Found this article. http://veronica-mars.tvsquad.com/2006/06/21/matt-damon-might-play-captain-kirk/
Interesting choice. Not the worst way they could go. Although I think I'd be more in favor of someone less known. Time will tell if this is true or not.
(http://www.treksf.com/images/damonkirk.jpg)
What do you all think?
Yeah I agree with Rico.....the central character should be relative unknowns. The guys casting the new Superman movie did it right IMO. They cast the big name in the bad guy role, and while Lex Luthor is a main character he is not the central character....make any sense? I wouldn't care if there are big names in the new Star Trek but I wouldn't want Damon as Kirk and Tom Hanks as Spock or something like that.
I don't see the sense behind the present day practice of trying to get the biggest name possible into a character that is already familiar to many people.
I dont know. This actor doesnt look the part. They should use the new voyages actors if you ask me even tho that wont happen.
Oo, I know, they could use Tom Welling from Smallville. He looks young, and I think he would be great as Captain Kirk as a young guy. But I guess an unknown guy would be the best choice, but Matt Damon? I don't think so.
As long as it doesn't have Ben Affleck as Spock. :P
Hey Rico, did you photoshop that? If so, great job ;D
I think Matt Damon is an inspired choice. He has a similar "devil may care" attitude that reminds me alot of Shatner in the early Kirk days now that I think about it. It would be hilarious to see Damon chew the scenery Shatner style as well. I'd love to see this happen.
Matt Damon !! Matt DAMON !!! :roflmao
In all honesty, he's not a bad choice. This is going to be Kirk in the academy days, right ?
i think hes a good actor..
well just have to see
if they got good unknowns, that would be ideal...
Quote from: markinro on August 09, 2006, 04:49:21 PM
Matt Damon !! Matt DAMON !!! :roflmao
Funny movie ;D. But seriously, I don't think Matt Damon would be a good choice. Everyone would be all like: "Hey it's Matt Damon" instead of "Hey, it's captain Kirk!"
I guess we will see. He just looks the part -- especially in that picture. Hey, what about the guy who is playing him in those internet episodes. He even has his own uniform (which scarily he probably uses for his pj's :eekout)
If you mean Star Trek New Voyages, then I think you are wrong. The acting in that isn't very good, especially from Kirk.
Quote from: Riskygodfather on August 15, 2006, 08:42:27 PM
...especially from Kirk.
i'm gonna have to second that... the cast of the new voyages could really use some acting lessons...
According to IESB Matt Damon, the actor whose name has been the only serious contender for the part of a young James T. Kirk, and the one actor that has the support of the original Kirk, William Shatner, is in the dark about the possibility of him being the young Starfleet officer.
We do know that J.J. Abrams, STAR TREK: XI’s producer and possible director, is interested in casting the Oscar-winning Damon as a young Kirk. We had also reported earlier that J.J. already sought support from William Shatner and that Shatner gave his blessing for Damon to play his legendary character.
While on a press junket IESB had the chance to ask Matt if there was any truth to the rumor that J.J. Abrams has approached him to play James T. Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie? The star was quick to say he hadn’t heard anything about it and that his publicist even went to far to say that Abrams was joking when he said he would choose Matt to play Kirk and it’s nothing serious.
Regardless if Matt and his publicist are being candid or just keeping the excitement boiling, we still say that if Abrams is going to shot a young series with Kirk and Spock, then Damon has to be his number one pick for Kirk, and we all know that where Damon is, Affleck can’t be far behind as the iconic Mr. Spock.
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I'm still thinking another more unknown actor would be a better choice. That will help keep the movie costs down too.
Maybe this whole thing is a Jimmy Kimmel prank. We'll hear that Matt Damon is out of the running and at the end credits of the movie, something like this appears:
"Apologies to Matt Damon, but we ran out of time."
Isn't Damon a little old to be playing Kirk? Maybe they could get one of the CW Network kids to play Kirk and Spock. Maybe even The Naked Brothers. :-)