“This Ain’t Star Trek XXX 2” Or: Transporting Keni

Newly-minted Angeleno Keni Styles plays Sulu in Hustler's latest 60's-era "Star Trek" parody, but the London native had a little trouble getting George Takei's signature style down on the set.

At first, Styles sounded a little bit like Terrence Stamp as Helmsman Sulu but, when everyone in the room did his (or her - Jada Fire as Uhura gave some pointers too) take on Takei, Styles nailed the accent.

But of greater concern to "Trek" fans is that Styles will play Sulu as a heterosexual. He and Joey Brass (who plays Chekov) will team up on the impossibly delicious alien girl Madison Scott.

If Sulu ever got the action Kirk did on the show - if, perhaps, the good Captain broke off a piece for the staff now and then - maybe Takei and Shatner would be friends today. As it is, Evan Stone's Kirk presides over an Enterprise crew that at least gets to go (Tony DeSergio's Spock samples Kagney Linn Karter, Anthony Rosano's Scotty goes warp speed on Jada Fire) where many men have gone before.

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· Photo by Jeff Koga, (koganuts.com, see more @ laist.com)