He was portrayed by jeffrey hunter in the original star trek pilot episode, the cage, as captain of the uss enterprise. This is the first star trek movie since star trek generations to feature characters from the original series and to feature scenes set in the 23rd century. Short trek, and well also be seeing one focused on picard. Roddenberry intentionally set it years after the events of the cage, and established pike as the ships previous captain. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. If youve been keeping up with the star trek franchise as of late. Anson mount is boldly going where only a few men before him have been into the shoes of captain christopher pike. Sean kenney cut a striking figure on star trek as the disfigured captain pike in the tos episodes the menagerie, part i and ii. Discovery featurette tells the story of captain pike. Anson mount responds to fan petition calling for star trek pike.
With chris pine, zachary quinto, simon pegg, leonard nimoy. Star trek may continue to expand its reach on modern television. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. Apr 30, 2019 the real world reasons for pike s enterprise departure are a little more complicated. Fans hoping for a spinoff series focused on anson mounts captain pike from star trek. Star treks anson mount on the moment he was cast as captain pike. Discovery in 2017 breathed new life into a franchise some thought would lie dormant forever. Jan 17, 2019 one of star treks most wellknown, yet least seen characters is about to get some new life. The original star trek pilot was produced in 1964 for nbc. That episode, called the cage, concerns a mission in the year 2254, when captain pike and his crew. 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. Cowriter alex kurtzman said the script draws inspiration from star trek ii. Rumors abound that the next liveaction star trek series might focus on captain pike, number one and ensign spock.
Captain pike star trek spinoff series reportedly in development. Apr 09, 2018 pike is a character first introduced in the original star trek series who commanded the u. Star trek 4 moves forward with chris pine back as captain kirk. No commercial exhibition or distribution of its content is permitted. We have also done some digging and discovered several details about the show. In a new interview with ars technica, ethan peck didnt offer any confirmation. According to production designer tamara deverell, the table in pike s ready room aboard discovery dated from his childhood. Hunters pike was quite a bit different from mounts. Discovery and the beginning of the original series. Anson mount on the past, and future, of the character. Kenneys star trek guest shots kicked off a short acting career that also saw him pop up on get smart and in such cult. Ethan peck says he has drunk the star trek koolaid and would.
May 20, 2015 christopher pike was featured in the first pilot episode of the original star trek tv show. Discovery fans are petitioning for anson mount to reprise his role as capt. The upshot is that kirk ends up getting recruited into starfleet by pike, who becomes something of a mentor to the young cadet. Please support us on indiegogo launching monday june 8th 10am pst check here for more details. Jeffrey hunter starred as captain pike, alongside majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. The first season finale of discovery teased a distress. Christopher pike alternate reality memory alpha fandom. The real world reasons for pikes enterprise departure are a little more complicated.
Therefore, this new captain pike series sharing the enterprise name would imply that the show will be following the uss enterprise again. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the federation one planet at a time. Brother in 2250, pike was promoted to captain and was given command of the enterprise where he would serve as the ships commanding officer until 2265 where the. New eden at one point during his childhood, pike heard a fable that described hellfire. Captain christopher pike, treks 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. Jan 18, 2016 linda park captain grace shintal star trek christopher pike the revised constitution class was design by gabriel koerner is interesting, which featured on ships of the line its modernized to a way where it still honoring matt jefferies designs of the constitution class. Enterprise ncc1701, following the ships original captain robert april and just prior to james kirk. Discovery have new reason to think such a project will eventually happen when asked by the hollywood reporter about a fan petition asking for a spinoff centered on captain pike, showrunner alex kurtzman responded, the fans have been heard. Star trek is officially bringing back captain pike and spock. This is the story of captain pike when he first takes command of the. The original original series the character christopher pike first appeared in the scrapped star trek pilot episode the cage. May 20, 2019 there are also about six years between the events of star trek. Pike and the enterprise will be appearing on star trek.
Captain pike will be a full length feature film and if you want to see more we can continue with a web series. Now that christopher pike is aware of his unfortunate fate, there are. A new rumor indicates that a captain pike star trek series is in the pipeline at the cbs. It is also the first in the film series to be set before the other films. Captain pike appears in the 2009 reboot star trek, this time portrayed by bruce greenwood. Mar 30, 2020 rumors abound that the next liveaction star trek series might focus on captain pike, number one and ensign spock. Discovery s second season, christopher pike was less of a character and more of an answer to a trivia question.
Star trek 4 is back on with chris pine, legion creator. Star trek is officially bringing back captain pike and spock for new. An official announcement about a pikes enterprise star trek show or. Kirk rushes onto the bridge, urging the ship to stop. Star treks anson mount on the moment he was cast as. Chris pine is set to reprise his role as captain kirk for the next star trek movie according to deadline, the actor will once again board the uss enterprise alongside returning costars zachary. Discovery, to this less upbeat, more despondent character we see briefly in the original series. Star trek 4 is back on with chris pine, legion creator noah. 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 series. Season 1 ended with the discovery received an emergency distress call from a nearby federation ship. Kirk tries to live up to his fathers legacy with mr. An official announcement about a pikes enterprise star trek show or other trek show where they would be included has been anticipated for a year and may be one of the least surprising things. They add, the series will follow captain christopher pike and his crew as they take the.
Nov 18, 2010 sean kenney cut a striking figure on star trek as the disfigured captain pike in the tos episodes the menagerie, part i and ii. Captain pike and spock will be returning in an upcoming star trek. Pike is a character first introduced in the original star trek series who commanded the u. Mar, 2020 a new rumor indicates that a captain pike star trek series is in the pipeline at the cbs. We will sync up with canon, and obviously if you know the story of captain pike. Ethan peck says he has drunk the star trek koolaid and. Played by bruce greenwood, captain pike returned in the 2009 j. The voyages of captain christopher pike of the uss enterprise. 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 pikes time. In the above featurette, mount sits down to chat about becoming pike. Final frontier around 2251, april announced that he was stepping down as captain of the enterprise and that captain pike was to assume command tos novel. May 07, 2015 the voyages of captain christopher pike of the uss enterprise. This is the story of captain pike when he first takes command of the enterprise and his first mission aboard her.
The next star trek pilot he served to nbc was where no man has gone before, what would later become the third episode aired of the new series. Kenney also appeared in two other tos episodes, arena and a taste of armageddon, both as a character named lt. First contact, and star trek 2009, and of course currently works on discovery. Discoverys captain pike is finally making his muchanticipated comeback to the star trek universe.
Jul 22, 2019 its an exciting time to be a star trek fan. 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. The actor will portray the character in the upcoming second season of star trek. Christopher pike was a 23rd century male human federation starfleet officer.
The characters have been confirmed to return for three uss enterprisethemed star. Christopher pike was featured in the first pilot episode of the original star trek tv show. 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 pike star trek spinoff series reportedly in. Star trek 4 is in the works at paramount pictures with legion and fargo creator noah hawley in final talks to write and direct the project. A star trek spinoff series for anson mounts captain pike, also starring spock and number one, is reportedly in development. James mackinnon is a trek makeup veteran, who has been part of the makeup crews on tng, ds9, star trek. A biography of pike was included on the star trek movie app. This gives plenty of time to develop christopher pike from the dedicated, courageous captain he is in star trek.
Thereve been many actors to play christopher pike across star trek s. 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. Spock also maintained his experiences working with pike who was introduced to audiences for the first time when the. Captain pike star trek series in the pipeline at cbs. First off, the pikecentric series is currently titled star trek. 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 his early career, he served on three federation starships before being assigned to the uss enterprise as captain robert aprils first officer. The current focus is a new ongoing series starring sir patrick stewart as.
Tells a prekirk story about what happened on rigel vii prior to the cage episode of the original star trek series. But if youre not familiar with star trek lore, then you may need a. Thereve been many actors to play christopher pike across star treks. Jul 20, 2019 exciting news, star trek fans captain pike and spock from discovery will be back. Not since the days of kirk, picard and janeway has star trek delivered a starship captain as fully formed and engaging as star trek. In this alternate timeline, kirks father died much younger than he did in the original trek chronology. Discovery spinoff series centered around captain christopher pike is officially in the works. There are also about six years between the events of star trek.
He grows up in mohave, california speculation the cage, tos captain pike was commander of the uss yorktown ncc1704, in the late 2240s and or early 2250s tos novel. According to the weekly planet podcast, anson mount s captain pike will return to the small screen in his own series alongside several other popular characters. Discovery showrunner alex kurtzman was on hand at paleyfest and spoke to syfy about losing capt. Threeway arguing ensues between him, spock, and pike. Picard will revisit the iconic captain two decades later, and is set to premiere later this year. In the film, pike encourages a young, directionless james t. About twothirds of the way into the ridiculously satisfying new star trek movie, opening thursday, there comes a brief shot of the crew on the bridge of the federation starship enterprise. When this pilot was rejected, hunter withdrew from the series, and pike was replaced with captain james t. The characters have been confirmed to return for three uss enterprisethemed star trek. Discovery fans petition for captain pike spinoff set aboard.
New voyages, a timetraveling kirk and spock attempt to warn pike not to attempt to. Anson mount was the perfect captain pike, bringing an oldschool feel to a beautifully shiny and new star trek. Captain christopher pike is a character in the star trek science fiction franchise. Mount, who hails from illinois and grew up in tennessee, earned a degree in theater from columbia university in new york city. Discovery season 2, in which the captain takes control of the discovery. Kirk chris pine to follow in the footsteps of his hero father and enlist in starfleet. With eric roberts, chase masterson, linda park, ray wise.
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