Rachel Nichols: Which Part Will She Play?

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Rachel Nichols may be the second female cast member after Zoe Saldana to join the new Star Trek film.
According to a report on Freeze Dried Movies, a "reliable source" of that site overheard that Nichols has joined the cast of the new Trek film. Nichols is no stranger to Trek XI director J.J. Abrams, as she previously worked with him on ABC's Alias, where she played the role of computer expert Rachel Gibson. She also appeared in the comedy Dumb & Dumberer, and will be starring in the upcoming horror film P2.

Freeze Dried Movies didn't report the role which Nichols will be playing. However, possibilities include Original Series characters such as Yeoman Janice Rand, or Nurse Chapel.

Nichols would be joining a group of actors that already includes the full cast that will be playing the crew of the Enterprise, including Saldana as Uhura, and Chris Pine as Captain Kirk. Fans curious to find out whether Pine will be good for the role of Kirk should head over to UGO, which is currently running an "online film festival" offering snippets of Pine's earlier roles.

http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=8234264&an=0&page=0#Post8234264

I'm going with either Chef or FutureGuy at this point...

Thoughts?

 

[Kegek]

A character in which Kirk and/or Spock has a romantic involvement or chemistry with. May or may not be a character from TOS like Kalomi or Rand.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

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[Gepard]

Zuni Fetish Doll said:

Rachel Nichols may be the second female cast member after Zoe Saldana to join the new Star Trek film...

I'm going with either Chef or FutureGuy at this point...

Thoughts?

Are you angling for a love scene with her again? Because asking here won't change anything.

 

[DarthPipes]

I liked her on Alias. She handled the action well when Jennifer Garner was pregnant.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Babaganoosh said:
She's not related to Nichelle, is she?

My sources say that she's Nichelle's white, blonde daughter. Nichelle was in her late 40's when she gave birth to Rachel. Nichelle would be more open about her daughter if Rachel turned out to be darker skinned.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I could see her as Carol Marcus or Yeoman Smith/Jones.

 

[Jack Bauer]

My guess...Carol Marcus. Rachel Nichols...major hottie.

Rachel Nichols - picture

 

[Roshi]

I can definitely see her as Carol Marcus. Now, if it turns out to be true, would Carol be already pregnant, would we see the "agreement" between Kirk and her?

 

[22 Stars]

This might sound wrong, but it would be fun to see the night David was conceived.

 

[Ro_Laren]

I would like to see her on Star Trek! She was great on Alias!! :thumbsup:

 

[Woulfe]

I could also see her as Carol, she looks a bit like a younger version of the actress that played her in TWOK.

I say go for it.

 

[Jon1701]

Pike. She's definately playing Pike.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Well, she can be Rand since Hayden Panettiere is going to be Rand, so she must be Chapel's hot twin sister who dies in the third act.

 

[Captain Dago]

With those twin nacelles, perhaps she's the new Enterprise...

 

[Rat Boy]

Why did I think for a second that they hired the reporter of the same name from ESPN?

Captain Dago said:
With those twin nacelles, perhaps she's the new Enterprise...

That depends. Can they rotate?

 

[CorporalClegg]

My guess she'll be Carol.

It's too bad Mathis is already almost 40. She looks so much like her mother. But she's like ten years older than Pine.

 

[Captain Dago]

Captain Dago said:
With those twin nacelles, perhaps she's the new Enterprise...

CorporalClegg said:
My guess she'll be Carol.

Either way, she'll be Kirk's new ride...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Carol was probably the "little blonde lab technician", so if we see her in ST XI, then Gary Mitchell would probably need to be there too, to set her up with Kirk.

 

[SeamusShameless]

What if she plays a character in the 24th century, like Spock's daughter or one of his Romulan protgees?