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Winona Ryder Joins the Cast of Star Trek

Source:  Variety
Movie PictureParamount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Winona Ryder to play the Vulcan mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto) in Star Trek, according to Variety.

Written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the film revolves around the Starfleet Academy days of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Chris Pine has been set to play Capt. Kirk, Simon Pegg will play Scotty, Karl Urban is Dr. McCoy and Eric Bana will play the villain, Nero.

Ryder recently wrapped The Informers, a Gregor Jordan-directed adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel.


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btrobinson
November 12th, 2007 5:06pm
i like winona, but i dont think star trek is a good choice for her. i dont think another star trek is a good choice period
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DEZZMOND's Profile
DEZZMOND
November 11th, 2007 10:03am
Hope she won't steal anything from the set :)))Horrible choice, really horrible!
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MikeyV1's Profile
MikeyV1
November 10th, 2007 2:03pm
cool im not big on the star trek movies i think to me the last best one was First contact. at least for me. but i think this new movie will be cool for the new generation.
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PUNISHER
November 10th, 2007 12:58am
The movie should be cool. Not so sure about her as a choice but we shall see.
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Courtney Oquist
November 9th, 2007 9:29pm
crazy....winona
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brew1701's Profile
brew1701
November 9th, 2007 1:19pm
unless its a misprint on movieweb
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The Kwisatz Haderach
November 9th, 2007 10:17am
thats a good point had forgotten that, Spoke is half vulcan. Live Long and Prosper!
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brew1701
November 9th, 2007 7:28am
but wait a minute here, spocks mother is human not vulcan????
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The Kwisatz Haderach's Profile
The Kwisatz Haderach
November 9th, 2007 7:07am
huh, the cast for this movie is crazy, I wonder if its gonna be good or not.
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Tronticon
November 9th, 2007 5:45am
LOL.. Klepto!!!

Awww ... but I like her .. I think she's still kool!!! (she sucked in Alien Resurrection!!!)

OMG.. I remember seeing in Village in NYC "Free Winona" tee shirts in the windows!!! LOL.. LOL!!!!!
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Blade UK
November 9th, 2007 12:42am
I have a bad feeling that this film is gonna 'SUCK'!
If they can't get basic Trek history right....Spocks mum is human!
That Klepto winona ryder is a poor choice for the revamped franchise.
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CUPIDORE
November 8th, 2007 10:42pm
I agree shes not are bad choice.
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tank2046's Profile
tank2046
November 8th, 2007 10:27pm
a good choice, i guess.. but spock's mother isn't vulcan, she's human.
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