Doohan, who recently announced that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, was the subject of a tribute/roast, attended by all surviving cast mates of the original Star Trek (DeForrest "Dr. McCoy" Kelley died in 1999).
According to E!online:
"Beam Me Up Scotty...One Last Time" is the quite-serious title to a three-day event at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel billed as a farewell to the actor who, as fiery Montgomery Scott, ran the U.S.S. Enterprise's engineering deck on Trek's 1966-69 flagship series and six big-screen adventures.
Unfortunately, Stewart had his own health concerns this week:
The actor, who plays venerable, chrome-domed leaders in both the Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men franchises, underwent what was termed a "preemptive" angioplasty Monday in Los Angeles on the advice of doctors who discovered a potential blood-flow problem during an exam.Current buzz indicates that Bryan Singer, director of the 1st 2 X-Men movies, and now onboard as director of the long-troubled Superman movie franchise, wants Stewart to play Jor-El, Superman's Kryptonian father.
On a related note, a Special Edition of Star Trek: Generations, featuring both Doohan and Stewart, is available on Sept. 7. This is the movie that introduces the Next Generation cast to the big screen. The Special Edition includes commentary and an alternate ending among its extras. I enjoyed this movie and am considering picking up this new release.
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