FACT ONE: Everything New Is Old Again Like Batman Begins and Casino Royale, this latest incarnation of Star Trek is a franchise re-start that goes back to Kirk, Spock and Bones' first days aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. But instead of starting with a completely clean slate, Leonard Nimoy returns to the role of Mr. Spock to tie in the original cast with the new.

FACT TWO: Harold and Sylar Go to Starfleet Academy For the part of the young Spock, Heroes star Zachary Quinto will don the pointy ears. Chris Pine (Just My Luck) plays Kirk, Karl Urban (The Lord of the Rings) is Bones, Zoe Saldana will be Uhura, and funnymen John Cho and Simon Pegg are Sulu and Scotty. See the full crew in this photo slideshow.

FACT THREE: You're Dead, Jim William Shatner has publicly expressed his disappointment with not being included in the new film. But as any Trekker could tell you, Captain Kirk died fighting the evil Soran on the planet Veridian III at the end of Star Trek: Generations, the first movie that featured the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

FACT FOUR: J.J. Loves the '60s This is the second movie J.J. Abrams has directed, and it's his second based on a television show from the 1960s. His first feature, Mission: Impossible III, was based on TV's Mission: Impossible that ran from 1966 to 1973. Coincidentally,
Leonard Nimoy had a starring role on both series.