Star Trek (2009 J.J. Abrams movie) Phaser Defined Thread!

[Jack T Chance]

This thread is, as the title suggests, all about examining, in exhausting detail, the phaser props from the upcoming Star Trek film, directed by J.J. Abrams!

I'm starting this thread up now in the hopes that pictures of the phaser props have started turning up, as I've run across someone on another messageboard that claims to have seen the phaser already!

So, if you have any pictures of the phasers from the new film, please, share them with us!

And just to whet everyone's appetite, here's a little blurb about the prop, from this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly:

Here on the set of director J.J. Abrams' $150 million bid to bring Gene Roddenberry's beloved sci-fi world back to the big screen, the two geek pop icons {that would be Kirk and Spock, BTW} have infiltrated a Romulan warcraft only to see their mission explode into a raging phaser fight. No longer are their signature Trek weapons boxy plastic toys, but sleek silver gizmos with spring-triggered barrels that revolve and glow in the transition from ''stun'' to ''kill.'' Problem is, every time Kirk raises his newfangled ray gun, the barrel revolves too early. Or too late. Or not at all. Giggles and unprintable curses fly. Someone lightens the mood with a quip: ''Most illogical, captain.''

Given that description of the new phaser props, I'm dying to see what they look like!

[alienscollection.com]

I'm dying to see what they look like!

Somewhat like a Galaxy Quest Nebulizer.

[CessnaDriver]

Sneak peak......

[phez]

It could possibly be describing something that looks like the cage lasers? It looks like they went with the WNMHGB uniforms so that may make some king of sense.

[Carson Dyle]

Somewhat like a Galaxy Quest Nebulizer.

Yup.

With a red emitter.

[DrStranglove]

Sneak peak......

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[MooMooEgg]

Whatever the prop looks like, I hope that for the official licensed replicas, the barrel revolves and glows as described in the EW blurb (in time... not early or late or not at all )

[Tripper]

The cage laser description was going a bit far on my part. It doesn't look like a cage laser really, but the function is similar. I'm going to stop talking about it now...

I saw another contraption that I believe is some kind of MRI type medical scanner. VERY thin walled light blue tube with a table that slides in and out. My friend got in it and everything haha

That's all from me.

[silverskyes402]

The cage laser description was going a bit far on my part. It doesn't look like a cage laser really, but the function is similar. I'm going to stop talking about it now...

That's all from me.

Hmmmmm, there seems to be alot of people who have already seen the phaser

[Tripper]

Only 4 that I've seen on talking about it on the boards.

[silverskyes402]

Only 4 that I've seen on talking about it on the boards.

I wish I were you

[prototype7]

Anybody seen the tricorders????

[d_jedi1]

seriously though... I'm becoming more and more curious about how the gear has been upgraded.
I hope it's still fairly recognizeable, although I won't complain if it's something new.

[alienscollection.com]

Anybody seen the tricorders????

Think iPhone.

[darthgordon]

Think iPhone.

Over it already.

[d_jedi1]

the whole thing? or just the control surfaces?

[Bowelrock]

one quick question. The new movie is about when the Very first Enterprise was built and sent into space rite? (After first contact was made [not the movie])

[darthgordon]

Ummm... no. This is a soulless remake of the original crew... the very first Enterprise built after First Contact was the NX-01. This about Kirk and company, flying around in some hollow copy of the original Enterprise carrying tricorders tinier than TNG tricorders and phasers that look like they're from Galaxy Quest.

...on the bright side I can take the ten bucks I would have spent on watching it and put it towards the AA tricorder when it finally becomes available.

[tim]

Ummm... no. This is a soulless remake of the original crew... the very first Enterprise built after First Contact was the NX-01. This about Kirk and company, flying around in some hollow copy of the original Enterprise carrying tricorders tinier than TNG tricorders and phasers that look like they're from Galaxy Quest.

...on the bright side I can take the ten bucks I would have spent on watching it and put it towards the AA tricorder when it finally becomes available.

Oh, you've seen the movie already? Cool!

[Bowelrock]

Your kidding rite. Well thats sucks. Wynona isn't going to make it much better ither

Ummm... no. This is a soulless remake of the original crew... the very first Enterprise built after First Contact was the NX-01. This about Kirk and company, flying around in some hollow copy of the original Enterprise carrying tricorders tinier than TNG tricorders and phasers that look like they're from Galaxy Quest.

...on the bright side I can take the ten bucks I would have spent on watching it and put it towards the AA tricorder when it finally becomes available.

[Zombie_61]

one quick question. The new movie is about when the Very first Enterprise was built and sent into space rite? (After first contact was made [not the movie])

Not quite. From what I've read (and this seems to change depending on who's spreading the disinformation) this is supposed to be about the first mission of the NCC-1701 with Kirk as captain (though I don't think it's part of the "five-year mission" seen in the original series). If they're maintaining the currently established canon (which seems a bit doubtful at this point) Captain Pike was in command of the Enterprise before Kirk.

[MattMunson]

I'd elaborate further, but the NDA police monitor my every move.

yawn.

[nickytea]

Oh, you've seen the movie already? Cool!

I don't know if you meant to make a point with this post, but it worked.

[Funky Jedi]

Oh, you've seen the movie already? Cool!

Bravo!

[nickytea]

I think a lot of the animosity people are feeling toward the movie (vs some of our optimism for it) comes from different sets of priorities.

If your criteria for the film's success is how exact the designs match up to the original, you're going to be disappointed.

My personal love (and therefore my criteria for the new film) of Trek is the characters, and their relationships to each other. Kirk/Spock/McCoy is such an interesting dynamic, I can't wait to see what a fresh creative look will bring. Maybe it wont be effective, maybe it will, but that's my personal criteria.

That being said, calling this film soul-less sight unseen doesn't make much sense. Was the phaser the sould of Star Trek? No! It was darn cool, and I love the design of the original phaser.

But we haven't seen on iota of what will give this film it's soul.

Now, back to phasers. When the first pic is leaked, or released, we'll all have a lot more to talk about.

All all this complaint of it looking like a nebulizer...wasn't that design BASED on the faser? Long, rear fins "exhause", a grip that more forward than back, emitter ...