Posted on September 27th, 2007 at 10:33 am by Editor
TrekMovie.com is reporting that former Stargate Atlantis regular Paul McGillion has auditioned for the role of Scotty in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie. The Scottish-born Canadian actor is best known to SciFi fans as Dr. Carson Beckett on Atlantis; the character appeared to die in season three, but will return for a few episodes in the upcoming fourth season. Chris Doohan, son of the late James Doohan, who first played Scotty, has endorsed McGillion for the role, the site reported. Star Trek, a rebooting of the franchise, is currently in preproduction.
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[...] 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. post your comments :: link to this post :: [...]
[...] other major parts before the November start date, including a young 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 [...]
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