Melbourne
(ANI):
JJ
Abrams
has
reportedly
picked
Mike
Vogel
to
be
Captain
Kirk
on
the
new
'Star
Trek" prequel.
According
to
IESB,
Vogel,
whose
credits
include
“Texas
Chainsaw
Massacre",
“Poseidon"
and
“Sisterhood
of
the
Travelling
Pants"
has
been
Abrams"
choice
for
quite
some
time,
reports
Moviehole.
The
two
met
on
the
set
of
“Cloverfield"-
the
giant
monster
movie
Abrams
is
producing
for
Paramount.
Though
IESB
hasn"t
been
able
to
confirm
the
news
from
Vogel"s
reps
or
the
studio,
the
site
is
confident
that
the
actor
will
be
the
one
sitting
in
the
Captain"s
chair
when
the
movie
releases
in
2008.
Abrams
is
also
producing
"Star
Trek"
through
his
Paramount-based
Bad
Robot
shingle.
The
movie
will
revolve
around
the
crew's
early
days
at
Starfleet
Academy,
Alex
Kurtzman
and
Roberto
Orci
wrote
the
screenplay
and
will
exec
produce
alongside
Bryan
Burk
and
Damon
Lindelof.
The
film
is
set
for
a
Christmas
Day
2008
release.