Karl Urban, who played McCoy in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, has joined the cast of Priest as Black Hat, the former priest who now leads the vampires, according to Hollywood Reporter.  Urban joins fellow cast members Maggie Q, Paul Bettany, and Cam Gigandet in the production (see “Maggie Q Joins Priest”), which starts shooting next week, according to the report.

Priest is based on the Tokyopop manhwa by Min Woo Hyung.