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[/Film] When the Star Trek reboot was first announced, rumor had it that Matt Damon was going to play Captain Kirk. That never came to pass, but apparently there is a bit of truth to it.
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[I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures -] Matt Damon Turned Down Captain Kirk Role In Star Trek | I'm Not ...: "I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns."
[Buzz Newsroom] Matt Damon Turned Down Captain Kirk Role in JJ Abrams' Star Trek ...: According to WENN, the Lost creator said that Damon was his first choice for the role, but was glad to give relatively unknown actor Chris Pine the part in the end.
[Entertainment] Matt Damon was nearly Kirk: The filmmaker told Life online: "On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns. Not because it is fun to discover the stars of tomorrow, but even more so, just like with the first 'Star Wars', you didn't know who those people were when you saw the movie.
[Evil Beet Gossip] Matt Damon Turned Down Lead Role in the New Star Trek - Evil Beet ...: I think that Sylar is going to rock Spock’s role and that the person playing Kirk looks like he fits the role perfectly.
[TrekToday] Damon Turned Down Kirk Role - TrekToday: Casting unknowns has worked before, and Abrams feels that it makes the characters more believable to audiences. "It is fun to discover the stars of tomorrow, but even more so, just like with the first Star Wars, you didn't know who those people were when you saw the movie," he said.
[The Gaea News] Matt Damon turned down Star Trek role: LONDON - Hollywood actor Matt Damon turned down the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek, director J.J. Abrams has revealed.brams revealed that Matt was his first choice for the starring role of Kirk - but he is glad to have been given the chance to subsequently hire little known actor Chris Pine.
[Cinema Blend Celebrity] Damon Turned Down Kirk Role: The space age franchise originally featured William Shatner as the heroic starship captain, but the veteran stars from the first films have been replaced with a younger cast for the upcoming prequel. And Lost creator Abrams admits Damon was his first choice for the starring role of Kirk - but he is glad to have been given the chance to subsequently hire little known star Chris Pine.
[ePlay Future Gossip Blog] Matt Damon was first choice for new Star Trek Movie. | ePlay ...: “I actually approached Matt [Damon] and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns.”
[Starpulse Entertainment News Blog] J.J. Abrams Approached Matt Damon For 'Star Trek' Role - Starpulse ...: He tells Life magazine, "I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns."
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[Twilighters Anonymous - Site Wide Updates] MTV MOVIES BLOG: NO ROB PATTINSON? THE ”TWILIGHT' SCENARIO THAT ...: I was reading an article about how Matt Damon turned down the role for Captain Kirk in Star Trek and I think JJ Abrams explained it best. “Abrams recognizes that “things happen for a reason” and Damon's rejection opened up opportunities .
[Weekend Watchers] Weekend Watchers » Blog Archive » Daily Links, 04.21: JJ Abrams is on the press circuit for “Star Trek,” and the old stories about Matt Damon possibly starring as James T. Kirk in the film are back.
[Culch.ie] Culch.ie » Blog Archive » 99 Problems But A Ship Ain't One: For fans, the references to the past are nice (the red suited member of the away team always dies, Bruce Greenwood plays Captain Christopher Pike - the original captain of the Enterprise in the pilot episode before Shatner was brought on board) but Abrams doesn’t allow that to tie his hands in any way; this is, after all, a new story wevenever seen on screen anywhere before even in the extensive history of the Star Trek universe.
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