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Peter Weller joins Star Trek Sequel cast

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Looking forward to his appearance in the sequel. He worked with Leonard Nimoy in a stage production, once.
 
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Weller would make an awesome Gary Seven. He'd be more bad ass than the familiar version of course.

Though rumor has it that Weller is playing a CEO that may not be the case. Bad Robot is known for giving it's actors fake script pages to ensure secrecy. On Lost when they cast the roles of Jacob and the Man in Black they were identified as corporate big wigs instead of the ancient supernatural characters they turned out to be on the show.
 
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Original ‘Robocop’ Peter Weller Adds To SciFi Resume With ‘Star Trek’ Sequel

By MIKE FLEMING | Monday December 5, 2011 @ 3:00am

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Peter Weller’s reps confirm he’s joining the cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, in what is a principal role but one they would not specify. Weller, best known in feature scifi circles for his iconic role as Robocop has been busy as a director, and for acting stints on 24, Dexter, Fringe and Psych. Paramount will release the Star Trek sequel May 17, 2013. Alice Eve and Benicio Del Toro are likely to take part, joining the returning original cast that is headed by Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. Who should Weller play? Paramount and Abrams spent the weekend knocking down a speculative report Del Toro would play the Kahn role that Ricardo Montalban played in the original Star Trek series and the 1982 feature film. Weller’s repped by APA and BMP.
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I read an article that said his role is a ceo
 
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Re: Peter Weller joins Star Strek Sequel cast

Weller would make an awesome Gary Seven. He'd be more bad ass than the familiar version of course.

Though rumor has it that Weller is playing a CEO that may not be the case. Bad Robot is known for giving it's actors fake script pages to ensure secrecy. On Lost when they cast the roles of Jacob and the Man in Black they were identified as corporate big wigs instead of the ancient supernatural characters they turned out to be on the show.

A CEO of what, though? That's the big question.

I can see Peter Weller playing Gary Seven. Having played a government agent(unfortunately a villain)on 24, he could pull it off.
 
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Maybe Gary Seven moves up to be CEO of a small encyclopedia research company.
 
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Great news, I enjoy Weller's work.
 
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He ain't playing Paxton.
And we know this how?

CEO just implies that the character is the head honcho (normally an intolerable ass) in charge of making the lives of others quite miserable.
 
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CEO might also - call me crazy, I dunno - imply that the character is the chief executive officer of some sort of corporation.

Tell me all the reasons that there's no such creature in the Star Trek universe, but I'm going to go meditate for a while anyway.
 
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He'd make a good Ambassador Fox.

Imagine how dismissive Fox would be of bumped-up cadet Kirk....
 
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CEO might also - call me crazy, I dunno - imply that the character is the chief executive officer of some sort of corporation.

Tell me all the reasons that there's no such creature in the Star Trek universe, but I'm going to go meditate for a while anyway.

Well, there is the Dytallix Mining Corporation. A corporate entity that was mentioned in the 1st Season NG episode 'Conspiracy'.

For all we know, the Orpheus Mining Company mentioned in the Enterprise episode 'Terra Prime' could still be in existence. Since Peter Weller guest starred in that two-part adventure, maybe he would be playing a descendant of John Fredrick Paxton.

The possibilities are limitless.
 
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CEO might also - call me crazy, I dunno - imply that the character is the chief executive officer of some sort of corporation.
It could also mean that Weller's playing the Klingon in charge of Rura Penthe, since the prisoner's mine dilithium there. I imagine they are doing it for somebody's profit. I guess one could call the position CEO, Mining Operations at Rura Penthe. I call it head honcho, in charge, making life miserable.
 
if they do do this i hope its more along the lines of space seed and acts as a sort of prequel to wrath of khan
 
Re: Peter Weller joins Star Strek Sequel cast

CEO might also - call me crazy, I dunno - imply that the character is the chief executive officer of some sort of corporation.
It could also mean that Weller's playing the Klingon in charge of Rura Penthe, since the prisoner's mine dilithium there.

Yes, and it could also mean that the character is - gee - the chief executive officer (CEO) of a corporation.
 
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