Editing Newsletter/Winter 2007 (section)

== [[image:Star_Trek_Poster.jpg|50px|left]]Update on Paramount's '''Star Trek XI''' ==
[[image:Winona Ryder.jpg|120px|right|thumb|Ryder to play Spock's mom]]
The cast is complete for this reimagining of the famous 1960's series and it's first resulting movie. Filming is proceeding through March 2008. The final complete cast listing as of December 2007 is now in. 

Eric Bana (The Hulk) will be playing Nero, the film’s main villain. His cohort in crime will be Clifton Collins (Sunshine Cleaning) as Ayel. 

Chris Pine (Just My Luck) will be playing James T. Kirk. Zachary Quinto (Heroes) will be playing young Spock with Leonard Nimoy playing an older Spock. 

John Cho (Harold and Kumar) has been cast as Sulu, with Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) cast as Scotty. The lovely Zoe’ Saldana (Pirates of the Caribbean) will reprise the role of  Nyota Uhura. Anton Yelchin (Hearts of Atlantis) will be playing a young Chekov. 
[[image:Enterprise Build.jpg|280px|left|thumb|Screen shot of Enterprise being built in Paramount's Star Trek XI]]
Bruce Greenwood (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) has been cast as Christopher Pike with Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice) as Amanda Grayson and Ben Cross (Species: The Awakening) is slated to play Sarek. Chris Hemsworth (Home and Away) has the role of George Kirk with Jennifer Morrison cast as Winona Kirk, James Kirk's parents. Other cast members are to include Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson's War) as an Orion, and Tyler Perry (House of Payne) as the Starfleet Academy Chief. 

Paul McGillion, Sonita Henry, Jeffery Hauser, and Greg Grunberg all have small parts in the film, but it is unknown as to what parts they will play.

May God have mercy on their souls. Let's all hope that it will be well worth it.

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