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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:30 pm
by Aaron
Mikey wrote:
Come on - bad attitudes or not, we're all going to see it. The name "Star Trek" is enough of a hook for that!
I'd already resolved never to see another TNG movie after
Nemesis. And I suspect many people feel the same way after it bombed so bad. The original cast angle attracts the "geek" crowd while the reboot will attract the wider crowd.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:50 pm
by Mikey
I know, I just don't have to like the idea.
Well, there you have it - they have decided to go for mainstream success at the expense of the disappointment of their core fan base - they must have learned that from [/i]ST: Enterprise...
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:32 pm
by Aaron
I think part of the problem is that the core fan base is no longer big enough to ensure financial success.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:25 pm
by Mikey
But don't you think that core fan base is large enough (and dedicated enough) to ensure financial viability? Now, if you include licensing, software and media sales, etc., I think Paramount could still be in the black without clobbering the franchise like they probably will.
Unfortunately, it appears that they will **** the franchise - and the hardcore fans - in order to make a few extra bucks.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:34 pm
by Aaron
If it's a chaoice between financial viability and wider financial success, they'll take the wider success. We saw that with nBSG where they turned down the Richard Hatch project with much of the original cast in favour of RDM's project.
ST:XI Villan Announced
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:10 am
by Aaron
Eric Bana Cast as Villain "Nero"
Australian actor Eric Bana, best known for his role in "Munich," will be playing a new villain called "Nero" in the J.J. Abrams-directed "Star Trek" movie, according to inside sources. Little else is known about this character, but based on Bana's past performances the Aussie hunk will make a fine antagonist.
Production is slated to begin next month at Paramount, with a release date of Christmas Day 2008.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:21 am
by celeritas
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/2007 ... 83100.html
Korean-born actor John Cho of "Harold & Kumar" fame has been cast as Sulu in the new "Star Trek" feature, playing a role immortalized by Japanese-American actor George Takei.
Additionally, Briton Simon Pegg ("Shaun of the Dead") has boarded the Paramount project as Scotty, the ship's Scottish chief engineer.
ok, i'm starting to think that star trek xi is just one big elaborate joke...
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:27 pm
by Sionnach Glic
These guys must be desperate for work. They do realise how much the previous films sucked, don't they?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:14 pm
by Teaos
Its star trek not many would say no to that.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:43 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Does anyone know how much money the last two films made?
I'd be curious to see if the label 'Star Trek' really is enough.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:50 pm
by Teaos
Nemesis: It earned $67,312,826 worldwide on a budget of $60,000,000
Insurection: $112,600,000 worldwide against a $58,000,000 budget
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:53 pm
by Granitehewer
wasn't nemesis, the highest budgetted star trek film, with the least relative earnings?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:54 pm
by Teaos
Yip. Thrid lowest grossing for the highest budget.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:09 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Ouch. Nemisis Barely earned its own budget!
Thanks for the numbers.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:37 pm
by shran
I don't think actors would really say no to a star trek role, because people are likely to remember them as such for the rest fo their career andit just looks nice on your CV.