Grunberg Talks Trek 11
Greg Grunberg—a longtime friend of writer/director J.J. Abrams, who has been hired to helm the proposed 11th Star Trek film told that he and Abrams have joked about giving Grunberg a cameo role—and he also dropped a tantalizing hint about the film's possibly youthful characters.
"Yeah, we joked about that," Grunberg said in an interview on the set of his upcoming NBC SF series Heroes in Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 23. "It's the old 'You're too old!' And i'm like, 'I'm too old? What does that mean?' And he won't tell me anything else. And I'm like, you know, 'Come on!'"
The cryptic comment could have something to do with rumors that Abrams' new take on Trek, which he's developing with his Mission: Impossible III screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, would deal with the first meeting of a young James T. Kirk and Spock at Starfleet Academy or some other academy-set storyline. Or it could be a red herring. (Abrams and his fellow producers have maintained strict silence about the sequel film's premise or story.)
In any case, casting Grunberg in a role wouldn't be unprecedented: Grunberg has appeared as a cast member, supporting player or cameo performer in almost all of Abrams' TV series and films, going back to Felicity and including Alias, Lost and M:I III.
"He's going to find something for me," the genial Grunberg said. "We joked about that, with Bob and Alex and J.J. We were all out, and I said, 'Look, if you think I'm going to sit through eight hours of makeup for two lines, forget it.' And Bob goes, 'Oh, no, you will.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, well, I guess will.' But hopefully they'll give me something."
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