Better get those "Tom Cruise is an alien" jokes out of the way, because everyone's favorite Scientologist is reportedly being considered for a part in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek reboot. Abrams knows Cruise from their time together on that schlock-fest Mission Impossible III, and there's long been word that the Lost creator has been looking for an A-lister to make a cameo in Star Trek. Just one question: does Cruise still qualify as an A-lister?

According to IGN's source, Tom is being asked to play Capt. Christopher Pike, Kirk's predecessor as captain of the Enterprise, as well as Spock's first commanding officer. He was portrayed in the original - and unaired - series pilot by the late Jeffrey Hunter. After Cruise's very public feud with Paramount, it'd be a little surprising to see the actor back in a studio film but, if anything, he'd be doing the cameo as a favor to Abrams, not Paramount heads. Cruise is currently filming the WWII-drama Valkyrie with Superman Returns director Bryan Singer.