Paul Giamatti joins new series ‘Starfleet Academy’

Advance:

• Paul Giamatti will be the villain of the first season of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’.
• The new series will follow the travails of the academic institution’s students.
• Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau direct the show.

While the tastes of the current ‘Star Trek‘ series ‘Discovery‘ and ‘Strange new worlds“We’ve certainly had solid casts, the new show,”Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘ really seems to have improved in terms of star power.

With holly hunter Already on board, the show is now adding Pablo Giamatti in a key role. Which is quite an achievement, given that he was nominated for an Oscar last season for ‘The remains‘. Having completed a successful run on ‘Thousands of millions‘, he recently He also tackled a television series. based on the ‘Hostel‘ horror movies.

Who will Paul Giamatti play in ‘Starfleet Academy’?

Giamatti landed a recurring role on the show as the main villain of the first season, who has a sinister connection to one of the cadets’ past.

This is what the co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau said about the casting coup:

“Sometimes you’re lucky enough to discover that one of the greatest living actors is also a huge ‘Star Trek’ fan, and meeting Paul was one of those miraculous moments for us. The sheer delight with which he immersed himself in ‘Starfleet Academy’ is only surpassed by the gratitude we feel for the addition of him to our incredible cast.”

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While most other character and story details are kept behind a force field, we know something of the show’s tone thanks to a previous comment from Landau:

“These are children who have never had a red alert before. They never had to operate a transporter or be in a fight with lasers.”

So, yes, it seems likely that this one will be coming of age with high-tech equipment.

Sets being built for the new series apparently include the largest contiguous set ever built for a ‘Star Trek’ series, a central academic atrium that will span two floors and include an amphitheater, classrooms, a dining hall and an idyllic walkway lined of with trees.

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Who does Holly Hunter play in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’?

Holly Hunter will play the captain and chancellor of the Academy located in the titular educational facility that trains the crew and fleet officers.

Hunter’s Chancellor will preside over the faculty and the latest generation of students to arrive at the academy.

Here are Kurtzman and Landau on Hunter:

“It seems like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, bravery, sense of humor and overall brilliance leading the charge on ‘Starfleet Academy’ is a gift to all of us and to the enduring legacy of ‘Star Trek.’”

When will ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ be on screens?

While filming will begin later this summer at the current ‘Star Trek’ television production headquarters in Toronto, Supreme+ It has not yet confirmed when it might appear on the streaming service.

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