Quinto and Nimoy Talk ‘Old School’ and New Trek April 17, 2008
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At last weekend’s Grand Slam Sci-Fi Summit, Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy (the Spocks for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek) gave an interview to E! where they talked about Spock’s arc, old school fans, new fans, set designs and more.
Excerpts and video below
transcript excerpts from E! Interview
E!: What was it like seeing a younger version of yourself?
Nimoy: It was great. The first thing they asked me to do was look at some film on Zachary, which I did, and I immediately saw the resemblance and that made a lot of sense, but much more important was that I understood very quickly that he’s a very good actor and also a very smart actor, and he understands the character and has a sense of how to approach it and how to do it, and I think the character is in great hands. I feel terrific about passing the torch.
E!: One of the continuing story arcs for Spock in the last 40 years has been his struggle being a Vulcan and a Human. Where is that in this movie?
Quinto: I think that is this movie in a lot of ways. I think that exploration is a huge part of my character’s journey and hugely important to defining a lot of things that fans have come to rely on and expect from the franchise and from the characters, and I think that’s what this movie sets up in a really different way, new way, cool way.
E!: Will the old school fans love this movie?
Nimoy: I was thinking about this question about where Star Trek is now on the way over here, and I remembered that 10 years ago in 1998 their was a Star Trek movie called Insurrection and it occurred to me that this movie is the resurrection of Star Trek. I mean that very sincerely. I think that Star Trek has kind of drifted along and maybe meandered and lost its way some what over the last few years, and I think this picture is going to put it back on track. I think it’s going to revive interest in the entire franchise, the Star Trek story, the Star Trek idea, and I think above all its going to be a very exciting movie. There is a great pull of talent coming together to make this film. JJ Abrams is a very, very talented and creative director, great writers, exciting script and on a gigantic scale. I’ve been in the business 58 years, and I have never worked on a film of this size. And the great talent I see in Abrams is he’s able to see that very, very large vision and shoot it very, very well, but at the same time is able to deal very intimately with the moments between the people in the film.
Quinto: The first thing JJ ever said when I sat down with him to talk about playing the role was, ‘We’re making a movie for people who have loved Star Trek for forty years, and we’re making a movie for people who have never seen it before in their lives.
E!: Well, that’s my question because I think the old school people will go because they’re going to give it a chance regardless, but how do you bring new people who aren’t necessarily Sci-Fi fans?
Quinto: Well I think you utilize the many talents of the people who are working on the film to infuse it with a different energy and rhythm so it’s going to be unexpected, so I think that young people who might have only preconceived notions of what Star Trek was or what Star Trek is are going to be sort of, blastingly surprised.
E!: know you want to make the character your own. What are some elements where you made it your own but tried to respect what Leonard did at the same time?
Quinto: I don’t think there is a way to play this character without respecting what Leonard did before. It was always infusing the choices I was making in the work I was doing, but just knowing I had his support and his openness to the process and to what I was going to do with it, and he was always available as a resource or a support system…
E!: Can you give me a little insight? I was watching some old Trek today and one of the questions that popped into my mind was the bridge of the Enterprise. Obviously it looks really old school in the original episodes. Is it going to have that old school feel to it?
Quinto: You’re going to recognize it, but it’s on a whole new level. Scott Chambliss is our production designer and every time we walked onto the set, we had to stand there for five minutes before we could even speak. I mean, really, they are so incredible and dynamic.
E!: So is it futuristic looking?
Quinto: It’s got a look all of its own. Like this movie, it’s an infusion of what came before.
E!: But the bridge, I’m trying to get a sense of it, flat screens and LCD’s or like buttons that still fall off the chair like they did back in the day?
Quinto: Things fell off every now and again when we were in there for three weeks every day for 18 hours, but you know, they were glued on appropriately.
Some of the video from the interview is available onlinE!:
More E! transcript at The Bosh blog.
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Sweet,,
Cant wait to see a new trailer for this
Cheers for the report
:o)
Too much overall yacking
and not enough HARD news.
Old school, baby!
I loved the video, especially the part where ZQ squirms in his seat from the “Who is the better-looking Spock” question.
smashing!
What I would give for access to a time machine! I REALLY want to see this movie AND the next one :)
Wow. Those two dudes really do look alike.
The picture included at the bottom of the article is riveting - compelling emotional depth and overall excellent subject composition.
Quinto has that sort of evil look, don’t you think. He will have to lose it to reflect the logical and peaceful mind of our favorite Vulcan. I have no doubt he will succeed.
Too late to lose that so called
evil look since principle photography
is all done.
Star Trek Resurrection!
I love it!
Hey, I loved Insurrection. I mean I really did. Quinto’s point about it here was kind of lost on me. And I’m not going to argue why it should be loved because it was just the feeling I had when it ended, and that’s all. When the credits rolled, I remember saying it would be the Wrath of Khan for TNG. Like Star Trek was finally breathing again, exciting and creative and fun. I kid you not.
So XI will be better than that? Oooh, this is gonna be huge! I’m expecting a lot now.
#9: “Quinto has that sort of evil look, don’t you think”
Looks like he’s going through Pon Far.
haha, okay, I expect nothing less than being blastingly surprised in 386 days…
Lovely stuff , thanks for the report …………SO EXCITED!
“Buttons that still fall off the chair like they did back in the day?” I wasn’t aware that buttons were forever falling off chairs back in the day.
PEOPLE were doing that, yes, but usually only because of the lack of seat belts.
I hope ‘Glued Fake’ labels were on hand.
By the way, this movie sounds very promising, as I’ve said before.
Unlike many others, I’m not all that hot for spoilers. I prefer to be surprised by virtually everything about the movie.
Sigh! More than a year away! We are the away team righ now!
The adventure continues…
I hope Quinto does something with his voice for the film.He sounds very nasal while Nimoy voice has soundness and depth that conveys authority and wisdom.
I agree Hat Rick (hockey fan?).
Star Trek? Hmmmm, I think I’ll go see this one… maybe.
:-)
Nimoy and Quinto were both caught off guard by the tom Cruise question.
I love it when interviewers try to be cute. To my knowledge a “button” never “fell off” the bridge set, at least on screen. But then again the uninformed often try and turn a funny phrase to appear in “in the loop”.
But it does warm my heart to know that ice cube style buttons are going to be present, whether they fall off or not.
Zachary Quinto better not mess up
That was great! I love seeing these two interact.
I wonder if “passing the torch” means that Nimoy will stop going to conventions and things? I hope not. :\
And we all know who the better looking Spock is. No question. You can ot beat the original. Ever. :)
I saw Leonard Nimoy in the “Cage” not too long ago and he DID look a lot like Quinto! Whether Quinto “sounds” like Nimoy or not, remember; he is an actor. Joaquin Phoenix didn’t sound much like Johnny Cash before he did “Walk the Line”, but I thought he did a credible enough job. Here’s hoping that the new Spock ‘walks the line’ of doing his own interpretation as well as keeping the character consistent with Nimoy (which I imagine is a hell of a lot harder since Nimoy is IN the film as well). Good luck!
Good to know that the stuff that fell off was glued appropriately. >;>}
Look at this photo: They look like father and son!
#9: Maybe you’re reading Sylar into Quinto. I think Quinto will know how to make Spock not evil.
#28 “Maybe you’re reading Sylar into Quinto. I think Quinto will know how to make Spock not evil.”
I have faith in Quinto, too. No problem about that.
As for Sylar, I know who he is but I never watched Heroes, so I am basing my “evil look” feeling only on the poster behind the two Spocks.
#21
I have been saying for awhile what you did in your post! I too hope that Quinto sounds a lot like Nimoy did especially in The Cage. IMO. I dont know if it was the cigarettes he smoked back then that gave him that deep raspy like voice, but it worked for me!!
Nimoy is a very intelligent man and he probably has Quinto over to his home and pesonally coaching him on HIS character. I wish they would give us a quick one-liner like “Most illogical” then again that might scare the crap out of Quinto!! Can you imagine the posts after that screw-up??LOL.
Side point: Where is Kirk?? Pine we might have to institute the Phase 1 search on you partner!!
#26
That is why I think that Quinto’s eyebrows should be done like Nimoy’s from The Cage. That is the ONLY convincing way I could believe what I am seeing. Based on that pilot!! It’s clear. IMO my fellow trekkies:)
Earlier postings from Nimoy was that he valued his time and measured his time accordingly. The guy is 77! passing the torch could imply that he will no longer don those ears, again! I hope not. He could die in the film?? I definitely hope not!! Star Trek made him what he is today: A LEGEND for so many millions of fans:)
Curious to know what the 1st lady of TREK is thinking these days?? Mrs. Roddenberry herself!!
386 days till Star Trek XI………………………………….. I’m bored……
Regarding the poster behind those two, the Zachary Quinto one is of him as Syler, because that’s the look he gives as Syler so it was a bad choice printing that photo on that poster. It gives me the creeps that look. But he is a good actor and has the inner workings to play Spock and I have faith in him too. And it’s done and dusted now, and nearly in the can. So well will all have to wait for May 2009:-)
That’s really awful putting them on the spot about who more handsome.
I still don’t see or feel that look like each other. They are both good looking in their different faces is all I can say. I don’t like all this who better then who as their methods of acting are both different or approach might be a better word for it.
I’m a Leonard Nimoy but also I’m a Zachary Quinto fan.
Looking at this, I gotta know… WHEN IS LEONARD NIMOY GOING TO PLAY OLD SYLAR??????
Quinto can then pass the torch to Nimoy.
2. “…and not enough HARD news”
You expect hard news from E!?
Still have a hard time seeing Spock in the picture behind them. Look’s more like Sylar
After seeing that picture above since last Saturday, it suddenly hit me (may I buy a ton of bricks, please) that Q is doing the raised eyebrow in the picture, something so obvious I am truly having a DUH moment. The raised eyebrow - the most important physical Spock characteristic - and we are treated to its foreshadowing in the film. Thank you to whoever was responsible for that very obvious, very telling detail.
#36—”Hard to watch” news, maybe…
E!: One of the continuing story arcs for Spock in the last 40 years has been his struggle being a Vulcan and a Human. Where is that in this movie?
Quinto: “I think that is this movie in a lot of ways. I think that exploration is a huge part of my character’s journey and hugely important to defining a lot of things that fans have come to rely on and expect from the franchise and from the characters, and I think that’s what this movie sets up in a really different way, new way, cool way.”
I love that this film is sounding very “Spock-centric”. That explains alot of decisions made early on.
Nimoy: “…it occurred to me that this movie is the resurrection of Star Trek. I mean that very sincerely. I think that Star Trek has kind of drifted along and maybe meandered and lost its way some what over the last few years, and I think this picture is going to put it back on track. I think it’s going to revive interest in the entire franchise, the Star Trek story, the Star Trek idea, and I think above all its going to be a very exciting movie.”
I’m loving it. Nimoy’s genuine enthusiasm for this project, along with the long-awaited (on my part, anyway) recasting of the original characters and Trek’s return to the 23rd Century has me very excited. I cannot say it enough. I feel like a kid again.
When are they going to announce that William Shatner is in the film?
Funny how Nimoy completely avoided answering the question of whether or not “old-school fans would like the movie.” He said nothing about it being faithful to the Original Series, just the usual long-winded “OMG these guys are SOO talented JJ Abrams is a GENIUS OMFG yeah this movie will rock” for a paragraph or so.
It’s that sort of thing that scares me. Suddenly the movie isn’t looking too good…
I love these two.
#41, Relax, man. Do we really want a nit-picky reconstruction of the original? I know I don’t. I’m glad to hear they’re honoring the past but also taking the franchise into the future. Why not? Are we all such slaves to the original series that we can’t stomach anything new?
Anyway, if buttons are falling off, that’s a good sign. It means not everything is CG’d into place.
DAMN… I WANT THAT POSTER!!!
#41—I think he did answer the question. He said,
“…it occurred to me that this movie is the resurrection of Star Trek. I mean that very sincerely. I think that Star Trek has kind of drifted along and maybe meandered and lost its way some what over the last few years, and I think this picture is going to put it back on track. I think it’s going to revive interest in the entire franchise, the Star Trek idea…”
Are you implying that “old school fans” would NOT appreciate Star Trek getting “back on track”, as Mr. Nimoy put it? IMO, he simply did not feel that a simple “yes” would do his thoughts on the matter justice. The implication is clearly (to me, anyway) that “old school fans” are unhappy about the state of the franchise over the last few years, and that this movie will fix that. I don’t know how you could have missed that.
Obviously, there is the goal of attracting new fans as well. After all, even if every “old school fan” sees this film 10 times each, you are only looking at recouping around 20% of the movie’s budget.
This does not mean that the two objectives are mutually exclusive. I am an “old school fan”. However, I will approach any “changes” to the TOS-era of my childhood with an open mind and rational understanding that all things must change. I am not stuck on such window dressing as the tone of the Enterprise hull or the colors and buttons on the bridge as being what TOS (and Star Trek in general) was all about. I have always seen the Star Trek vision as being much less superficial. It was, to me, an optimistic vision of mankind’s future, born in the mind of a man who personally witnessed the worst of mankind in WWII.
Still, the look and feel of this “universe” needs to have the same kind of “wow effect” on the young people of today as it did for my generation. Otherwise, I’m afraid that the vision behind the asthetics might be lost on this current generation of younger moviegoers. If the asthetic look of McCoy’s 1960’s era medical tricorder is what Star Trek is all about to you, then I’ll go out on a limb and say that you won’t like the movie…But I hope that it means more than little things like that to you, as it does to me.
38 | Good that you finally recognized that eyebrow, after everyone and their dog had the 8×10 size signed ;))
Loved it.
Except for the “old school” line, which was being used over and over.
I feel like vaporizing this old school phrase!
“this is not old school Superfriends ”
“this is not old school Knight Rider”
“this isn´t your dad´s Star Wars”
“this is a completely retooled Bewitched”.
Old school is officially dead. Grrr
And there´s no need to feel embarassed for your franchise. Embrace it.
No need for: “This is not your daddy´s Smurts, we are taking it into a bold new direction, with sleeker smurfs and a very menacing Cat Azrael…”
PS: that poster is awesome!
#30. Batts
Actually, I found that there was too much emotion (loud emotional voice, smiling) in “The Cage”. They didn’t make him different enough for my liking. I preferred him as the Vulcan he settled into for the rest of the series. Seemed a little more, um, for lack of a better word, Vulcan.
But we all have our preferences.
I’m sure that Quinto is awed by Nimoy so he would have been very careful to do a version of him that Nimoy approved of, let alone J. J.
Feel like a kid going “I can’t wait! I can’t wait!”
kg
fakesteve#45- I know! (sigh…)
Over a year to go! This is going to drive me nuts! Must see new trailer soon…..
Hey Katie G!
Welcome back my logical friend!
Yes. There was a lot of more emotion in his voice in the pilot. I like the scene where he trys to escape with the E from Talos 4 and the ship goes dark. That kind of authority when he yells” Engine Room, Mr. Spock here!” like damnit I am the acting captain. “Switch to Rockets we’re blasting out!” That’s kind of what I am expecting and still Spock’s smoothness while in charge for example: The Squire of Gothos”
Oh and by the way! I am still chasing you around the chat rooms of Nebia, Antares Maelstrom and perditions flames….LOL! :)
Show us the bridge or something please!!!!!!!
Cannot wait till next year!!!!!
#41 Purist
I can’t imagine anyone here that’s a regular to the site thinking they were going to get spoilers or whatever it is that you feel you require. #44 answered it best.
They said good things, answered the questions the best they could and gave us a nice look at the two of them together. There’s not enough info being presented (on purpose) to pronouce “Suddenly the movie isn’t looking too good…” in my opinion.
Really good interview… I just wish we could see some of the production design. What they say about the bridge sounds fascinating. I doubt “ice-cube” buttons are still there though… which is good. The original bridge was very functional but never seemed awe inspiring to me… I wonder what has changed.
I guess the easiest thing would be to make it bigger, add more stations. Personally the best bridge imho is the one on the new battlestar galactica, it has a sense of practical reality too it and I especially love how they have the screens hooked up to computers so that the dradis images play out for the cast to react too. That sort of immersion has got to be helpful when you’re putting yourself in a fantastic role like being aboard a starship. Perhaps this is what is meant by the new bridge being dynamic.
#26
Sorry, IMO Quinto does not resemble a young Nimoy. Plus, Quinto is way too hairy to be Nimoy’s younger counterpart! His 5 o’clock shadow is thicker than most men’s fully grown beards!
Ashton Kutcher would have been a perfect match for the younger Spock if not for being so identified to his dimwitted “That 70’s Show” character.
Moogie#55- double-take…perplexed stare at computer monitor…
Sorry, were you joking about Ashton Kutcher being the best
Spock character candidate? Surely you were, right?
In the immortal words of Clara Peller: “Where’s the beef?”
Where’s the cool pictures? The real news? The spoilers?
Bring it.
#41 Purist
The movie will be nothing like your precious TOS, so you can stay home and watch 40 year old reruns of Shatner when he had hair.
#55 Moogie
I’m fairly certain Quinto will have shaved for the role. If Abrams thinks he’s good enough (As in JJ Abrams, the guy they all think is a genius) then he probably is. Personally, I think he looks a lot like Nimoy.
No offense to your love of Ashton *snicker* Kutcher, but he couldn’t play a brick. He plays a Dimwit extraordinarily well, though. Must be a method actor. When Kutcher’s looks are gone, so is his career.
In the video it sounded like Tom Cruise is making an appearance.
Other than that, what I love about JJ doing this movie is that, as he states:
We’re making a movie for people who have loved Star Trek for forty years, and we’re making a movie for people who have never seen it before in their lives.
And then the mention from Quinto about the sets is interesting too.
To me what this all points to is an old school style Trek movie like one we have not ever seen before. I expect this movie will be incredible and hopefully the other two pictures will be made after that too. My prediction is that this will be a blockbuster…
#58
- The movie will be nothing like your precious TOS, so you can stay home and watch 40 year old reruns of Shatner when he had hair. -
Ah, thanks for the lowdown. With all their talking about being faithful to the original, but then making statements such as ‘not your daddy’s trek” and all that, things have become pretty confusing for us simple TOS lovers. I for one am all game now for those reruns of a cult show you mentioned. :D
#56: “Sorry, were you joking about Ashton Kutcher being the best
Spock character candidate? Surely you were, right?”
I’m quite serious. Kutcher has a Vulcan-like look to him & much closer resembles a young Nimoy than Quinto does. Sadly, playing Kelso typcasted him.
#60: “The movie will be nothing like your precious TOS, so you can stay home and watch 40 year old reruns of Shatner when he had hair”
FYI, Shat wore a toupee on TOS (so did DeForest Kelley).
#55. Yes, Quinto is hairy, in person. But, thanks to modern technology , Quinto can use the ingenious device called a “razor” to “shave” the excess hair. I didn’t mean to imply that Quinto was a clone of Nimoy, I just said they look very much alike. They don’t have to be mirror images for me to accept/appreciate the film, or Quinto’s interpretation of the role. I’ve seen Nimoy in films with stubble, and in “Patterns of Force” the man had a lot of body hair. No big deal. Quinto not only looks like a blood relative to Nimoy, he can act. His Sylar was one of the best villains on TV in that great first season (and first season ONLY) season of HEROES. Unlike “Nemesis”, at least care was taken with Trek XI’s casting. Tom Hardy looked NOTHING like Patrick Stewart, nor attempted to emulate the sound of his voice. As for your Ashton Kutcher as Spock suggestion; you have watched classic Trek before, right? Kutcher is about half a foot taller, totally different head shape, face and voice, and from what I’ve seen, just SO not right in every way for this part! If you were kidding, you got me!
#61 - If you are, indeed, serious then run, don’t walk, to the nearest eye doctor because Ashton Kutcher does not even remotely resemble Leornard Nimoy or for that matter, a Vulcan.
#58. While I whole-heartedly agree with you on this subject, you lost any credibility in that “Gay Character in Voyager” topic by asking why things had become so discordant while simultaneously dissing every Christian & Jew on the planet. Out of all the crap that was spewed from varying viewpoints, yours stood out as the most obnoxiously offensive.
#49… Denise, I was kidding of course ;))
About the vid… imagine yourself sitting across from Nimoy and Quinto and asking stuff like “who is the better looking Spock?”
jeeze.
And it was nice how Leonard handled the Cruise question.
Quinto is hot. That’s the bottom line.
#’s 61 & 62:
I actually was serious about Kutcher, you just need to seperate him from his Kelso character to see him as Spock. Also he’s physically much smoother than Quinto which is more in keeping with Vulcans.
Plus, just imagine the buzz if JJ had not only cast Kutcher as Spock, but also cast Demi Moore as Amanda! It doesn’t really matter now anyway, the fim is in post production.
I am baffled daily when I’m chillin, gettin my Trek on and there are posts by those who are concerned with “Cannon” and “staying true to TOS” Are you KIDDING ME!
TOS is not true even unto itself. The CAGE is not true to the rest of Star Trek and that’s the rehash of the Pilot that started the whole thing.
Let’s not sweat the small stuff.
TREKLOVE!
fakesteve#64- Oh, I know you were kidding around; I, however, am still in wonder at the fact that I looked at that pic so many times and never got “the eyebrow”! We were actually given Quinto doing “the eyebrow” a full year before film opening - cool beyond words.
Moogie- Quinto’s body-hair quotient (I do not mean to belittle your opinion - this just seems funny to me) really is not a factor in his portrayal of the Spock character; however, if you still believe it to be, take another look at Patterns of Force and a younger Nimoy in all his barechested glory. As far as your seriousness concerning Ashton Kutcher for the role of Spock, Moogie, well, that is your opinion and you are welcome to it. There are just not enough words…
ThatGuy#65- I reach, brother. Wait until you get to go to a con and have him put his arm around you while getting your picture taken… He smelled delicious…
you were there denise? so was I. Leonard’s photo op was great, too. Quinto was so sweet! He seemed like a genuine, kind and cool guy. No agenda.
#55
He looks NOTHING like a young Nimoy while Quinto is a dead ringer. Have you had too much Aldebaran Whiskey?
53. Xai: Amen! It is amazing how every single time we get items like this that there are those who kvetch about it not giving more “real” news.
Folks, get this straight. We have over a year to go You are NOT going to get any more info until Paramount/Bad Robot WANTS you to have it. And I couldn’t be happier about that as I don’t want to movie to be spoiled, and I love it that J.J. seems to one of the few who can avoid the spies and spoilers that plague projects in this day and age.
Moogie: Ya gotta be kidding. But I know you’re not. Not sure what you are seeing there with the Ashton thing. And as for the hair thing. As Denise pointed out, Leonard wasn’t exactly hairless. And it all is moot because most every costume/uniform I have ever seen in Star Trek with a few exceptions are long sleeved. :)
Perhaps its time to finally upgrade those VHS copies to DVD buddy. ;)
First off I think Quinto looks a lot like young spock and sounds like he is going to give the part his best….Secondly I was glad to hear that they are making this film for Trek people and Non-trek alike. I think that as long as JJ keeps the spirit of Trek and honors it. the film will be great.
62. Sebastian - April 17, 2008
I must find this new technology of which you speakth. A “razor” you call it… is it magic of the wizard of the east? The one called Schick?
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72. I Am Morg Not Eymorg - April 17, 2008
“53. Xai: Amen! It is amazing how every single time we…”
Glad you agree, I like getting a little news, but I know we are being spoon-fed tiny tidbits so our bellies don’t get big too soon. Patience is a virtue.
Those look like the smae glasses from “Gabriel Gray’s” driver’s license picture!
#68 - Quinto raises his eyebrow (left or right, I don’t remember) at least once in Heroes. I guess the picture on the poster might actually be from that scene.
#69, 70 - *noteToMyself* Don’t miss that opportunity at a convention. Buy “How To Look Good On A Photo”- Guidelines first.
For crying out loud! Who was the illiterate moron who transcribed the interview?
#51. Batts
“I am still chasing you around the chat rooms of Nebia, Antares Maelstrom and perditions flames….”
Don’t get dizzy going in circles, my friend. Very clever quote from Khan, there. I saw it way back when you first posted it. Funny!! I can still hear his voice saying that. I’ve watched those movies so often.
I don’t know why but I like the cooler Spock although not when he’s almost cruel. There’s an example but I can’t quite remember which episode or put my finger on it. I’ll have to think about that one some more.
Yet, he could also be kind. Like when the spores’ effect wore off on Leila in “This Side of Paradise”. She asked if he had a first name and he tenderly, affectionately smiled and said “you couldn’t pronounce it”. He also was kind to McCoy in the episode “The Empath”; McCoy was weak after the torture and Spock was tender in a different way showing a concern that McCoy wasn’t used to. Nimoy was excellent. Very powerful, subtle actor. Even though it wasn’t serious acting (in the sense that he was playing an alien on a show which some didn’t accept as credible), the range he showed was amazing. Loved Spock.
Can’t wait to compare notes with you (and others) after the movie. Just wish we could all see it together then go out for coffee. Anyway… This website will be FLOODED after that. Look out, Anthony. You’ll have to get the back-up generator ready and have some practice runs for the traffic on May 9, 2009!!!
Gotta go Batts. Too bad we keep missing each other. Sorry I don’t get on when you’re on. Oh well, I’ll keep trying. In the meantime, be logical!!
:-)
kg
#66. Now I KNOW you’re kidding; having the actor’s lover play his MOTHER? Ewww! What kind of Norman Bates School of Film-making did that idea come from? Anyway, it’s a moot point because Quinto got the gig; and based on the presence and acting chops he clearly demonstrated in HEROES, he’s going to do great. Of course, some are NEVER going to be satisfied, and they have that right. Personally, I just want to be open to a real “Next Generation’s” interpretation of Classic Trek. I also loved New Voyages’ work as well (despite the spotty acting, they have put out some great stuff). I have no problems with new actors in familiar roles; worked for James Bond, Doctor Who and BSG; if done with care, it can work again. Quinto’s got Nimoy’s blessing. Good enough for me.
I don’t get what Nimoy is talking about with Insurrection. Also surprised he even knows about that film let alone when it came out.
Trivia: Star Trek First Contact was originally titled Resurrection, and Insurrection was originally Nemesis.
I reckon Tom Cruise is in this movie. $10 bucks, any takers?
It’s funny that a lot of the rationale for not including Shatner in the film is that his appearance would be distracting - however, it seems that Tom Cruise might have been given a role.
Somehow it seems that have Mr. Cruise suddenly pop up on the screen would seem just as jarring.
At least an appearance by Mr. Shatner would make more sense since he actually has a place in Star Trek while Mr. Cruise does not.
It sure sounds like Tom Cruise is going to amke an appearance based on their non-answer.
yahoo!
:)
#83—Tom Cruise(if he even has a cameo in the film) would not, I assume, be portraying a dead guy, whose sudden resurrection in another century requires a plausible explanation that also has to fit within the film’s plot and contribute something to the story. Otherwise, you’re talking about a cameo—something Shatner does not want anyway…
No thanks.
Tom Cruise will NOT be in the new Trek film. This rumor was squelched by MSNBC stating that Cruise simply dropped by the set to say , “Hello!” to his friend J.J. Abrams.
Everyone else took it out of context from there!
#78 Katie G.
Take Care of yourself and I will “see you around the galaxy!” :)
If you get a chance to check out the new remastered schedule changes in the most recent posts, Your LOGIC and level headedness will be much NEEDED.
I will try not too get dizzy…….LOL!!!
#88. Batts
Can’t remember when you said you were usually at the keyboard - - please refresh my memory and I’ll write it down this time.
kg
#48 Katie,
In “The Cage”, Leonard Nimoy is not playing an emotionless character. In the original construction of the series, Number One was the character from a race (or maybe subset of humans) who suppressed their emotions.
The usual Trek lore holds that NBC executives told Star Trek’s creators to dump the woman and “the guy with the ears” from the bridge crew; Roddenberry & Co. compromised by combining them into one character.
Non-canon extra-super geeky Star Trek lore holds that Spock’s emotional outbursts in “The Cage” may have been the result of his going through Pon Farr. The events of “The Menagerie” do set “The Cage” 14 years prior to the events of “Amok Time”, right?
Who wrote this article? A 5 year old?
The spellchecker is there for a reason. Grammatically, this is by far the worst article that I have ever read. The content was great, the spelling and grammar were not. Shame on the TrekMovie.com Staff.