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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9695

Aussie soap hunk Chris Hemsworth (TV' s "Home and Away") is set to play George Samuel Kirk Sr., father of Captain James T. Kirk, in Paramount's upcoming reinvention of "Star Trek" reports The IESB.
Hemsworth himself is just twenty four, three years younger than actor Chris Pine who's playing Kirk, either implying that Hemsworth will likely appear in flashback, or talk of the time travel component of the script is correct.

The site also reports that "House" regular Jennifer Morrison has been confirmed for a role in the feature and speculation has her playing Carol Marcus, the civilian biologist who's affair with Kirk in her youth led to a son. Bibi Besch played the role in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

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Madamhoney · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:10 am Post subject:

Never heard of him but I like her in House.

Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6250

When you said Chris Hemsworth Luc I rushed off to look him up on imdb and thought how can he play Kirk's father when he's only 24?!! So thanks for saying about flashbacks and time travel

I like Jennifer Morrison too and I think she'll be good in the film.

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9695

Well I think Morrison is sufficent eye candy but I can't say I have watched that much House to judge her acting I'm afraid

however I will take both your word for it

Hemsworth like both of yourselves I had never heard of too and yeah Cat I reckon its now more likely that time travel will be used particularly with this chap playing Kirk's Dad/ I don't know about the rest of you but the casting for this new Trek has not exactly gone the way I thought it would at all save Quinto who I think is very like Nimoy..... I just thought there would be more establidhed names in parts ...not all parts now but in a few?

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