A new hope for Star Trek fans (See what I did there? Ha!) to look forward to has surfaced.

Movies.com has learned that Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) has confirmed that not only is he signed on to play Scotty for the much-anticipated “re-boot” of the franchise, but he’s signed on to play Scotty in THREE movies. This would confirm the dedication to reviving Start Trek and renovating it.

The real question is, will Star Trek XI be as good or as successful as the others? Will Trekkies take to the lack of familiar faces in major roles and will they enjoy the new (yet still familiar) faces that will fill their beloved characters?

We’ll see soon enough. Star Trek XI is scheduled for May 8th, 2009 and is directed by J.J. Abrams (Lost, MI:III). It also stars Chris Pine (Smokin’ Aces) as Kirk, Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as Spock, Eric Bana (Munich, Troy) as Nero, John Cho (American Pie, Harold and Kumar) as Sulu, and even some oldies like Leonard Nimoy (…Star Trek) as… well, Spock.

Star Trek XI is scheduled for release in theaters on May 8, 2009.