Writer
Roberto Orci has let out some details on
Star Trek telling
IESB that shooting will begin in November with casting under way right now! Apparentaly we will hear some significant announcements next month at the San Diego Comic Con. Just playing Devil's advocate a little here, but I'm going to take a look at some actor's schedules WHO HAVE BEEN RUMORED FOR PARTS according to various sources around the web and let's see if they actually could fit shooting Star Trek in November...
Matt Damon as Captain Kirk -
He has the upcoming movie Imperial Life in the Emerald City which will re-team him with Bourne director Paul Greengrass but that is likely to shoot early 08. A three month stint on Star Trek is certainly viable.Ben Affleck as Spock -
I still think that link was a joke, but in any event he has no movie roles on his schedule.Adrien Brody as Spock -
His slate is clean.Gary Sinise as Dr. "Bones" McCoy -
His slate is clean.Phillip Seymor Hoffman as Dr. "Bones" McCoy -
Has a drama with Meryl Streep which will begin production in December. Take that for whatever you will.James McAvoy as Scotty -
Currently filming Wanted which will have wrapped by then. Other than that, his slate is clean.Daniel Dae Kim as Sulu -
Likely to be filming Lost at around the same time.Daniel Craig in any role -
Actor has no time to breathe with his schedule. So there you have it. Take all the above for what you will, actors can drop out of things all the time and movies get re-arranged or delayed constantly. Personally, I would love to see Matt Damon as Kirk and Gary Sinise as Bones but the rest I'm not to sure about. I think Abrams will go for mostly unknown young actors anyway, so this is probably all irrelevant.