Peter Weller cast in new Star Trek movie

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This seemed to pass by unnoticed the other day, but Slashfilm picked up on it, so I thought it'd be worth throwing out there for rampant speculation's sake.

On Monday, Entertainment Weekly reached out to Peter Weller's agent, Todd Eisner, who commented on the actor's part in STAR TREK 2. Here's what he had to say...

Of course J.J. Abrams is very tight-lipped about his projects,” said agent Todd Eisner, “but I do know that it’s a substantial role and that Peter is playing a C.E.O.

Combine this with Variety's report that there is an older, substantial supporting villain to the main baddie (i.e. Khan), and I can't help but wonder if he'll be the head of the corporation that spearheaded the development of genetically-engineered supersoldiers, which leads to the Eugenics War...

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