Who auditioned for James T. Kirk?
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- October 8, 2024
Who else was considered for Captain Kirk?
From what I've read, when it was clear that Jeffrey Hunter would not be returning to film a second pilot for Star Trek, both Lloyd Bridges and Jack Lord were briefly considered for the role of “Captain of the Enterprise.” However, Roddenberry and others involved with the second pilot were familiar with William Shatner, ...Who turned down the role of Captain Kirk?
Jack Lord was Desilu Productions' original choice to play Kirk, but his demand for fifty-percent ownership of the show led to him not being hired. The second pilot episode was successful, and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was broadcast as the third episode of Star Trek on September 22, 1966.Who was originally cast as Captain Kirk?
Captain James T. Kirk was originally played by William Shatner. Shatner played the first (and arguably most iconic) captain of the Enterprise for for all three seasons of "The Original Series" ("TOS") which aired from 1966 to 1969, before getting canceled.Who was before Captain Kirk?
Christopher Pike is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. He is the immediate predecessor to James T. Kirk as captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Captain Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter in the original pilot "The Cage".STAR TREK: Voyager 1995 Cast Then and Now 2022 How They Changed
Why was the Star Trek pilot rejected?
NBC reportedly called the pilot "too cerebral", "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." Rather than rejecting the series outright, the network commissioned - in an unusual, and at the time unprecedented, move - a second pilot, which then became Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966).Why didn't Jeffrey Hunter do Star Trek?
Hunter declined to appear in a second Star Trek pilot requested by NBC in 1965 in order to concentrate on film roles. He told the press, "I was asked to do it, but had I accepted, I would have been tied up much longer than I care to be.Who else auditioned for Spock?
Benjamin Spock. Despite having Nimoy immediately in mind for the part, Roddenberry was required to audition other actors for the part. Actors who read for the part included Victor Lundin, and both Rex Holman and Michael Dunn were considered.Why did Jack Lord turn down his role as Captain Kirk?
Was considered for the part of Captain Kirk in Star Trek (1966), but was rejected by Gene Roddenberry and Desilu Studios but turned it down because he didn't like the role.How old was Leonard Nimoy when Star Trek started?
Leonard Nimoy was born in 1931, and the Original Series Star Trek was begun in 1965 or 1966. So he was 34 or 35 at the time.Who is Captain Kirk's greatest enemy?
Kirk's greatest enemy was Khan, Picard's was Q (though he was more a nuisance) and Archer's was the Klingons in general. Kirk and Picard both dealt with the Klingons but Picard dealt more with the Romulans.Who else was considered for Captain Picard?
Other names up for the role of Picard included Mitchell Ryan ("Grosse Pointe Blank"), Roy Thinnes ("The X-Files"), Yaphet Kotto ("Alien"), and Patrick Bauchau...How did Chris Pine get the role of Captain Kirk?
Chris Pine fondly recalls his audition with J.J. Abrams to become Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek (2009). Pine became the first actor besides WIlliam Shatner to play the iconic Captain of the Starship Enterprise, a role he reprised in two sequels, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond.What is James T. Kirk's personality?
Personality...charismatic, moral, and headstrong. Kirk is brave enough to save a planet under attack and charming enough to woo every woman there afterwards. Despite his strong sense of justice, Kirk stubbornly takes matters into his own hands, often disobeying orders to do what he thinks is best.