Stephen of Borg 2 Posted November 8, 2007 (edited) Greenwood Is Trek's Pike Bruce Greenwood has been cast as Christopher Pike, first captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie for Paramount, laying to rest rumors of other casting, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character of Capt. Pike appeared in "The Cage," the original unaired pilot that Gene Roddenberry created. The pilot was rejected by CBS and then shown to NBC, which turned it down, though it liked the concept enough to commission a second pilot. (Only the character of Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, survived the redevelopment.) Pike was later woven back into Star Trek lore as the ship's first captain and appeared in a two-part episode, "The Menagerie," which recycled bits of the original pilot episode. Pike was played by Jeffrey Hunter. Edited November 8, 2007 by Gamera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted November 8, 2007 Uhhhhhh................who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted November 8, 2007 Finally, an actor I like is going to be in this movie. He's been around while in mostly supporting roles - I remember him from St. Elsehwere. He was in The Core Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummy 0 Posted November 8, 2007 I wouldn't have guess him in a million years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BakulaBabe 2 Posted November 9, 2007 I'm absoutely flabergasted! I like him - especially in Nowhere Man, but I never imagined that he'd be Captain Pike! What a surprise! BTW, according to "canon", how much older than Kirk is Pike? I thought they were closer in age than Pine and Greenwood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen of Borg 2 Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) canon never says how old Pike is, but Jeffrey Hunter is five years older than Shatner. That wouldn't be canon age though since Spock served under Pike for years, and that wouldn't be possible if they were that close in age. The reason being that it would mean that Kirk wouldn't have been the youngest person promoted to Captain like in canon, but it would have been Pike Edited November 9, 2007 by Gamera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted November 10, 2007 Bruce Greenwood is a wonderful actor. I am happy he will be portraying Christopher Pike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted November 10, 2007 Kor37 read my mind, but from all the great things the rest of you have said I am excited to see him in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
