Something tells me he won't pronounce them as "nuclear wessels." Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new Pavel Chekov, Anton Yelchin. That's right, he's an actual Russian! That sound you hear is every Scot telling their agent they'd be perfect to succeed James Doohan. I can only imagine how excited every Iowa native actor is at their chance to play Kirk.
I'll admit that the Zachary Quinto casting as Spock left me feeling pretty cold at first but, having seen him acquit himself well at Comic-Con, I'm slowly warming to that one. As for Yelchin? No complaints here. I mean, he's young. Very young. Just 18-years-old, far younger than Walter Koenig was. But Chekov always was supposed to be inexperienced and awkward. And that's going to feel a lot more appropriate from an 18-year-old than it did from Koenig who was already in his 30s when "Star Trek" was on the air.
So is this how the casting's going to come? One at a time? Man, J.J. is drawing this out! According to The Hollywood Reporter, he's saving the big actors for two key roles, that of the villain and Kirk. Villain? I've been so preoccupied with the Kirk casting I haven't even considered who the villain might be. I think we're all hoping for something a little more Ricardo Montalban than F. Murray Abraham.
What do you think? Are you excited to see Yelchin in the role? Who should play Kirk?
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