▁Ever ett ▁Scott . ▁Per is ot ▁had ▁given ▁Long ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Tre kk ies , ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁f andom , ▁to ▁help ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁character . ▁Long ▁based ▁his ▁character ▁on ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Philip ▁Se ym our ▁Hoff man ' s ▁Scot ty ▁J . ▁from ▁Bo og ie ▁N ights ▁and ▁the ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Guy ▁from ▁The ▁Sim ps ons . ▁▁▁ ▁Paul ▁Rud d ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁a ▁role . ▁ ▁While ▁casting ▁for ▁the ▁Th erm ians , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁aud ition ed ▁was ▁En rico ▁Col ant oni . ▁Col ant oni , ▁before ▁his ▁aud ition , ▁loved ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁spent ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁aud ition ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁behavior ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁Th erm ians ▁should ▁have . ▁Paris ot ▁said ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Col ant oni ' s ▁read , ▁the ▁actor ▁offered ▁a ▁possible ▁voice ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁Th erm ians ▁would ▁sound ▁like . ▁Paris ot ▁immediately ▁loved ▁the ▁voice ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Th erm ians ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁casting ▁process . ▁Col ant oni ▁led ▁how ▁the ▁Th erm ians ▁would ▁act , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁" h appy ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es " ▁taking ▁everything ▁in ▁with ▁" lo ve ▁and ▁accept ance ". ▁Other ▁actors ▁cast ▁for ▁Th erm ians ▁included ▁Jed ▁Re es ▁and ▁Rain n ▁Wilson , ▁his ▁feature