Author Topic: Matt Damon On Star Trek: If the script is good, I'll do it (Read 7330 times)

Cheebs · « **on:** December 11, 2006, 10:17:08 AM »

Sounds like the Matt Damon rumor was real. J.J. Abrams with two of his Lost/Alias writers are working on the script right now. Matt Damon is willing to do it if he ok's the script.

Seems like Damon as Kirk is much more likely than previously thought.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=39147

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:23:30 AM »

You don't know how many times I have watched Star Trek and thought, "This needs more Matt Damon"

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:28:46 AM »

JJ Abrams is a decent enough writer to pull this off, so no worries.

Cheebs · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:29:47 AM »

There is also been some talk on Spock lately. The guy who plays Sylar on Heroes said he has been talking to co-star Greg Grunberg(who is confirmed to be in the new 'Trek) about getting a audition for Spock. Oddly he kind of does look like a young Nimoy. It doesn't hurt when J.J. Abrams is openly a huge fan of Heroes.

Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 11, 2006, 10:28:46 AM

JJ Abrams is a decent enough writer to pull this off, so no worries.

Damon was in The Brothers Grimm and Stuck on You recently. I think his definition of good isn't THAT high.

whiteACID · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:36:10 AM »

I hope this happens. I'm a huge Trekkie and I need my fix!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:36:57 AM »

This is going to be an epic trainwreck. I can't wait.

Cheebs · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:38:25 AM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 10:36:57 AM

This is going to be an epic trainwreck. I can't wait.

I really don't know. J.J. Abrams IS good. First two seasons of Alias(his two seasons) were great and I feel MI 3 was a great action film.

And who knows the power of nostalgia on this. We know this film will have the classic look. Short skirts & go-go boots style.

Deadite · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:42:57 AM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:43:06 AM »

Mission: Impossible III is a great action TV show pretending to be a film. Alias got horrendous. Abrams has a talent for making things convoluted and incoherent. May I say more about his awful Superman script? Abrams might be good for an espionage show or two, but this is Trek, which Roddenberry made famous by simplifying themes in a fantastic setting. Abrams is just going to make it a convoluted mess. He isn't a proven guy at all, especially in terms of a director.

Then, we come to the biggest obstacle. William Shatner is Kirk. Leonard Nimoy is Spock. Mind you, this is for anyone over the age of 21. The point is, I highly doubt that people are going to flock to the movies to see the Matt Damon, Sylar from Heroes and Tom Cruise Star Trek reimagining spectacular. It's got huge flop written all over it.

Paramount was foolish to rush back into Trek and even more foolish to try and reinvent the wheel, when the wheel is still too fresh. Fuck, I paid to see Undiscovered Country in theatres and I'm not old at all.

Cheebs · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:45:27 AM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 10:43:06 AM

Then, we come to the biggest obstacle. William Shatner is Kirk. Leonard Nimoy is Spock.

I feel that way now as well but I'll wait till I see the film. Pre-OHMSS Connery WAS Bond. And Abrams has said he sees Kirk as being Bond in that he should be the star of all things star trek and be recast when the time is right.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:52:54 AM »

Who gives a flying fuck what Abrams thinks. Kirk and Spock are icons, and have been portrayed by the same two actors for a lot, lot longer than Connery as Bond. I'm glad Abrams awful spin can take advantage of you as a Bond fan, but I'm not that stupid.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:55:10 AM »

Lol Star Wreck. Im still mostly convinced the last seasons of DS9 were the only good eps of any star trek show lulz.

Stargate has been better than Star Trek for years n years. Amen.

Cheebs · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:56:58 AM »

I am also a trek fan, more than just TOS. Enterprise Season 3 and 4 were FANTASTIC (Season 1 and 2 were horrible).

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:04:00 AM »

STARGAAAAATE ITS A GATE TO STAAAAAARSSSS

COME ON! Even the spinoff Atlantis rocks! FU TREKKIES

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:05:17 AM »

I represent what Paramount wants, but they will not get - the casual Trek fan that's alienated by the hardcore Trek nerd crap. I'm the guy that owns Wrath of Khan and First Contact, and probably didn't see the last two films. I'm the guy that watch the original series in re-runs, and casually watched The Next Generation, but was offput by all the nerdy political crap with other spinoffs. I don't want to keep track of a billion different alien races, continuously at war with each other, and all that bullcrap. I like Kirk and Nimoy saving whales.

Say what you want about Trek, but Stargate is some of the most mediocre science fiction on television. It's not bad, nor is it good. It's as about as safe as low budget sci-fi can get.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:10:12 AM »

M: i : III was a very well made film.

anthonyOA · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:19:55 AM »

anyone remember that film "lost in space"? just sayin...

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:21:14 AM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 10:36:57 AM

This is going to be an epic trainwreck. I can't wait.

QFT

Why anyone thinks this guy can make a good Star Trek movie (which is hard enough considering how dumb the IP is) is blind. Matt Damon as Kirk? Are you people crazy?

Cheebs · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:49:45 AM »

Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 11, 2006, 11:10:12 AM

M: i : III was a very well made film.

Wise man, best of the 3 films.

Himu · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:50:42 AM »

star trek sucks

Cheebs · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:58:37 AM »

I am a odd trek fan. I dont go to star trek sites or message boards. I dont go to conventions and I HATE HATE HATE trekkies. I buy and watch the material but never speak of it due to not wanting to associate with those "types".

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:14:29 PM »

WILLCO YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON.

Cheebs · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:17:18 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2006, 12:14:29 PM

WILLCO YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON.

he said alias was horrible

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #23 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:30:06 PM »

HE IS DESTROYING EVERYTHING!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #24 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:56:50 PM »

I enjoyed Alias up until it got too convoluted and I dropped it like a bad habit. Lost is following fast on its heels in terms of falling apart.

Cheebs · « **Reply #25 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:58:09 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 12:56:50 PM

I enjoyed Alias up until it got too convoluted and I dropped it like a bad habit. Lost is following fast on its heels in terms of falling apart.

Was it Season 1 and 2? Those were Abrams seasons. Abrams sway over lost is decreasing as well. He is spending most of his time on Trek now.

Solo · « **Reply #26 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:03:01 PM »

I hated MI:III. You are shooting in scope, JJ, no need to be 2 inches from everyones face like when you are shooting a TV show. I have rarely seen the 2.35:1 ratio used more poorly.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #27 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:04:00 PM »

Correction, those were the seasons he was hands-on in writing, but he always served as producer on the show. Not only that, he started the narrative disaster that turned into Season 3, regardless if he didn't personally write it. He's did the same thing with Lost. It'll be an epic disaster in a season or two once everyone realizes that nobody knows what's going on.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #28 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:12:59 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on December 11, 2006, 11:49:45 AM

Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 11, 2006, 11:10:12 AM
M: i : III was a very well made film.
Wise man, best of the 3 films.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #29 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:14:13 PM »

No fucking way. De Palma's original is great entertaintment and an actual film. Abrams' entry is like a made-for-TV movie with a good budget.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #30 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:15:27 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 01:14:13 PM

No fucking way. De Palma's original is great entertaintment and an actual film. Abrams' entry is like a made-for-TV movie with a good budget.

lolz, you liked SoaP.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #31 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:16:35 PM »

Yeah, because it was actually shot like a movie

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Also, the fact that you don't like Snakes on a Plane speaks more about you than me. From all accounts, it was a rip roaring good ride of Grade-Z entertainment. You can't throw me underneath the bus when the driver is Sam Jackson, you humorless queef!

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Solo · « **Reply #32 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:17:33 PM »

MI:
1>a kick to the nuts>3>being shit on>2>king kong

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #33 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:17:44 PM »

Oh please, m : i : III was 100% a "movie" movie. And yes, its better than DePalma's lackluster first film.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #34 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:18:27 PM »

Wow, you're quickly entering Phoenix Dark' Bad Taste Cinema territory.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #35 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:19:21 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 01:18:27 PM

Wow, you're quickly entering Phoenix Dark' Bad Taste Cinema territory.

Says the guy who liked SoaP.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #36 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:20:30 PM »

Using more emoticons doesn't make you any less humorless or give you better taste.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #37 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:22:24 PM »

Quote from: Solo on December 11, 2006, 01:17:33 PM

MI:
1>a kick to the nuts>3>being shit on>2>king kong

Wow stfu. King Kong was a good film and didn't suck by any stretch of the imagination.

MI:I is a very good, well balanced movie. There are only three big action scenes in the entire movie, which forced the rest of the movie to grab your attention with more than explosions and rock climbing (like MI:II). I haven't seen MI:III but I've heard many good things about it

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #38 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:24:11 PM »

I don't know how you make a movie about a giant ape fucking shit up and an island full of dinosaurs and insects seem boring in stretches, but P.J. sure managed!

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #39 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:24:45 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 01:24:11 PM

I don't know how you make a movie about a giant ape fucking shit up and an island full of dinosaurs and insects seem boring in stretches, but P.J. sure managed!

True. :/

Solo · « **Reply #40 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:24:53 PM »

King Kong WAS a great movie. If you like watching PJ jerk off to his own greatness for 3 hours.

Willco: its because he tried to make a fun, 90 minute B-flick into a serious, 180 minute drama. To say he failed is like saying Stalin might have killed some people.

Cheebs · « **Reply #41 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:25:49 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 01:16:35 PM

Also, the fact that you don't like Snakes on a Plane speaks more about you than me.

You realize SoaP is probably the biggest flop of 2006?

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #42 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:27:48 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on December 11, 2006, 01:25:49 PM

Quote from: Willco on December 11, 2006, 01:16:35 PM
Also, the fact that you don't like Snakes on a Plane speaks more about you than me.

You realize SoaP is probably the biggest flop of 2006?

GET 'IM!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #43 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:27:59 PM »

Uh, it was a wash at the box office. Considering all the big budget movies that didn't make their money back, I don't know how you could call it the biggest flop of the year.

Maybe if you're stupid.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #44 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:28:52 PM »

When Willco likes a movie, you better DAMN well like it to or else your getting tha whip!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #45 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:29:37 PM »

SPIDERMAN SUX

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #46 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:30:54 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2006, 01:29:37 PM

SPIDERMAN SUX

lolz, you're thinking of Spider-Man 2.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #47 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:31:45 PM »

Not really, but - again - calling out someone because he enjoyed a film for what it is when the general concensus of those who actually saw it (albeit a catch twenty-two, since it did only $60 million worldwide) concurs, is hardly a barometer for taste.

I mean, at least I don't think J.J. Abrams NBC Original Movie of the Week, Mission: Impossible III is better than DePalma's original. Nor did I pay to see Miami Vice in theaters (oh, sick burn!).

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #48 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:32:29 PM »

Star trek, like spiderman movies suck and are boring.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #49 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:33:26 PM »

Careful there, old chum, one of your sacred cows might be caught in the crossfire!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #50 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:34:33 PM »

U MEAN TECH ROMANCER??!!

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #51 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:36:00 PM »

1. I did see SoaP, and still wish I hadn't.

2. JJ Abrams' M:I was a well made, intelligent action film, which didn't bore me to sleep like DePalma's original.

3. I'm glad I saw Miami Vice, and appreciate owning the theatrical cut on DVD.

Solo · « **Reply #52 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:36:09 PM »

Spider-Man 2 > Batman Begins

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #53 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:36:45 PM »

Quote from: Solo on December 11, 2006, 01:36:09 PM

Spider-Man 2 > Batman Begins

Okay, thems fightin' words.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #54 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:36:51 PM »

Batman Begins >>>>>>>>>> whatever you like

it's the only movie I'm gonna buy on HD-DVD!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #55 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:37:48 PM »

Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 11, 2006, 01:36:00 PM

1. I did see SoaP, and still wish I hadn't.

You must be the most boring person to hang out with.

Quote

2. JJ Abrams' M:I was a well made, intelligent action film, which didn't bore me to sleep like DePalma's original.

3. I'm glad I saw Miami Vice, and appreciate owning the theatrical cut on DVD.

Phoenix Dark's pedestal can't hold up the weight of two bad cinema lovers!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #56 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:37:53 PM »

Spiderman movies are crap, I miss old raimi, he made good movies.

Solo · « **Reply #57 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:38:05 PM »

Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 11, 2006, 01:36:45 PM

Quote from: Solo on December 11, 2006, 01:36:09 PM
Spider-Man 2 > Batman Begins

Okay, thems fightin' words.

Now that we've had 1+ years to mull it over, I believe it to be true.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #58 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:39:36 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2006, 01:37:53 PM

Spiderman movies are crap, I miss old raimi, he made good movies.

No way, they're arguably some of his most polished films to date. You're like that kid who likes a band 'till their popular. Then they've sold out!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #59 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:40:15 PM »

No I just like good movies like WONDER BOYS!

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Author Topic: Matt Damon On Star Trek: If the script is good, I'll do it (Read 7330 times)