* PlayingAgainstType: The case could be made for several members of the cast, but the biggest examples are probably Karl Urban as the cantankerous [[TheMcCoy McCoy]] instead of a badass warrior, [[AmericanPie John]] [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle Cho]] as a grade-A asskicker instead of his frequent comedic fare, and Eric Bana (and not ZacharyQuinto) as the BigBad.
* PromotedFanboy: Director J.J. Abrams actually downplayed his enjoyment of modern ''Trek'' to emphasize his love of the original series. Screenwriter Roberto Orci is an admitted fanboy as well. And SimonPegg, who holds the now-famous irony of his statement on ''{{Spaced}}'' that odd-numbered ''Trek'' films suck.
** Tyler Perry, of Madea fame, was a Trek fan, they got him a guest appearance as the Dean of Starfleet Academy. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch Randy Pausch]], who listed being captain of the ''Enterprise'' as one of his dreams in "The Last Lecture" appears as a bridge member of the ''Kelvin''. He walks past the captain's chair, says, "Captain, we have visual", and is not seen again.
** Most cast members agree that Karl Urban is the biggest Trek geek in the cast.

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