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The latest Star Trek film is being produced by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are the executive producers. The script has been written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and J.J. Abrams will direct.
The project was announced in April 2006, and went into production in November 2007, with shooting expected to last through March 2008.
In June 2007 it was revealed that Zachary Quinto (Heroes) and Leonard Nimoy will portray Spock in the film (related story). Subsequent casting announcements have included Chris Pine as Kirk, Karl Urban as McCoy, Anton Yelchin as Chekov, Zoë Saldana as Uhura, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and John Cho as Sulu.
Christopher Pike, Kirk's predecessor in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, will be part of the story, and that role will be filled by Bruce Greenwood. There will be a villain named "Nero," played by Eric Bana. Nero's cohort "Ayel" will be played by Clifton Collins Jr.
Winona Ryder will portray "Amanda Grayson," Spock's human mother, and Chris Hemsworth will be a young "George Kirk," father of James T. Kirk.
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