IGN is reporting a juicy rumor that JJ Abrams is trying to convince Mission: Impossible III star Tom Cruise to do a cameo in the upcoming Star Trek prequel. If Cruise said yes, he would play Captain Christopher Pike, James T. Kirk’s predecessor as captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Mr. Spock’s first commanding officer.
Pike’s character was featured in the unaired Star Trek pilot episode, where he was portrayed by the late Jeffrey Hunter. The pilot was rejected, and the character was dropped during development of the second pilot. Sean Kenney portrayed him for new footage in a subsequent Star Trek episode.
I doubt this will happen, especially considering Viacom head Sumner Redstone’s public firing of Cruise. I will say this, if it does happen, it will be a giant F-you to Redstone, Viacom and Paramount. It will be interesting to see if this happens.
August 7th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
if an appearance means a big f-u to redstone, then i’m all for it!!
August 7th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Ray Liotta looks a lot more like Capt Pike than Tom Cruise. They should get him - he’s probably cheaper too.
August 9th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
NO TOM CRUISE ON STAR TREK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …and i agree that ray liotta resembles cptn. pike.
September 13th, 2007 at 12:56 am
Please, Please, don’t ruin star trek by putting tom cruise in it. I am a life long fan and it turns my stomach to think of him in it.
November 15th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
I knew JJ Abrams was a douche but I didnt think he was as stupid as he really is. Tom Cruise in Star Trek. Why dont we just go ahead and cast Brad Pitt as Captain Picard. What an ass hole