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[Anticitizen One]

Villain is definitely Robert April. Drew McWeeney's theory works too too well. As a person whose exposure to ST is 1) the '09 reboot 2) probably 3 episodes total of the original series 3) two episodes of TNG, I'm perfectly fine with that. A family theme coupled with examining Kirk's role as Enterprise patriarch sounds functional.

I agree.

 

[Tobor]

Oh, man, after watching the 9 minutes plus the new trailer, just let it be may already.

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[Technosteve]

The 9 min trailer in 3D imax was great, my friends and I had a conversation about why we like the new star trek movies. I think it boils down to the character interactions and relationships are all great and mirror the original characters in tone. The charisma of the actors over shadows how shitty the plot is, literately when we were recounting the plot. We were like wow. that story line fucking blows. The 3D was great too.

 

[big ander]

If this is true, could Weller be playing the old April?

Hm...

ooh good call.

 

[mjc]

Very interesting theory...hmmmmm.

 

[Mengy]

Right here

Also, as a note: I debated whether or not to spoiler tag that name in my other post, but I saw others putting it untagged so I went for it. That said, the way this writer came up with this theory involved seeing something on a set visit. Not really a full spoiler, but he added up clues and stuff. I dunno. I don't think knowing who the villain is should bug people, especially when it's technically just a theory.

If this is true, could Weller be playing the old April?

Well now, this theory is interesting. I almost kind of like it too.

I can't beleive they have kept the plot of this movie so secret, lol. May can't some soon enough.

 

[The Librarian]

Oh, man, after watching the 9 minutes plus the new trailer, just let it be may already.

Cartmanfreezing.jpg

Star Trek into Idiocy, Tobor.

 

[Tobor]

I'd love for it to be April. Anyone but Khan.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Agreed.

 

[The Librarian]

I'd love for it to be April. Anyone but Khan.

Tobor, this is Orzi and crew. Prepare for it to be Khan.

 

[DrEvil]

You saw it right? I dont know if it is on the other encodes, but the downloadable 1080p version has it on there.

Oh, I see. yeah, it's the footer. lolz.

 

[big ander]

The 9 min trailer in 3D imax was great, my friends and I had a conversation about why we like the new star trek movies. I think it boils down to the character interactions and relationships are all great and mirror the original characters in tone. The charisma of the actors over shadows how shitty the plot is, literately when we were recounting the plot. We were like wow. that story line fucking blows. The 3D was great too.

eh I dunno. I think the character interactions are a big part of it, but only because they don't rely heavily on the original material. Going in I knew the very basics of Trek characters, and the first film built those characters well without ever making it feel like their representations relied on past knowledge. in that sense it was a reboot done right.
the other big factor for me was the pacing and scale, movie felt grand and slick. And I never thought the plot was stupid. no stupider than the plots of the little Trek I've seen before. For example, I'm pretty sure City on the Edge of Forever is one of the top episodes of the original series and its timeline fudging is no better or worse than the '09 reboots.

 

[Tobor]

Tobor, this is Orzi and crew. Prepare for it to be Khan.

I'm prepared to have a great time watching Star Trek in the theater come May.

 

[Kinyou]

Klingons?

I hope that's not a new design for the bird of prey. Loved the original one.

 

[The Librarian]

I'm prepared to have a great time watching Star Trek in the theater come May.

Touche.

 

[Sickboy007]

I hope that's not a new design for the bird of prey. Loved the original one.

That's a BoP if I've ever seen one.

 

[Kinyou]

That's a BoP if I've ever seen one.

But it looks so tiny

Hm, maybe it's just the perspective.

 

[Mengy]

I just watched the 9 min preview, Holy Shit was that awesome. That hyped me up more for this movie than anything else so far. Explains a few things that had me wondering from the shorter 2 min trailer too.

So far, this is looking incredible.

 

[DrEvil]

:45 seconds into the new trailer.. Spock is sitting on the bridge in his uniform.. looks like the Captain's chair... and a SEATBELT on his shoulder.

 

[Sickboy007]

:45 seconds into the new trailer.. Spock is sitting on the bridge in his uniform.. looks like the Captain's chair... and a SEATBELT on his shoulder.

Makes sense if they're crashing in the atmosphere.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

edit: or maybe at the end of this film! Perhaps that's why ILM needed that extra time before they started filming: new enterprise scenes/setup!

Wait, what?

 

[DrEvil]

Makes sense if they're crashing in the atmosphere.

Wait, what?

1) Likely. But it took OG-Trek until Nemesis to finally have 'seatbelts' and it was a deleted scene. Just an interesting thing that'll make some nerds happy.


2) Just theorizing.. Looking at the trailer, the Enterprise gets pretty fucked up.. and the whole theme seems to be about sacrifice, so I'm betting the big E gets destroyed, and perhaps we see the NCC-1701-A at the end of this film.


There were reports that ILM started working on some CG shots that 'they knew were needed' even before Principal photography started. It'd make sense that maybe they needed the extra time to model/rig/light a new ship, seeing as the current Enterprise was already done from the first film...


Totally a theory, but I'd love to see what a refit/new class Enterprise would look like in the JJVerse

 

[Tobor]

:45 seconds into the new trailer.. Spock is sitting on the bridge in his uniform.. looks like the Captain's chair... and a SEATBELT on his shoulder.

They had belts in the last movie on the shuttle.

 

[OneEightZero]

I saw Kirk wearing a TOS movie Starfleet emblem at one point. ^_^

 

[XiaNaphryz]

There were reports that ILM started working on some CG shots that 'they knew were needed' even before Principal photography started.

This is a common occurrence in general though, particularly with films you know will have some all-cg sequences.

 

[Archer]

BBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMM

 

[Makoto]

I have a feeling that shot of

Spoiler

Alice Eve's character screaming after the shots of Uhura and Spock kissing was a nod to the fans who don't approve of their relationship.

 

[MisterHero]

I have a feeling that shot of

Spoiler

Alice Eve's character screaming after the shots of Uhura and Spock kissing was a nod to the fans who don't approve of their relationship.

but what of the one-time romance between Uhura and Scotty in Star Trek V?

=(

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

http://www.areyouthe1701.com/

Viral Marketing.

EDIT: OH MY GOD! Don't tell me I missed the 9 minute trailer/clip in IMAX! I showed up to the theater a bit late... :/

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

00:54 in the new trailer.

 

[The Librarian]

00:54 in the new trailer.

Haha. Space Seed.

 

[inm8num2]

That was a quick turnaround between the two trailers.

 

[Zzoram]

:45 seconds into the new trailer.. Spock is sitting on the bridge in his uniform.. looks like the Captain's chair... and a SEATBELT on his shoulder.

Considering how the crew gets tossed around every time their ship is attacked or hits turbulence, it's a wonder that they didn't all include seat belts in the Prime universe.

Mod Note: New thread is here for the new trailer: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=504496