The new Star Trek movie seems to have completed final casting of all the various Vulcans and so on needed for the prequel, now filming. Ben Cross (best known for Chariots of Fire) will play Spock's dad Sarek, while Winona Ryder (of all people) will be his human mother. (You can get a peek of their "son", Zachary Quinto in full Spock get-up, in these unofficial set photos.) Aussie hunk Chris Hemsworth has been cast as Kirk's dad (even though he is three years younger then Chris Pine, a.k.a. the new captain), and House star Jennifer Morrison is rumored to be playing Kirk's future baby momma, Carol Marcus. Outside of the various family trees, Bruce Greenwood has beamed aboard as Kirk's Enterprise predecessor, Christopher Pike (sans box), while his Capote co-star Clifton Collins Jr. will play villain Eric Bana's right-hand man.
Two characters MIA so far are Yeoman Janice Rand (she of the fabulous beehive) and Nurse Christine Chapel, the unsung feminine side of the original crew (in addition to Uhura, of course). They were portrayed by, respectively, Grace Lee Whitney and Majel Barrett (Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's widow), who best be returning in her longtime role as the voice of the Federation computer, a role she has played in just about every incarnation of Star Trek to date.
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