Shazad Latif on playing a man with PTSD and the twists and turns of Star Trek: Discovery

mswyrr:

There was a lot of fan speculation about Ash’s true identity. Was that hard to keep quiet about? You were doing publicity with so much of the cast towards the beginning of the show? People were like, “Wait til you see him,” but we had seen you but we didn’t know it yet.

It was my idea. I’ve been keeping it for a year now. It’s harder than any acting … That’s the hardest acting I’ve ever done, I did it terribly. I actually chose the pseudonym for the actor who played Voq in the beginning.

On the credits, it’s Javid Iqbal who played Voq, and we created a fake IMDB page, but that was my father’s name who passed away about six years ago. I was asked to choose a pseudonym, so it was a shout out to him. He was a big movie lover, changed the film reels in the cinema when he was young. I just wanted to shout out to him. We kept that a secret for a long time.

It’s nice to have the buzz, still keeping a secret. You know people are going to find out, whether they find out in the first episode or the last episode.

The characters always find out secrets about the show and stuff like that, but it’s more about how you tell the story and execute. How it’s executed is more interesting. Even if you have figured it out, you still tune in to go, “Am I right or am I wrong? Or how have they done it?” Really, just to see the acting, to see the way they’ve cut the story.

lespenseesdepandee:

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - Episode 1x11

lespenseesdepandee:

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - Episode 1x11

burnhamandtilly:

We are losing him, Commander. And fast.

hughsculber:

Star Trek Discovery - S01E08 - Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

The Pahvons have found a way to exist in perfect balance, in absolute harmony, with their world. They have already achieved everything we say we seek through our exploratory and diplomatic efforts. The only answers we require for the advancement of all species is here and it’s ours for the taking.

hughsculber:

Star Trek Discovery - S01E03 - Context Is for Kings

Hold tight. Blink: you’re in Ilari. Blink: the moons of Andoria. Blink: you missed Romulus. All those planets, all those places, all those species seen and yet to be seen. And you’re home like it never happened.

e-ripley:

This is the  I.S.S. Discovery hailing  I.S.S. Shenzhou. Shenzhou,  do you read? Over.