menuBarBack
Beam Up News | Join | Your Account
Home
Advanced Search
boxBottom
STAR TREK BBS

Complete Shatner Scenes from Star Trek script

SMALLVILLE Justice Society Trailer

Twilight: New Moon dethrones The Dark Knight - New opening day record set

Paranormal Activity & Co. - What's the appeal?

Stargate: Universe "Life"

boxBottom
News Tribblets

Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.

0 comments

Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

0 comments

Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com.   One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers.  The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother,  and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company.  J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children.  The auction link is here.

0 comments

Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

0 comments

Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.

0 comments

boxBottom
Stardates Calendar

:

News Story

Features

John Cho Says Sulu is Not Just Japanese, But is a Pan-Asian Character

Features

By GustavoLeao / 06:30, 23 March 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

New America Media posted a new interview with Star Trek actor John Cho, the new Sulu. Here is an excerpt.

You are playing (Hikaru) Sulu in the new Star Trek. How do you feel about playing a Japanese character, being a Korean American?

J.C: I'm insulted! [sarcastic]

No. I don't feel like it has any particular bearing on this role because he is Japanese American. I wouldn't take a part that is Japanese from Japan, or a recent Japanese immigrant, because I don't think there is a way that I could do that accent really effectively and convincingly.

As far as the surname goes and cultural background, I think it's irrelevant. I think it's more, "Can you be convincing as an actor?" Sometimes you're better off casting someone who is really from that culture because the role calls for an accent that's going to be convincing. But I talked to George (Takei, the actor who first played Sulu) about it, and he said that (Gene) Roddenberry's original intent was that everybody on the bridge of the Enterprise was supposed to represent the entire world. He said that Sulu was supposed to represent the continent of Asia. They didn't have a specific cultural origin for him before the show was cast. Then George was cast and they needed to come up with a name. Gene was looking at a map and saw the name Sulu Sea and it bordered multiple Asian countries, and he thought that this was kind of a Pan-Asian name. When they came up with a first name, George is Japanese American, so they give him the name Hikaru. But the intent was not really to create a Japanese-specific character, the intent was to create a Pan-Asian character.

The full interview is here.



More Top StoriesComments
Nov 22Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes
0
Nov 22Star Trek Online MMORPG Producer Talks Space Combat and Away Missions0
Nov 21Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie2
Nov 21J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy7
Nov 21Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series16
Story Archives...Browse:   

Talkback

11 comments Post New | Help
View:

RE: As Long as we're on the Subject... | Report this post to moderator
By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:04:16 on Mar 24, 2008

That is correct. I think that what I was trying to point out. As far as the character is concerned he IS of Japanese descent. Being born in SFO does not change that. Of course, Gene's vision of the future is that ethnicity was not relevant. That fact that we are all humans is.

--------

"Life's tough. It's tougher if you're stupid."
-- John Wayne

"Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence."
--Dr. Leonard McCoy

"I'm a politician, which means I am a cheat and a liar, and when I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollipops."
-- Jeffrey Pelt, The Hunt for Red October

"Liberals, Intellectuals, Peacemongers, IDIOTS!!!!"
- General Decker, Mars Attacks

"It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires, both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
- Q from Q Who

Reply
Reply 		Quote
Quote 		Parent
Parent 		Talkback Top
Top

Promenade










TrekWeb Merchants
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.ca
Amazon.de
Barnes & Noble

Get Firefox!

Privacy Policy | About Us | Legal Notice | Contact Us | | Get Firefox!
© 1996-2009 TrekWeb.com and Steve Krutzler. All rights reserved.