Russell Crowe unaware of those Trek rumors

I think it was always going to be a long shot that Russell Crowe was going to end up being in the new Star Trek movie. I mean here's a guy who chooses each and every one of his projects very carefully indeed and he has never in the past done a film anything like this. Not only that but logistically it would seem unlikely. Crowe has a full schedule, not least the amount of movies he will be re-teaming with Ridley Scott on, so folks I'm sorry to say he won't be in Star Trek. We do know it will be a huge name, someone the caliber of Crowe is what they are aiming for. Here's what Crowe said, looking as miserably as ever, when IGN asked him whether he would be in Trek...

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.