Winona Ryder and Bruce Greenwood Join Star Trek XI
The final pieces have fallen in place for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek reboot. Earlier this week we learned that Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days, John From Cincinnati) had been cast as Christopher Pike… no, not the author of children’s books, but rather the very first Enterprise captain who was cut from the original pilot episode, and later written in to the two-part episode “The Menagerie”. Now today comes the announcement that Winona Ryder will also appear in the film. Her role? Why, Spock’s mother of course! Star Trek has always been known for having some fun guest stars over the years, and seeing Ryder outfitted with some pointy ears and thick eyebrows should prove to be another coup for the upcoming flick. (Errr… wait. Spock’s mom is human isn’t she? What a waste!) Star Trek XI has officially started shooting this week on the Paramount lot, and is scheduled for a release date of Christmas 2008. Now we all settle in for a long wait before we actually get to see any footage of the new Enterprise crew in action.
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Now if only they would hire a mature writer, I would be ecstatic about this.
Posted by Henrik on November 9th, 2007Damn, Henrik, how did you get the first comment in?
I remember reading a magazine article long ago, might have been Rolling Stone magazine, in which some of Ryder’s famous acting friends commented on how many of Ryder’s fans were Star Trek geeks.
Seems like Abrams made an insightful choice in casting Ryder, because now Henrik and I have to see this new Star Trek movie. Until now, I was underwhelmed by all of the news about this new movie.
If only they had made a risky move in casting Jessica Alba as Uhura. (I know Greg. You were within a few feet of her recently at the TFF. Yes, I’m jealous.)
Posted by Reed Farrington on November 9th, 2007Once upon a time, Winona Ryder joined the ensemble cast of another formerly great sci-fi series and did her part in turning it into a piece of shit (*cough* Alien Resurrection *cough cough*). Honestly, Ryder is far from the most confusing/disconcerting addition to the cast of the new Star Trek film, but her involvement still manages to make me wary. We shall see.
Posted by Rian on November 9th, 2007At least it looks like they got the 2nd tier of Industrial Light & Magic to work on the visual effects (Roger Guyett)…
I just can’t wrap my head around how this is going to work. The villain is played by Eric Bana who has significant presence on screen, and the heroes are being played by heart-throb TV actors… How will that ever come off as a believeable conflict? It’s like Harvey Keitel vs. Haley Joel Osment.
Posted by Henrik on November 10th, 2007Leave a Reply