{"id":109,"date":"2007-10-16T23:03:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-17T03:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=109"},"modified":"2018-12-08T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T20:04:33","slug":"star-trek-casting-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2007\/10\/16\/star-trek-casting-finalized\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR TREK Casting Finalized?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks as if the last two pieces that make-up the J. J. Abrams Star Trek<\/strong> revamp cast puzzle have been revealed – Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy.<\/p>\n

Pine had recently been rumored as a top contender for the role, even though he had already been offered a role in director Joe Carnahan\u2019s White Jazz<\/strong>, an adaptation of the James Elroy novel. Even though there hasn\u2019t been an official announcement from Trek<\/strong> studio Paramount, Carnahan has stated in his blog that Pines had passed on White Jazz<\/strong> for the role of a certain legendary starship captain-<\/p>\n

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The young man playing Junior Stemmons has opted to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before’ and thus, had to bow out of White Jazz<\/strong>. I’ve been talking to him this past week and knew how tough the decision had to be for him. I don’t envy ever being in that spot but I gave him my full support, even if it meant he didn’t do Jazz<\/strong>. I get it. You don’t get opportunities like that often and I told him as long as he could control as much of that process as possible and not get sucked into doing lesser sequels as a result of taking this gig, then good luck and God bless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also awaiting an official announcement is that Karl Urban will taking the role of \u201cBones\u201d McCoy. TrekMovieReport<\/a> reported last week that an unnamed source had confirmed that the New Zealand-born Urban was in talks for the role of McCoy. And now earlier this evening, AintItCool<\/a> is reporting that their own source has confirmed that Urban as Bones is \u201cpretty much a done deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his cast apparently in place, Abrams is set to start filming next month for the film\u2019s release next Christmas.<\/p>\n

Previously: More Star Trek<\/strong> News: Cho added to cast as Sulu
Simon Pegg To Play Scotty In New Star Trek<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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