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Stargate Actor Paul McGillion on Working with J.J. Abrams on the New Star Trek Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 08:38, 10 July 2008 / Feature Films

Slice of Sci-Fi posted a new audio interview with Stargate Atlantis actor Paul McGillion, who plays a cameo role in the upcoming Star Trek movie. Here is an excerpt, cortesy of TrekMovie

"I read for the part of Scotty, I was up for that for a while. That went to Simon Pegg, who is a terrific actor. ... J.J. Abrams is such a great filmmaker and, I can't say enough things about him." he said "[He's] just a great guy and so inviting and just a real class act. It was a thrill to work on such a big budget feature and I think it's going to be really great. I'm very excited to see it myself. ... It was really nice to be part of a huge franchise like that. I think Beckett's the first character to cross over into the Star Trek world from Stargate, if I'm not mistaken. It was cool to be part of that... to be able to work with somebody like J.J. Abrams who's done so much was a real pleasure for me and I'd do it again at the drop of a hat. It was a real thrill to work on it. ... I think it's something the fans are going to be really excited about and I think he'll keep the integrity of Star Trek alive."

The full audio interview can be found here.



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He's a doctor, not an engineer | Report this post to moderator
By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:44:21 on Jul 12, 2008

Shame he didn't get the role of the engineer before Scotty...

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In hindsight... | Report this post to moderator
By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:47:52 on Jul 11, 2008

..another reason we shouldn't worry is that he said he has a cameo, not a real significant part. According to IMDB, his name is listed as part of the cast but without a character assigned. For all we know he could be in the background in a non-speaking capacity.

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naw | Report this post to moderator
By: dphizler (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 22:44:32 on Jul 10, 2008

Since Robert Picardo is over at stargate, I think this guy just mixed up his words. He meant an actor to cross over from stargate.


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Integrity? | Report this post to moderator
By: Karaoke (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:22:17 on Jul 10, 2008

Keeping the integrity of Star Trek alive? Looks like whatever integrity there was is going right out the window if Stargate is being put in the same universe. What's next? An Alien skull in the background? Does Spock travel through time in a phone booth? I've got it - a Borg cube (Star Trek) vs. the Death Star (Star Wars) vs. a ship that looks like an Egyptian pyramid (Stargate).

And yet somehow, I remain guardedly optimistic.

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RE: Integrity? by droopymcc @ 07:36:58 on Jul 11

He's crossing over? | Report this post to moderator
By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:05:14 on Jul 10, 2008

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I think Beckett's the first character to cross over into the Star Trek world from Stargate, if I'm not mistaken. It was cool to be part of that...

Wait.. Stargate is having a character crossover into Star Trek? Hmm.. I guess he will be the next Rhoda, eh?

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