Huge congratulations must go to multi-talented actor, writer and director Noel Clarke today for winning a role in the forthcoming Star Trek 2 movie.
While David Tennant spent what seems like ages slogging around the USA trying to find interesting roles after leaving Doctor Who, Clarke seems to have effortlessly waited for a top movie to come along and then bagged himself a part!
A key element of Doctor Who’s return in 2005, Clarke played Rose Tyler’s soon-to-be-former boyfriend Mickey Smith on and off between Rose and The End of Time, Part 2, developing the character from layabout fool to pan-dimensional freedom fighter (and not many can say that)!
Beyond Doctor Who Clarke has had success with home-grown movies Kidulthood and Adulthood. Regularly an intelligent Tweeter and apparently a man who goes for the best roles he can find, we wish Mr Clarke all the best for Star Trek 2 – although we doubt there will be any “bog monsters”!
(Meanwhile, Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch has also been cast in the movie – find out more at Cult Britannia.)
Although he will probably be cast as a completely new character, It would be interesting to see Noel recreate one of the iconic black male roles from the original Star Trek series. Such as Dr M’Benga, or a younger version of Doctor Richard Daystrom.
And if the rumour that the villain in the next Trek movie is Khan, will be very interesting seeing Benedict playing the villain.
Noel joins the very exclusive ‘Been in Trek and Who’ club which includes ‘Allo ‘Allo’s Guy Siner amongst a handful of others.
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KHHAAAANNNNNN!!!!