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Star Trek XI‘s Zachary Quinto speculates on the future of Spock in Star Trek 2.
With the destruction of Vulcan in Star Trek XI, there will be pressure on Spock to help his race. “I would imagine (this is just speculative),” said Quinto, “his planet’s been destroyed, he feels a real imperative to rebuild his race. But he’s in love with a human. There’s probably some potential conflict in that dynamic, I would not be surprised, and I would be intrigued and excited by that if that were the case.”
In a recent interview, Leonard Nimoy explained why people liked Spock and what playing the half-Vulcan, half-Human character meant career-wise, as well as why he decided to play Spock again in J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek XI.
There was a time when Nimoy struggled to find acting jobs that weren’t related to the pointy-eared Vulcan character that he had made famous. “During that period (mid-1970s), I had a struggle,” he said. “I was busy. I had no problem finding work. But the work pretty much was related to the Spock character. I was, on the one hand, happy to be working because I know what it’s like to be an out-of-work actor. But at the same time I was hoping to broaden my scope, and eventually I did.”
Last month, TrekToday reported that a set of Mr. Potato Head figures of Kirk and Kor the Klingon would appear in August, and now a new set of Mr. Potato Heads will join that first set just in time for the holiday season.
The second set of Star Trek-themed Potato Heads will feature Mr. Spock and Lieutenant Uhura. This Potato Head set will be one of the first Potato Head sets to incorporate a new Potato Heads redesign.
Fans looking for Star Trek memorabilia are in luck as over a dozen lots featuring Star Trek items of interest will be up for auction next weekend including at least one item sure to catch the attention of original series fans.
The Premiere Props auction will be held on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at the Premiere Props Warehouse located at 128 Sierra St. El Segundo, CA 90245, at 11 AM Pacific Time.
Action figure collectors who are fans of the original series will enjoy the “Dilithium Collection” released by Diamond Select Toys.
Three new sets, from three original series episodes, can be pre-ordered, with delivery expected in late October. The sets will sell for $31.98 each.
The Star Trek Christmas ornaments for 2011 have been unveiled and fans of Spock will enjoy two of the three ornaments.
The 2011 ornaments focus on the original series this year, with one character ornament, one scene from an original series show and a ship ornament.
One of the questions regarding Star Trek XII concerns the Spock-Uhura romance and where, if anywhere, the romance will go.
Trek fans were surprised by the romance between the half-Vulcan Spock and human Uhura in Star Trek XI, and now they wonder what will happen now that Vulcans have become an endangered race.
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A cat with a unique foot is being compared to a certain logical race of Star Trek beings.
Spock the cat was born with a malformed paw, which looks very much like the Vulcan hand salute.
Fans at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention last weekend saw triple when it came to a certain Vulcan.
As reported by TrekMovie.com, three different Spocks were on stage at the same time; Leonard Nimoy as the original Spock, Zachary Quinto as new Spock and a young Spock, Jacob Kogan, who portrayed Spock as a child in Star Trek XI.
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A Star Trek Spock Transporting Bobble Head doll is now available for pre-order.
As reported by Entertainment Earth, the limited edition Spock Bobble Head features a clear body, that when tapped, lights up.
Only 1,500 of the Spock Bobble Head dolls have been made of the half-Vulcan. The doll is seven inches tall.
Spock Bobble Head is debuting as a Comic-Con 2009 Entertainment Earth exclusive. The doll can be pre-ordered now and will ship at the end of July.
Leonard Nimoy said this week he was happy the latest Trek film finally provided his character with the closure he felt had been lacking — so happy, that he wouldn’t even be opposed to playing Spock again.
Nimoy said this in a new interview with Starland, although he immediately cautioned the odds of him being asked to return aren’t very high: “I have no illusions on whether or not they need me. They decided that they wanted to make this film using Spock as kind of an anchor for the story, which I think worked very, very well. They don’t have to do that again. If they decide they have a role for me to play I would be very interested in talking to them about it. But I have every reason to believe that they have established a whole new set of characters and they can sail very well without me and that’s fine. Either way is good with me. I am very gratified that this has happened.”
Co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci explained the reasoning behind Star Trek XI events that would be regarded as controversial by fans. (Spoilers)
As reported by MTV, one of the scenes provoking much discussion by fans is the destruction of Vulcan, one of the founding members of the Federation. “The scariest thing about [destroying Vulcan] was us having to pitch that to Leonard Nimoy,” explained Kurtzman. “‘Hi, I know we just met, but let me tell you about what happens to your home planet.’” (more…)
In addition to the mental demands of playing a character, there were also physical preparations for Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto to complete before they would be ready to step into their roles as Kirk and Spock.
As reported by The Cinema Source, Pine paid attention to the small details of Kirk, so that his portrayal of Kirk would be similar to that of William Shatner. “You watch the show, you know what Kirk does,” he said. “What resonated for me were certain physical things. There’s a way that he holds his body and moves about the deck of the ship that’s very, it’s almost theatrical, you see his kind of theatrical training in his gait and in the way he carries his body, in the way he sits in the chair.” (more…)
For both Spock and Leonard Nimoy, aging has brought a balance between logic and emotion.
As reported by CinemaSource.com, Nimoy explained the differences in Star Trek XI‘s Spock and Spock from the original series. “The aspect of Spock that I played in this movie is much more resolved,” explained Nimoy, “The issue of a balance between logic and emotion is resolved for him as it has been for me in my own personal life.” (more…)