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Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti has joined the cast ofStar Trek: Starfleet Academyin a recurring villain role. Giamatti joins Academy Award winner Holly Hunter, who leads the cast of Starfleet Academy as a Captain and the Chancellor of the Academy.Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis the nextStar Trekseries on Paramount+. Executive produced by Noga Landau and Alex Kurtzman, who is also directing the series premiere, Star Trek: Starfleet Academywill begin production in fall 2024 in Toronto.
Star Trek on Paramount+’s X account announced Paul Giamatti’s casting inStar Trek: Starfleet Academy.Although his character’s name is currently under wraps, Giamatti’s villain is described as a man with an ominous past who has a connection to one ofStarfleet Academy’s cadets.Paul Giamatti joining Holly Hunter inStarfleet Academyshows the incredible caliber of actor the nextStar Trekseries is attracting.Check out Star Trek on Paramount+’s X post below:
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Paul Giamatti adds serious acting chops and star power
Star Trek: Starfleet Academywill be the first young adult-focusedStar Trekseries, depicting college-age cadets trying to realize their dreams of a career in Starfleet. Set in the 32nd century afterStar Trek: Discovery,Starfleet Academywill be based in outer space and San Francisco, andStar Trekis constructing its largest set ever for the new series. Besides Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti, no other cast has been announced, butStarfleet Academyis expected to include Mary Wiseman as Lt. Sylvia Tillyand possibly even more familiar faces fromStar Trek: Discoveryas mentors for the cadets.
Tawny Newsome fromStar Trek: Lower Decksis one ofStar Trek; Starfleet Academy’s writers.
Paul Giamatti is a lifelongStar Trekfan, which makes his casting inStarfleet Academyeven more intriguing and exciting. Giamatti is a Golden Globe winner and multiple-time Academy Award nominee, most recently for The Holdovers. Paul Giamatti’s dozens of film and TV credits and memorable roles includeSideways, John Adams, Downton Abbey, Cinderella Man,andBillions.Paul Giamatti is another major casting coupforStar Trek: Starfleet Academy,and he’s already poised to become one of the greatStar Trekvillains.
