Just Our Luck: Chris Pine is Kirk and Eric Bana is the Villain
Posted on October 10, 2007
MTV reports that Eric Bana has joined the cast of the new Star Trek film as the villain, named Nero. No one is sure if he's a Romulan, a Vulcan or something else entirely. And Chris Pine may be the new Captain Kirk.
Eric Bana has signed on and Chris Pine is in final talks to play the villainous Nero and James T. Kirk, respectively. The duo will be filling out a prequel-minded Enterprise bridge that already includes Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zo� Saldana as Uhura, Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov and Leonard Nimoy as an older version of the pointy-eared Vulcan science officer.Pine was that guy in Just My Luck?? We saw that film -- don't ask -- and we don't remember which one he was. The guy in the band? That worked in a bowling alley? It's all a bit of a blur. We haven't gotten around to seeing him in Smokin' Aces, so it's time to get the DVD, no question. As for Eric Bana as a bad guy -- we approve.While it is still unknown whether the legendary William Shatner will, like Nimoy, appear alongside his character's younger self, the latest "Trek" leak has revealed that Pine is in talks to portray the yellow-shirted commander's distinguished time at the Starfleet Academy. Pine, a 27-year-old heartthrob best known for movies like "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" (and for being the son of none other than "CHiPs" Sergeant Getraer, Robert Pine), recently raised eyebrows with a gritty, chameleonic performance in the shoot-'em-up thriller "Smokin' Aces."
Until now, the deadliest adversary Pine has tangled with was Lindsay Lohan in "Just My Luck."