Simon Pegg Is Scotty & John Cho Is Sulu in Star Trek

John Cho (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) has been cast as Sulu, the Enterprise's helmsman, while Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) has signed on to play Scotty, the ship's Scottish chief engineer, in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek feature for Paramount, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Already on board are Zoe Saldana as Uhura and Anton Yelchin as a young Chekov, the Russian-born navigator, as well as Zachary Quinto as a young Spock. Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of Spock, is on board as well. Chris Pine is in talks to play the young Kirk. Eric Bana signed on recently to play the movie's villain, Nero.

The movie is expected to shoot from November-March.

Plot details are begin kept under wraps, but it is understood that the movie chronicles the early days of the Enterprise crew. The lead roles remaining to be cast are Christopher Pike, the first captain of the Enterprise, and Kirk's parents.

Star Trek was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.


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Comments (12)

  1. Tronticon

    The only difficulty I have with the cast so far is .. Zachary!!! I still remember him from that Tori Spelling show.. So NoTORIous!!!! LOL.. LOL.. but ok.. it's all good!!!

    4 years agoby @tronticonFlag

  2. Timbo Jones

    Yes HarryPatch, that is good news. Happy Halloween

    4 years agoby @timmy1134Flag

  3. PUNISHER

    Odd but cool.

    4 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  4. Garamendes

    That such strange, but awesome casting. Those two choices alone make me excited about this film.

    4 years agoby @garamendesFlag

  5. SpaceCowboy

    Simon Pegg? thats good news.

    4 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  6. phatalphd

    oh man...i love simon pegg...and good to see him doing something without his pudgy friend. even though I like him a lot too. this should be Simon's biggest flix to date.

    4 years agoby @phatalphdFlag

  7. Brian

    Pegg!

    4 years agoby @brianFlag

  8. Frenzy2001

    Simon Pegg should bring some great wittiness to this movie. And yes, Paul McGillion would have been a great choise as well.

    4 years agoby @frenzy2001Flag

  9. Blade UK

    What do you guys think of Paul Mcgillion - Dr Carson Beckett 'Stargate Atlantis'?.....He would make a pretty good 'Scotty'.

    4 years agoby @kevdaley1Flag

  10. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Nice, Simon Pegg rocks.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  11. Blade UK

    Simon Pegg is cool choice for 'Scotty', I hope the script is not naff?

    4 years agoby @kevdaley1Flag

  12. Timbo Jones

    Nice, Simon Pegg.

    4 years agoby @timmy1134Flag

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