![]() ![]() ![]() Number 398 (Vol. 8, No. 45). This edition is for the week of November 5--11, 2007. Plus... Star Trek Central Casting Readers Comments
Hollywood producers balked, saying that their working overhead was still too high and internet sales were not worth haggling over. The writers begged to differ and the strike was on. What this means for the average TV viewer is television, by and large, and with very few exceptions, has been relegated to re-runs and whatever reality shows they can cook up quickly until this passes. Which could be weeks or even months (the previous strike in 1988 lasted 5 months). What this means for the motion picture industry is that any scripts written before the strike are still on the table (although, I imagine re-writes may get complicated), but any movie proposals that did not have completed scripts prepared up to now, including ones you may have already seen trailers for, are on indefinite hold. Among the first casulaties were the TV late-night talk shows and any others that depended on union writers.
Networks said the following shows will immediately go into reruns because of the writers strike: Networks and publicists cited these other impacts: ![]()
Star Trek, Central Casting From the Reuters press release: The casting call lists features such as "long necks, small heads, extremely large heads, wide-set eyes, bug eyes, close-set eyes, large forehead, short upper lip, pronounced cheekbones, over- or under-sized ears and/or nose, facial deformities."
But it's not just odd-looking people they want.
"Ultra plain-looking people, ultra perfect-looking people, pure wholesome looks, twins, triplets, emaciated talent, regally poised and postured talent, or other visually unique characteristics," are also on the list.
The studio also is looking for thin, military types aged between 18 and 70 to portray Starfleet Academy cadets with marching experience who would not object to having their eyebrows shaved into a Vulcan-type shape.
"Everyone must be thin, athletic, fit; wardrobe will be form-fitting," said the casting call posted online.
The latest "Star Trek" movie, scheduled to open in theaters in December next year, is understood to follow the early days of the Enterprise crew.
Director J.J. Abrams has cast Bruce Greenwood as Christopher Pike, the Starship Enterprise's first captain, to star alongside Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, and Karl Urban .
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