CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Saturday, July 7: Away Mission
to The Amazing Spider-Man
Sunday, July 8: Trekkiepalooza!
Saturday, July 21: Away Mission
to The Dark Knight Rises
Monday, July 23: Star
Trek: TNG 25th Anniversary Event
SAVE
THE DATE: DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Saturday,
August 4: Night at the (Tellus Science) Museum
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your support of Trekkiepalooza
critical to future of TXA
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News
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Kurtzman
and Pine: Star Trek Sequel
Crew Still on Journey to TOS Crew + Cumberbatch's Villain
Helps Kirk "Grow"
Noel
Clarke: Star Trek Sequel
Has Title
Star
Trek: Phase II Fan Series Recasts Their Kirk |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Away
Mission to The Amazing Spider-Man
2:55 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012
Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access Rd
Chamblee GA 30341
(770) 936-8235 |
Because you demanded it... a mid-afternoon movie showing
with matinee pricing!
The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker,
an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents
as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt
May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure
out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today.
Peter is also finding his way with his first high school
crush, Gwen Stacy, and together, they struggle with love,
commitment and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious
briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to
understand his parents' disappearance, leading him directly
to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former
partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course
with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering
choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become
a hero.
This film opens in the United States on Tuesday, July 3, four
days before the date of this "away mission," and
you may have numerous opportunities to see it sometime during
the first four days of its release, most notably the July
4 holiday. However, because the majority of our
members work on weekdays and celebrate Independence Day with
their families, the Republic is waiting until Saturday,
July 7, to launch our "away mission." We hope
you'll resist the urge to see the movie before July 7 and
will instead plan to see this highly anticipated reboot of
the Spider-Man film franchise with your friends and
fellow crewmembers aboard the Republic. Please
join us for the 2:55 p.m. screening (the last screening
of the day with matinee pricing). After the movie,
those in attendance will make a group decision on where to
go for an after-movie meal.
WATCH
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE TRAILER HERE
Don't
risk this showtime selling out... purchase your ticket online
NOW at the Regal
Hollywood 24's Fandango page. Scroll down
to find the movie title, click "TICKETS," select
"Saturday, Jul. 7" and "2:55 pm," select
Ticket Quantity, then Checkout. |
Trekkiepalooza!
A
fundraising event for TrekTrax Atlanta
3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 8, 2012
The
Tucker Saloon, a.k.a. The
Other Bar
3766 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker GA 30084 |
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A
FUNDRAISER FOR TREKTRAX ATLANTA
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LIVE
BANDS! STAR TREK VIDEOS! COSTUMES! RAFFLES!
TRIVIA QUIZ! SILENT AUCTION! STAR TREK
GAMES! CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS! SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS!
FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS! ROMULAN ALE, KLINGON
BLOODWINE AND SAURIAN BRANDY SHOOTERS! AND WHATEVER
ELSE WE CAN THINK OF BETWEEN NOW AND THEN!
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F
E A T U R I N G
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Steven
Mann is an acoustic guitarist from Lawrenceville.
He played the main stage at the 2011 Taste of Chamblee. |
Blood
Oaks is a four-piece rock band that draws heavily
from old school punk rock, country, garage rock and
classic metal. |
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The
Tucker Saloon, a.k.a. The Other Bar, is located at
3766 Lawrenceville Highway exactly two miles east
(outside) of I-285. Be sure to look for
the outdoor sign that says "The Other Bar."
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PLEASE
come out to the Tucker Saloon (a.k.a. The Other Bar) in Tucker
for a wild and crazy fundraising event to benefit TrekTrax
Atlanta! So
far, we've got two live musical acts lined up to perform:
Steven Mann and the Blood Oaks. Among the "things
we plan to do," we'll have a selection of board, card
and role-playing games to play, various Star Trek videos
to show on the wall-mounted big screen, a trivia quiz and,
if enough people come out in costume, a costume contest. Among
the "things we hope to sell," we'll have souvenir
t-shirts, a selection of items autographed by Tim Russ and
Barbara Marsh, posters and program books from our first two
conventions, various Star Trek paperbacks and collectibles,
a selection of delicious shooters, plus whatever else we can
get donated to us for this event between now and then. We'd
like to thank our old friend Bryon Noel (former owner
of the now out-of-business Stage Door Bar & Grill, one
of our original Member Benefits Program Partners) for allowing
us free use of the Tucker Saloon for this event. We'll
be asking for a $5.00 donation at the door for admittance
and, if lots of people come out and eats a lot of bar food,
Bryon has offered us a percentage of sales.
We will
need a handful of volunteers to man the door, run the activities,
sell our merchandise and handle other related duties. Please
contact
the Captain if you'd like to help with the planning,
preparations and production of this very important fundraising
event.
JUST
TO BE CLEAR:
TrekTrax
Atlanta
is struggling to survive and the purpose of this event is
to raise funds to pay our debts from our first two conventions. If
you attended either or both of our first two conventions and
want it to continue, please come out and support us. While
this one event will not raise enough money to pay all our
bills, a good turnout will demonstrate to us whether TrekTrax
Atlanta can or should survive. Your moral support
is appreciated, but it doesn't pay the bills. Please
come out and support us and help TrekTrax Atlanta survive. We
are currently at 0.9% of our total goal and hope to reach
5.0% with this fundraiser. If you can't
attend but want to support us, please make a donation by PayPal
to epayments@trektrax.org or mail a check for whatever
amount you can afford payable to "TrekTrax Atlanta"
to PO Box 620605, Atlanta GA 30362.
Donations of products, goods and/or services from members
and friends of the Republic, as well as local businesses,
to give away as contest and/or raffle prizes are needed SOON! Thank
you! |
Away
Mission to The Dark Knight Rises
2:50 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012
Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access Rd
Chamblee GA 30341
(770) 936-8235 |
Because
you demanded it... a mid-afternoon movie showing
with matinee pricing!
The
Dark Knight Rises
is set eight years after Batman took the fall for Two Face’s
crimes in The
Dark Knight.
The film sees Batman resurface to protect a city that
brands him an enemy as a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms
Gotham’s finest. The
Dark Knight Rises
stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anne Hathaway
as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tom Hardy [best known to Star
Trek
fans as Shinzon from Star
Trek: Nemesis]
as Bane, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Jim Gordon, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt as John Blake, Michael Caine as Alfred, Morgan
Freeman as Lucius Fox and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.
The screenplay for the eagerly awaited film is written
by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, from a story by
Nolan and David S. Goyer.
Save the date and plan to see the highly anticipated third
and final installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman
film trilogy with your friends and fellow crewmembers aboard
the Republic. Showtimes have not yet been
announced, but plan to join us late Saturday afternoon,
July 21, for matinee pricing. An exact showtime
and plans for an after-movie dinner will be announced next
issue.
WATCH
THE DARK NIGHT RISES MOVIE TRAILER HERE
Don't
risk this showtime selling out... purchase your ticket online
NOW at the Regal
Hollywood 24's Fandango page. Scroll
down to find the movie title, click "TICKETS,"
select "Saturday, Jul. 21" and "2:50 pm,"
select Ticket Quantity, then Checkout.
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Away
Mission to Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary
Event
7:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2012
Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access Rd
Chamblee GA 30341
(770) 936-8235 |
Put
on your best Star Trek costume, your USS Republic
shirt or your TrekTrax Atlanta t-shirt and join us for this
special event!
NCM Fathom and CBS TV are coming together to present a
special one-night event to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of Star Trek: The Next Generation. |
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Star
Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event
In Select Movie Theaters Nationwide
Monday, July 23, at 7:00 p.m.
Only One Night!
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This
summer, “boldly go where no one has gone before” and don’t
miss the only opportunity to see two of the most popular Next
Generation episodes, “Where No One Has Gone Before” and
“Datalore,” on the big screen.
This special event will include exclusive looks at the massive
restoration of season one, never-before-seen interviews with
the original cast members and behind-the-scenes looks at the
artists who created the original FX elements and photography
during the making of the show. Audiences will also be
privy to an unseen sneak peak of “Measure of a Man.”
Set in the 24th century, The Next Generation was created
by Gene Roddenberry over 20 years after the original Star
Trek series [sic]. The Next Generation became
the longest-running series of the Star Trek franchise,
consisting of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Star
Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event is the
first opportunity to see this transcendent digital presentation
like no man before, in movie theaters, on Monday, July 23,
at 7:00 p.m. with additional late night showings at select
movie theater locations. Don’t miss seeing the futuristic
world created in the past. |
THIS
EVENT WILL BE AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE USS REPUBLIC
AND OUR STAR TREK CONVENTION, TREKTRAX ATLANTA. CONTACT
THE CAPTAIN IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP STAFF A
FAN TABLE AT THE THEATER WITH THE CAPTAIN.
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Don't
risk this showtime selling out... purchase your ticket online
NOW at the Regal
Hollywood 24's Fandango page. Scroll down
to find the event poster, enter "30341" in the ZIP
code field, then follow the directions to purchase your ticket(s)
for the Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85 theater. |
Away
Mission to Night at the Museum
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Tellus Science Museum
100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville GA 30120
(770) 386-0576 |
VISIT
THE TELLUS SCIENCE MUSEUM WEB SITE HERE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS NEXT ISSUE |
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your
support of Trekkiepalooza critical to future of TrekTrax Atlanta |
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At
TrekTrax
Atlanta's "Closing Ceremonies" this past
April, the Executive Committee was candid with the audience
about the convention's financial situation. Our
attendance numbers did not meet our expectations and we were
(and still are) very much in debt. We put the question
out there: Will you support us in the coming months in any
way you can to help ensure the survival of TrekTrax Atlanta? The
room was filled with raised hands. Based on that,
we have organized a fundraiser next weekend for the explicit
purpose of raising money to pay at least part of those debts.
The musical acts we've lined up for this event as well as
the other activities we've planned are detailed above. The
point of this article is to reiterate and emphasize how important
it is for you to come out and support us with your attendance
and your checkbook. We're asking for a nominal
$5.00 admission at the door and will be offering a variety
of merchandise for sale. Even if you don't buy
anything, please just COME! But we hope you'll
buy something, too.
Is TrekTrax Atlanta 2013 going to happen...
or not?
That's largely up to you. We have a tentative date,
a hotel contract sitting in our email inbox, and three well-known
Star Trek authors tentatively confirmed as guests. But
we can't move forward with these plans until and unless we
get ourselves if not entirely out of debt, at least far enough
along that we can be confident we will be able to pay our
bills.
We understand that we weren't able to provide much advance
notice about the Sunday, July 8, date of this event, but we
were offered a free venue on that date and we couldn't say
no. We've worked hard to put together a fun afternoon
and evening of activities in a very short amount of time and
we desperately need you to drop by, if only for a while. It
is no exaggeration to state that the future of TrekTrax Atlanta
depends on your support. See you there! |
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? |
Last
issue, The Republiqué reported on the low attendance
at recent chapter activities and events, and said, "The
USS Republic cannot survive without the active participation
of its members. If you don't come out for our events,
the Captain will stop planning them. If the Captain
stops planning them, membership will collapse and the chapter
will ceast to exist." One week later, the
STARFLEET Academy & Star Trek Gaming event we had planned
was cancelled due to lack of interest. Needless
to say, your hardworking Commanding Officer was greatly disappointed.
The Republic has no less than four chapter events planned
for this month: the Trekkiepalooza! fundraising event mentioned
above, two summer blockbuster movie premieres, and the Star
Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event, also
described above. They all promise to be fun events
for you, your friends and your family. We need
your support and we need your attendance at these events. Please
plan to attend! |
USS
Republic's YahooGroups board brought up to date
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With
Facebook having become so popular in the last few years and
with the Republic having both a "Group" and
a "Page" on it, our (allegedly) members-only YahooGroups
message board seems to have fallen out of favor with the membership
over the last year or so. Partly due to that and
partly due to negligence on the Commanding Officer's part
to keep it constantly updated, a recent review of the subscriber
list indicated that it was largely inconsistent with our current
membership roster. A surprisingly large number
of former members were still subscribed to it and, unfortunately,
several current members are not.
Most of that has been recently corrected and your hard-working
CO is attempting to bring it fully up to date. No
less than 40 subscribers who had not renewed their membership
dues since 2010 have been removed from the list and invitations
have been sent to current members who have not yet subscribed. Further,
all birthday announcements for former members have been removed,
ranks for current members have been updated, and membership
renewal notices have been temporarily removed and will be
updated later this month.
Several members who subscribed to our YahooGroups
list years ago have since changed their email addresses and
messages to those members are bouncing. If you
are a current member of the Republic and have not received
any notifications recently, please check your subscriber settings
and update your email address accordingly.
Our Facebook pages are open to anyone. The primary
purpose of our YahooGroups
message board at this point is to provide a members-only forum
for chapter business that, for whatever reason, should be
kept within the membership. Subscription to the
YG board is a privilege that all current members are encouraged
to take advantage of.
If you are a current member of the Republic, are not
subscribed to the YahooGroups
message board and have not received an invitation to subscribe,
please contact the Captain to be added. Thank you! |
Personnel
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Something
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issue of The Republiqué! |
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Leonard
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up to become an acclaimed director, including two episodes
of Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Rascals"
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JULY
BIRTHDAYS
Sunday, July 1
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
Sunday, July 8
CDT2 Karl Dissinger
Friday, July 13
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in June
ENS2 Russell J. Broomfield
ENS1 Elisa Roper
ENS1 Jeff Trew
Ens Jenilee Trew
ENS1 Joanne Trew
ENS1 Julianne Trew
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JULY
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These members' SFI and chapter dues expire in July
ENS1 Nelson M. Barnhouse
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of July 1, 2012, the Republic crew includes 38
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing. |
The
Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, frequently partnering with other
local science fiction groups in the Atlanta area for joint
activities, but does not hold meetings on a consistently
fixed date each month. |
Because
the USS Republic is a duly commissioned chapter
of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed by
its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. Combined
annual dues for both groups are $25 per person and is
collected by the chapter (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes access to our YahooGroups
message board, voting privileges in chapter elections
and a personalized laminated membership card which entitles
the member to discounts and rebates on products and services
offered by our Member Benefits Program Partners. Additional
information on Republic membership and how to join
and reenlist is on our award-winning web site.
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NEWS
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Kurtzman
and Pine: Star Trek Sequel Crew Still on Journey
to TOS Crew + Cumberbatch's Villain Helps Kirk "Grow" |
By
Anthony Pascale
June 28, 2012
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People
Like Us director Alex Kurtzman talked to the Hollywood
Reporter about Star Trek, and specifically on where
the crew is on their arc of becoming the crew of the series:
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The
Hollywood Reporter: If theoretically Star Trek
2 examines what it means for Kirk to be Captain, how
much is the film a Quantum of Solace follow-up that
starts right after the first film, and how much does it
take place some time after the events of Star Trek? |
Alex
Kurtzman: I can't answer your question directly, but I can
say the assumption that we did not want to make was that
just because he's in the chair and they're on the bridge
together that they're the crew that you remember from the
original series. They're not---the crew from the original
series had gone on many, many journeys, they were a well-oiled
machine in terms of how they function, and these characters
are still figuring out who they are and who they are to
each other. And I did not want to jump so far ahead
that we missed a really important emotional connection to
that transition for them. |
Later
in the interview (in the context of discussing leaving films
with open questions and Prometheus), Alex elaborated
on Star Trek and Kirk, saying: |
I
tend to look at things first and foremost as a character's
journey from beginning to end, and oftentimes the journey
won't be resolved at the end, it will just be the completion
of whatever that moment in their journey is. Jim Kirk,
for example, inherits the Enterprise at the end of
Star Trek but that doesn't mean he fully understands
what it means to be Captain. It just means, oh, he
has the Enterprise now---so now what? He's never
sent men and women to their deaths before, so what's going
to happen when that kind of question comes up for him?
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Speaking
to MTV, Chris Pine spoke about the arc Kirk takes in the
Star Trek sequel noting: |
[Orci,
Kurtzman and Lindelof] are very good at writing myth and
these characters... go on mythic arcs. It is all about
growing up. These are young men and women. They
are not the crew that we know from the series, they are
developing into that. And it is a long way to go there.
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Pine
also talked about working with Benedict Cumberbatch: |
It
is structured so that the antagonist brings out all of the
qualities that need to happen for Kirk to grow.... Vocally
he is fascinating. He has this resonate voice. He's
got a fascinating face. He's a lovely guy and super smart.
What you want with a bad guy in any film is intelligence.
You want to see something firing in his brain so he
isn't just a blood dripping from the fangs sort of bad guy
and Benedict brings those kinds of smarts. |
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Noel Clarke: Star Trek Sequel Has Title |
By
Anthony Pascale
June 27, 2012
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There
are many things that are still unknown (or at least unconfirmed)
about J. J. Abrams' 2013 Star Trek sequel. Even
the simplest things like who the main guest stars are playing
is still a mystery, as is the title of the movie. However,
it appears (according to one of those guest actors) that
a decision has been made on the title, but he isn't saying
what it is. Also, TrekMovie weighs in with an opinion
on if the next Star Trek movie needs "Star Trek"
in the title. |
Noel
Clarke: I Know the Title of the Star Trek Sequel
(But I Won't Tell You) |
Speaking
to Digital Spy, actor Noel Clark (who plays father/family
man in the Star Trek sequel) said he "had a
great time" during the three months he spent in L.
A. filming the movie, and he hopes he makes the final cut.
He was also said he knew the title of the movie but
wouldn't reveal it. |
Star
Trek without "Star Trek"? |
As
recently as a few weeks ago, screenwriter Roberto Orci said
they still hadn't picked a title, but they were close to
one. Last weekend, he said there is a "75%"
chance the title would contain the words "Star Trek,"
which of course means there is a possibility it won't. If
Clarke is correct, then perhaps he knows the film's subtitle,
which could possibly stand alone or be presented as "Star
Trek: Subtitle." |
Personally,
I have long advocated for trying to find something that
actually doesn't include "Star Trek" in the title.
My reasoning is that it would give the J. J. Abrams
films their own style, following his initial Star Trek
film of 2009. The original crew films (following Star
Trek: The Motion Picture) all had roman numerals and
subtitles (like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan),
and the TNG crew films all had "Star Trek"
and a subtitle, like Star Trek: First Contact. So
perhaps the J. J. Abrams films could have their own style,
instead of returning to the TNG type of titles (which
is also the traditional franchise film title format). |
Don't
get me wrong, I am not saying they should try to hide Star
Trek, but allow the film to stand on its own. Christopher
Nolan's two follow-up films to Batman Begins don't
include "Batman" in the title (The Dark Knight
and The Dark Knight Rises). The upcoming Superman
movie is simply called Man of Steel. And of
course, none of the 23 James Bond movies include "James
Bond" or even "007" in the title, including
the upcoming Skyfall. In a way, going with
franchise + colon + subtitle feels a bit old-fashioned or
passé. |
The
key is finding a title that is evocative of Star Trek
without having to say "Star Trek." An example
could be "Final Frontier," but of course that
one was taken by William Shatner for Star Trek V.
Like with Dark Knight and Man of Steel, there
are many words and terms that are associated with Star
Trek, such as "warp," "mission,"
"boldly go," "starship," "beam
(me up)," "USS Enterprise," "prime
directive," etc. And of course, the associated
imagery and branding around the title could clearly identify
the film as a Star Trek film, like has been done
for other films without the franchise name in the title. |
Will
I be upset if the movie goes with the traditional Star
Trek + subtitle format? No. But, I think
it is worth considering something different. |
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Star Trek: Phase II Fan Series Recasts Their Kirk
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By
Anthony Pascale
June 20, 2012
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Star
Trek: Phase II Executive Producer James Cawley has decided
to recast himself and brought in a new professional actor
to play James T. Kirk. |
Cawley
tells TrekMovie that he has made the decision that he wants
the cast to all be trained and experienced actors, including
the role of Kirk, which he has played for the last eight
years. While Cawley has a successful performance career
as an Elvis impersonator, he is not a professional actor.
So he decided to focus on being the executive producer
and earlier this year, he began a search to find a new Kirk.
The actor he chose was Brian Gross, who is not only a big
fan of Star Trek, but also has many screen credits
to his name. |
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