Winona Ryder Joins the Cast of Star Trek

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Paramount 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.

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.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (13)

  1. btrobinson

    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

    4 years agoby @btrobinsonFlag

  2. DEZZMOND

    Hope she won't steal anything from the set :)))Horrible choice, really horrible!

    4 years agoby @dezzmondFlag

  3. MikeyV1

    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.

    4 years agoby @mikeyv1Flag

  4. PUNISHER

    The movie should be cool. Not so sure about her as a choice but we shall see.

    4 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  5. Courtney O.

    crazy....winona

    4 years agoby @chickflickFlag

  6. brew1701

    unless its a misprint on movieweb

    4 years agoby @brew1701Flag

  7. The Kwisatz Haderach

    thats a good point had forgotten that, Spoke is half vulcan. Live Long and Prosper!

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  8. brew1701

    but wait a minute here, spocks mother is human not vulcan????

    4 years agoby @brew1701Flag

  9. The Kwisatz Haderach

    huh, the cast for this movie is crazy, I wonder if its gonna be good or not.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  10. Tronticon

    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!!!!!

    4 years agoby @tronticonFlag

  11. Blade UK

    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.

    4 years agoby @kevdaley1Flag

  12. CUPID

    I agree shes not are bad choice.

    4 years agoby @cupidFlag

  13. tank2046

    a good choice, i guess.. but spock's mother isn't vulcan, she's human.

    4 years agoby @tank2046Flag

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