J.J. Abrams, creator of Lost and Alias and the man that will be reviving the Star Trek franchise next year, said that his take on the sci-fi classic will feature dual Mr. Spocks, the younger of the two to be played by Heroes villain Zachary Quinto (Sylar).
And serving as young Spock’s older and wiser incarnation will be none other than Leonard Nimoy, who was on hand when the good news was announced during Paramount Pictures’ panel at Comic-Con, in San Diego.
“People have been asking me why I’m doing this movie, and I think the answer is obvious—we have a great director, a wonderful script, and a wonderful young actor playing Spock, so…it was logical,” said the 76-year-old Nimoy, to everybody’s delight.
Per the closely guarded script penned by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Quinto will star as Spock in his pre-Wrath of Khan days. Nimoy, meanwhile, will have a meaty cameo.
When asked how much of his take on the half-Vulcan Enterprise veteran will be inspired by Nimoy, Quinto said: “Well, as much as he’d like it to be, since he’s working on the film, which is an honor.”
But, “I certainly intend to bring my own spin to it, and working with these guys, I’m sure I’ll find it,” he added.
Courtesy of Yahoo E! Online
As those that watch Sci-Fi Journal know, I’m not a fan of Alias or Lost, so I’ll be reserving judgment on this movie until a later date. They supposedly want to get Shatner to have a role in this as well. Not sure how that can be worked out as Kirk’s dead in the Nexus. I do prefer original Trek to any of the later Treks so this is something I’ll keeep an eye on.
