Weeks ago it was acknowledged that “House” actress Jennifer Morrison would be in the new Star Trek movie which is set to premiere on December 25, 2008. None of us in the news business knew at the time of the announcement which role she would be starring in. As is the case with any Trek feature, a lot of speculation arose concerning if Morrison would be cast as Captain Pike’s Number One, Spock’s mom (later to be revealed as Wynona Ryder) or possibly a Romulan agent for Eric Bana’s bad guy role.
If Trek Movie Report has it right, then the lastest from the rumor mill is Morrison will star as the pregnant mother of James T. Kirk (no doubt in a flash back) and George Kirk, James’ father, will be portrayed by Chris Hemsworth. The same Website is also reporting that ex-”Alias” actress Rachel Nichols, who had revealed a few weeks ago that she would be in the J.J. Abrams film, has been cast as a green Orion girl.
Rachel Nichols as an Orion girl, finally an aspect of the casting I can get excited about.