The latest addition to the cast of J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK is HULK star Eric Bana, who will play the villain Nero in the Paramount Pictures winter tentpole, reports VARIETY. Bana joins Anton Yelchin (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS) as Chekov, Zachary Quinto (TV's HEROES) as young Spock, Zoe Saldana (TERMINAL) as Uhura, and Leonard Nimoy as an older Spock.
The plot details for the film are on the QT. Before the November start of production, Abrams must still fill the roles of young James T. Kirk, Scotty, Sulu and the Federation captain.
Abrams is the producer, via his Bad Robot company, with Stratton Leopold. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci penned the script and are on as exec producers alongside Bryan Burk and Damon Lindelof.
The film is set to fly into theaters on Christmas Day 2008.
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