Star Trek Super Fan Paul Giamatti Recreates His Famous Movie Line In Klingon

Summary

Paul Giamatti is a lifelongStar Treksuper fan , and hereenacted one of his classic tune fromSidewaysin Klingonwhile elevate his film , The Holdovers . Giamatti plays Paul Hunham , a classics teacher at the Barton Academy boarding schooling who must spend Christmas break with one of his educatee , inThe Holdovers , which reunites Paul with Alexander Payne , who also directedSideways . The Holdoversis racking up honour nominations , and Giamatti has already won the BAFTA , Golden Globe , and a Critics Choice Award for Best Actor .

Moovy TV , one of Denmark ’s leading online amusement retail store , interview Paul Giamatti aboutThe Holdovers . Host Johan Albrechtsen , who , like Giamatti , is a hugeStar Trekfan , commiserated about howPaul dreams of encounter a Klingon inStar Trek . Albrechtsen translated Giamatti ’s celebrated line fromSideways - " I am not toast any Merlot ! " - into Klingon , and Paul bring the hazard to play a Klingon and say his personal line of credit in the warrior ’s language:“Merlot vltlhutlhbe!“Check outMoovy TV ’s cartridge clip below :

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Paul Giamatti Should Really Play A Klingon In Star Trek

Screen Rant chats with Moovy TV interviewer Johan Albrechtsen

Screen Rantreached out toMoovy TV ’s Johan Albrechtsen about his laudable feat of gettingPaul Giamatti to in short fulfill his pipe dream of represent a Klingon . We necessitate Johan if he planned to ask Giamatti to say"I am not drinking any Merlot!“in Klingon beforehand :

Johan Albrechtsen : Yes , I did contrive it out beforehand . As I research Giamatti in readying for the consultation , I really establish several interview where Giamatti speak of his lifelong dream of act a Klingon . Now , as a fellow womb-to-tomb Trekkie , and knowing this may very well be my only chance EVER to talk to Paul Giamatti , I knew that I had to get him into a Star Trek episode somehow … Luckily , he immediately seemed to appreciate the idea and was in full onboard with performing his iconic " Sideways " line ( in a jolly PG adjusted version ) in Klingon . And I have to say his delivery and Klingon pronunciation was , not astonishingly , amazing ! Now I just hope that someone at Paramount Pictures insure this so that Giamatti ’s dream will be fully realized !

As for whichversion ofStar TrekAlbrechtsen would like to see Paul Giamatti roleplay a Klingon in , he replied :

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Johan Albrechtsen: My biggest dreaming would be to see him play the Klingon Bird - of - Prey Captain Kruge in the next Kelvin [ Star Trek ] flick – the part was originally played by Christopher Lloyd in 1984 ’s " Star Trek III : The Search for Spock . " And like Lloyd , Giamatti is an excellent character actor with great comedic chops … Someone also intimate to me he could flirt a Klingon wine critic showing up at Picard ’s winery to kick about the former Starfleet captain ’s brand of Merlot ! But seriously , the Klingons still have n’t been the main villain in J.J. Abrams ' Star Trek picture show series , and rumor has it they ’re doing a terminal pic with the Kelvin Enterprise crew before bow out . Paul Giamatti trying to outsmart and outfight Chris Pine and co. is the recipe for a PERFECT Starfleet adventure in my book !

Paul Giamatti is a bona fide movie star and a highly - respected , Academy Award - name actor who would bea huge takeover to cast in aStar Trekfranchise . Best of all , Giamatti is already aStar Trekfan . Withmultiple newStar Trekmoviesreportedly in development , Paramount Pictures should observe a featured character for Paul Giamatti and make it so .

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