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I am just that much more excited for this film. *FW admin update! We've got 2 photos now!*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Follow this link for a much higher resolution.

You can see the entire cast and crew by heading to this link

Thanks to Kevin and TJ for pointing us in the right direction.

Comments

kankuro414 on 01/17/2008 5:58pm
damn, HTML didnt work, here's the direct link: http://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/enterprise_orbit_1080.jpg
TJ Flynn on 01/17/2008 6:44pm
Here's a link with cast photos also...

http://movies.aol.com/movie-photo/star-trek-new-enterprise-cast-photos
Frank Movsesian on 01/17/2008 7:46pm
Great find guys! I'm actually excited for the franchise.
True Trek fan on 01/18/2008 3:57pm
NO NO NO!!!!!
If this is supposed to be the FIRST version of the arguably most recognized Sci-Fi Starship then it is all wrong.
Like every ship in history things get changed through it's life no problem with that. However the Eneterprise that Pike commanded and was later updated for the TV series first had warp nacelles that were almost identical to the TV series except they had no intercooler fins at the rear and had what looked like litghtening rods with a ball on th end at the fron of them. This can be seen in "The Cage" and in a publicity shot of Leonard Nimoy as Spock holding the FX model. Second the top of the bridge was a clear dome that you could see the bridge through. This was cahnged to a solid dome in the Series. Impulse area on saucer was more angular and blocky on the pilot "The Cage" enterprise then the Series and this one is all wrong.
This is not the NCC-1701 we all grew up loving and what has inspired nearly two generations of fans.
Paramount you have blown it! Face it you Neutered the dream with the bland wooden cast and really bad scripts with "next Generation,killed the dream with DS-9, Mutilated the dead with Voyager Jane way oh good bad actress and fplease a lost ship not taking part in bargining for supplies and food? But staying to "protocall? Laughable at best, Finally infested it with maggots with "Enterprise". No you are trying to raise the dead with a ship that isn't the classic Big-E be it 1701 or 1701A.
Don't get me wrong I love the classic Trek series and films but when the swill you called Next Gen and DS-9 and Voyager and Enterprise came out I became a fan of Babylon 5 a true Sci-fi series with good scripts and Charecters you actually cared about.
I hope I am wrong I really do bit this has given me grave doubts about this film.
Lonewolf on 01/27/2008 11:17pm
Just to echo what kankuro414 said, this design was actually developed by Gabe Koerner. I think the first image appeared in the Star Trek: 2007 Ships of the Line Calendar, which was released toward the end of 2006. Here are links to a couple of articles about the error in the identity of the ship.

http://trekmovie.com/2007/12/04/gabe-kroener-concept-mistaken-for-leaked-enterprise/
http://trekweb.com/articles/2008/01/27/Gabe-KoernernbspDesign-StillnbspMistaken-For-New-USS-Enterprise-NCC-1701.shtml

In an article posted on January 27, 2008, Gabe told the TrekWeb message board that:

"I am not involved in Paramount/Bad Robot Star Trek feature film directed by J.J. Abrams in any way, material or immaterial."

"My speculative designs and artwork have been mistaken for official production art because they share in concept the design assignments to the art department of this film."

"However, they are not, nor planned to be, nor ever planned to be, used by the production as official redesigned interpretations of Star Trek spacecraft, and there are not plans for this to change."
AdmiralJimLogan on 08/15/2008 01:37am
As a Star Trek fan, I like this design. If this is an actual film still of the re-imagined Constitution Class Enterprise, then they got it right. Frankly, the 1964 design needed to be updated for modern presentation, model making, and HD era. True Trek Fan is wrong. Next Gen and DS9 were worthy to the original 1966 show, even so much that the original cast members have said so and appeared in episodes. Considering how wishy washy the decision making on canon the original series, this image is indeed the genuine article, I think its a great tribute to Matt Jefferies original design. I'm sure Jefferies himself would approve considering what he had to work with in 1964.

Its comments like that that makes Trek fans look really bad. Some alteration and modification of those designs are necessary for the massive mainstream audiences. As long the core principles are intact like the evolution of mankind, the exporation, non-interference directives, and boldly going where no one has gone before. That is what is necessary to preserve the true spirit of the classic Star Trek.
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