Scotty and Sulu beamed aboard
Finally the roles for Montgomery “Scotty” Scott and Hikaru Sulu have been nailed down in the 11th Star Trek movie.
Brit comic hotshot Simon Pegg, who cowrote and starred in Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle titular slacker John Cho have signed on to star as Scotty and Sulu, respectively, in the upcoming 11th installment of the Star Trek franchise.
Pegg will play the transporter-operating, brogue-sporting engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the ship’s third in command. The role was originally played by James Doohan.
It seems J.J. Abrams has offered the role to Pegg who’s accepted and now it’s in the “paperwork” phase as a formality. Meanwhile, back on the bridge:
Cho, meanwhile, takes over the iconic role of fencing enthusiast Hikaru Sulu in the revamped franchise, a part originated by George Takei.
John Cho is best know as Harold as in Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, but he’s been in a ton of stuff. Shooting on the new Star Trek begins next month for a December 2008 release.
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