William Shatner once said that the role of Kirk in JJ Abrams Star Trek Prequel is “uncastable”. I happen to agree to some extent with that statement. Shatner didn’t mean that no one could do the job, just that the character became so synonymous with Shatner himself that anyone you got to play Kirk would actually be playing William Shatner playing Kirk.
So no matter who they choose, someone is going to have issues with it. I am undecided about the most predominate casting rumour for Kirk to date.
Well, allegedly Mike Vogel has been cast as James T. Kirk for JJ Abrams’s upcoming STAR TREK movie.
How true is it? I have no idea at the moment. It certainly seems like IESB is confident about their source, and Vogel is starring in CLOVERFIELD/1-18-08/etc. right now, so maybe JJ saw something he really liked as those dailies came rolling in.
Rumour or not, the fact that Vogel is currently working with JJ on the mysterious Cloverfield movie makes you wonder if his experience with Vogel would influence such a casting choice? It wouldnt be the first time a director would choose an actor he has worked with before.
I don’t know Vogel well enough to imagine him in the role. Do you think he would do the job well?
