Random Movie Trivia - Star Trek

Here is the next edition in our weekly Random Movie Trivia post.  Enjoy:

Star Trek (2009)

• In an interview, Matt Damon said that he called director J.J. Abrams about the role of Captain Kirk.  Abrams said "no" because he said Damon was "too old".
• Joshua Jackson, Mike Vogel, and Chris Hemsworth were all considered for the role of Captain Kirk. Hemsworth didn't get the role, but he did go on to play Captain Kirk's dad in the opening scene.
• This was Leonard Nimoy's first live-action role in a movie since 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.  This was also the first movie Tyler Perry ever did outside of his own stupid movies.
• Russell Crowe was J.J. Abram's first choice for the role of Nero, but he turned it down and Abrams went with his second choice, Eric Bana.
• Majel Barrett, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's wife, was the voice of the Enterprise's computer.
• Christopher Doohan, the son of the late James Doohan (the original Scotty) plays Simon Pegg's (the new Scotty) assistant in the movie.
• Adrien Brody was considered for the part of Spock.
• To prepare for the role of Captain Kirk, Chris Pine watched old episodes and read Star Trek encyclopedias.  He based his performance on a mix of Maverick from Top Gun, Han Solo, and Indiana Jones, characters he thought matched the antihero that was Captain Kirk.
• James Marsden (aka Cyclops) and Gary Sinise (aka Lt. Dan) were considered for the role of Bones.  However, Karl Urban nailed his audition and was cast right after he tried out.
• Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original, almost made a cameo as the new Uhura's (Zoe Saldana) grandmother.
• Winona Ryder plays Spock's mother, however, she is only 6 years older than Zachary Quinto.  The reason for this is because there was a scene of her giving birth to Spock that was cut and they needed a younger actress for that scene.
• The sets for the ice planet and the Romulan drill were located in the Los Angeles Dodger's parking lot.
• This movie won the 2009 Spike TV Best Movie Award which William Shatner accepted despite having nothing to do with the movie.
• In an interview, J.J. Abrams said he asked George Lucas if he had any advice on how to make the movie better.  Lucas's reply was "add lightsabers".
• The sound of opening doors on the Enterprise is actually the sound of flushing toilets on a Russian train.
• Ricky Gervais was offered a role in the film, but he turned it down because he said he was "not a Star Trek fan".

"Yup, Thor was the second choice for Kirk.  Also, that glare is really annoying."