Abbey Khan, editor in chief of Fushion Magazine had a chance to not only preview the Star Trek movie, she was able to participate in a full press conference.
Here’s some excerpts from her piece on Fushion Magazine
Question to JJ Abrams:
J.J., you took on one of the most beloved franchises in the history of television, why did you feel so compelled to do this and why now?
J.J. Abrams: Because I was not a Star Trek fan my initial reaction in producing was to try to work on a version that did appeal to me. The other producers and I started talking about what Star Trek could be because Brian had never seen an episode but Alex and Bob were big fans so we had a range of relationships with Star Trek. Star Trek was a story about survival, about working together, cross-cultural, political and racial lines, yet we wanted to maintain that and go back to the origins of Kirk and Spock and find a way for people like myself to love these characters. To tell the story was optimistic and with a big heart felt like the movies we loved as kids and that was one of the things that was most exciting to me.
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Question to Eric Bana
Eric, you usually play the good guy but here you’re the villain. What does it take to go from one extreme to the other?
Eric Bana: I don’t make the distinction in my head actually. Every film I’m in I try to play a character that I find interesting, and whether it’s good guy, bad guy, villain or hero. I don’t know that it’s more fun playing the villain, it keeps the girls, that’s for sure. I don’t know there’s that much of a difference. I just try and do what’s right for the character.
Question to Leonard Nimoy
Mr. Nimoy, this Star Trek takes place in an alternate timeline and the younger Spock is very different from your Spock, he’s much more emotional, much more human, and he has the relationship with the girl. How did you feel when you first read the script, were you resistant to that because he’s quite a significant character?
Leonard Nimoy: He does, doesn’t he (have a relationship with the girl). I was bemused by it when I read the script and I was amazed by it when I saw it in the film. I thought it was incredible.
I think there’s more of a human Spock than a Vulcan Spock-
Zachary Quinto responds too:
Zachary Quinto: I don’t necessarily agree with you. I think there’s a duality and internal conflict because he’s really split between the two halves of himself but I don’t think he’s gained control over that duality that Leonard had when he played the character. That’s the journey of this character. It’s not that he won’t allow you there and it’s not that he possess more humanity than Vulcanity.
Zoe Saldana & Zachary Quinto regarding Uhura & Spock
Zoe and Zachary, your relationship didn’t at all exist in the series so how did you approach the relationship in the film? What did you see in an older emotional character since it’s not a normal romance?
Karl Urban:
From my Star Trek knowledge, there was an episode where Uhura was singing and caressing Spock’s ear. I think while that relationship wasn’t developed, it certainly was there in subtext in the original series.
Zoe Saldana: I try not to publicly announce that the film or storyline I’m in is my favorite, but in this situation it was. That whole relationship for me gave me the desire to have the newer generation completely fall in love deeply with these characters and after reading it and doing research and going to fan sites, I realized that Spock and Uhura had more in common in terms of their characteristics than any of the other characters in the script. She’s an apt pupil, she loves to work and study and wants to be the best at what she does and all of the sudden here is this mentor that is a couple of years older than she is and he’s witty and has pointy ears and is sexy. He allowed only Uhura and not even his father to see his human side and she only let him call her by her first name I thought was kind of awesome.
Zachary Quinto: For me the relationship provides a great sense of levity in the film between Kirk and Spock and Kirk and Uhura. Between Spock and Uhura it provides a really interesting depth in that Uhura ultimately represents a canvas in which Spock projects emotions that he can’t really ever project. That dynamic to me was really rewarding as an actor and the scene that Zoe and I played in the elevator was definitely one of the most pleasant experiences in shooting and that’s due to Zoe and her emotional availability and openness.
There’s a LOT more to this interview than these tiny tidbits of information on Fushion Magazine .
There are also special Star Trek videos here on the Fushion Magazine site.
Thanks to Abbey Khan for allowing me to feature this piece!
Stevie Wilson
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