Tag: Anton Yelchin
Fresh Out of the Oven: “Terminator Salvation” (Part 1 of 2)
by Honk Mahfah on May.21, 2009, under Movies
Honk Mahfah has a (relatively) brief, spoiler-free review of Terminator Salvation.
Fresh Out of the Oven: “Star Trek” (2009) (Part 2 of 2)
by Honk Mahfah on May.13, 2009, under Movies, Star Trek
Honk Mahfah is back with the second part of his Star Trek review. Spoil long and prosper. For part one, click here.
It’s a Good Time to Be Anton Yelchin
by Honk Mahfah on May.05, 2009, under Movies, Star Trek
Newsarama spoke recently to Anton Yelchin, who is having quite a good month: he plays Chekov in this week’s Star Trek, and will appear as Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation on May 21.
Of playing Chekov, Yelchin says “Chekov is, honestly, one of the few positive Russian characters in American film and TV history. Roddenberry’s vision of unity — that he saw us coming together in the future rather than falling apart — is a beautiful thing, especially in a world like ours where, more often than not, it seems as if we are coming apart. And that message pervades our film too.”
On playing Reese: “I’ve always been a huge fan of the first two Terminators. They had a profound influence on me when I was kid. I just thought they were the coolest movies ever made. I had all of the action figures. I even had a little device that turned out gelatin Terminators. I was obsessed with those films. When the opportunity came up for me to be in this Terminator, I was honored. I never could have imagined me being a part of the Terminator universe. It’s like somebody saying to me, ‘Hey, they’re making Space Jam 2, do you want to play Michael Jordan?’ ”
Click here for the full interview.
