George Takei Demonstrates Why He Should Play Spider-Man

[Tom Goldman]

George Takei Demonstrates Why He Should Play Spider-Man


George Takei squeezed on a Spider-Man costume to creepily audition for the role in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

George Takei has had a great career in show business. He got his big break as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu in somewhat cursed [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Season-Remastered/dp/B000VDDDY6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302182941&sr=8-1] broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Takei's audition tape is amazing. The man not only looks good in tights, but also demonstrates his incredible state of agility.

As Takei says, he has the "whole package." In the tape, he takes out a thug and only almost gets a hernia once. Takei then goes on to eliminate both Venom and the Green Goblin with a "thwack" and a "pow," not to mention one of Star Trek's phasers. Cheater.

To be honest, the whole audition tape is pretty creepy (and created to drum up interest in Takei's upcoming broadway production Allegiance), but it makes you think. Maybe Hollywood shouldn't be so discriminatory toward older actors when it comes to superheroes. If George Takei were Spider-Man, CGI'ed up to climb on walls and take down thugs, I'd be in the theater on day one. Wouldn't you?

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[Rivers Wells]

George Takei wasn't already a super hero?

 

[bbad89]

Alongside Willem Dafoe's scenes in Boondock Saints, this may be the greatest thing I have ever seen.

 

[SnipErlite]

That. That was fucking AWESOME.

If he were spiderman I'd go see it more than once.

[sub]That "whole package" line....shudder[/sub]


EDIT: Well that's creepy. I went and got the dvd of spiderman not 5 minutes ago before seeing this as the first news post.....

 

[Souplex]

I'd watch that...

 

[Neverhoodian]

Pure, undiluted awesomesauce.

Eat your heart out, Tobey Maguire

 

[Jaebird]

Oh my, indeed =)

 

[Hungry Donner]

I haven't heard such an eloquent speech since Bill Shatner explained why he couldn't pay me back.

 

[Trivun]

That wasn't creepy (until the very end), that was awesome and hilarious! I would certainly pay good money to see Takei as Spiderman, if it was serious and he was given the role! And I agree with RT Medic, this will indeed become a day of pure win from now on...

 

[Owlslayer]

Okay, this is a pretty good mixture of funny/creepy as hell. Seriously, don't want to offend anyone, but when he looked at me and smiled...Jesus. I almost freaked out. Creepy as hell.

But i might still go and see it, if he's in it.

 

[mexicola]

Having never watched the original Star Trek series I still can't believe this man hasn't built at least a respectable career in porn industry, there's just something about him... *disgusted shudder*

But yeah, I can't see how they can say no to this video.

 

[Gaderael]

That was great. I watched the episode of The big Bang Theory with him in it yesterday, and he cracked me up. George Takei is a funny man and I'd definitely go see him if he were to play Spiderman.

 

[Xanthious]

Mmmmmm Leia Salonga. I don't know how well she's aged but back when she was doing Aladdin and performing on stage in Les Miserables I would have cut off my arm to get a piece of . . . . errrrr well anyway about ole George Takei.

I really do like this guy. He's one of those people that aren't afraid to have a good laugh at their own expense. Now that video was a tad creepy admittedly but hell I'd pay to see a show with a gay elderly asian Spider-Man. Hell he may even be able to make it work.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I.. I.. I.. er... um... *speechless*

 

[latenightapplepie]

George Takei is truly brilliant.

 

[Woem]

I'm not sure if he was Spider-Man, but he sure was... Amazing.

*ka-tching*

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

This is one the greatest videos in the history of entertainment.

George Takei, you are my hero!