"Learning to speak a foreign language for a movie is one thing, but how about perfecting a made-up language from outer space?
Clifton Collins Jr. said that's exactly what he and Eric Bana had to do for J.J. Abrams' much-anticipated Star Trek movie.
“Me and Eric are the new Romulans,” Collins said of their space alien characters in the flick. "They had a linguist come in and invent Romulan!” ...
Collins said his and Bana's Romulan look could have been somewhat inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean. “We’re space pirates,” Collins explained. “Think of Johnny Depp as a Romulan.”
And get ready for some surprise appearances in the movie. "There is, but I better not say," Collins said of possible big-star cameos. "There are certain things that as kids growing up, whether it's Star Trek or other shows at the time, all you got to do is really just hear their voice and your heart warms."
Asked if he was referring to characters and actors from the original television series, Collins simply smiled and said, "Maybe.""
I'd heard that Bana's character was Romulan - and the film's villain, I think? - but it's all been so sketchy, details-wise, so this is the first real confirmation type deal I've seen, with some actual details. Plus... Bana. Mmm.
In unrelated but should-be-mentioned news, I am having trouble thinking up those funny little things called "thoughts" today... I'm just sort of staring at my computer screen in a daze. Maybe post-lunch I'll be feeling more... whatever it is I feel when I feel up to blogging. Narcissistic, narcoleptic, dosed on narcotics... whatever. Maybe. Huh? See, I told you. Sigh.
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