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Christopher Eccleston has revealed that it was Star Trek that he sided with while growing up.
The actor, who plays Malekith in Thor: The Dark World, told Metro, “As a kid, I hated Star Wars but I loved Star Trek. And I’ve since realised the reason I love Star Trek is because it is entirely about character. You have villains and some space but it’s basically a brilliantly written love triangle between Kirk, Spock and Bones – lieutenant Uhura being the ‘beard’ from what I could see.”
Eccelston told Metro that he did the Thor: The Dark World film mainly for the money, saying, “I primarily do these films mainly for the money.” When a rep for the film company added, “But you were a fan of Marvel Comics when you were a kid…?” Eccleston added, “As a kid, I was not particularly drawn to comics. I wasn’t much of a reader, I was always playing out on the street.”
The former Doctor Who star also told Metro about getting into the costume for his character in Thor: The Dark World, outlining, “I would get up at 2.15am, be picked up at 3am and sit down in the make-up chair at 4am. At about 10am, I would leave the chair and it would be another 20 minutes getting me into costume. Then there would be two make-up artists and two special effects people around me all day. I was a special effect. It was a challenge keeping your patience and focus.”
When asked would he ever take part in a Star Trek film, the actor said, “The original Star Trek series was important to me. But I wouldn’t whore for it.”
Thor: The Dark World is out next Wednesday.
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