J.J. Abrams picks Alice Eve for 'Star Trek'

EveJ.J. Abrams' second installment in the "Star WarsInch franchise is planning, since the director has selected Alice Eve to participate the ensemble cast, playing a personality that's considered to become not used to canon's.Vital did not have discuss the participation of Eve, who not have a very offer place -- but is predicted to soon. Benicio del Toro, whose deal may also be pending, is Abrams' option to get familiar with the villain, as Variety first reported November. 4.A lot of the cast in the earlier installment is returning, including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.Abrams has came back to direct with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof penning the script. Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, and David Ellison will produce through Bad Robot and Skydance Productions. Production is predicted to start noisy . 2012 with Vital prone to release the pic on May 17, 2013.Teresa Palmer ("I am # 4Inch) and Hayley Atwell ("Captain America: The Initial Avenger") also examined for your role, but Eve ("She's From My League") won out.As they are normal with Abrams, secrecy has ornamented the pic since the helmer formally introduced he'd return -- including which figures the completely new stars may have. Sources say Eve's character is completely new for the "Star WarsInch world, unlike del Toro, would affiliates believe will probably be playing someone familiar to Trekkies. Abrams at this time another large part left to cast sources say it might be another villain, someone who's older too as with really a supporting character to del Toro.Eve, repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment, was most recently noticed in the ultimate season of "Entourage" and it is visible next in Relativity's "The Raven." Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com