It’s official- Chris Pine will play young Capatian Kirk in the upcoming, JJ Abrams-directed Star Trek flick.
You may remember Pine from such films as ‘Just My Luck’, co-starring Lindsey Lohan. Having never seen it, I can only assume it was terrible. Let’s hope the new Trek outing is better.
Of course, with JJ Abrams (remember Felicity? I try not to) directing, and a former Lohan leading man attached to star, one does worry. The whole thing could easily go the way of a college drama, as predicted with eery clarity by the fine folks at Galacticast:
Hopefully, Eric Bana, Simon Pegg, and Leonard Nimoy can pull this thing off, saving it from Felicity-like depradations.
On an unrelated note: have you noticed that Nunc Scio has been especially geeky this week? Oh well. I am what I am.
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