(Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)

Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
Jason Bourne stuff.
But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)

Aaron

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
about it for an hour!

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
>> Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
>> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> 
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
> probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> about it for an hour!
> 
> Dave

That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good 
suggestions of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd 
forgotten about Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might 
be coming around to the idea.

Aaron

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
>>> Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>> about it for an hour!
>>
>> Dave
>
> That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> the idea.
>
> Aaron

You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

Dave

"David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>> about it for an hour!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>


More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Dave

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
about it for an hour!

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
>> Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
>> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> 
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
> probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> about it for an hour!
> 
> Dave

That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good 
suggestions of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd 
forgotten about Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might 
be coming around to the idea.

Aaron

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
>>> Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>> about it for an hour!
>>
>> Dave
>
> That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> the idea.
>
> Aaron

You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

Dave

"David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>> about it for an hour!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>


More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Dave

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"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood to play 
Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

David Wilcox wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjm9vF3dek0fU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>>> about it for an hour!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
> 
> 
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!
> 
> Dave 

I haven't seen Heroes, but just on looks, brilliant choice.

Aaron

In news:DZ1li.25211$ri2.4051@newsfe5-win.ntli.net,
Craig Rider  typed:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
> Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood
> to play Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

LOL. The thing is, unless the producers actually harmed him physically
then the effect wouldn't really come across. I can't see the insurers
going for that. :-)

Dave

synaptyx wrote:
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
> the Jason Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
Matt Damon gets on my nerves.
I don't know why and can't really put my finger on it , but I just dislike 
him

I didn't know the name , of Adrien Brody and have only seen him in King Kong 
, but he's a decent choice.

Gary Sinise would be outstanding - he's an excellent actor


-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:31:10 +0100, David Wilcox said...
> 
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> > David Wilcox wrote:
> >> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> >> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >>>
> >>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> >>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> >>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> >>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> >>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> >>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
> >>> Jason Bourne stuff.
> >>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
> >>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >>
> >> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> >> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
> >> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> >> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> >> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> >> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> >> about it for an hour!
> >
> > That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> > of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> > Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> > the idea.
> 
> You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

I was going to say that lack of acting ability might be a boon for 
someone playing Kirk, but it's too much of a cliche and anyway Dave is 
spot on here. Damon would make a good Kirk.

-- 
Mark Myers
usenet2 at mcm2002 dot f9 dot co dot uk
I call that a radical interpretation of the text.

David Wilcox wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message
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>>
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon
>>>>> for Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched
>>>>> him in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or
>>>>> his dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I
>>>>> haven't seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>
>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The
>>>> Departed. He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films
>>>> after Clooney and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to
>>>> be honest, I've not really seen much of his work......in saying
>>>> that without giving a lot of thought I wouldn't really have
>>>> another suggestion. I'll think about it for an hour!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>
>
>
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!
>
> Dave

Probably not a big enough name, but apart from that he'd be perfect.  I've 
also heard rumours that Beyonce's going to play Uhura, but that's probably 
just some tabloid writer desperately trying to think of a famous black 
woman...

Richard

On Jul 11, 10:56 am, "David Wilcox"  wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message
>
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Oooh!  Now *he* would be very good. It's difficult to separate actor
from character sometimes, but he played Sylar superbly.

Good call. Here's hoping...

Paul.

On Jul 11, 11:10 am, synaptyx  wrote:

> I haven't seen Heroes, but just on looks, brilliant choice.

You must. You really really must. It's brill.

Shout if you missed the cable transmission and can't wait for the Beeb
to show it.

Paul.

On Wednesday, 11 July, Richard Lyth wrote:
>  I've also heard rumours that Beyonce's going to play Uhura, but that's
>  probably just some tabloid writer desperately trying to think of a
>  famous black woman...

Moira Stewart; she's supposedly available these days :-)

Ewan

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron

Some thoughts off the top of my head - these are largely intended to add sf 
crossover interest for those who might otherwise disregard Star Trek just 
because it's so "OLD" ...

Spock - Michael Shanks
Uhura - Freema Agyeman
Sulu - Grace Park - yes I know, she's not male, so sue me
 - or Daniel Dae Kim
Scotty - Michael Chiklis (and no, I don't care if he can do a Scots accent)

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!

Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest Kelley who 
was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first played 
Kirk.

If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really need a 
Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I think these 
two guys are looking a bit too old now.



-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>
> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest Kelley who 
> was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first played 
> Kirk.
>
> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really need a 
> Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I think these 
> two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Alex
>
> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>
> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>
Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then. And 
Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage slap you 
couldn't see their natural skin <g>

Mike McKeown wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him
>>>> in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his
>>>> dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't
>>>> seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>
>>>> Aaron
>>>
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>>
>> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
>> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
>> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
>> played Kirk.
>>
>> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
>> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I
>> think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alex
>>
>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>
>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>
> Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
> And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
> slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>

Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but Gary 
Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Mike McKeown wrote:
> > "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
> >> David Wilcox wrote:
> >>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> >>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
> >>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
> >>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> >>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him
> >>>> in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his
> >>>> dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't
> >>>> seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
> >>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
> >>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Aaron
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
> >>
> >> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
> >> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
> >> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
> >> played Kirk.
> >>
> >> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
> >> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I
> >> think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex
> >>
> >> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
> >>
> >> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
> >>
> > Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
> > And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
> > slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>
>
> Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but Gary
> Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
> -- 
> Alex
>
> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>
> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>
>

Probably right but make up these days is amazing, Sinise would bring the
right sort of attitude for Bones. It's a strange one, De Kelley is
irreplaceable
in the role but things move on. I suppose a lot of it depends how much
reimagining is going on. Look what they did with BSG!!!

Dave

"Mike McKeown"  wrote in message
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> > (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >
> > Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours
> > for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien
> > Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> > I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
> > anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate
> > did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the
Jason
> > Bourne stuff.
> > But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
pure
> > genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >
> > Aaron
>
> Some thoughts off the top of my head - these are largely intended to add
sf
> crossover interest for those who might otherwise disregard Star Trek just
> because it's so "OLD" ...
>
> Spock - Michael Shanks

Oh God no!

> Uhura - Freema Agyeman

Oh good God no!!!!

> Sulu - Grace Park - yes I know, she's not male, so sue me
>  - or Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is a great shout. (If Sulu is) He also has JJ Abrams history.

> Scotty - Michael Chiklis (and no, I don't care if he can do a Scots
accent)
>

Noooooooo. Billy Connolly. Hoe's that? :-)

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:5fkj9sF3btlt2U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Mike McKeown wrote:
>>> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon
>>>>>> for Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched
>>>>>> him in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or
>>>>>> his dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I
>>>>>> haven't seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>>>>
>>>> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
>>>> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
>>>> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
>>>> played Kirk.
>>>>
>>>> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
>>>> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and
>>>> I think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>>>
>>>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>>>
>>> Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
>>> And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
>>> slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>
>>
>> Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but
>> Gary Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
>> --
>> Alex
>>
>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>
>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>
>>
>
> Probably right but make up these days is amazing, Sinise would bring
> the right sort of attitude for Bones. It's a strange one, De Kelley is
> irreplaceable
> in the role but things move on. I suppose a lot of it depends how much
> reimagining is going on. Look what they did with BSG!!!
>
If they are allowed to rip up nearly everything and take only the basic 
outline of the show then it does have the potential to be very good , but 
where it's still set in the same 'verse with established continuity then I'm 
always a little suspicious of other people playing well established roles , 
especially ones like this that are so well defined.

-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
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> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
about it for an hour!

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
>> Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
>> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> 
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
> probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> about it for an hour!
> 
> Dave

That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good 
suggestions of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd 
forgotten about Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might 
be coming around to the idea.

Aaron

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
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> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
>>> Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>> about it for an hour!
>>
>> Dave
>
> That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> the idea.
>
> Aaron

You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

Dave

"David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>> about it for an hour!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>


More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Dave

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"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood to play 
Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

David Wilcox wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjm9vF3dek0fU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>>> about it for an hour!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
> 
> 
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!
> 
> Dave 

I haven't seen Heroes, but just on looks, brilliant choice.

Aaron

In news:DZ1li.25211$ri2.4051@newsfe5-win.ntli.net,
Craig Rider  typed:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
> Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood
> to play Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

LOL. The thing is, unless the producers actually harmed him physically
then the effect wouldn't really come across. I can't see the insurers
going for that. :-)

Dave

synaptyx wrote:
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
> the Jason Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
Matt Damon gets on my nerves.
I don't know why and can't really put my finger on it , but I just dislike 
him

I didn't know the name , of Adrien Brody and have only seen him in King Kong 
, but he's a decent choice.

Gary Sinise would be outstanding - he's an excellent actor


-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:31:10 +0100, David Wilcox said...
> 
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> > David Wilcox wrote:
> >> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> >> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >>>
> >>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> >>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> >>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> >>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> >>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> >>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
> >>> Jason Bourne stuff.
> >>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
> >>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >>
> >> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> >> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
> >> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> >> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> >> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> >> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> >> about it for an hour!
> >
> > That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> > of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> > Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> > the idea.
> 
> You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

I was going to say that lack of acting ability might be a boon for 
someone playing Kirk, but it's too much of a cliche and anyway Dave is 
spot on here. Damon would make a good Kirk.

-- 
Mark Myers
usenet2 at mcm2002 dot f9 dot co dot uk
I call that a radical interpretation of the text.

David Wilcox wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message
> news:5fjm9vF3dek0fU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon
>>>>> for Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched
>>>>> him in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or
>>>>> his dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I
>>>>> haven't seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>
>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The
>>>> Departed. He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films
>>>> after Clooney and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to
>>>> be honest, I've not really seen much of his work......in saying
>>>> that without giving a lot of thought I wouldn't really have
>>>> another suggestion. I'll think about it for an hour!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>
>
>
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!
>
> Dave

Probably not a big enough name, but apart from that he'd be perfect.  I've 
also heard rumours that Beyonce's going to play Uhura, but that's probably 
just some tabloid writer desperately trying to think of a famous black 
woman...

Richard

On Jul 11, 10:56 am, "David Wilcox"  wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message
>
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Oooh!  Now *he* would be very good. It's difficult to separate actor
from character sometimes, but he played Sylar superbly.

Good call. Here's hoping...

Paul.

On Jul 11, 11:10 am, synaptyx  wrote:

> I haven't seen Heroes, but just on looks, brilliant choice.

You must. You really really must. It's brill.

Shout if you missed the cable transmission and can't wait for the Beeb
to show it.

Paul.

On Wednesday, 11 July, Richard Lyth wrote:
>  I've also heard rumours that Beyonce's going to play Uhura, but that's
>  probably just some tabloid writer desperately trying to think of a
>  famous black woman...

Moira Stewart; she's supposedly available these days :-)

Ewan

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron

Some thoughts off the top of my head - these are largely intended to add sf 
crossover interest for those who might otherwise disregard Star Trek just 
because it's so "OLD" ...

Spock - Michael Shanks
Uhura - Freema Agyeman
Sulu - Grace Park - yes I know, she's not male, so sue me
 - or Daniel Dae Kim
Scotty - Michael Chiklis (and no, I don't care if he can do a Scots accent)

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!

Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest Kelley who 
was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first played 
Kirk.

If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really need a 
Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I think these 
two guys are looking a bit too old now.



-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>
> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest Kelley who 
> was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first played 
> Kirk.
>
> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really need a 
> Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I think these 
> two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Alex
>
> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>
> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>
Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then. And 
Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage slap you 
couldn't see their natural skin <g>

Mike McKeown wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him
>>>> in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his
>>>> dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't
>>>> seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>
>>>> Aaron
>>>
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>>
>> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
>> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
>> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
>> played Kirk.
>>
>> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
>> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I
>> think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alex
>>
>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>
>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>
> Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
> And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
> slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>

Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but Gary 
Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Mike McKeown wrote:
> > "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
> >> David Wilcox wrote:
> >>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> >>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
> >>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
> >>>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> >>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him
> >>>> in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his
> >>>> dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't
> >>>> seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
> >>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
> >>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Aaron
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
> >>
> >> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
> >> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
> >> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
> >> played Kirk.
> >>
> >> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
> >> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and I
> >> think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex
> >>
> >> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
> >>
> >> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
> >>
> > Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
> > And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
> > slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>
>
> Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but Gary
> Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
> -- 
> Alex
>
> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>
> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>
>

Probably right but make up these days is amazing, Sinise would bring the
right sort of attitude for Bones. It's a strange one, De Kelley is
irreplaceable
in the role but things move on. I suppose a lot of it depends how much
reimagining is going on. Look what they did with BSG!!!

Dave

"Mike McKeown"  wrote in message
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> > (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >
> > Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours
> > for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien
> > Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> > I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
> > anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate
> > did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the
Jason
> > Bourne stuff.
> > But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
pure
> > genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >
> > Aaron
>
> Some thoughts off the top of my head - these are largely intended to add
sf
> crossover interest for those who might otherwise disregard Star Trek just
> because it's so "OLD" ...
>
> Spock - Michael Shanks

Oh God no!

> Uhura - Freema Agyeman

Oh good God no!!!!

> Sulu - Grace Park - yes I know, she's not male, so sue me
>  - or Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is a great shout. (If Sulu is) He also has JJ Abrams history.

> Scotty - Michael Chiklis (and no, I don't care if he can do a Scots
accent)
>

Noooooooo. Billy Connolly. Hoe's that? :-)

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:5fkj9sF3btlt2U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Mike McKeown wrote:
>>> "Dr Zoidberg" <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:5fkilrF3csqcfU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>>>>>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon
>>>>>> for Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched
>>>>>> him in anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or
>>>>>> his dimbo mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I
>>>>>> haven't seen any of the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy
>>>>>> is pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout!
>>>>
>>>> Thinking about it a bit more , he's now 52 compared to DeForest
>>>> Kelley who was 46 at the time of TOS S1.
>>>> Matt Damon is 37 now compared to William Shatner's 35 when he first
>>>> played Kirk.
>>>>
>>>> If this is supposed to be a prequel set pre-enterprise you'd really
>>>> need a Kirk aged about 30 and a Bones of about 40 as a minimum and
>>>> I think these two guys are looking a bit too old now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>>>
>>>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>>>
>>> Nah. People don't look as old now at the same age as they did then.
>>> And Shatner and Kelley were acting under such a thick layer of stage
>>> slap you couldn't see their natural skin <g>
>>
>> Matt Damon does look relatively young for his age I suppose , but
>> Gary Sinise looks to me to be older than an S1 Bones.
>> --
>> Alex
>>
>> "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
>>
>> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>>
>>
>
> Probably right but make up these days is amazing, Sinise would bring
> the right sort of attitude for Bones. It's a strange one, De Kelley is
> irreplaceable
> in the role but things move on. I suppose a lot of it depends how much
> reimagining is going on. Look what they did with BSG!!!
>
If they are allowed to rip up nearly everything and take only the basic 
outline of the show then it does have the potential to be very good , but 
where it's still set in the same 'verse with established continuity then I'm 
always a little suspicious of other people playing well established roles , 
especially ones like this that are so well defined.

-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
about it for an hour!

Dave

David Wilcox wrote:
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
>> Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
>> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> 
> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. He's 
> probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> about it for an hour!
> 
> Dave

That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good 
suggestions of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd 
forgotten about Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might 
be coming around to the idea.

Aaron

"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> David Wilcox wrote:
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>
>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
>>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
>>> Jason Bourne stuff.
>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>> about it for an hour!
>>
>> Dave
>
> That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> the idea.
>
> Aaron

You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

Dave

"David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
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>
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>
>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>
>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>> about it for an hour!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>


More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!

Dave

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"synaptyx"  wrote in message 
news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the Jason 
> Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is pure 
> genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
> Aaron


Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood to play 
Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

David Wilcox wrote:
> "David Wilcox"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjm9vF3dek0fU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> David Wilcox wrote:
>>>> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
>>>> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
>>>>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
>>>>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>>>>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
>>>>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo 
>>>>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of 
>>>>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>>>>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
>>>>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>>> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
>>>> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
>>>> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
>>>> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
>>>> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
>>>> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
>>>> about it for an hour!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
> 
> 
> More on this, just been having a chat with a colleague and he
> came up with a fantastic shout for Spock, well I think so anyway.
> Zachary Quinto aka Sylar from Heroes!!
> 
> Dave 

I haven't seen Heroes, but just on looks, brilliant choice.

Aaron

In news:DZ1li.25211$ri2.4051@newsfe5-win.ntli.net,
Craig Rider  typed:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message
> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>>
>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
>> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
>> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
>> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
>> the Jason Bourne stuff.
>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
> Can't they get that bloke who was in the news for having green blood
> to play Spock?  It'd keep the budget down at least...

LOL. The thing is, unless the producers actually harmed him physically
then the effect wouldn't really come across. I can't see the insurers
going for that. :-)

Dave

synaptyx wrote:
> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
>
> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting
> rumours for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for
> Kirk, Adrien Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in
> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo
> mate did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of
> the Jason Bourne stuff.
> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is
> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
>
Matt Damon gets on my nerves.
I don't know why and can't really put my finger on it , but I just dislike 
him

I didn't know the name , of Adrien Brody and have only seen him in King Kong 
, but he's a decent choice.

Gary Sinise would be outstanding - he's an excellent actor


-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:31:10 +0100, David Wilcox said...
> 
> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> news:5fjluiF3a7jv6U2@mid.individual.net...
> > David Wilcox wrote:
> >> "synaptyx"  wrote in message 
> >> news:5fjl0pF3c3o28U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> (Okay, if we're to keep it, lets use it!)
> >>>
> >>> Looking at wikipedia (I know!) It seems that the latest casting rumours 
> >>> for the big three are, as of February 2007, Matt Damon for Kirk, Adrien 
> >>> Brody for Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy.
> >>> I don't know about Matt Damon as I can't say I've ever watched him in 
> >>> anything other than Dogma and I don't consider what he or his dimbo mate 
> >>> did in that move was actual acting. Nope, I haven't seen any of the 
> >>> Jason Bourne stuff.
> >>> But Adrien Brody sounds like a good bet and Gary Sinise for McCoy is 
> >>> pure genius. I really hope the latter two come off. :)
> >>
> >> I agree about Gary Sinise, that is a great shout! For me so is Matt
> >> Damon, he is fantastic as Bourne and he was brilliant in The Departed. 
> >> He's probably the best thing about the Oceans films after Clooney
> >> and Pitt too. I'm not so sure about Adrien Brody to be honest, I've
> >> not really seen much of his work......in saying that without giving
> >> a lot of thought I wouldn't really have another suggestion. I'll think
> >> about it for an hour!
> >
> > That's the trouble I'm having; couldn't come up with any good suggestions 
> > of my own. I think I need to hire the Bourne movies. I'd forgotten about 
> > Oceans Eleven! Damon was good in that. I think I might be coming around to 
> > the idea.
> 
> You really do, he's completely nailed the Bourne character.

I was going to say that lack of acting ability might be a boon for 
someone playing Kirk, but it's too much of a cliche and anyway Dave is 
spot on here. Damon would make a good Kirk.

-- 
Mark Myers
usenet2 at mcm2002 dot f9 dot co dot uk
I call that a radical interpretation of the text.