karl urban declined to be in any film directed by jj abrams
he is best known for playing julius caesar and cupid in xena  warrior princess and hercules  the legendary journeys  omer in the second and third installments of peter jackson s the lord of the rings trilogy  vaako in second and third installments of the riddick film series  dr leonard  bones  mccoy in star trek  star trek into darkness and star trek beyond  and judge dredd in dredd
star trek is a 2009 american science fiction adventure film directed by j j abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman