Kiwi kast as Dr. McCoy
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the last of the major castings for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek prequel, scheduled to begin filming next month.
The role of James Tiberius Kirk will be played by Chris Pine (left), and the plum part of Leonard McCoy goes to New Zealand actor Chris Urban (right), known to genre film fans as Eomer in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Other cast members include John Cho as Sulu, Simon Pegg as Scotty, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Anton Yelchin as Chekov, and of course Zachary Quinto from Heroes as Mr. Spock. Eric Bana will also appear as the movie’s antagonist, Nero.
As I recall, McCoy was supposed to be from Georgia. I wonder if the estimable Mr. Urban can manage a believable Southron Accent.