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10-13-2007, 03:39 PM
'Hot Fuzz' star added to J.J. Abrams (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/29062/J.J.%20Abrams.html?dataSet=1) film
Paramount Pictures (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('Paramount Pictures');) is beaming up Simon Pegg (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/811188/Simon%20Pegg.html?dataSet=1) to play Scotty in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek."Pegg joins Eric Bana (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/44975/Eric%20Bana.html?dataSet=1), Anton Yelchin (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/46329/Anton%20Yelchin.html?dataSet=1), Zachary Quinto (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/847104/Zachary%20Quinto.html?dataSet=1), Zoe Saldana (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/31954/Zoe%20Saldana.html?dataSet=1) and Leonard Nimoy (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/34745/Leonard%20Nimoy.html?dataSet=1) in the latest bigscreen incarnation of the classic TV series.
Penned by Alex Kurtzman (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/28555/Alex%20Kurtzman.html?dataSet=1) and Roberto Orci (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/788804/Roberto%20Orci.html?dataSet=1), the story chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members during their time at Starfleet Academy. Chris Pine (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('Chris Pine');) has been offered the role of Kirk.
Paramount has set a November start date for the film, which will bow on Christmas Day 2008.
Abrams and Stratton Leopold (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/30959/Stratton%20Leopold.html?dataSet=1) are producing, while Kurtzman and Orci will exec produce alongside Bryan Burk (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/225337/Bryan%20Burk.html?dataSet=1) and Damon Lindelof (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/643056/Damon%20Lindelof.html?dataSet=1).
Pegg, whose recent credits include "Hot Fuzz," (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('"Hot Fuzz."');) will star in the upcoming satire "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
Paramount Pictures (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('Paramount Pictures');) is beaming up Simon Pegg (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/811188/Simon%20Pegg.html?dataSet=1) to play Scotty in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek."Pegg joins Eric Bana (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/44975/Eric%20Bana.html?dataSet=1), Anton Yelchin (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/46329/Anton%20Yelchin.html?dataSet=1), Zachary Quinto (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/847104/Zachary%20Quinto.html?dataSet=1), Zoe Saldana (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/31954/Zoe%20Saldana.html?dataSet=1) and Leonard Nimoy (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/34745/Leonard%20Nimoy.html?dataSet=1) in the latest bigscreen incarnation of the classic TV series.
Penned by Alex Kurtzman (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/28555/Alex%20Kurtzman.html?dataSet=1) and Roberto Orci (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/788804/Roberto%20Orci.html?dataSet=1), the story chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members during their time at Starfleet Academy. Chris Pine (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('Chris Pine');) has been offered the role of Kirk.
Paramount has set a November start date for the film, which will bow on Christmas Day 2008.
Abrams and Stratton Leopold (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/30959/Stratton%20Leopold.html?dataSet=1) are producing, while Kurtzman and Orci will exec produce alongside Bryan Burk (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/225337/Bryan%20Burk.html?dataSet=1) and Damon Lindelof (http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/643056/Damon%20Lindelof.html?dataSet=1).
Pegg, whose recent credits include "Hot Fuzz," (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('"Hot Fuzz."');) will star in the upcoming satire "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."