'Star Wars Episode 7' Casting News Update: Karl Urban Says No to 'Star Wars'

Karl Urban revealed that he never wants to do a Star Wars movie.

During an interview with IGN, the New Zealand actor said that he would not want to see a "Star Trek" actor in a "Star Wars" movie because he would not take the movie seriously. "J.J. is behind the camera. There's a difference when you're putting a face and a personality in front of the camera, and I wouldn't want to do that do an audience. I, as an audience member, wouldn't want to see an actor from 'Star Trek' in 'Star Wars.' I just wouldn't," admitted Urban. "When I go into a 'Star Wars' movie I want to be completely enveloped. I don't want to be taken out of the picture by going, 'Oh my God, there's Scotty, what's he doing in Star Wars?'"

Urban also had the chance to speak about the upcoming "Star Trek 3." When asked who he would like to see direct, Urban said he hoped whoever was chosen could measure up to Abrams. "Look that's a hard one because J.J. has set the bar so high and he is just a unique filmmaker. There's no doubt about it. That being said, I look forward and welcome a fresh take, a new energy. If anything I think that J.J. is an inspiring individual, he's an inspiring director and he's going to push his contemporary to be better than they are. Because they're going to have to be. So whoever takes on the mantle of the next 'Star Trek' is going to do a good job."

Urban also added that he wanted to see a really original film for the third installment. "What I really believe we should do now is strive for originality. Because in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' we took one of the most revered and loved adversaries of the Enterprise and put him in there, and did a story that had all of these wonderful nods to films from the past, and episodes from the past," explained Urban. "I really think that what we should do from here, in my personal opinion, is strive to be original. Strive to be something different and new. You know, let's not forget that 'Star Trek' as envisioned was about space exploration. And it would be really wonderful to harness the spirit of that and apply it to the next film, so that we do something different than a revenge-based picture."

"Star Wars Episode VII" is set for release in 2015 with production rumored to begin this month.