 In November 2007, Cross was cast in the role of Sarek, in the then-new "Star Trek" film directed and produced by J.J. Abrams.Cross spoke to "Star Trek" magazine following the film's release, saying, 'My agent put me forward for "Star Trek", and he sent a couple of films to J.J.I'm sure he was too busy to watch the whole of "Species", but when we were on the set, he mentioned to me that there was one particular shot in it where I turned to the camera, and in that moment, it came to him how perfect it would be for me to play Sarek.'