Kirk And Other Trek Kasting Stuff

As director J.J. Abrams gears up to start production on the Star Trek cinematic reboot in November, the actors already cast in the roles of Spock, Uhura and Checkov, are immersing themselves in Trek lore...

The rumor mill has once again begun to spin, over who might be up for the leading role of James T. Kirk, in the film.

According to IESB:

After months of speculation, Poseidon actor Mike Vogel is said to be the new "front runner" to play the famed starship commander. Vogel, 28, will next be seen in the much-hyped Abrams-produced horror flick known as Cloverfield. He's also appeared in 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the romantic comedy Rumor Has It, and the TV sit-com Grounded for Life.

Mike Vogel

The studio had no comment.

Vogel's reps at the Gersh Agency said that they also 'can't officially comment'...The site adds though..."We have been able to talk with two other studio insiders who have also confirmed that he is indeed the fore runner for the coveted role."

As for Vogel as Kirk---His role in the waterlogged Poseidon was kinda take charge...Abrams is known for working with actors over and over again....Honestly though, my gut, initial reaction over the rumored choice is "meh"

Meanwhile, the folks at IGN must be feeling vindicated over over a Trek casting story they posted earlier this year...that ended up not happening:

The site reported that Paramount wanted name actors as Trek's Big Three, namely Matt Damon as Kirk, Adrien Brody as Spock and Gary Sinise as Dr. McCoy. We took some flack from various outlets when that didn't come to pass.

Brody, however, has now confirmed that he did indeed meet with Abrams about playing Spock.

Speaking to MTV's MoviesBlog, Brody said "I did talk to J.J. about that. That would've been cool, that would've been cool. My parents got a kick out of that. I told my parents I'm going in to maybe be Spock. [laughs] Oh, well."

IGN also has news on the latest contender to play Montgomery Scott or "Scotty" in the film--and he's a Sci-fi vet... Is actor Paul McGillion (pictured) going from Stargate to Star Trek?

While I have never watched Stargate Atlantis...



He certainly bears a passing resemblance to James Doohan back in the 60's....



Stay tuned, as filming nears, the rumors/news about the film are going to fly at warp speed...