Alice Eve Joins 'Star Trek' Cast
Actress Alice Eve has reportedly joined that cast of the new “Star Trek” movie slated to release in 2013.
The 29-year-old is best known for her role in “Sex & the City 2” as well as last summer’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” She will play a new character in 2009’s “Star Trek” sequel, instead of the role “Trekkies” are familiar with from the original series or films.
According to reports, Eve landed the role over actresses Teresa Palmer and Haley Atwell. The J. J. Abrams-directed film is scheduled to begin filming early next year, and will be released in theaters on May 17, 2013.
Meanwhile, the British actress can be seen in “The Raven,” a fictional film about the final days of poet Edgar Allen Poe’s life, in theaters March 9.
News surrounding the movie is becoming more frequent as production is set to begin soon, but many details still remain mysterious.
Reports have not yet confirmed whether Benicio del Toro will join the new “Star Trek” cast, following rumors circulated that Abrams tapped the actor to play the villain.
Other confirmed members of the new cast include Chris Pine, Zhachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldana to reprise their roles as James T. Kirk, Spcok, and Nyota Uhura respectively. Also joining the sci-fi sequel will be Simon Pegg as Scotty, Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov, Karl Urban as Bones, and John Cho as Hikaru Sulu.
Abrams also directed 2009’s “Star Trek” reboot, which saw $257 million domestically and over $385 million worldwide – making it the highest grossing “Star Trek” film of all time.
Also joining the crew are screenwriters Alex Kurtcan and Roberto Orci, as well as producer Damon Lindelof.
Vulture reports that filming the unnamed “Star Trek” sequel will commence this winter. The original release date was scheduled for June 2012, but has since been pushed back to allow writers more time to polish the script.
The “Star Trek” franchise created by Gene Roddenberry has a cult following and has resulted in eleven films, dozens of games, novels, and attraction in Las Vegas, and many traveling museums featuring film props.
