I also get the impression this is a SW fan's idea of what Trek should be like, although some of the ads remind me of Independence Day too (itself a SW knockoff).
As for casting, I see your point, which is why this movie doesn't seem like a prequel in the same sense as TPM but a reboot with a hip young cast. In other words, it is closer to recasting ANH with Zac Efron as Luke, Hugh Jackman as Han, and Anne Hathaway as Princess Leia than to having Ewan McGregor play a significantly younger Obi-Wan Kenobi. The interesting thing will be to see how Chris Pine plays Kirk. Shatner owns that role and you can't convey Shatnerness without descending into parody. But if it doesn't feel anything like the Shat, it won't be Kirk.
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Date: 2009-05-08 03:38 am (UTC)As for casting, I see your point, which is why this movie doesn't seem like a prequel in the same sense as TPM but a reboot with a hip young cast. In other words, it is closer to recasting ANH with Zac Efron as Luke, Hugh Jackman as Han, and Anne Hathaway as Princess Leia than to having Ewan McGregor play a significantly younger Obi-Wan Kenobi. The interesting thing will be to see how Chris Pine plays Kirk. Shatner owns that role and you can't convey Shatnerness without descending into parody. But if it doesn't feel anything like the Shat, it won't be Kirk.