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Paul Giamatti is set to play main villain on Paramount+ series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy


Giamatti's character on the series was described as 'a man with an ominous past connected to one of [the] cadets.'

The show's joint showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau issued a statement on Tuesday hearkening the addition of the Oscar-nominated actor, 57, to the cast. Giamatti will collaborate on the forthcoming project with Eli Roth, Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, who are executive producers on the adapted TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Giamatti was busy earlier this year amid award season, garnering major plaudits for his performance as Paul Hunham in the feted dramatic comedy The Holdovers.

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