As expected, Arnold Robinson, the publicist for actor Tom Cruise has issued a statement saying that all this talk about Tom appearing for a cameo as Captain Christopher Pike in the next Star Trek film simply “is not true”.
When we reported the story ourselves we ended it by reminding fans to take it with a grain of salt until an official word came down the pike (pardon the pun). Well, as they say in Trek verse – “The word is given.”
When fans got wind of this rumor that Cruise may be appearing in the film they went ballistic with rants on how this would be the death toll for Trek. It seems to be an overwhelming concensus among Trekdom that if Pike is to be in this film, then actor Ray Liotta is their choice for the part.
Pictured below are (from left to right) Ray Liotta and the original Captain Pike played by Jeffrey Hunter — You decide! [Click on image to enlarge the view]
Few ok stand down red alert
ray liotta does look alot like the actor who played pike. I think it would be a good fit. he’s been in some pretty good films in the past
tim
The look is perfect, but Ray Liotta has a few years on him now. He may be a little old for the part.
Why would Tom Cruise even bother with a Star Trek movie? That would be the end of his career and on the contrar, would revitalize Star Trek. Go pop some more of your precious anti-depressants.