Ok, so I've been feeling a little down about my entertainment options. No new music I like...can't remember the last time I actually wanted to spend actual money to see an actual movie in an actual theater (actually, I do. It was Rob Zombie's remake of
Halloween...what? I was curious)...and due to the Writers' Guild Strike no new
Daily Shows or
Colbert Reports for the forseeable future (are bears good or evil? It's getting a bit foggy....)
The other day, however, I opened up my copy of
Entertainment Weekly and found out that the cast for the new
Star Trek movie (the one being directed by J.J. Abrams - creator of
Lost and
Alias)has been finalized. I was intrigued:
Chris Pine as Kirk - Never heard of him. That could be either good (hey, who heard of Christopher Reeve before he made the first
Superman either) or bad. I feel for the guy, though. He's got big shoes to fill...big, hammy shoes.
Zachary Quinto as Spock - Ok, I've watched
Heroes. I could see this. On the plus side, I've read that he wanted this role as soon as he heard they were casting for it. I infer from this that he is a fan of Trek so it's nice to have someone who's passionate about the character take on the role. Plus, he's a good enough sport to have guested on
The Soup.Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy - Eomer from
Lord of the Rings as Bones? Ummmmmm, Okaaaay? Personally, even though he's too old for this re-working of Trek, I still think Gary Sinise would have made an awesome McCoy.
Simon Pegg as Scotty - Wait. What?
This is awesome!!! Tim from
Spaced? Shaun from
Shaun of the Dead? I love this guy! And if Scotty beats up alien zombies with a pool cue while Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" plays on an intergalactic jukebox in the back ground?
Even better.
And The Rest:John Cho as SuluZoe Saldana as UhuraAnton Yechin as ChekovOh, and some little known guy called
Leonard Nemoy as Older Spock - kids got a lot of talent, looks like he'll go far.
Now how about some 3D chess?
