It’s offical Zoë Saldana will play Uhura

Its offical the rumor that Zoë Saldana will play Lieutenant Uhura is no longer a rumor, she will be the first female to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek,” according to Variety. The “Haven” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” star will play Lieutenant Uhura, a role made famous in the original television series (and first six feature films) by Nichelle Nichols.

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This post was written by Lobo on September 18, 2007

Lobo

If you do anything with the TOS characters its going to be a reboot of some kind. The question is how do you do it. If you do an academy film your going to have rewrite canon because the characters weren't in the academy at the same time. I guess you could use new characters in the academy but that would be tough to pull off in a film, it would work better as television show. I think your going to alienate some fans no matter what you do. I think the question fans need to ask themselves is does the franchise need a reboot or can it continue down its present course.

Anthony

But can you do that without alienating most of the fans of Star Trek?

Lobo

This is the plot rumor over at AICN

"Picture an incident that throws a group of Romulans back in time. Picture that group of Romulans figuring out where they are in the timeline, then deciding to take advantage of the accident to kill someone’s father, to erase them from the timeline before they exist, thereby changing all of the TREK universe as a result. Who would you erase? Whose erasure would leave the biggest hole in the TREK universe is the question you should be asking.

Who else, of course, but James T. Kirk?

If Spock were in a position to change that incident back, and then in a position to guard that timeline and make sure things happen the way they’re supposed to, it creates...

... well, what does it create? Because evidently the plan is to use this second timeline as a way of rebooting without erasing or ignoring canon. These new voyages of the ENTERPRISE, they’re taking place in whatever timeline starts with this story. Maybe this timeline features dramatic differences. Like... say... if Vulcan were to be blown up. If the Vulcans in the series were suddenly the last of their kind, alone in the universe, it would change who they are and maybe even redefine their strict rejection of emotion in favor of logic.

You can introduce these Universe2 versions of classic TREK events and characters, and you can play with the audience’s expectation. Things have changed. Some things play out the way you expect… some don’t. It’s basically the same solution Marvel Comics has in terms of publishing, the way they use their ULTIMATES line to reboot continuity."

Anthony

I don't really think casting matters that much. I just hope the story is good. I am not completely sold on the idea of going back to the original. I would have liked to see a Starfleet Academy movie or better yet a series. Or a movie follow-up to Deep Space Nine.

Jarrell

Assassin Jason Bourne as Kirk, Serial Killer Sylar as Spock, and Pirate Anamaria as Uhura? Who's he going to get as Scotty and Bones? How bout Eddie Cahill from CSI New York as Bones? And Paul McGillion from Stargate: Atlantis as Scotty?