For "Star Trek" fans, it may feel like deja vu all over again.

Well, sort of.

The new film, directed by J.J. Abrams, takes "Trek" back to the early days of the USS Enterprise with a young Capt. James T. Kirk and his crew.

The movie introduces a slew of movie newcomers in what are now iconic roles: Chris Pine takes on the role of the passionate Kirk; Zachary Quinto is the logical Spock; Zoe Saldana plays the beautiful Lt. Uhura; Karl Urban is Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy; Simon Pegg plays engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott; John Cho is Sulu; and Anton Yelchin appears as Pavel Chekov.

The group will be stepping into some pretty big Starfleet shoes as they seek to give a backstory to characters that millions of fans have come to know and love. iReport.com: Share "Trek" movie excitement

Thanks to a hard-core fan base that watched the show's 79 episodes religiously, the original "Star Trek" television series spawned a franchise of major motion pictures, television shows, conventions and merchandise. EW: A "Star Trek" timeline

Abrams, the presence behind the television series "Lost" and "Alias," is fully aware of the hallowed ground on which he treads.

 

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