http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/18/STAR-TREK-reboot-movie-beams-Uhura-in.aspx It looks like Santa Claus will be bringing all of us STAR TREK fans a special gift on Christmas Day 2008. I just read on zap2it.com that “several major leads including Zachary Quinto as young Spock and Anton Yelchin as young Chekov,” have already signed on, and now we know who Uhura will be. Zoe Saldana, who you may know from DRUMLINE  and GUESS WHO, will be giving us a look at what the only female lieutenant was like in her early days. Director-producer, Abrams, is going back to the beginning in this movie. Much like what the STAR WARS franchise did, Abrams plans on turning this installment into a prequel. So many people have invested so much energy and loyalty into STAR TREK that I see this as the franchise giving back to the fans. I mean haven’t we all wondered how these space journeys began? And how about how this diverse group of people from all over the galaxy came together. And with all the other shows that have come out of Gene Roddenberry’s original STAR TREK, it’s nice to get a chance to get reacquainted with the characters we all came to love first. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/18/STAR-TREK-reboot-movie-beams-Uhura-in.aspx 77 60