes Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy, Simon Pegg as engineer Scott, John Cho as helmsman Sulu, Zoe Saldana as communications officer Uhura and Anton Yelchin as navigator Chekov, roles respectively originated by DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig.

[bridgit]

1. hoot mahn!!

[TheBaldyMan]

2. I think his scottish accent will be far too convincing

Begorrah, look you, the noo.

[axollot]

3. He will brillant.....

Don't think he has a natural Scottish accent - I'm sure he can do one though!
Cheers
Sandy

[terrya]

7. James Doohan, the orignial "Scotty", was Canadian.

And I didn't have any problems with his Scottish accent.

Simon Pegg will be fine.

[displacedtexan]

4. Simon Pegg???

I might just have to see that one!

But... Can I keep from laughing when he's being serious about not having
enough power, or the ship not being able to handle whatever it is the ship
can't handle, when Scotty has his one big serious line of each movie?

I'm not sure.

[TommyO]

5. At least we know that there won't be a problem with zombies on the ship

Zachary Quinto, better known as Sylar from Heroes as Spock - it makes sense, both are five letter names that begin with an S

[Beausoir]

6. He is fantastically funny.

[alphafemale]

8. quote

"I thought, what a decision to make, since it obviously is a decision not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office. It didn't seem to be a wise business decision."

Shatner's a riot. Gotta luv the man. :rofl:

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Pegg: "Sure as eggs is eggs. Sure as every odd numbered Star Trek movie is shit."

From the sitcom that he wrote and starred in, Spaced. http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/12/simon-pegg-and-star-trek-to-make-sweet-geeky-love/

Unfortunately, this is Star Trek XI.

[krispos42]

10. Yes, I know...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=265x4476

<sigh>

Shoulda just put it in the Lounge...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. I've had stuff moved. I've learned.

I figure that if there's a 50-50 chance that something I post in GD is going to get moved to the Lounge, I don't roll those dice.

One thing I've never tried, though, is to post hard-core political stories in the Lounge to see if they'd get moved to GD or GDP. I'm gonna have to put that one on my "to do" list.

:evilgrin:

:toast:

[krispos42]

12. Oh, it didn't move...

It just sat in Sci-Fi. 67 views, no replies, nuttin'.

:shrug: