Eddie Murphy revealed why he passed on a role in StarTrek IV, even though he's a Star Trek fan.
Comedy legend Eddie Murphy has opened up about why he passed on the possibility of joining the Star Trek universe. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home's original script included a role meant for Murphy. However, as fans will recall, The Voyage Home is"the one with the whales," where the USS Enterprise crew travels back in time to 1980s Earth. Murphy's character wasn't from Star Trek's time, but a college professor from the 20th century who believes in aliens.
"Yeah, you know which one it was? It was the one where they go to San Francisco and they get the whales," Murphy said."I was going to be the one that they met when they got to San Francisco, and I was like, 'No, I want to go and beam up and be on the ship,' so I didn't do it… Yeah, they had me like talking jive to Spock."
When Murphy passed on the role, later drafts of the film's script removed his character. Catherine Hicks' role as marine biologist Dr. Gillian Taylor expanded to take its place. The end of Star Trek's"Genesis Trilogy"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home concluded what fans unofficially refer to as"The Genesis Trilogy." That story began with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan then continued in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, finishing with Star Trek IV. With those films recently coming to 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time, ComicBook.
"I don't know if this is what you're expecting, but I think the original series did a great job of showing a crew that was a family, but it still was a Kirk, Spock and DeForest Kelley, and Bones with, I hate to call them supporting cast, but almost supporting cast with the show, George and Walter," he said."The movies brought that family together.
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