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Anton Yelchin Reveals Details of Star Trek Movie - Minor Spoilers

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By GustavoLeao / 13:15, 21 February 2008 / Feature Films

MTV just posted an exclusive interview with Star Trek movie actor Anton Yelchin, the new Pavel Chekov. Here are few excerpts.

"It's going to be very cool," the young actor said of the prequel movie "J.J. [Abrams] is awesome to work with, and it's fun to find yourself on the spaceship with aliens and have sh-- blow up."

Aliens on the Enterprise, he said ?
 
"I'm hanging out with aliens; there are aliens on the ship," he reveals "[There are] all sorts - it's a multi-ethnic film. There are lots of alien ethnicities."
 
"It's great that [Leonard] Nimoy is in it," he said of the 76-year-old actor. "We did a [publicity] photo shoot with him, and that was really great. I got to literally stand next to him. Obviously, Spock is a great character, and it's great to have two Spocks in the movie. Two Spocks are better than one."


But contrary to rampant rumors, the prequel won't be bringing back other original stars to give us multiple Captain Kirks, Uhuras or Sulus. "No," he revealed. "That's the only one."
 
About the change of the release date to May 2009, he said "I'm fine with that. ... [May] is the start of a bigger season for these types of large-scale films. Now that the writers' strike is finished, there's a little less pressure, and we can take our time with it."

Asked which scene he is most eager to watch on the big screen, Yelchin said. "The end, when you see us all together," he said of a pivotal moment that unites Chekov, Spock, Kirk (Chris Pine), McCoy (Karl Urban) and the rest of the iconic "Trek" crew members. "I can't explain how you get to see us all together, but it's pretty epic. ... You're on the Enterprise, and you just know it feels so epic. We shot the last scene in the film, and you see everyone in the gold, and the blue, and the red."

More from Yelchin (plus a video interview) can be found at MTV

UPDATE : MTV Movie Blog posted an update on their interview with Yelchin. Here are few excerpts.

"[Classic ‘Trek'] is dated, and that's what makes it great," explained Yelchin. "But at the same time, we are making a big fat action film."

Regarding Tyler Perry's role in the movie, he said "Tyler Perry is in the Federation," explained the new Chekov. "He's one of the Federation captain officials, of sorts. I can't spoil what happens, but he's an official in the Federation."

"It's a sci-fi action film. Knowing nothing about ‘Star Trek,' and going in and reading the script, I was totally fine. I thought it was great, and really interesting, and a lot of fun to read. Obviously, there are special [in-joke] perks if you've been a ‘Star Trek' fan for 40 years. But I hope that anyone would go and see this film, knowing that it's gonna be an action movie."

The full interview (plus a video interview) is here.



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By: Hbasm (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:30:25 on Feb 22, 2008

I hate action movies and I doubt any sane person would be interested in a Star Trek shoot-em-up. Anton Yelchin hasn't understood Star Trek at all if he thinks the movie should have an emphasis on action. It needs to be a space adventure with something important and socially relevant to say. If it is another needless action fare, I will be depressed, then angry, and spend the next 40 years trying to get over it, rambling on and on, on the forums.


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By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:43:46 on Feb 22, 2008


The Chicago Sun-Times also echoes a little Yelchin yodel...


Yelchin will divulge only a few plot secrets. "It is an origin story," he says. "It's really about how everyone's favorite characters ... got to the Enterprise. It's about how it all comes together. It's not just them arriving and saying, 'Let's just kick it on the Enterprise.' It's really an epic story full of different action and drama."

He says the newly created USS Enterprise should make fans beam. "The new Enterprise ship isn't straight out of the '60s," he says. "But they did take some '60s elements and keep them. The whole project is really a balance between the old series and the new film."



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By: PatBorg (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:43:39 on Feb 22, 2008

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By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:55:53 on Feb 22, 2008


In an updated report from the Niagara Falls Review, Paul McGillion promises that his role in ST:XI will be an amusing cameo for fans...

He shares a scene with the new Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), and his character doesn't die -- meaning he could return for the inevitable sequels.

Even if he doesn't, McGillion is thrilled to be part of the hallowed sci-fi series.

"It's something I'll look back on and say, 'That was neat to be part of that.' It's like being in a 'Star Wars' movie or something ... even if you're in a little bit of it, it's a little part of history."




Eric Bana, the luckysonofabitch who schmoozes Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl, tells Dark Horizons, "When I read the [Star Trek] script, I was like, 'Wow, this is just too good to be true, and too much fun to miss out on. I just have to be a part of it.' So when, J.J. offered me the part of Nero I just couldn't say no."


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By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:41:35 on Feb 21, 2008 | Edit History (1)

Quote from Anton Yelchin:
"I'm hanging out with aliens; there are aliens on the ship. [There are] all sorts - it's a multi-ethnic film. There are lots of alien ethnicities."


Yelchin's comments consolidate several bits of info we've already heard from scattered sources, e.g. Marlene Forte's remarks about ST:XI costume design and colors "totally resembling" TOS wardrobe. And the casting call for extras who have "visually unique characteristics" that would suit a variety of alien beings.



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By: timmer33 (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:45:19 on Feb 21, 2008

Sounds like we won't see the entire crew together on the Enterprise until the VERY end ... setting up a sequel, no doubt (or a TV series). Whatever the case, that is NOT what I want to see. I want to see them on a mission together, with Kirk as Captain and Spock as his first officer. I am thinking now that instead we will see *how* they got to that point, and when they finally get there, the film will end. Oh no.

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So this isn't a Reboot? | Report this post to moderator
By: hiikeeba (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:22:41 on Feb 21, 2008

Okay. So JJ is being true and accurate to canon. When Kirk was 36, Chekov was 22. That's a 14 year age difference, right? So if this is going to be true to canon, if we assume Kirk is about 22, wouldn't Chekov be about 8?

Or, is this a new Star Trek that only shares the name with the previous incarnations?

I'm going to hate this movie. I can tell.

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RE: So this isn't a Reboot? by Gothampunk @ 06:11:23 on Feb 22
RE: So this isn't a Reboot? by Karaoke @ 18:43:11 on Feb 21

Star Trek XI = Action Movie | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 16:16:32 on Feb 21, 2008

I bet we will see a lot of space battles with the Klingons and the time travelling Romulans. It is all right, if Paramount want this movie to be a summer blockbuster, it has to be an action movie.

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By: Blessedwith3 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 14:17:04 on Feb 21, 2008

I think this kid is about to get a large roll of duct tape in the mail from JJ. It'll have a big 'ol sticky note on the side that will say....

"Anton, this is a roll of Econo Size Mouth Closure. Please apply liberally. With love, JJ."

Good thing Spielberg isn't directing.
All his scenes would be cut out by now.

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