Posted: 10/18/2007 5:17:48 PM EDT
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Abrams taps Chris Pine, Karl Urban
Chris Pine (Just My Luck) will play a young Captain James T. Kirk and Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings) has been cast as Dr. Leonard ''Bones'' McCoy in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie for Paramount. Pine has been in talks for the role for some time, but he was also negotiating a role opposite George Clooney in Joe Carnahan's White Jazz. Both films were shooting at the same time, and Pine ultimately chose to do Star Trek over Jazz. Just last week, Abrams cast John Cho (Harold and Kumar) as Sulu, Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) as Scotty, and Eric Bana (Hulk) as the villain Nero. Also on board are Zoe Saldana (Guess Who, Drumline) as the young Uhura, Anton Yelchin (Hearts in Atlantic) as the young Chekov, and Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as the young Spock. Original Spock Leonard Nimoy will also appear in the movie. Little is known about the plot other than it will probably chronicle the Enterprise crew's early days at the Starfleet Academy. The character of McCoy, originated by DeForest Kelley, didn't trust advanced technology and frequently sparred with Spock in debates of logic vs. emotion. He was responsible for several Trek catchphrases, including ''He's dead, Jim'' and ''Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a ...,'' ending in a profession in which he had no training |
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