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Star Trek is a science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and produced by Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk. It is the eleventh Star Trek film and features the main characters of the original Star Trek series, who are portrayed by a new cast. It follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) enrolling at Starfleet Academy, his first meeting with Spock (Zachary Quinto), and their battles with Romulans from the future, who are interfering with history.[1] The film is scheduled for release in conventional theaters and IMAX on May 8, 2009 in North America and the United Kingdom.[2]
Development of the film began in 2005 when Paramount Pictures contacted Abrams, Orci and Kurtzman for ideas to revive the franchise. The creative team contrasted Orci and Lindelof, who consider themselves "Trekkies", with casual fans like Abrams, who all aimed to create a film that would interest a general audience. They wanted to be faithful to Star Trek canon, but also introduced elements of their favorite novels, modified continuity with the time travel storyline, and modernized the production design of the original show. Filming took place from November 2007 to April 2008 under intense secrecy. Midway through the shoot, Paramount chose to delay the release date from December 25, 2008 to May 8, 2009, believing the film would perform better in the northern summer.
Cast
Chris Pine as James T. Kirk. Pine and Quinto work out at the same gym, and Quinto became supportive of casting him as Kirk.[3] Pine felt his first audition was awful, because he could not take himself seriously as a leader, but Abrams was impressed enough to have him practice a scene with Quinto.[1] Pine cited Harrison Ford's performances as Han Solo and Indiana Jones as an inspiration because of his "absolute grumpy manner; the accidental hero. Not to say that I modeled my version of James T. Kirk on anything in particular but I think I definitely have wanted to bring that kind of Harrison Ford humor to Kirk."[4] Pine watched classic episodes and read encyclopedias about the fictional universe, but stopped as he felt weighed down by feeling he had to copy Shatner's mannerisms.[5] Pine felt he had to show Kirk's "humor, arrogance and decisiveness", but not Shatner's speech pattern, which would have bordered on imitation.[3] After being cast, Pine sent William Shatner a letter, and received a reply wishing him good luck.[6] Beforehand, it was widely rumored that Matt Damon would play Kirk. Upon hearing the rumors and that Shatner gave him a "seal of approval",[7] Damon contacted Abrams to ascertain the truth, only to be told that the Kirk in the film was a younger man and he was "too old" for the part.[8]
Jimmy Bennett plays James Kirk as a boy.[9]
Zachary Quinto as Spock. Quinto pursued the role as he was interested in the duality of Spock's half-human, half Vulcan heritage,[1] and how "he is constantly exploring that notion of how to evolve in a responsible way and how to evolve in a respectful way. I think those are all things that we as a society, and certainly the world, could implement."[10] For the audition, he wore a blue shirt and pulled his hair bangs down to feel more like Spock.[3] He bound his fingers to practice the Vulcan salute, and shaved his eyebrows and grew and dyed his hair for the role.[1] He conveyed many of Spock's attributes, such as his stillness and the way Nimoy would hold his hands behind his back.[3] Quinto commented the physical transformation aided in portraying an alien,[1] joking "I just felt like a nerd. I felt like I was 12 again. You look back at those pictures and you see the bowl cut. There's no question I was born to play the Spock role. I was sporting that look for a good four or five years."[3] Adrien Brody had discussed playing the role with the director before Quinto was cast.[11]
(from wikipedia)
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bismarkgirl101 2 years ago
i love this film it was amazing!!! Spock and Kirk were really good and Zachary Quinto (Spock) is erally fit!!!!
ILUVTHEJ0NASBR0THERS 2 years ago