Ron Perlman, who plays the Reman Viceroy in this December's "Star Trek: Nemesis," said he's glad that he will finally get an opportunity to be a part of the Star Trek franchise.

"Whenever one finishes a film, one just hopes for the best because there's so many ways a film can go right, and so many ways a film can go wrong," Perlman recently told CountingDown.com. "And the minute you walk off the set, you have no control over any of that stuff. But I can say for sure that when you walk onto the set to do a Star Trek movie, it's such a venerable iconic part of the American cultural quit, that you really feel kind of blessed that you got asked to the dance."

Perlman said that he enjoyed working on the film, and playing an evil alien.

"That was kind of cool, (making) that picture on the Paramount lot, with all the bells and whistles for it, and to now say in my own little way, I've contributed to the arc. I hope it turns out great, it was a wonderful script, that much I do know. And some great talent involved in it as well."

One actor he definitely enjoyed working with was Tom Hardy, the young British thespian who plays Shinzon in the film.

"He's a very young guy, at the total beginning of his career," Perlman said, "and he just handles himself like he's been doing this for 30 years."