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Damon Lindelof Reveals Ongoing Talks with William Shatner for an Appearance in New Star Trek Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 06:50, 21 December 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis

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Hollywood.com posted an exclusive interview with Star Trek movie executive producer Damon Lindelof, who promises that the new film is being designed to appeal to a fanbase far beyond that of traditional Trek loyalists, while also reviving interest among die hard fans. Here are few excerpts from the article.

"All I can say is I think it's going to be really, really cool," says Lindelof, who as executive producer of Lost is no stranger to holding spoilers close to his vest. "We're making the movie for the fans, but more importantly we're making it for a whole new generation of fans. We want our wives to come and understand what the hell's going on. We want our kids to understand what the hell's going on. It's not your daddy's Star Trek."

Regarding the rumors that the movie will involve time travel, Lindelof said "If I were to tell you what I thought, it would shine too much light on whether or not he was hot or cold, and quite honestly I think that kind of stuff is exciting that the fans are sort of saying ‘If Nimoy's in the movie and Quinto is playing young Spock, what could that mean for the story? Let me try to devise a possible plot line.'"

"It's very comforting for me to be a producer on this movie, just be involved in the story. I'd be very nervous to actually write that stuff. But you know, no one writes a mind-meld like Kurtzman and Orci, That's all I'll say."

Regarding the rumors of an appearance of William Shatner as Kirk in the movie, he said "There are still ongoing talks. We're pretty much exactly where we were with Comic Con ... Look, the reality is Trek was up and running and in existence and iconic before we came so we've been basically invited to the party that these guys have been throwing for the last 40 years, so obviously it would be HUGE if Mr. Shatner wanted to be any part of the franchise. It's a challenge for us, though, because they killed Kirk off ... But hey, it's Trek, anything's possible, right?"

The full article, which also features quotes by Zachary Quinto and the TOS cast, can be found here.



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Awesome: Talks with Shatner | Report this post to moderator
By: NEXUS (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:25:31 on Dec 22, 2007

Lets hope these talks get the Shat back where he belongs.


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Talks WITH Shatner or WITHOUT Shatner? | Report this post to moderator
By: Locutus (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:32:19 on Dec 21, 2007

I would just like to point out that the headline is misleading because the talks are not necessarily WITH William Shatner. As Anthony owner of Trekmovie.com pointed out in his article on this "talks" could mean any range of things including internal talks among the writers that do not include Shatner at all.

With the writers' strike I just don't see it happening at this point.

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  • RE: Talks WITH Shatner or WITHOUT Shatner? | Report this post to moderator
    By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:25:26 on Dec 22, 2007

    I disagree with you. With all due respect to Anthony of Trek Movie, who is a good friend, I think Damon Lindelof is talking about the Bill Shatner negociations. We will see.

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If Spock can be brought back why not Kirk? | Report this post to moderator
By: NEXUS (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:43:30 on Dec 21, 2007

Why can Spock be brought back from the dead + that isn't an issue, but some people say you can't bring Kirk back because of canon. I don't get it.


Bring back Kirk.


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  • RE: If Spock can be brought back why not Kirk? | Report this post to moderator
    By: nolunchmoney (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:26:52 on Dec 22, 2007 | Edit History (1)

    Its not that you cant bring back Kirk from the dead. The problem is bringing him back without the entire movie being about bringing him back as in STIII.

    Imagine if the story of STIII was some old threat from the original series, or the Guardian etc.. and the movie opened with a couple minutes of some lame hi tech or mystical explanation about why Spock is standing at his science station when he's supposed to be dead, and then we go forward to the main story.

    It would be a ridiculous cheat. The only way it works is if the whole movie is about why, when, how, where Spock is brought back.

    What most people are upset about is "why don't fix what I think was a mistake in Killing off Kirk, and take the time to make the exact movie that will make sense that he is somehow alive" Not gonna happen.


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Either shit or get off the pot. | Report this post to moderator
By: Captain Patti (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:27:00 on Dec 21, 2007

Quote:"Regarding the rumors of an appearance of William Shatner as Kirk in the movie, he said "There are still ongoing talks. We're pretty much exactly where we were with Comic Con ... Look, the reality is Trek was up and running and in existence and iconic before we came so we've been basically invited to the party that these guys have been throwing for the last 40 years, so obviously it would be HUGE if Mr. Shatner wanted to be any part of the franchise. It's a challenge for us, though, because they killed Kirk off ...


How many times are we going to keep hearing this crap? You got Roberto saying "no because they killed him" and now you got Damon Braga saying they are still talking. Shatner has made no mention of any types of "talks" so Damon is clearing lying. It is very clear that Shatner WAS the back up plan if Nimoy didn't want to do the movie. So it is time to put this thing to rest. Why these people can't say "yes or no" to Shatner in the movie is beyond me! It is not that difficult of a thing to answer. This team working on the movie needs to start reading each other memos before giving out interviews.


Quote:"But hey, it's Trek, anything's possible, right?"

Funny how you got Roberto saying that they can't bring Shatner back because of some silly continuity excuse. BUT they seem to forget that they killed off Spock in STII and brought him back in the next movie. It is Sci-Fi anything is possible.


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For the love of Trek... | Report this post to moderator
By: The Real Dr McCoy (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:10:20 on Dec 21, 2007

This sort of thing might generate hits by providing another forum for the “Shatner or Bust” crowd to rant about the speculation, but it doesn’t constitute good reporting. There’s no effort to uncover the underlying truth, it’s just the passing along of purported rumor and supposition.

Infotainment might be popular, but it is what’s wrong with today’s news media. Please distance Trekweb from it. This place can do so much better than being a gossip mill.

IMHO,

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  • RE: For the love of Trek... | Report this post to moderator
    By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 14:49:43 on Dec 21, 2007 | Edit History (1)

    I agree with you in some points, but posting quotes from producers Abrams, Orci and Lindelof regarding the Shatner controversy hardly turns TrekWeb in a gossip mill and infotainment. It is this site duty - and I told this to Steve when I took the job ten years ago - that we must report every news regarding the Star Trek franchise, and this includes the movie, like it or not. And this is news - check Trek Movie or TrekToday.

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Mass appeal? | Report this post to moderator
By: Postdoc (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:28:28 on Dec 21, 2007

Star Trek has been popular for decades. What do they intend to do to it to give it greater appeal than it already has? What do they take out or add to it to achieve this stated goal?


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Tiptoeing around | Report this post to moderator
By: Hbasm (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:19:39 on Dec 21, 2007

I like this kind of talk. It says nothing and yet it manages to throw some doubt on everything we know about the movie so far.


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Kelley Kontagion | Report this post to moderator
By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:19:08 on Dec 21, 2007

Quote from Dukat:
My guess is that David Kelley will also play a part of the viral marketing...


Beware too the possibly bacterial 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which have nominated William Shatner (Denny Crane!) and the cast of Boston Legal for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series."

Actor award ceremonies will be Simulcast Live on Sunday, 27 January 2008, on TNT and TBS at 8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT.

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"It's not your daddy's Star Trek." | Report this post to moderator
By: VZX (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:12:53 on Dec 21, 2007

"It's not your daddy's Star Trek."

Uh-oh. Didn't Berman and company say the same thing about Enterprise?

I try to be hopeful, but, man, the movie-makers sure make it hard. With every quote they say, my hope that this will be a good movie dwindles further and further down.


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I say | Report this post to moderator
By: Dukat (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:36:19 on Dec 21, 2007

... That Abrahms, his team, Shatner and Nimoy have been playing all of us since the day that Nimoy was announced. This is all part of the viral marketing for the film to get people talking about it, right now, unless true plot is leaked the only buzz is from spy shots (which matter little to outside our little group of Trekkies) - and then the only really interested buzz to a wider audience is if Shatner/Denny Crane is in it.

I am not saying that Shetner is in- but he is in league with everyone to give this movie as much pop as possible. My guess is that David Kelley will also play a part of the viral marketing as the Trek nods on Boston Legal will hit a fever pitch next year, with perhaps all cast members of TOS and the movie possibly being judges, lawyers, or defendants. Heck Kelley has already had shows with six recurring guests or cast members of Trek shows all on the same episode- no other show just coincidentally has that.

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Soul Searching Shatner | Report this post to moderator
By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:03:48 on Dec 21, 2007


William S. Kowinski, a.k.a Soul of Star Trek, also haunts the issue of How to Get Shatner Into Star Trek XI...

Once again, Star Trek XI writer Roberto Orci is saying that a part for William Shatner in the new Paramount Trek movie is still possible, if they can only figure out how to get around the death of Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations. (Though the interview quoted on the Sci-Fi Wire was in November, Orci apparently confirmed to Trek Movie Report this week that it's still true.)

"From my point of view, it's a very long shoot, and things change. It's just whether we can figure it out," Orci said. He's been saying this for a long time, and I haven't found it entirely credible, but let's take him at his word. I know this is going to be presumptuous because it's their movie and I don't know what the movie's story is anyway, but at this point, maybe it's worth thinking this through.


Read on for more fireside-toddy divertissement ...


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  • RE: Soul Searching Shatner | Report this post to moderator
    By: John Calvin (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 09:06:31 on Dec 21, 2007 | Edit History (1)

    As I have said all along, if they can put him in it and it's "logical" that would be awesome. I would love to see it. It sounds like that may still be a possibility, and I believe them when they say they are trying to include him.

    I'm starting to think more and more that Shatner himself is playing around in these interviews so that it will be a big surprise if/when his inclusion is actually announced. We shall see...

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They better hurry up..... | Report this post to moderator
By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:55:25 on Dec 21, 2007

He's in it!.....He's in it!...He's in it!......He's not in it!

With the writer's strike they must already have a story that includes Shatner, one would assume? Either way, they better hurry the heck up or the movie will be out in theatres before they agree to include him.

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"Nobody can write a mind meld..." | Report this post to moderator
By: Aatrek (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:52:33 on Dec 21, 2007

Hmm - maybe they'll be a Young Spock / Old Spock meld!


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  • RE: "Nobody can write a mind meld..." | Report this post to moderator
    By: Poetwarrior78 (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:38:48 on Dec 21, 2007

    I thought that was an amusing quote. Obviously it's easy to read too much into it, but it occurred to me that maybe the Quinto Spock scenes will be a flashback revealed through a meld between Nimoy's Spock and someone else?

    At any rate, I doubt there's any time travel involved. The evidence for that is slim, and knowing Abrams' fondness for flashbacks and non-linear, fractured narratives, it doesn't seem the most likely explanation for the fact that two actors of disparate ages are playing a single character. I hope not, anyway.

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