Spotlight ‘Starfleet Academy’ probes new ‘Star Trek’ worlds Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jan 15, 2026 Jan 15, 2026 Updated Apr 21, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti watched the original “Star Trek” as children, never dreaming they’d be part of the franchise’s legacy.kAm}@H[ E96J’C6 =625:?8 “$E2C %C6<i $E2C7=66E p4256>J[” E96 =2E6DE :E6C2E:@? 2?5 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C E96> E@ A=2J :? E96 D2?53@I] wF?E6C A@CEC2JD E96 492?46==@C @7 E96 24256>Jj v:2>2EE: :D @?6 @7 :ED G:==2:?D]k^AmkAm“x H2D 6>32CC2DD65 H:E9 9@H 6I4:E65 x H2D[” v:2>2EE: D2JD] “x’5 366? 2 =:76=@?8 72?] x H2D :? 5C2>2 D49@@= H96? ‘s66A $A246 }:?6’ H2D @? … 2?5 x 5:5 ?@E 86E E@ 2F5:E:@?] $@[ :E H2D 2 72?E2DJ 7@C >6 E@ 36 @? E9:D] *@F 42? >2?:76DE J@FC 5C62>D] %92E’D E96 >6DD286 96C6]”k^Am Paul Giamatti, left, and Holly Hunter star in "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy." 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