Winona Ryder as Spocks mom, a vulcan not a human

[dr2red]

What the bleep, bleep bleep. https://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20...487ba441f94;_ylt=Aj5L3JlRE2Kmv6c0rlPV581xFb8C

 

[Kabukiman]

I'm in full agreement with this statement:

"I'm not a Winona hater...but Spock's mom isn't Vulcan, isn't brunette, and isn't the type that Winona is good at," a user going by the name Toroth's 1st Officer posted in response to the announcement on a thread entitled "What the F---!" on TrekWeb.com.

Very appropriate thread title as well.

I don't really care about the casting per se, but changing the species of such an important character is stupid. There's no way they're doing that. It's gotta be just a misquote or some sort of misunderstanding.

 

[Memnoch]

If they are changing Amanda that means either A. they are changing Saviks species or B losing a vital aspect of what makes Spock, Spock.

 

[Kabukiman]

What does Saavik have to do with Amanda?

 

[Memnoch]

Argh, I meant to say Sarek. Too many S's for me today.

 

[Kabukiman]

Cursed alien names.

 

[Memnoch]

Yea, but like I said.. I really hope this is a misquote but even still.. Don't like her as Amanda. This is the first piece of casting that is truly WTF. But if this does crash and burn I still have TOS on DVD and the films, we would just have to accept that Star Trek is dead for the time being and also that it really is successful only when looking forward.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Sounds like maybe Variety got it wrong and then E Online grabbed at that and took it to the audience they knew would give the most outraged soundbites - online Trek fans.

Here's the entire quote from Variety about her race:

"Paramount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Ryder to play the Vulcan mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto)."

The pic they have of her is scary. I used to have a crush on Winona, but that's just...
https://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/233...ty.com/graphics/photos/_mugr/ryder_winona.jpg

 

[Memnoch]

Dark Horizons is reporting Amanda still being human.. but I still don't know about Winona for the part.

 

[Darth Caedus]

So...who didn't know that Spock's mother was human. I didn't; interesting.

 

[jedibear]

The more I hear about this project...sheesh.
I'm sticking by my original thought on this.....

gobble, gobble.

 

[Memnoch]

So...who didn't know that Spock's mother was human. I didn't; interesting.

not a fan of Star Trek: The Voyage Home? In the opening Spock and his mom have a convo about the nature of his emotions.

 

[jungle jom]

Winona Ryder will be fine if she is playing a human and not a vulcan. She has the same build and bone structure as Jane Wyatt.

The same frail look.

She just better not be a Vulcan!!!!!!!!

 

[Darth Caedus]

not a fan of Star Trek: The Voyage Home? In the opening Spock and his mom have a convo about the nature of his emotions.

is that the one with the whales? that's the only one I've seen.

 

[Memnoch]

Indeed it is. In the opening as Spock is doing his training the computer asks "How do you feel?" tp which he has some issues understanding and thats when Amanda comes in and they talk about being half human. If you miss the first 10 minutes or so then you may have missed this part.

 

[Kabukiman]

not a fan of Star Trek: The Voyage Home?

And "Journey to Babel," classic episode.

 

[Darth Caedus]

Indeed it is. In the opening as Spock is doing his training the computer asks "How do you feel?" tp which he has some issues understanding and thats when Amanda comes in and they talk about being half human. If you miss the first 10 minutes or so then you may have missed this part.

Hmmm, maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Gotta watch that one again.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Strange they would choose someone incapable of emoting to play Spock's human mother.

 

[tomandshell]

I liked her in Edward Scissorhands.

 

[Darklord Dave]

She's an excellent actress - Heathers, Beetlejuice and the ever classic and not to be forgotten...

Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael.