While Leonard Nimoy’s presence makes sense, a cameo from anotherTOSstar would have been more difficult to explain.
According to Nichols, Abrams suggested that she could play the mother ofLt.
Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana), to which Nichols replied that she could play her grandmother.
As J.J. Abrams said, he needed a solid reason to cast anyTOSactors in hisStar Trekfilm.
But neither of their performances would’ve been possible without Nichelle Nichols.
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