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Re: JJ Abrams new Star Trek movie...

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:44 pm
by Diabolical
anarky wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:18 pm Not sure why they recast Saavik. Much as I like Kirstie, I do think her replacement is a better Vulcan.
Cheers and $$$

Re: JJ Abrams new Star Trek movie...

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:53 am
by anarky
Diabolical wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:44 pm
anarky wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:18 pm Not sure why they recast Saavik. Much as I like Kirstie, I do think her replacement is a better Vulcan.
Cheers and $$$
Duh. I was thinking that was a few years later, but, yeah, the time would've been right.

Re: JJ Abrams new Star Trek movie...

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:41 pm
by Diabolical
anarky wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:53 am
Diabolical wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:44 pm
anarky wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 9:18 pm Not sure why they recast Saavik. Much as I like Kirstie, I do think her replacement is a better Vulcan.
Cheers and $$$
Duh. I was thinking that was a few years later, but, yeah, the time would've been right.
She wanted a lot more money because her star power was rising on Cheers.
The producers said, "Pass."

Re: JJ Abrams new Star Trek movie...

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:18 pm
by Ran
There were some clickbait articles about William Shatner wanting to get rid of her, but they aren't true. Supposedly she was asking for more money than they were paying DeForest Kelley.