Today we have a special Kirk and Spock edition of CelebWatch, or make that Kirks and Spocks. We have William Shatner selling his new "Weird" show Cannes, Leonard Nimoy wrapping on Fringe (and acting forever?), new details on Chris Pine’s Jack Ryan movie, and some more Zachary Quinto sightings in NYC.
Shatner pitches "Weird or What" in Cannes
We will find in May if William Shatner’s new sitcom Bleep My Dad Says gets picked up, but one Shatner show that is definitely going on the air is Weird or What, a new documentary series Shatner is co-producing an hosting. The show description press release make it sound a bit like Leonard Nimoy’s In Search Of:
in Weird or What? William Shatner will investigate and analyze all that is weird in the world, including everything from paranormal phenomena to weird and wonderful creatures, from medical oddities to mysterious disappearances, and bizarre natural disasters to mystical monster attacks.
The show has been sold to Discovery Channel in the US and History Channel in Canada. Today Shatner is at the MIP TV convention in Cannes today selling the show to the world. Variety reports that production company Cineflix has successfully sold the show to "nearly every territory". At the event Shatner described the show:
We’re looking at weird circumstances but we’re presenting them in a light-hearted, jaunty way. We’re not taking ourselves too seriously.
Shatner in Cannes selling "Weird or What" to the world
Chris Pine headed to Moscow as Jack Ryan
Last year Chris Pine, the new Kirk, was tapped as the new Jack Ryan, to head up another big Paramount franchise. New details have emerged on this next film based on the Tom Clancy character. Pajiba reports the following story synopsis for the next Jack Ryan film (now with the working title of "Moscow"):
The movie will pick up with the Jack Ryan not long after his stint in the Marines, before he’s joined the CIA, while he’s a Wall Street stock broker, an occupation that will play heavily into the script. In the Clancy novels, Jack Ryan was a successful financial analyst in Baltimore for Merrill Lynch. In the new movie, he will have transplanted to Moscow to continue his financial advising, not for Merill Lynch (which has been absorbed by Bank of America), but for a billionaire employer. It is that billionaire employer who eventually sets Jack Ryan up to take the fall for terrorist plot designed to collapse the U.S. economy.
After that, Ryan must race against time to clear his name, reveal the terrorist plot, and save his wife, who has been taken hostage by the billionaire employer.
No word yet on when "Moscow" will go in front of cameras or be released, but probably following Pine’s work on the next Star Trek.
Pine is Jack Ryan 4.0
Nimoy’s last day as an actor? + honored as space inspiration
Spock Prime, Leonard Nimoy has recently stated he is ready to back into acting retirement. This would mean his last job as an actor would be reprising his role as William Bell in the season finale JJ Abrams’ Fringe. And yesterday, Nimoy tweeted "Finishing work on Fringe today. Really good experience. The two parter will air in May." Today he tweeted that his back home. Speaking of Twitter, in just four days TheRealNimoy has picked up almost 33,000 followers.
But Mr. Nimoy is still out and about. On Thursday Leonard is being honored by the Space Foundation at the National Space Symposium in Colorado. Nimoy is being presented with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach award for being an inspiration to people around the world "to explore the wonders of science, space, and technology." And a reminder, next Friday the original Spock is headed to the Vulcan, Alberta, Canada (the official Star Trek capital of Canada) to unveil a bust of himself, and then he is off to the Calgary Entertainment Expo for the weekend.
Yesterday likely Nimoy’s last day as an actor
Quinto on NYSE floor
Finally we come to the new Mr. Spock, Zachary Quinto. The actor is currently in New York filling out his resume as a producer an actor in Margin Call, a film set in the world of the stock market. Last week Zach tweeted this pic of himself with his Before the Door production company partners.
Quinto with Neal Dodson (L) and Corey Moosa (R)
While he has been in New York, Quinto has been a frequent Twitterer, sending gems like this one last Thursday:
the t-shirt i was wearing today smelled. so i bought a new t-shirt. now it smells. already. why you got to be so smelly t-shirts?
But no worries, Zach was cleaned up all nice by the next night…
Quinto attends the Gen Art Film Festival screening of “Elektra Luxx" at the School of Visual Arts Theater on April 9, 2010 in New York City
Jeez, that photo of Nimoy is fierce! :D
I cant wait to see nimoy and the shat at vegas will miss them when their gone
Shats new show sounds fun–long as they dont make fun of believers cuz that could be bad n sad–
Like a jaunty “In Search Of…”
If I see one more word with quotes around it I’m going to “scream”.
Has Shatner seen Star Trek 11 yet?
6.
How really cares. I don’t. maybe I did at one point. But I don’t now. Let it go. For crying….out….loud
“We’re not taking ourselves too seriously.”
In contrast to some of today’s Hollywood actor wannabees, Shatner can afford to not take himself too seriously. :)
Nimoy looks like an old, and very wise Spock on that photo. Acting retirement surely would be a waste of material…
#6
No, he’s busy having a life. :))
The two shows should be combined to form a show called “Weird Fringe”, and in the first show William Shatner could focus on mysteries of Mr.Spock’s bowl haircut.
Wow whats up with Quinto’s nerdball galsses….First we see a hobo Spock and now dork Spock.
ZQ’s follow up tweet is hilarious!
Nimoy always look cool…kinda badass…you wish Fringe would throw a evil Spock beard on him!
Shat looks kinda pudgy…a jolly old type…
I was really hoping Mr Nimoy would make it in the new MI movie as Paris…maybe a evil Paris with a beard!
Jack Ryan before Star Trek or after???
From everything I’ve seen of Ben Affleck, he’s pretty impressed with himself. Chris Pine will be 1000 times better than him.
Quinto needs a fashion adviser.
I think Quinto should do a music video as Bilbo Baggins
Alec Baldwin was a great Jack Ryan. Tough act to follow (and I’m a big Ford fan).
16. Yeah! xD lol
Quinto is always dressed stylish, cool and modern- I love it. Zach, just rub some patchouly on yourself and get back to work please!!!!!!!! And Bleep Jack Ryan!