First Trek Film Footage Unveiled

Ostracus writes "Lost creator JJ Abrams has unveiled footage from his Star Trek prequel at a press event in London. The clips featured US actor Chris Pine as the young Captain Kirk, Heroes star Zachary Quinto as Mr Spock and Simon Pegg as Enterprise engineer Scotty. The audience also saw Leonard Nimoy reprise his role as the older Mr Spock in one of four excerpts from the film. In his introduction, Abrams said he wanted the film to be released in May 2009, to feel 'legitimate and real.' Speaking at London's Vue West End cinema on Tuesday morning, the film-maker admitted he had 'never really been a huge Star Trek fan.'" Note that the article doesn't actually contain the footage, just brief descriptions of it. The video clip included is just the old trailer that we saw many moons ago. But that won't stop me from lusting.

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[Herkum01]

I looked at the picture of the Enterprise, the curves remind me of a 50's car. Less concern for functionality than for looking stylish.

It is not like those curves are for aerodynamics!

JJ Abrams

[Andr T.]

Ok, this may sound childish, but I fear I might hate Spock being locked in a planet with polar bears, killing smoke and never-ending nonsense.

Re:Zachary Quinto

[cosmocain]

the most perfect? are you more surer or is he maybe even more perfectererer?

Re:I know I am risking my geek card here, but...

[Andr T.]

May 2009 seems to me a perfect 'real and legitimate' date - opposed to February 30, 2009.

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[naz404]

It appears to be functional and otherwise looks nice.

Hurrh? I still see no seatbelts... you'd think at the speeds they were going they'd be using crash seats and stuff...

Expect the obligatory staggering about like drunken louts and bad camera shaking after the oblig hits to the Enterprise in ship-to-ship battles! :D

Re:Why do so many Trek personel

[bsharitt]

I'm personally expected Star Trek: The Phantom Menace.

Soaring Heights

[speroni]

This really brings "News for Nerds" to a whole new level....

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[Sloppy]

It is not like those curves are for aerodynamics!

The original Enterprise was so un-aerodynamic that you could even hear it whooshing by in space. So let's withhold judgment until we know whether or not the new ship whooshes.

Re:JJ Abrams

[corbettw]

Personally, I can't wait to see Spock point his index finger at someone slice their head open.

Re:Continuity problems already

[Chairboy]

> And why have a Korean play a Japanese character (Sulu)? WTF?

I know! And I heard that the guy who's playing Spock isn't even a real alien!

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[bonch]

*whoosh*

Re:construction of the enterprise

[Chris Burke]

Anyway, I wonder just how awful this movie will end up being. Is it considered an even or odd-numbered film?

First Contact was the last even-numbered film.

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[DogDaySunrise]

I'm waiting for Pegg to repeat his line from his tv series, "Spaced":

"Sure as eggs is eggs, sure as night follows day, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is shit."

Re:Trailer Story FAIL

[Forrest Kyle]

I can tell you exactly where they get antimatter: the script.