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Casting Rumor : Jennifer Morrison to Play Number One, Captain Pike's First Officer

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By GustavoLeao / 11:50, 14 November 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis

Sy Fy Portal is reporting a rumor that actress Jennifer Morrison will play the role of Number One, the First Officer on the Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (played by Bruce Greenwood) in the upcoming Star Trek movie prequel.

The role of Number One was played by actress Majel Barrett in the 1964 pilot episode The Cage. The character was the un-named intellectual, problem-solving second-in-command serving under Captain Christopher Pike. Number One is the naval term for the First Officer on board a ship, second-in-command to the captain.

"Gene Roddenberry wanted a woman in a high-ranking role on the show, but NBC wouldn't hear of it," the site's source said. "Now his wish of having a female XO under Pike is finally coming to pass."

"Everyone wants to speculate on what roles these actors are taken on because of their looks, but they should actually be paying more attention to what might be meatier roles," the source said. "What's nice is that Number One will actually have a name."

This information is preliminary, of course, and entirely rumor.

The original report is here.



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By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:20:54 on Nov 14, 2007 | Edit History (1)

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By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:01:25 on Nov 14, 2007

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Well, I don't agree that they're going to make her look 40. And while this actress is seven years older than the Olsen twins...that's close enough! She's only seven years older than the Olsen twins and she's the First Officer!! She's got to die in Trek 11 because I don't think there's any way, at that rate, that SHE wouldn't have been named the youngest captain in Starfleet history when Pike retired rather than the JUNIOR officer, Kirk, climbing past her on the totem pole.

Actually, you bring up an interesting point. Is there a book or novel that mentioned what happened to #1 following Pike's era? And, yes, I will eat crow as I now recall that "The Cage" was supposed to be set some 11 years before Kirk takes command. Dammit, can't get my time straight! Of course, one can say that today's 40-something age better than the same age in the 60's (or I am just saying that because I am one of them?). I understand your argument and am not try argue it. I would just say that she may be the right actress.

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RE: a touch young! by Terry212 @ 13:05:50 on Nov 14
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