More Shots Of Quinto As Spock November 19, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast , trackbackMore shots from Star Trek’s location shoot last week have shown up on a French website.
Check out at Buzzline for 15 shots. If you missed it, the first shots are JFX Online
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Fascinating.
looks great!
First!!!
Very Cool
!
Sexiest!
He carries the character well. Looks like they’re having fun.
Spsaaaaawk
I mean…SPPAAAAAAAWWWWWKKKKKK
not first, and i don’t care….quinto looks awesome
He’ll be fine. Makes me nostalgic to know Leonard Nimoy will probably be doing one of his last portrayals of Mr. Spock
Lookin’ good, and it’s been good to hear that the two Spocks are getting on well, having a bit of a rapport.
It’s really spooky how convincing he looks in character.
Or should I say… spocky?
No, on second thought, I shouldn’t. :p
The ears do not look right.
I dunno…
He’s laughing in that third picture. The real Spock would never laugh (unless being forced to by Roman Gods), not even off-camera!
I’m boycotting. ;)
that is so eerie. so cool.
well, they’ve already created a travesty to canon - Spock is not supposed to laugh.
the movie is a mess already! OrcSter™, say it ain’t so, baybeeee!
BEST!!
=h=
I’m always amused by the people who claim “first” but are really third. Makes me laugh every time.
I sure hope Mr. Orci gets those official shots that he promised he was “working on” in another post out soon.
*Crosses fingers*
16 - Roberto said that the reason they haven’t taken the official photos is that they don’t have everyone on set yet. Once they do, which he says should be by the end of the year, they’ll get them out.
Indeed, am most pleased by the result of the Spockification. Except in some shots it looks like maybe some of his real eyebrows are still visible. But that could be a) the make-up job is not quite done or needs to be tweaked, b) outdoor lighting from a cheap digital camera, or c) his eyebrows grow completely back in 45 minutes.
But otherwise, most definitely cool pics. This is the coolest (um, only?) “hard evidence” we’ve gotten about the new movie!
This looks GREAT!
I hope this allays many aesthetic concerns.
Ok, he can smile, but can he cock one eyebrow? Was that part of the audition, Roberto?
Spock laughing! That’s like Mickey Mouse walking around Disneyland with his plastic head under his arm.
Spock laughed in the Cage.
Oh come on Nimoy laughed and smiled off camera all the time! Get real. If you haven’t seen the plethora of pics of him doing so you can see the behind the scenes home movies on the new remastered trek DVDs! As for the pics I have to say I am really impressed with Quinto’s likeness to the original I hope all the characters turn out even half as good!
Aaron R
P.S. The ears are fine maybe Vulcans Ears sag more on the bottom as they age! Just Kidding guys… But really the ears are fine.
Aaron R.
There’s a picture of Nimoy laughing in Spock make-up while standing next to some production guy in one of ‘The Making of…’paperbacks.Rare candid moment.That’s what this reminds me of.Definitely an illusion breaker.There really aren’t alot of pictures of Nimoy in Spock make-up out of character.
P.S.S. Anyone read soem of the posts on the site linked with the other pics? Man a lot of NON Trek people (Women I think… maybe men) Drooling over Quinto as Spock. This has to be good for opening day! Even if they are men drooling over him… IDIC people IDIC.
^ Aaron, I’m reserving my drool for Zoe and whoever plays Rand.
^ Aaron–Yeah, I saw some of those posts too. Made me wonder if it’s a gay site. Quinto is pretty cute, but not smokin’ hot. I’d give the “smokin’ hot” adjective to Chris Pine though…..but of course that all depends on individual tastes.
Don’t mean to get off topic Anthony, but what is up with this and only this site lately? My computer locks up, CPU goes 100%. Can’t hardly post anymore
: (
He’s so CUTE
Tip: Quinto is human and smiles.
Spock is a fictional character who only smiles sometimes.
End of tip.
Finally get to see these without that annoying watermark!
Quinto looks damn good. Can’t wait for Nimoy’s pictures to start popping up!
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT…
Please, for the love of God, tell me that any of you complaining about the shape of the EARS are really just kidding. You ARE kidding, right? Can you honestly explain to me why you’re willing to accept another actor in the role of Spock, with features that are ALL slightly different from Leonard Nimoy (whether it’s eyes, nose, mouth, cheekbones, height, whatever), but because the EARS don’t look EXACTLY THE SAME like the ones used in the Original Series, you’re willing to cry foul???
As Spock would undoubtedly say: “Illogical… now cut that s#%t out.”
I was especially impressed with the photo near the bottom of the list where it’s a far shot of Quinto looking down as he walks toward the camera with a coat draped over his shoulders……man, that looks like a young Nimoy reincarnated! Spooky!!
Oooh, and I just noticed the Great Big Sea mention on the Canadian Turtle page. Rock on! Spock AND GBS in one post …
33 - Amen.
I think this might just work. Now, so long as they don’t crap all over it by serving us ENTERPRISE in the the TIME of KIRK.
It should look like a modern version of the Original…with a few suprises.
34–I am in strong agreement with your statement.
And 32, Nimoy should look totally cool as an old Spock. He’ll have that laser stare times ten from TUC….
what are they gonna say next? that the eyebrows aren’t thick enough? it’s good to see Spock again
No worries here, ZQ will be fine. Hope no cheesy helmet hair wigs show up on any of the _`ans in the new film. Use something besides Yak hair if some characters do have to wig up. My .02 worth for the past month.
I know it’s kinda hard to judge from these shots, but it doesn’t look like they gave his skin a greenish tint…..
If anyone wants a pic or two of Nemoy on set of TOS and out of character, look up his entry on IMDb
Also re #29
Anthony, I also have been having problems with this site not working well.
1] Same high CPU [100%]
2] When I click on a poll, the following pops up: “Your last request is still being processed. Please wait a while …”
3] On my end, “connection strength: excellent”, “Network: connected”, my other windows [in firefox] are working…
4] I often can not cut and paste on just this site and often after clicking on a link or an ad or poll…
Could this be high volume? …or strange flash in the ads? Could this be a Gorilla Nation issue?
I guess many of the double posts on this site as of late may be due to this.
Thanks again for the best Trek site on the net!
That looks great! Very Spock-like
With my right hand to God, I swear I have a sweater just like that stored in the attic somewhere.
Well, dig it up and wear it to the premiere on December 25, 2008! Yowza!!
You know, I just thought of something:
Star Trek has always been described as being, at its core, a trinity of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.
We’ve examined Spock’s history in some detail, and we’ll be seeing Kirk’s parents in this film.
But what about McCoy? I’ve always felt that it really hasn’t been a true trinity. Instead of it being Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, it’s always felt like Kirk and Spock … and McCoy. Like he was less important than the other two.
I hope that we explore the past of not only Kirk and Spock, but McCoy as well, on a similar level as Kirk and Spock. Let’s meet a young David McCoy and his wife. Let’s see young Leonard McCoy at Ole Miss. Seriously, for someone held so high in the Trek Universe, his character has not received the attention it should be getting.
28 — The link originally posted as a source is my personal blog. The people commenting are just a bunch of Zachary Quinto, Heroes and some Star Trek fans/fangirls ;)
he looks like spock from star trek v!!! same color patterns!!!
will sybock be in this?
#48 Sybok sucks, so I hope not…
They should force him to have a nose job. His nose is what kills it. It’s all giant and bulbous compared to Nimoy’s. Other than that, he’s passable, I suppose… but god, the nose… it’s just the wrong shape and size…
These pictures have sold me on him as Spock. He really does look like a young Nimoy in the role. But I don’t have the same faith in many of the other actors in the new roles. I’m holding out hope that Pine inhabits the role of Kirk as well, though.
Zachary Quinto is going to be one of the better things to watch in this reboot…but that still looks like a badly knitted jersey by granny…
#22
Yes, but after Cage, the characters were rewritten and, thus, evolved in a more differentiated and subtle way. Roddenberry and Nimoy were wise enough to develop considerable changes concerning Spock which made him a more authentic character. Therefore, going back to the Cage timeline to a certain degree, as Abrams & Co probably conceive to do by having Pike in it, could turn out to be risky.
#53, Just a joke. I was just responding to the jokes about Quinto laughing off camera.
God as my witness, I have a sweater stored in the attic that looks just like that, only rust colored.
#55 Viking
I wouldn’t brag about that… ;)
I wonder if we’ll get a Christmas present this December of a HD full crew shot on the new bridge! That would be sweet. I’m going to the mall to tell Santa what we want as soon as he’s there.
#54
Yes, yes, my human half is laughing, too;-)
I agree with whats been said by many here. Quinto is the best cast and most convincing of all the new casting. Just hope the rest, esp. Pine, will prove to be as good. Spock was always Star Trek to me, more even than Kirk. Spock represented the mystery inherent in the original series. He was the only one they kept from the cage, and he certainly seems to be the focus of this movie. Looks good.
50 - My God, man, listen to yourself. No actor will ever get a nose job just to play a single part in a film. *End McCoy channelling*
Ok the pic where he’s smiling kinda freaks me out….
That thing he’s wearing looks like it was knitted by my grandmother.
Re: Pragmaticus - My God, man, listen to yourself. No actor will ever get a nose job just to play a single part in a film. *End McCoy channelling*
Peter O’Toole - Lawrence of Arabia.
#46 Actually, I personnally would LOVE to see McCoy’s past getting a bit more developped in the movie. I totally agree with you, in everything you said. Glad to see someone thinking like me :-) JJ Abrams would absolutely make my day if I could see a scene in Star Trek XI with Carl Urban walking along with a 7-year-old brown-haired girl who’d be telling him she didn’t want him to leave. But hey, that’s just me ;-)
As for Zach Quinto… my God, he looks just great!!! :-)
It’s gonna be cool to see a photo of Nimoy as spock again.Please post when available!
The bigger test for me is to here Quinto speak. Nimoy had a very unique voice (as did Shatner for that matter), and accent, and manner of pronunciation which led intelligence to the character. Most other actors portraying Vulcans since have been too wooden (aside from Kirstie and Kim)
So Quinto has fake ear lobes? Great now I’m just going to be staring at them.
#66 Greg2600
Having heard Zachary speak on a few episodes of the excellent ‘Heroes’ now, I can confirm that although he does NOT have the ‘gravelly’-sounding timbre of Leonard, he should do just fine…AND at least we will probably get to hear Leonard’s distinctive tones on screen once again.
The big test for me will be if the actual ‘lines’ are WORTH listening to…
I’ll reserve my opinon until I see actual photos from the sets. Too much shading in these spy shots.
As to the outfit- do we know if it was actually worn when shooting? Apparently it was a cold day- perhaps just a sweater to and from a chilly set?
cool!
46. Pragmaticus
“Let’s meet a young David McCoy and his wife. Let’s see young Leonard McCoy at Ole Miss.”
I recall watching “Star Trek III” on the first day which contained a different edit than what appeared on Beta&VHS in 1985 and any DVD release. When McCoy was asked his name on Mount Selaya, he responded, McCoy, Leonard H., son of David and Sarah.
I wonder why they went for the lower cut. A higher front cut would have been more in keeping with The Cage and The Menagerie. In these shots Quinto looks too puffy faced, though of course Spock is younger, and post processing can do a lot for an actual film shot.
Too bad there are no images of Christopher Pike on set. That’s one of the characters I am waiting for. That one Star Trek Phase II fan episode did Pike best, I’ve never seen such a convincing Pike. Even The Cage/The Menagerie seems to pale down on that one. I never liked Jeffrey Hunter that much, but of course he did just the pilot.
Star Trek: The Motion picture is one of my favorites, as it’s more in line with Roddenberry’s original idea, more “cerebral” and realistic, as the TV execs said of The Cage. Great nod to 2001 with the color-coded space suits, which makes sense if you lose radio contact. Anyway, I’ve got high hopes for this picture, but it won’t please everybody. Us hardcore fans will bicker about little things, while the mainstream audience will be either awed or bored, just like Star Trek: The Motion Picture back in 1979.
Concerning the voice of Spock:
I too have reservations. Tim Russ has a natural Spock-like voice, which made him perfect a Vulcan, but Zachary Quinto does not have that graveling voice. Tim Russ as Tuvok also mimicked a lot of Nimoy’s speech and mannerisms as in words like “sensors” and such that were perfectly okay as the logical pronunciations that Nimoy established for Spock.
I don’t want to hear a “teenage” Spock stuff from any hardcore fans as an explanation why Spock doesn’t sound like Spock. But I’m getting ahead of things, so let’s wait and see.
Wow, looks very similar in the ones where he’s walking… He doesn’t look exactly the same but i’d be really more worried that he’d act the same.
Just one thing: he should stop smiling when he’s dressed up as Spock. Too much smiling ruins it!