Posted on September 28th, 2007 at 1:10 pm by Editor
IESB is reporting that Mike Vogel (Poseidon) is the front runner to play James T. Kirk in the 11th Star Trek film. Mike Vogel will be seen in, coincidentally, in the JJ Abrams produced Untitled Monster Project AKA Cloverfield/1-18-08.
Casting for the 11th Star Trek film includes Zachary Quinto as young Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy reprising the role that he made famous as the older Mr. Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura originally played by Nichelle Nichols and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov originally played by Walter Koenig.
And more recently, Stargate Atlantis regular Paul McGillion has auditioned for the role of Scotty, made famous by James Doohan.
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November 24, 2007 at 3:49 pm
[...] James T. Kirk and Scotty. Paul McGillion is rumored to be up for the role of Scotty. Chris Pine and Mike Vogel are in the running for the role of a young Kirk. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci wrote the screenplay and will executive produce along with Bryan [...]