The star of the films Edward Scissorhands and Girl, Interrupted will play the mother of a young Vulcan, Spock, who will be played by Zachary Quinto.
The role of Captain Kirk will be played by Chris Pine, while British actor Simon Pegg will play Scotty. Eric Bana will play the villain Nero.
Director JJ Abrams will be behind the camera for the Paramount Pictures production which will follow the Enterprise team while they were students at Starfleet Academy.
Ryder is currently working under the direction of Gregor Jordan in the suspense film The Informers, which is an adaptation of the book by Bret Easton Ellis.