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Subject: Star Trek III (non spoiler)
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Date: Tue, 23-Aug-83 00:19:42 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 23 00:19:42 1983
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From the Washington Post Sun Aug. 21, 1983.  By Dale Pollock of the Los
Angeles Times.  Reprinted without permission

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Hollywood - [...]
	Don't assume that just because a new "Star Trek" movie begins filming
Aug. 15 that Spock will survive the third installment of the popular
TV-turned-movie series.  This time Nimoy will be behind the cameras,
directing his first feature film.  "Star Trek III:  The Search for Spock,"
to be released next summer.
	Harve Bennett, executive producer of "Star Trek II," will also
return, this time producing and writing the screenplay for "Star Trek III."
	Also reuniting in the familiar confines of the USS Enterprise will be
William Shatner as Adm. James T. Kirk, DeForest Kelly as "Bones" McCoy,
James Doohan as chief engineer "Scotty" Scott, Walter Koenig as Cmdr.
Chekov, George Takei as Cmdr. Sulu and Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura.  Mark
Lenard, who played Spock's Vulcan father, Sarek, in the TV series will also
appear in "Search for Spock"
	Dame Judith Anderson, 85, will join the cast in what Bennett ad
Nimoy will only describe as a special guest appearance that is crucial to
the film. [...]
	Nimoy, too, mentioned that "Star Trek - The Motion Picture" failed
to exploit the TV series' greatest asset:  its cast. "On TV we actors had to
carry the load because of monetary reasons.  But in the first 'Star Trek'
the family of characters was not explored.  Now we're returning to what we
do best."
	But will Nimoy be returning as Spock?  Both producer and director are
understandably coy.  "What form he's in, what condition he's in, whether
he's energy or matter, will hopefully be something audiences will enjoy,"
Bennett said.  "We hope to pull off a few surprises."
	[...]
	Nimoy an Bennett said they are determined to do a more visually
elaborate film that "The Wrath of Khan," spending about $15 million, as
opposed to $12 million for "Khan" and $45 million for the first film, which
went drastically over budget.
	Bennett revealed that 65 percent of "Star Trek II" was filmed using a
single set, the bridge of the starship Enterprise, which also doubled as
several other spaceships.  For "Search for Spock," five of Paramount's
biggest sound stages will be used, including the "De Mille" stage, where
the Red Sea was parted in "The Ten Commandments."  George Lucas' Industrial
Light & Magic will again do the special effects for the movie.
	One of the hardest tasks Bennett faced was in reassembling the
original cast.  "It's not a matter of dollars," Bennett said.  "When you do
78 episodes on TV with a family of people, you find a way to balance the
solo turns; it's much more difficult to do that in a film.  Everybody would
love to be deeply involved, and sometimes it's impossible to satisfy
everyone.  Ultimately, all the cast members have been very gracious."
	[...]
	The biggest challenge facing Nimoy and Bennett, they both
acknowledged, will come in topping the last movie, which was directed by
Nicholas Meyer.  Bennett observed, "We know the film will open [big] because
they [audienced] loved 'The Wrath of Kahn.' But it will last only if we give
them something new."
	Bennett said he perceives "Star Trek II" and "III" as inextricably
linked - "a two-volume set," as he called it.  "We're trying very hard to
make sure that people who didn't see the last one are comfortable and will
know what we're doing."
	Will there be a "Star Trek IV"?  Paramount's Eisner said, "It's
inevitable.  Hopefully, we'll be talking about 'Star Trek 28' while I'm in
my wheelchair."
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Just thought you might want to know.
					b**2
					(Brad Balfour)
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