Actor Chris Pine will play young 'James T. Kirk' in director J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek" prequel for Paramount Pictures focusing on the early years of the crew of 'The Enterprise' at 'Starfleet Academy'.Pine joins actors Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana and John Cho.
Pine previously appeared in "Just My Luck" and "Smokin' Aces".
"Star Trek XI" starts in November, shooting through to March, with Paramount targeting a December 25, 2008 release...
