The cage, in which number one took command after the abduction of captain christopher pike, and. Not only is the franchise probably at its lowest creatively, but there are constant rumors about the future plans for star trek. Ethan peck says he has drunk the star trek koolaid and. And the obvious james kirk connection would be a big plus. Are the latest star trek rumors marketing research for. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. According to the weekly planet podcast, anson mounts captain pike will return to the small screen in his own series alongside several other popular characters during the shows famous hot scoop or shot of poop segment, hosts james clement and nick mason revealed that a reliable source has told them that captain pike. He had captured captain pike for this purpose, and although pike refused to cooperate willingly, nero forced him to talk with a centaurian slug. The cage is a not only very good but touching, and of course, its fascinating to see star trek before it became a cult classic. Discovery movie, and a voyager spinoff in the vein of picard starring captain janeway.
Today cbs announced actor anson mount has been cast as captain christopher pike in star trek. Please support us on indiegogo launching monday june 8th 10am pst check here for more details. Captain pike 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. Im trying to imagine 18 seasons and 500 episodes and movies of kurtzman. Captain pike fan film to boldly go to prekirk enterprise. Hunters pike was quite a bit different from mounts. Christopher pike alternate reality memory alpha fandom. Pike also became the first captain of the uss enterprise and served in that position when the starship launched during a crisis in 2258. After being held captive by nero, however, pike gave command over to spock. This indiegogo will be for filming act 1 30 minutes of our 90 minute captain pike film.
A star trek spinoff series for anson mounts captain pike, also starring spock and number one, is reportedly in development. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Discovery in its second season cast anson mount as capt. Discovery may be setting up a spinoff that centers on the adventures of captain pike and spock aboard the uss enterprise. Star treks anson mount on the moment he was cast as. In addition, pike and company are a sliver of star trek canon that is familiar enough to be known to a more general audience but not so much so that continuity becomes an issue. On tuesday it was finally announced that cbs and viacom, the parent company of paramount pictures, were going to merge into viacomcbs. Bruce greenwood portrays a version of pike in the films star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness 20, which takes place in an alternative timeline. In a way, this is why the captain pike series wont happen, it represents a star trek from the past and times have changed significantly that it might only appeal to the traditional fan. With jeffrey hunter, susan oliver, leonard nimoy, majel barrett. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. According to production designer tamara deverell, the table in pike s ready room aboard discovery dated from his childhood. Tells a prekirk story about what happened on rigel vii prior to the cage episode of the original star trek series. That, and it returns the franchise to theaters and lets the movie going public know that yes, star trek is back.
Discovery spinoff series centered around captain christopher pike is officially in the works. Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. His parents are actors robert pine and gwynne gilford, and his maternal grandparents were max m. When this pilot was rejected, hunter withdrew from the series, and pike was replaced with captain james t. That honor went to robert april who commanded the vessel when it first launched as confirmed in star trek. Pike of course was the captain of the uss enterprise prior to captain. The inclusion of the ship has led to a lot of fan debate. A new rumor indicates that a captain pike star trek series is in the pipeline at the cbs. A biography of pike was included on the star trek movie app. First off, the pike centric series is currently titled star trek. He saved 800 lives, including your mothers and yours.
The real world reasons for pike s enterprise departure are a little more complicated. The reveal of the uss enterprise as led by captain pike was a big twist in the season finale of star trek. The story concerns a planet that exists basically on mind control, and the inhabitants in charge capture pike in the hope that he can help replenish their race with an. I would love to see ethan peck play spock again in a series with captain pike. Captain christopher chris pike is a character in the star trek science fiction franchise. Some of the latest rumors include a captain pike spinoff starring anson mount, a star trek.
We see his story in the early days of captain pike todd shawn tei and the conclusion days of captain robert april bruce davison, with captain grace shintal linda park of star trek enterprise and legendary walter koenig, pavel chekov whom plays a different role as admiral harlan sobol also admiral josh pike ray wise whom plays. Captain christopher pike, trek s first enterprise captain, will make his first appearance on star trek television in over 50 years as anson mount beams onto the discovery during its season premiere. One of star trek s most wellknown, yet least seen characters is about to get some new life. Star trek may continue to expand its reach on modern television. Kirks boisterous mistakes as a neophyte captain made him funny to watch on screen in the first movie star trek.
Please support us on indiegogo launching monday june 8th 10am. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. Discovery warps to its conclusion in the next two weeks, the latest episode through the valley of shadows tackles a huge part of captain pike s future while introducing a wrinkle into the klingon culture at the same time. Mount played the original hero of star trek, captain pike, during discoverys second season, breathing life into a role mostly known in the original trek lore for the fact that pike s time. Many thanks to todd shawn tei actor, writer, producer for selecting me for this project. As such, the twopart episode only required a week of production time. The original star trek pilot was produced in 1964 for nbc. Discoverys versions of both classic star trek characters have been well received, and after getting a glimpse of the enterprise bridge in season 2s penultimate episode, fans are wondering if we really have to say goodbye to pike and. That episode, called the cage, concerns a mission in the year 2254, when captain pike and his crew are leaving the planet rigel vii, where several team members were killed. Jennifer lawrence is reportedly being eyed for a major role in star trek 4, as a classic character from the franchise reimagined for the kelvin timeline. Pike was the captain of the uss enterprise before james t.
A bluray release in hd was released as part of the star trek 50th anniversary tv and movie collection in the united states on september 6, 2016. Interestingly, pike was not, in fact, the first captain of the enterprise. Captain pike star trek spinoff series moving forward. Star trek pike was killed in 2259, in a revenge attack by khan noonien. Subsequently, pike was promoted to the rank of admiral. So proud of captain pikes official artist rick forgus for winning best of. With the merger of cbs and viacom becoming a reality, a captain pike feature film is the perfect way to test star trek s viability on the big screen. In an ultimately omitted line of dialogue from the script of star trek, nero stated that, prior to encountering pike, he. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film. Honored to receive a best of certificate for my star trek. The menagerie was created as a means to reuse footage from the cage the unaired 1965 pilot episode of star trek within a frame story as the early history of the starship enterprise. Christopher pike was featured in the first pilot episode of the original star trek tv show. Best known for playing jesus in king of kings and martin pawley in the searchers hunters career went downhill after the original pilot for star trek wasnt picked up and he ended up making westerns in europe much like the fictional rick dalton. Not since the days of kirk, picard and janeway has star trek delivered a starship captain as fully formed and engaging as star trek.
Rumors abound that the next liveaction star trek series might focus on captain pike, number one and ensign spock. The rumor comes from giant freakin robot, who report, weve heard from two different sources now that one of those two shows will likely be about captain pike and the crew of his ncc1701 enterprise. This is the story of captain pike when he first takes command of the enterprise and his first mission aboard her. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. Captain pike star trek spinoff series reportedly in. Threeway arguing ensues between him, spock, and pike. Kirk rushes onto the bridge, urging the ship to stop. Pike arrives on discovery star trek discovery brother duration. There have been a lot of big episodes in this season of discovery, but in many ways through the valley. The voyages of captain christopher pike of the uss enterprise.
The subsequent star trek episode the menagerie uses footage from the cage within a framing story, featuring sean kenney as an older, scarred and disabled pike. Complete act 1 and begin filming act 2 of the independent film star trek. Christopher pike and james kirk star trek into darkness. We have also done some digging and discovered several details about the show. According to that source, he was born in 2205, to charles and willa pike, and spent part of his childhood living on the planet elysium. A group of dedicated star trek fans want to make a new movie, featuring a character from the original series who was captain of the enterprise before james t. A group of dedicated star trek fans want to make a new movie, featuring a character from the original series who was captain of the. He was portrayed by jeffrey hunter in the original star trek pilot episode, the cage, as captain of the uss enterprise. Jeffrey hunter starred as captain pike, alongside majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. Hunter died tragically from a stroke that caused a.
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