Anton Yelchin Finds His Inner "Angry Young Man"

Anton Yelchin Finds His Inner "Angry Young Man"

Anton Yelchin, star of the upcoming STAR TREK relaunch, talks about portraying Reece in his other upcoming relaunch, TERMINATOR SALVATION.

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By bsprecher - Apr 16, 2009 01:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Terminator

Russian by birth, Yelchin is a natural to fill the role of Pavel Chekov, the upbeat young Russian crew member aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek relaunch. However, with little action picture experience behind him, how will Yelchin fare as the once-and-future super-soldier Reese (brilliantly played by Michael Biehn in the original Terminator) in Terminator Salvation? When asked what he hopes to bring to the role, Yelchin said:

"He's going through the normal teenage stages of being a young man, but he's going through them in a post-apocalyptic environment, being followed around by Terminators who are trying to kill him. So, taking that approach, what are the issues he's dealing with? Where can I show the hero? Where can I show the vulnerable person? The angry young man? Incorporating all of these elements really allows you to create the kind of character that hopefully is very interesting to watch and is just as likable as the original."

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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/16/2009, 4:05 AM
Well he looks nothing like him..in fact he looks like he belongs in [frick]ing Hogwarts! But hopefully hel pull it off..in both movies
Bijous
Bijous - 4/16/2009, 7:17 AM
@grif: Anton isn't the one you should worry about because the kid is a great actor. Did you see him in Atlantis or Alpha Dog? He's got skills!
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 4/16/2009, 7:46 AM
yeah, the kid can act, there's no question about that...but I know what ya'll are sayin, he doesn't really look like Reese or anything, but I think he'll pull it off just fine
NataliaRomanov
NataliaRomanov - 4/16/2009, 7:52 AM
He's a cutey!
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/16/2009, 8:44 AM
Was he Charlie Bartlet? That movie was good. Robert Downey jr. played a good part.
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 4/16/2009, 10:07 AM
yes, he was Charlie B
SdProphet
SdProphet - 4/16/2009, 11:00 AM
haha charlie bartlet agh such a classic.

Reminds me of my childhood...except i didnt help anyone or know robert downey jr.....but there were a lot of prescription drugs haha /=
SdProphet
SdProphet - 4/16/2009, 2:13 PM
The program

That's some deep words man it's ok let it out.

I cried at the end of marley 2nd movie to ever make me cry... 1st one was armagedon agh that shit was deep
stupify_me
stupify_me - 4/16/2009, 5:06 PM
No question he is a great actor I have always liked him however he really isn't the right guy for the Resse part.
randyjohn
randyjohn - 4/16/2009, 6:57 PM
so F*@#in what if he doesn't look like Michael Beihn. Christian Bale doesn't look like Ed Furlong or Nick Stahl and no one's givin him shit because he can back it up with acting. let's not throw him to the wolves cause he doesn't resemble the guy who played the part 25 frickin years ago. let's see what he's got first, and so far, in other movies, in been pretty damned good.
GameAnime45
GameAnime45 - 4/17/2009, 10:57 PM
I wanna smack him in the face for no reason. LOL, I'm not a fan of Star Trek, but I already don't like him. LOL
Macksimus
Macksimus - 4/19/2009, 5:25 AM
Why does he have to look like Beihn???

That doesn't make sense to me. It's more important that he portrays the original character in a manner similar to Beihn. He doesn't have to look like him. If anything, he should look like Bale (which he does), seeing that he is going to be his father and all.
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