Rainn Wilson snags sci-fi role with 'Star Trek: Discovery'
Prominent Star Trek fanboy Rainn Wilson will take to the final frontier as part of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery TV reboot, CBS announced Friday.
Wilson will play Harry Mudd, a "charismatic conman and intergalactic criminal," per a CBS press release. The character first appeared in the original Star Trek series in the 1960s.
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Star Trek: Discovery will also include Jason Isaacs, Maulik Pancholi, Michelle Yeoh and Broadway star Anthony Rapp.
"The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers," the CBS release read. Read more...
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