At the San Diego Comic-Con in July, director J.J. Abrams announced that both “Heroes” star Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy would be playing the young and old versions of Spock. (Dan Steinberg / AP)
Rising star Zoe Saldana has been chosen to take over the role of Nyota Uhura from Nichelle Nichols. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“Alpha Dog” actor Anton Yelchin has been cast in Walter Koenig’s role as Lt. Pavel Chekov. (American Cinematheque / Getty Images)
Simon Pegg, star of “Shaun of the Dead,” has just signed on to play the role of Montgomery “Scotty” Scott. (NBC / EPA)
“Munich” star Eric Bana was tapped to play the new “Star Trek’s” villain, Nero. Nothing else is known about this character, so he could be a Klingon, Romulan or even a Roman emperor. (Kathleen Voege / AP)
Startrek.com is reporting that “Harold and Kumar” actor John Cho has signed on to take over George Takei’s helm-control role of Lt. Sulu. (American Cinematheque / Getty Images)
