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Karl Urban Confirmed as the New Leonard "Bones" McCoy

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By GustavoLeao / 06:58, 17 October 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis

According to IESB and AICN, actor Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings, Pathfinder) will play the new Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek prequel movie.

According to AICN sources, Urban as "Bones" is "pretty much a done deal".

The role was played by the late DeForest Kelley in the TOS series and movies.
 
Star Trek writer Roberto Orci told Trek Movie Report that McCoy has a substantial part in the film. Just about all of the TOS characters are now accounted and cast. 

UPDATE : According to StarTrek.com and The Hollywood Reporter Karl Urban has signed a deal to play McCoy.

The original report can be found here and here.



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By: Beamer (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:03:16 on Oct 17, 2007

You make a good point that doesn't get mentioned here very often (hmmm, I wonder why?)

In the real world, as most know, producers try to appeal to as many demos as possible. The "chick" factor (HIS WORDS ANY IRATE FEMALE POSTERS! lol) is a good example not always considered in a Star Trek film (ala Conan's "disdain" for the Star Trek lovin' virgin..c'mon, you know the guy's a closet watcher. The other night an alarm went off in the studio by accident and his first reaction? He yells "Red Alert!" And, yes, it DID sound like a TOS sound.)

Remember fans: In Hollywood, the bottom line is the bottom line.

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I don't care what "they" say..... "THERE...ARE....FOUR....LIGHTS!"

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RE: Chicks... by Captain's Blog @ 09:28:52 on Oct 18

RE: Chicks... | Report this post to moderator
By: TonyDP (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:35:32 on Oct 17, 2007 | Edit History (1)

Here's the link to the StarTrek.com story on Urban being cast. Also of interest, the story mentions that Christopher Pike is in the film and has not yet been cast.

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2310434.html


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