Star Trek alumni and fan favorite BarBara Luna will appear in the next episode of Star Trek: Phase II, scheduled to go before the lens this June at the Retro Films Studio in Upstate New York. Written by Trek author Dave Galanter, from a story developed by him and fellow Trek writer Greg Brodeur, “Enemy: Starfleet” will be directed by Kevin Rubio.
Guest star BarBara Luna is best known to Trek fans for her unforgettable role as Lt. Marlena Moreau in the original series episode, “Mirror, Mirror.” The fans also know BarBara for her numerous television appearances and her friendliness and accessibility at Star Trek conventions. “Details about BarBara’s role will not be released pending the shoot, but this will be a very surprising role for fans,” said Executive Producer James Cawley, “this role will be very unlike her appearance in our first episode – it will be much more substantial than her guest appearance in “In Harm’s Way.”
Also appearing in this episode is Star Trek fan and G4tv network personality Kevin Pereira, who will play Lt. Kevin Riley, a role first made famous by actor Bruce Hyde in the original series episodes, “The Naked Time” and “The Conscience of the King.” Pereira is the host of G4tv’s Attack of the Show, which features reports on entertainment, gaming, tech, and all sorts of news from the digital world. A pioneer in the Internet and gaming culture, Pereira has developed gaming sites, audio productions, and has written, produced, and hosted a number of television productions. “Kevin is a mainstay at G4tv,” said James Cawley, “we are exited to have him on the set and I think it will be a blast to have him play another classic Enterprise crewmember.”
Director/producer J.J. Abrams talked to the Canadian Press about his work on the next Star Trek film. He answered some of the questions that has been on the mind of longtime Trek fans about continuity.
“The whole point was to try to make this movie for fans of movies, not fans of `Star Trek,’ necessarily,”‘ Abrams said. “If you’re a fan, we’ve got one of the writers who’s a devout Trekker, so we were able to make sure we were serving the people who are completely enamored with `Star Trek.’ But we are not making the movie for that contingent alone.
“You can’t really make a movie for them. As soon as you start to guess what you think they are going to want to see, you’re in trouble. You have to make the movie in many ways for what you want to see yourself, make a movie you believe in. Then you’re not second-guessing an audience you don’t really have an understanding of.”
“It’s a chance to see what Kirk and Spock would look like done now,” Abrams said. “What’s thrilling about it is how great the cast is, how remarkably talented and funny and just spot-on they all are.”
“I feel like this is so unlike what you expect, so unlike the `Star Trek’ you’ve seen. At the same time, it’s being true to what’s come before, honoring it,” Abrams said. “I can say the effects for `Star Trek’ have never, ever been done like this. … I can only tell you the idea of the universe of `Star Trek’ has never been given this kind of treatment.”
Speaking of the movie, Nichelle Nichols, the wonderful actress who portrayed Communications Officer Uhura in the original series, voiced that character in the Animated Series, and appeared in 6 of the major big screen films, as well as in Tim Russ’ “Star Trek: Of Gods and Men,” gave away a small hint about the film in an interview. She stated that it “ends with our going off on that five year mission where no man or woman had gone before. And I heard it’s marvelous.”
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