Here is a bit of after the fact. While we have been interrogating Timothy Olyphant about his upcoming role in Hitman, the good people at MTV Movies Blog have learned that the actor was once a possibility for Star Trek.
Timothy Olyphant Considered for Star Trek
I'm going to guess Nero or Dr. McCoy. Though Olyphant keeps his lips sealed about what role he was being considered for, he does give away a few other details.
“I went in and met with J.J. Abrams about one of the characters,” the 39-year-old actor revealed of a secret casting session with the director for the “Star Trek” reboot. “That led to a series of conversations and I was very flattered. Lots of emails exchanged between the two of us. Ultimately I think we both were aware that it just didn’t make sense. It was a mutual thing.”
Olyphant’s confession raises more questions than it answers, of course, chief among them exactly what character he was supposedly up for.
Though he didn't get the gig, Olyphant confesses that he would be game to work with JJ Abrams on anything else.
Add to Heffee!
