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Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols Talk Star Trek Movie at Scream 2007 Awards

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By GustavoLeao / 11:35, 23 October 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis

Comic Book Resources posted a brief interview with TOS actors Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols. Here are few excerpts from the article.

Speaking on the red carpet at Hollywood Scream 2007 Awards, Koenig admitted he was not familiar with actors cast in the roles of the young Enterprise crew, but he wishes Anton Yelchin (the new Chekov) and the rest of the cast the best. "I'm sure he'll be terrific," Koenig told CBR News. "I'm sure he'll make it his own and not have to answer to anybody."
 
Koenig also talked about reprising his role as Bester in Babylon 5 DVD movies. "I know that Joe [Straczynski] has expressed an interest in having Bester back in one of the DVD films."

Nichols' involvement in Abrams' Star Trek prequel has been a little more hands on than Koenig's, having sat down and talked with Abrams about the project. "And I was just delighted that this young woman, Zoe Saldana, has been chosen for the young Uhura, and I'm really looking forward to it," said Nichols.

Honorary Scream Awards were bestowed upon original "Star Trek" cast members William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Koenig and Nichols, commemorating the 25 th anniversary of the release of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

The full article can be found here.



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By: Terry212 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 05:25:38 on Oct 24, 2007

well, I remember you saying that...however, even though Uhura is African, she always had an American accent in TOS...so it might be a bit disconcerting to give her an accent now.

I don't have anything against Zoe Saldana (sp?), and it IS acting...she might be able to sort of possess the character. But, yeah, I'll miss Nichelle's wider features and more...classic look. I agree that Zoe's look calls to mind a modern Beyonce/R&B kind of look. That said, that's the kind of thing you sort of update when you're recasting and trying to look modern, right? I guess? Plus, I like that Zoe's done genre work before, playing the role in the Pirates movies. She's one of the scifi/fantasy gang already, so I like that. I think JJ has been pretty cognizant of casting geek-friendly actors.

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