Meet the New Star Trek crew!

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The only one that isn't signed on is Karl Urban as Mc Coy so that may change but everyone else is signed:

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What does everyone think?

I haven't seen the original Trek but I think they could do better in some aspects. Kal Penn as Sulu and Karl Urban as McCoy are the only two I completely disagree with. But while Quinto LOOKS like Spock I can't possibly think of him as anyone other than Sylar. He's going to have a real hard time getting over that.

As for Penn and Urban? In the few films of Urban's I've seen he can't act worth a crap. McCoy also needs to be older and have that homestyle appearance if you know what I mean. For me that's Gary Sinese or John McGinley.

Penn on the other hand I can just see an outtake on the DVD right now:

Chris Pine: Captain Forehead turn to port! I mean Helmsman Sulu.
Kal Penn: Mr. Abrams he did it again!
Abrams: You're name is captain Forehead now so shaddup!

Joking aside they could've picked someone who looks closer to George Takei. Or borrow James Kyson Lee from Heroes as they would never let Masi Oka go but Kyson looks closer to George than Penn does.

Minor complaints aside I think this could potentially turn out to be a great movie. Can't wait to see it. What does everyone else think?

[Gray Lensman]

Personally, I think recasting the original crew is a bad idea. The original actors are too entrenched in the public consciousness for any replacement actors to ever measure up. This isn't a franchise like Doctor Who, where you can replace the main cast with anyone. No matter how good the new actors are, they'll more than likely fall short.

That said, my real question is... does this movie have a halfway decent screenwriter? Preferably someone who understands what made the original series work and can portray the characters tolerably well. Because that's been the biggest problem that Star Trek has been languishing under for well over a decade now...

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But while Quinto LOOKS like Spock I can't possibly think of him as anyone other than Sylar.

It's the complete opposite for me. Ever since I learned that Quinto was cast as Spock, I no longer see Sylar, I just see a young Spock.

In fact, I'm waiting for Leonard Nimoy to have a special guest appearance as Sylar's father.

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Yeah it's odd but Sylar is so evil and Spock is so good. Has Spock ever eaten anybody's brains? I don't think so. Unless we're talking about Zombie Spock from the Star Trek Zombies universe and then I don't even want to know how badly Marvel is going to sue over that