Karl Urban’s Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy has been a member of the onscreen Star Trek family ever since 2009 when director J.J. Abrams took the helm of the beloved franchise. But his status as a true Trek fan stretches back much further than that. Now, Star Trek Beyond -- the third film in the rebooted series -- has hit theaters, and while Abrams is gone from the director’s chair (replaced by Fast and the Furious vet Justin Lin), Urban is back once again. And this time it’s in his best turn yet as the cranky, lovable Bones.
Interestingly, however, Urban almost didn’t come back for the third film after his experience on the prior picture, the love-it or hate-it Star Trek Into Darkness. I spoke with the actor recently about how Bones was almost a no-show for Star Trek Beyond, as well as his thoughts on the character’s evolution in the film, Idris Elba’s villain Krall, and Urban’s least favorite Star Trek film. Read on for our entire chat below!
Full spoilers follow for Star Trek Beyond.
IGN: Last time I spoke to you back in May, you had mentioned that you almost didn't come back for this movie. Why did you almost not come back? And why did you change your mind?
Karl Urban: Well, first of all, I was no longer under contract to do a third film, and I was in negotiation to do another [non-Trek] film. And Paramount came to us and offered us -- offered me -- Star Trek [Beyond]. It was a tough conflict because I was very interested in this other piece of material I was already negotiating to do. And it was clear that they weren't willing to work out the schedule, so I couldn't do both, so I had to choose. And after Star Trek Into Darkness, you know, I felt the character was somewhat marginalized and that was picked up by the fans and the press alike, so I really wasn't sure whether I wanted to repeat that experience. And so, Justin Lin gave me a call and it was really talking to him that gave me the confidence to -- and the interest to -- sign on to do the film. He outlined a vision of the film that sounded interesting, and he outlined a character that was much more developed than in the previous two films. So it was on that basis that I decided to join the cast again.
IGN: I don't want to make this all about Star Trek: Into Darkness, but just real quick, what do you think went wrong on that movie that even you sort of felt like maybe you didn't want to play McCoy again?
Karl Urban: Well, look, as I said, just for me, I felt there was a fundamental lack of character development with regard to McCoy in that film. When you compare Star Trek Beyond with Star Trek: Into Darkness, it's night and day. The relationship between Kirk and Bones is completely inferred in Into Darkness, whereas in Star Trek Beyond, you actually get to see the value of it and see Bones be a true friend and counselor to Kirk. Through the course of the action, being stranded with Spock, you just get to see so many wonderful different colors of the character -- not only his humor, but his bravery, his courage, his fear, his loyalty. It's just such wonderful shades. And then for him to be thrown into a situation where he has to take on sort of an action hero archetype where he flies the marauder ship... there's just a lot of dynamic going on with the character in this film. It was a much more rewarding experience as an actor to play, and I think it's a much more rewarding experience to view.
IGN: Yeah, I love that. I love how you and Spock, even after you get rescued by Kirk, you eventually wind up going back out again together, back into the marauder ship one more time during the climax. It sort of reminded me of the scene at the end of Star Trek VI where McCoy and Spock go to do surgery on a torpedo or something. And it kind of felt like what this movie does so well, is it calls back to certain things in the original films that really only a fan would pick up on. But it works so well to color and deepen your characters at the same time. Do you think Spock and McCoy are in a new place relationship-wise now?
Karl Urban: I think that the characters have a deeper understanding of where each other is coming from. I still feel that they will revert to their traditional fronts but there is now a real… I think [there’s] a clearer understanding, having shared this experience, of what the other character is and just a growing respect from the both of them for each other.
IGN: Hopefully McCoy can still give Spock some advice on Earth women here and there.
Karl Urban: [laughs]
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