JJ Abrams has added Alice Eve as an entirely new character to Star Trek, reports Variety.
Eve will be joining the existing cast of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho and Anton Yelchin on the Starship Enterprise.
Benicio del Toro is in talks to play the villain in Star Trek 2, after Eric Bana played Nero in the 2009 film.
Sources suggest that while del Toro will play a character familiar to Trekkies, Eve’s role will be a character entirely new to the Star Trek universe.
Paramount Pictures are planning a May, 2013 release for Star Trek 2.
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