Star Trek movie set for premiere

The stars of the new Star Trek movie are due to grace the red carpet in London's West End for its UK premiere.

Actors from the latest sci-fi outing, including Simon Pegg and Chris Pine - who plays Captain Kirk - are expected to be greeted by hundreds of fans.

Other actors including Eric Bana and Heroes' Zachary Quinto - who is Spock, will also be in Leicester Square.

The new movie chronicles the early days of the SS Enterprise, with original Spock Leonard Nimoy in a cameo role.

World tour

The film, which had its premiere in Sydney, Australia, is due to be released across the UK on 8 May.

The actors have been jetting around the world on a tour to promote the new movie, stopping off in several countries including Japan, France and New Zealand.

It is the 11th in the long-running franchise and also features Hollywood actress Winona Ryder.

The story centres on the crew's efforts to save the universe from a renegade Romulan called Nero (Bana), who is hell bent on destroying the Earth.

Pegg plays Enterprise engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the new release - a role which required him to reproduce a Scottish accent.

The new film was directed by JJ Abrams, creator of hit US television series Lost.