Oh man are Star Trek fans going to be pissed.

[apsham]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/

[MDK]

Please let this be true, I will laugh so hard.

[probablyoliver]

I don't even like Star Trek but that is by far the most retarded piece of casting ever. I don't mind Damon, I think he gets a lot of stick that he doesn't deserve, but as Kirk? That's just bullshit.

Edit: But yeah - It's as hilarious as it is retarded!

Edit: And Affleck as Spock? Bwahahahahahaha!

Edited August 4, 2006 by Ollie Beak

[apsham]

From Wiki:

Much of this points to Matt Damon playing Captain Kirk. The rumor was widely reported as true after Marc Malkin of The Insider Online reported that J. J. Abrams had contacted William Shatner to get the former Kirk's permission to recast Damon in his place. [3] Shatner's approving comments to USA Today seemed to confirm these rumors. [4] StarTrek.com later denied that Shatner had been contacted in any way. [5] Writer "Tony P" of The Trek XI Report has launched an investigation of the matter, with some success, reporting that both Malkin and StarTrek.com stand by their stories. He speculates that both may be true: "Shatner may be acquiescing to the cloak of secrecy that JJ Abrams has imposed." [6]

Other uncorroborated rumors have fingered Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as playing a doctor other than Dr. McCoy in XI (possibly Dr. Mark Piper, McCoy's predecessor) [7] and Ben Affleck as playing either Kirk or, in light of the Damon rumors, Spock. [8] These rumors have been denied or disputed by Paramount [9] and Moviehole.net [10], respectively. However, Moviehole.net went on to support the Hoffman rumor, though it is unclear whether this is based on the original IGN article or new information.

Best Star Trek ever!

[Timmoru Suzuki]

Oh dear god.

Damon is very good. But as Kirk?

[MalaCloudy Black]

I wouldn't mock Trekkies considering Keith is probably the biggest one here.

And if I was him, I'd ban everyone that mocks.

But then again..

[apsham]

Who's mocking Trekkies?

[MDK]

I will if nobody else wants to.

[Toe]

I don't care if Damon is Kirk.

Just, please, no Affleck.

[ROC]

I'm gonna bet a million dollars that some guy put that up there and it's not true, since none of the entertainment outlets have confirmed it yet.

[Your Mom]

I think Matt Damon could maybe pull it off, but casting Damon and Affleck in the same movie is just asking for your movie to be taken as a joke anymore so I doubt thats true.

[GoGo Yubari]

I like Matt Damon. He's a good actor.

Ben Affleck? Not so much.

[apsham]

Affleck was awesome in every Kevin Smith movie he was in, either in a character or cameo role. I also liked some of his other stuff, he's pretty good.

[GoGo Yubari]

Affleck was awesome in every Kevin Smith movie he was in, either in a character or cameo role. I also liked some of his other stuff, he's pretty good.

He's incredibly hit-or-miss. Kevin Smith directs him well and he was good in Changing Lanes, but that's about it.

[fineintent]

He was the bomb in Phantoms.

[Guest Koupa Troopa]

Matt Damon as Kirk can go suck my shiny metal ass.

[Numbahs]

If Affleck is Spock, I will see this movie 5 times in theaters. How awesomely awful.

Edited August 4, 2006 by Numbahs

[darkrayne]

oh please god let this be a bad joke!!!!

[ROC]

On the IMDB page, Damon's status is now "rumored" so, for the moment, he isn't Kirk.

[K]

I have no problem with Matt Damon as Kirk. Let us not forget that Kirk wasn't always as reckless as he was in the series. He was a bookworm, model student until the Kobayashi Maru similator pushed him from nerd to daredevil.