Chris Pine, son of Actor Robert Pine probably most recognized as Sergeant Getrare on "CHiP's". I'm sorry I really can't picture him as Captain Kirk.
Makes me want to go see it just to spite the fanboys tring to tear it down long before it even has a script.
Didn't Jeffrey Hunter co-star with John Wayne in The Searchers? It doesn't get much more big-time or big-screen than that.
"Good evening. I'm playing the role of Jesus, a man once portrayed on the big screen by Jeffrey Hunter. You may remember him as the actor who was replaced by William Shatner on Star Trek. Apparently Mr. Hunter was good enough to die for our sins but not quite up to the task of seducing green women." ~ Stewie Griffin
Actually what I had heard was that Mrs Hunter didn't think that Jeff should take the part because "it was only television" so the part was up for grabs and his career went downhill. And then his health took a real nosedive.