Mr. Chekov is cast for Star Trek

The casting for Star Trek is moving along. Now we’ve got Mr. Pavel Chekov beaming up.

The casting news is coming faster and faster these days…now from the Hollywood Reporter no less. According to trade paper, the up-and-coming (and Russian-born) Anton Yelchin is in negotiations to play Pavel Chekov for the new Star Trek film. HP also confirms that casting is under way (in New York and London) for “Kirk, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, the film’s villain and the Federation captain.” It is not entirely clear what they mean by ‘federation captain,’ it is possible they actually mean ‘fleet captain’ which would be Chris Pike. HP reports that Abrams is expected to sign bigger-name actors for the villain and the ‘federation captain.’ roles. Yelchin is only 18, but has been working steadily since 2000, most recently with a recurring role on the Showtime drama Huff. He is starring in two feature films opening in the fall of 2007 (Charlie Bartlett and Fierce People).

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