In a new interview, Nimoy says...[Potential Spoiler]

[Jackson_Roykirk]

***spoiler below regarding Nimoy working with Quinto on this film***
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In an interview posted on trekmovie.com, Nimoy says

"I’ve done a scene with [Quinto] in the movie"

I know this is old news in general, but the choice of words surprised me a bit. Nimoy said he did "A" scene with Zach Quinto; "A" being singular, one.

If this is true, then I am a little surprised that it is only one scene. I personally thought there would be two possibilities regarding Nimoy and Quinto:

a.) They have NO scenes together, and Old Spock's parts of this are separate and detached from the new cast, or

b.) They have SEVERAL scenes together, and Nimoy's Spock works closely with the younger versions of the TOS characters.

I didn't expect them to share only one scene. However, I suppose that does not preclude Old Spock from from working closely with his young self. If I remember correctly, Khan and Kirk did not share many scenes in TWOK.


Anyway, here is the link to the trekmovie.com article [article contains spoilers]:
http://trekmovie.com/2008/09/15/nimoy-on-working-with-quinto/

 

[Brian]

Didn't I read somewhere a good while back that old Spock tells young Spock that he should save Jim Kirk because he will mean a lot to him over his lifetime? That only takes one scene to convey.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

They have one scene together near the end of the movie where Quinto's Spock and Nimoy's Spock kiss passionately and -- while no one is watching -- Nimoy slips the Reliance access codes into Quinto's pocket.

 

[Brian]

Now there's a reason to go see the movie!

 

[Devon]

I know this is old news in general, but the choice of words surprised me a bit. Nimoy said he did "A" scene with Zach Quinto; "A" being singular, one.

If this is true, then I am a little surprised that it is only one scene.

Maybe he doesn't mean that he only ever did one scene with Quinto, just that he's talking about "a" scene. For instance, I could be telling you that "I had a house which I liked" but it doesn't mean it's the only house I ever had or lived in.

Not suggesting you are wrong, but I can see both ways how it could be taken. I wouldn't exactly take the "one scene" thing to literally yet though. Hey you might be right though!

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Didn't I read somewhere a good while back that old Spock tells young Spock that he should save Jim Kirk because he will mean a lot to him over his lifetime? That only takes one scene to convey.

I'm sure there was some speculation/rumor involving that, but so little is "officially" known about the story that nobody can say why (or even if, for that matter) Old Spock is trying to save Jim Kirk.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Maybe he doesn't mean that he only ever did one scene with Quinto, just that he's talking about "a" scene. For instance, I could be telling you that "I had a house which I liked" but it doesn't mean it's the only house I ever had or lived in.

Not suggesting you are wrong, but I can see both ways how it could be taken. I wouldn't exactly take the "one scene" thing to literally yet though. Hey you might be right though!

I get what you are saying, and even I wasn't convinced what the wording of that quote actually meant. However, It seemed to me he only meant "one".

Here's the quote in context:

Nimoy: "Yeah, I admire his work. I saw some of the footage and I’ve done a scene with him in the movie, which is fascinating - the two of us standing there talking to each other."

Nimoy also spoke another quote in another interview, which is more telling [this one contains a bigger plot spoiler, so I'll use the spoiler box]:

Spoiler: Nimoy Quote regarding Quinto

Nimoy: "We actually have a scene together, which is quite special. We meet coincidentally in a time crossover."

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[Franklin]

Maybe it is only one scene. But, it does seem old Spock spends quite a bit of time with Scotty -- at least more than he did with himself. The following is a direct quote from a story on trekmovie.com about Quinto and Nimoy on stage together at VegasCon08:

They also both agreed that in the end the scene worked and feedback has been good. Regardless this is the first time they have both spoken openly about having a scene together. Later when Quinto was talking about Simon Pegg (Scotty) he noted that Nimoy actually worked with Pegg more than he did, implying that we are going to see a good amount of Scotty and the elder Spock together.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

They have one scene together near the end of the movie where Quinto's Spock and Nimoy's Spock kiss passionately and -- while no one is watching -- Nimoy slips the Reliance access codes into Quinto's pocket.

"That's not my pocket!"

"No problem, those aren't the access codes."

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

They have one scene together near the end of the movie where Quinto's Spock and Nimoy's Spock kiss passionately and -- while no one is watching -- Nimoy slips the Reliance access codes into Quinto's pocket.

"That's not my pocket!"

"No problem, those aren't the access codes."

These movies practically write themselves!

 

[Cary L. Brown]

***spoiler below regarding Nimoy working with Quinto on this film***
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In an interview posted on trekmovie.com, Nimoy says

"I’ve done a scene with [Quinto] in the movie"

I know this is old news in general, but the choice of words surprised me a bit. Nimoy said he did "A" scene with Zach Quinto; "A" being singular, one.

If this is true, then I am a little surprised that it is only one scene. I personally thought there would be two possibilities regarding Nimoy and Quinto:

a.) They have NO scenes together, and Old Spock's parts of this are separate and detached from the new cast, or

b.) They have SEVERAL scenes together, and Nimoy's Spock works closely with the younger versions of the TOS characters.

I didn't expect them to share only one scene. However, I suppose that does not preclude Old Spock from from working closely with his young self. If I remember correctly, Khan and Kirk did not share many scenes in TWOK.


Anyway, here is the link to the trekmovie.com article [article contains spoilers]:
http://trekmovie.com/2008/09/15/nimoy-on-working-with-quinto/

Which doesn't really tell us as much as we'd like to think...

It seems obvious that this is a singular statement, but nobody ought to be shocked if this turns out to be a misstatement.

On the other hand, suppose that Nimoy meant exactly what he's saying here...

There are two possibilities.

(1) Nimoy's Spock travels back in time, but isn't recognized (perhaps he's Spock's "cousin" again?)

(2) Nimoy's Spock doesn't travel back in time, and this is all part of a "psychological" thing (it wouldn't be the first on-screen example of someone talking to a memory of their younger self, of to an image in their mind of someone who's really long-gone).

I'd prefer it was #2, but based upon what little we've seen, it seems more likely to be #1 at this point.

 

[number6]

What happened to your "inside source??" Months ago you were bragging that as a "shareholder" you were privvy to all kinds of inside info?

 

[Brian]

^^ That question has already been answered, inside the spoiler box in Jackson Roykirk's post. (#7 in this thread)

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

....There are two possibilities.

(1) Nimoy's Spock travels back in time, but isn't recognized (perhaps he's Spock's "cousin" again?)

(2) Nimoy's Spock doesn't travel back in time, and this is all part of a "psychological" thing (it wouldn't be the first on-screen example of someone talking to a memory of their younger self, of to an image in their mind of someone who's really long-gone).

I'd prefer it was #2, but based upon what little we've seen, it seems more likely to be #1 at this point.

Cary --

If you don't mind spoilers, read this quote from my later post. It seems to speak to your "two possibilities":

Nimoy also spoke another quote in another interview, which is more telling [this one contains a bigger plot spoiler, so I'll use the spoiler box]:

Spoiler: Nimoy Quote regarding Quinto

Nimoy: "We actually have a scene together, which is quite special. We meet coincidentally in a time crossover."

 

[Cary L. Brown]

What happened to your "inside source??" Months ago you were bragging that as a "shareholder" you were privvy to all kinds of inside info?

Don't lie. I never said any such thing.

Being a shareholder in a company doesn't mean that you have direct access to the day-to-day operations. You can own tons of stock in, say, Coca Cola but that doesn't mean you get access to the "secret formula."

My arguments re: that were not that I had any inside information about the production which was due to owning stock. So cut out that snide crap.

It was about why business decisions get made, and how from the standpoint of someone who has a financial interest in the the movie, the people running the studio don't just get to do whatever they want... they answer to the people who own the company (even though most of us only own an infinitesimally small amount).

As for having any relationship with anyone who's involved in the production... well, that's something which would be totally unrelated to whether or not there's any financial connection. You can know someone working at GE and not own any GE stock... or you can own GE stock and not know anyone working at GE... or both can be true. Isn't that right?

All I ever said is that I know someone who's passed along information from time to time. That was a totally separate point from the comment about how stockholders have a real financial interest, and real rights, concerning how their interests are served by the strategy of the studio.

Don't start pulling this sort of stunt again... I mean, what's the point you're trying to make other than "nyah-nyah?"

 

[number6]

It seems like months ago you were telling people details of what the movie is going to be as if you had seen every page of the script and now you're speculating like the rest of us. You can accuse me of trolling all you want. It doesn't change your "shareholder" position in any way.

You think anyone who disagrees with you or engages in any kind of debate with you is a troll. The BBS is full of trolls in your world. How about you just answer the question, or ignore it entirely, instead of getting so defensive and accusing people of lying and trolling or whatever other defense mechanism you need to invent?


I'm a shareholder


I'm a shareholder

By the way, I'm a stockholder

 

[Cary L. Brown]

It seems like months ago you were telling people details of what the movie is going to be as if you had seen every page of the script and now you're speculating like the rest of us. You can accuse me of trolling all you want. It doesn't change your "shareholder" position in any way.

You think anyone who disagrees with you or engages in any kind of debate with you is a troll. The BBS is full of trolls in your world. How about you just answer the question, or ignore it entirely, instead of getting so defensive and accusing people of lying and trolling or whatever other defense mechanism you need to invent?


I'm a shareholder

No, I think that anyone who sets out in a thread, not to discuss the topic at hand, but instead to try to start a fight, is engaging in the very definition of trolling.

The topic of this thread isn't "let's attack Cary." The topic is a discussion of what Nimoy said in an interview.

Are you able to discuss the topic without going down that first path?

(Oh, and by the way... the thread you just linked... what I said is EXACTLY what I mentioned, above, isn't it?)

 

[number6]

Are you a Stockholding Moderator as well?

 

[M'Sharak]

Has anyone seen the topic?

 

[number6]

I have. Apparently Nimoy is in the new film.