This one is spreading like fire all over the place. But apparently, the Star Trek cast has been rounded out with the addition of Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings, Pathfinder, Doom) at Doctor Leonard McCoy, one of the the “Big Three” in the Star Trek universe.
First of all, let me throw in a word of caution. Many sites right now are reporting that this is “CONFIRMED”! No, no it’s not confirmed. At least not yet. What this is, is a guy from AICN saying someone he knows says it’s “pretty much a done deal”. Here’s the actual quote:
We heard RUMORS ABOUT THIS last week. Now, one of my main dudes tells us Urban-“Bones” is “pretty much a done deal”.
So no, Karl Urban is not YET “confirmed” as McCoy for Star Trek (although that’s not to say it won’t be confirmed soon).
Anyway, for the sake of it let’s just assume for a moment that Karl Urban is indeed going to play McCoy. Man, that is an ODD choice. Don’t get me wrong, I really like Karl Urban and I’ll go see just about anything this guy does (even in the horrible Pathfinder and Doom), but in everything he’s played to date he’s always been the macho rugged type. How do you translate him into the physically unassuming Doctor McCoy when he’s 10x more macho and could clearly kick the shit out of the guy playing James T. Kirk?
Actors act and play different roles, but there is still something to be said for finding the right “fit”… and man… I just don’t know that Karl Urban (as much as I love the guy) is the right fit for Doctor McCoy. I was all on board a while ago where there were rumors that Urban might play a bad guy or something like that… but Doctor McCoy??? REALLY?
What do you think? Adding good talent is never a bad idea… but can you get into the idea of Karl Urban as McCoy?
