More cast announced

[JoeP]

http://www.startrek.com/article/discovery-adds-to-its-ranks

Star Trek: Discovery continues to bring new cast members on board. The latest additions, revealed today, include Shazad Latif, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell and Damon Runyan.

Shazad Latif will star as Lieutenant Tyler, a Starfleet officer in the Federation. Latif is known for his role as Dr. Henry Jekyll in the television series Penny Dreadful. Latif was originally announced in the role of Kol, now played by Kenneth Mitchell.

Rekha Sharma is set as Commander Landry, the Discovery’s security officer. Sharma’s television credits include Battlestar Galactica and The 100.

Kenneth Mitchell will portray Kol, a commanding officer in the Klingon Empire. Mitchell’s television credits include the fan-favorite Jericho on CBS, The Astronaut Wives Club and Frequency.

Clare McConnell gets in on the action as Dennas, a leader in the Klingon Empire. McConnell’s film credits include Dim the Fluorescents, slated for release this fall.

And, cast as Ujilli, a leader in the Klingon Empire, is Damon Runyan. His television credits include Suits, Supernatural and Gangland Undercover.

Star Trek: Discovery will be available in countries around the world.

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[Captain of the USS Averof]

Never heard of them. Looking forward to watching them in DSC!

EDIT: Wait a minute! That's Rekha Sharma from Star Trek Continues Episode 8 "Still Treads The Shadow"!!!

 

[John Clark]

I'm familiar with Rekha Sharma and Kenneth Mitchell as both have appeared in quite a few things I've seen, but not the others so much.

Looking forward to it

 

[Mr Awe]

I guess I'm tired of cast announcements. At this point we should be getting more details about the premise and possibly some set photos (where you can actually see the sets).

 

[KennyB]

We got a Cylon in charge of security.

 

[wayoung]

...I09 has one of these as an entire role switch, a previously cast Klingon now playing a starfleet officer, with the Klingon character being recast. Four months into production.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-discovery-switches-an-actors-role-mid-produc-1794747543

I'm still hoping for the best (remember Westworlds production?).

 

[cultcross]

EDIT: Wait a minute! That's Rekha Sharma from Star Trek Continues Episode 8 "Still Treads The Shadow"!!!

Or her slightly less famous role in TV's Battlestar Galactica

Pretty decent announcements, seem to be a lot of Klingon characters being cast, it's fair to say this series will focus heavily on the Empire I think!

 

[milo bloom]

I guess I'm tired of cast announcements. At this point we should be getting more details about the premise and possibly some set photos (where you can actually see the sets).

The fact that we're getting so many Klingon crew announcements should give some idea of the premise. What's in existing canon, about 10 years before TOS that includes so many Klingons?



(I feel like that Family Guy bit about the Don Knotts movie: "why are there so many Klingons? The brochure said there'd only be a few Klingons.")

 

[INACTIVEUSS Einstein]

io9 was making a big fuss saying Discovery is in trouble, recasting Kol so late - any truth to this, or can it happen in TV? Myabe they recast Latif a while back and just didn't say? io9 is known for hyperbole at times, so I dunno if they are just running articles dissing the show's production for clicks.

 

[wayoung]

io9 was making a big fuss saying Discovery is in trouble, recasting Kol so late - any truth to this, or can it happen in TV? Myabe they recast Latif a while back and just didn't say? io9 is known for hyperbole at times, so I dunno if they are just running articles dissing the show's production for clicks.

No reason it can't be both. The production is obviously troubled but that doesn't mean the final product won't benefit from the turmoil.

As for the recasting, it could be a couple different things. Either the guy was so good they wanted him in a more visible role or he was so bad but his contract cost too much to fire him so they put him in a smaller Lt Kyle role.

 

[cultcross]

io9 was making a big fuss saying Discovery is in trouble, recasting Kol so late - any truth to this, or can it happen in TV? Myabe they recast Latif a while back and just didn't say? io9 is known for hyperbole at times, so I dunno if they are just running articles dissing the show's production for clicks.

I refer the court to Voyager, which replaced its lead after filming started.

 

[BRT]

So what do we have now, about a dozen cast members announced? I doubt they're ALL regulars. Are they announcing guest stars? Is that what we've come to? lol!

 

[wayoung]

I refer the court to Voyager, which replaced its lead after filming started.

Marty McFly is probably a better example since Discovery has been filming so long.

 

[milo bloom]

...I09 has one of these as an entire role switch, a previously cast Klingon now playing a starfleet officer, with the Klingon character being recast. Four months into production.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-discovery-switches-an-actors-role-mid-produc-1794747543

I'm still hoping for the best (remember Westworlds production?).

Or is this a distraction from the truth?

Spoiler

he's a Klingon who undergoes genetic enhancement to look human and infiltrate Starfleet

 

[wayoung]

Or is this a distraction from the truth?

Spoiler

he's a Klingon who undergoes genetic enhancement to look human and infiltrate Starfleet

Always possible,although weird that's be in a casting notice. Unless they changed the plot this far in and wanted to make it a twist

Spoiler

with the new Klingon actor a red herring

 

[MadeIndescribable]

Or is this a distraction from the truth?

Spoiler

he's a Klingon who undergoes genetic enhancement to look human and infiltrate Starfleet

Not like it hasn't been done before. #ArneDarvin

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

Latif was originally announced in the role of Kol, now played by Kenneth Mitchell. Sound's like the old TNG's Marina Sirtis/Tasha Yar and Denise Crosby/Deanna Troi switcheroo!

 

[INACTIVEUSS Einstein]

How many Klingons does that make now?

Five I think - one removed, three added.

Here were the previous Klingons before Latif was recast:

Added:

Unless we hear otherwise I guess these guys are still big Klingon characters:

 

[Apparition B5]

I refer the court to Voyager, which replaced its lead after filming started.

In that case, Discovery is doomed.

 

[jamestyler]

io9 was making a big fuss saying Discovery is in trouble, recasting Kol so late - any truth to this, or can it happen in TV? Myabe they recast Latif a while back and just didn't say? io9 is known for hyperbole at times, so I dunno if they are just running articles dissing the show's production for clicks.

Could have just been a case of finding him a better fit elsewhere when filming began, or other reasons. sometimes things just work better in different ways and the only way to know about it is to roll cameras and see what happens.

To be honest, I'm quite pleased - more ethnic variety in the humans is always a good thing.