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First Photos of the U.S.S. Kelvin Crew, Including Captain Richard Robau

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By GustavoLeao / 15:20, 28 November 2008 / Feature Films

The Star Trek movie Intel website has been updated with photos, wallpapers and info on the starship U.S.S. Kelvin, including the first photos of actor Faran Tahir as Captain Richard Robau and actor Chris Hemsworth as Commander George Samuel Kirk (see the images below).

More info on the Kelvin and the contest can be found here.



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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:46:36 on Dec 04, 2008

Loving the alien.

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By: Tupperfan (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:59:35 on Nov 29, 2008 | Edit History (1)

another lost post...

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RE: mixed ethnicities by jgrow2 @ 20:01:52 on Nov 29

Spoilers: A Clever Segue? | Report this post to moderator
By: c.p. (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:23:05 on Nov 29, 2008

Of course, this is just my immediate impression, but it seems they gave this crew a more 90's TNG look--with the hairstyles, the uniforms and maybe even with the lighting. It's much more "familiar"-looking anyway. Compare these to the photos and trailer footage we’ve seen of our heroes.

What we know is the Kelvin is from a generation before Kirk and their scene kicks off the movie. So this could be a pretty cool way of starting us all out with a familiar feeling and then, when the timeline gets screwed up, we fast forward to a 2008 modern but "unfamiliar" look--for Trek.

If it holds true, that could be a very clever way of segueing to a new vision, if only in a stylistic sense; a vision which ironically depicts a time period from before the retro look of 1966 Trek.


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RE: Spoilers: A Clever Segue? by captainkoloth @ 08:37:51 on Nov 30

mixed ethnicities | Report this post to moderator
By: Endeavour (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:18:10 on Nov 29, 2008

people casting for trek seem to mix up ethnicity a lot...

examples:

british actor playing the french captain Picard

Chinese actor playing Korean Ensign Kim

Korean actress playing Japanese Ensign Sato...

..Korean actor playing Sulu (whom we always assumed was Japanese)

probably more that I can't think of right now....Canadian Shatner playing American captain Kirk doesn't really count...different nation yes, but not ethnically different


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RE: mixed ethnicities by SuperDave @ 10:45:39 on Dec 01
RE: mixed ethnicities by Lemmiwinks is a great name for a puppy @ 18:15:28 on Nov 29
RE: mixed ethnicities by jgrow2 @ 17:38:11 on Nov 29
    RE: mixed ethnicities by Tupperfan @ 20:00:19 on Nov 29
RE: mixed ethnicities by cdydatzigs @ 14:48:43 on Nov 29
    RE: mixed ethnicities by Sam Cogley @ 09:41:36 on Dec 01

notice? | Report this post to moderator
By: Gprime85 (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:22:27 on Nov 29, 2008

while everyone's argueing over his ethnicity, no one noticed he's a captain and wearing a blue tunic!


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RE: notice? by dark_mr_fripperton @ 17:40:57 on Nov 29

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By: Miroslav (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:02:59 on Nov 29, 2008

I bet that Alnschloss K’Bentayr belongs to the same species as Lt. Arex form Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS).

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Trip: To Subcommander T'Pol. (toast)

Reed: Awfully nice.


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RE: Alnschloss K’Bentayr by dark_mr_fripperton @ 16:08:53 on Nov 30
RE: Alnschloss K’Bentayr by Admiral Arex @ 18:30:49 on Nov 29

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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:10:13 on Nov 29, 2008

I love how you guys assume that because the character is born in Cuba, that he simply MUST be of Cuban descent! Did you ever think that maybe his parents moved to Cuba and gave birth to him? Can you say with certainty that "Robau" is spanish, as opposed to Persian or some other middle eastern name?

And with all of that said, he could have been simply saying that he is the first ACTOR of middle eastern heritage to play the captain of a Starship. Think people.

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RE: So retarded.. by albatrossprey @ 07:56:35 on Nov 30
RE: So retarded.. by Tupperfan @ 20:02:26 on Nov 29

RE: Why change it up? | Report this post to moderator
By: Raptor10001 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:58:48 on Nov 29, 2008

I see what you're saying regarding the filmmakers intentions...but my point is that he's already middle-eastern...I just don't see the logic in making him cuban if for no other reason than that it's a 'safer' ethnicity or that he somehow looks cuban


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By: Raptor10001 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 23:55:07 on Nov 28, 2008

I think it would've been fine to leave Robau as an middle-eastern person...the decision to make him cuban, cheapens the integrity of the character


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RE: Why change it up? by DixonHill @ 06:30:33 on Nov 29
RE: Why change it up? by albatrossprey @ 05:19:51 on Nov 29
RE: Why change it up? by TommyHawk @ 04:11:07 on Nov 29

Retro Earpiece? | Report this post to moderator
By: fx7 (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:09:03 on Nov 28, 2008

What's up with the helmsman? Is he moonlighting as a Time-Life operator? :)


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RE: Retro Earpiece? by sb2004 @ 20:16:21 on Nov 28
    RE: Retro Earpiece? by fx7 @ 23:15:07 on Nov 28

I love the new alien! | Report this post to moderator
By: The TREKMAN!!!!! (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:30:28 on Nov 28, 2008

It reminds me of some of the Federation Council aliens in Voyage Home.

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RE: I love the new alien! by GustavoLeao @ 14:58:21 on Nov 29
RE: I love the new alien! by Cmdr-JD @ 05:14:06 on Nov 29
RE: I love the new alien! by data181 @ 20:35:41 on Nov 28

Just looking through Kelvin pics... | Report this post to moderator
By: Tupperfan (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:08:54 on Nov 28, 2008 | Edit History (1)

There was a pretty cool pic of the hangar bay, with shuttles very reminescent of TOS shuttles.

I, like the posters below, think they went for a Where No Man Has Gone Before look.

Looks promising!

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not arab anymore | Report this post to moderator
By: Endeavour (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:04:35 on Nov 28, 2008

Am I remembering correctly...at 1st when the captain of the Kelvin was cast, weren't some saying he was the 1st Arab starfleet captain...

...I guess that was wrong...he is the 1st Cuban starfleet Captain...

Is he also the 1st Captain from a former Communist country? (I'm assuming in 200+ years Cuba doesn't have a communist government anymore)


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RE: not arab anymore by captainkoloth @ 13:15:49 on Nov 30
RE: not arab anymore by Keoki @ 18:17:50 on Nov 28
RE: not arab anymore by Kamen Rider Blade @ 17:29:22 on Nov 28
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3-D Exterior Tour of USS KELVIN | Report this post to moderator
By: Capricorn Two (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:39:23 on Nov 28, 2008

I like the 3-D exterior tour of USS KELVIN feature on the Web site. More that I see of the KELVIN - more than I like the balanced design. I appears the bridge has a window as opposed to a view screen (not sure, though) and the phaser turrets or cannons are retractable (again, not sure by the image).


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RE: 3-D Exterior Tour of USS KELVIN by cdydatzigs @ 18:50:21 on Nov 28

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By: Kamen Rider Blade (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:13:37 on Nov 28, 2008

I like the contrast of the guy who played the main terrorist in Iron Man now being a Starfleet captain.

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RE: I must say by GustavoLeao @ 16:22:29 on Nov 28
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By: TheKeeper (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:46:24 on Nov 28, 2008

From these photos, I wonder if they might look more like "The Cage" in terms of coloring and general styling (not the turtlenecks, obviously).


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RE: Curious about the uniforms by Kamen Rider Blade @ 16:12:02 on Nov 28

Sweet | Report this post to moderator
By: Jean-Luc (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:28:14 on Nov 28, 2008

One second there's no news, and the next there is!

That's a pretty cool looking alien.

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RE: Sweet by VoR @ 21:52:52 on Nov 28

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