UGO.com is reporting that Tyler Perry, the critically reviled but wildly successful African-American playwright-turned-filmmaker, has a part in the new Star Trek movie. If true, this would be Perry’s first performance in a project written by someone else. Click the link for some mild spoilers. (At least, they seem mild, to me.)
JAN 2 UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has now confirmed the rumour, and TrekMovie.com adds this bit of information:
TrekMovie.com has learned that Paramount was hoping to keep the Perry cameo a secret longer. The film makers have consistently stated that they want to make Star Trek appeal beyond the core Trek base and apparently Perry’s loyal fans are seen as helping in that cause.
So what’s next, Jim Caviezel as a Vulcan mystic or Klingon warrior — he can handle the extensive make-up and the unconventional dialogue! — to bring in the so-called “Passion dollars” crowd?
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