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Rumors that Jack Black was headed to the next Star Trek movie as stellar con man Harry Mudd were dismissed by director J.J. Abrams Tuesday.

Harcourt Fenton Mudd was originally played by Roger C. Carmel (right) in Trek‘s 1960s series. Whether hustling beauty drugs or androids, Mudd was always looking for a quick space buck and was a humorous thorn in Captain Kirk’s side.

While some sites suggested Mudd’s would-be return in Abrams’ next movie could prove a great opportunity for Jack Black to come aboard the Enterprise, Abrams denied the Black casting move.

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