Zachary Quinto as Spock...

[Darth_Daver]

From the Damon/Brody/Sinise trio Brody was the only one I didn't like. Now we know Damon is unlikely, but Quinto is fantastic news.

btw, I hope they keep Sinise. He is perfectly perfect for the great shoes of DeForrest Kelley...

 

[BragaKiller32586]

I like the idea of Quinto as Spock.

He looks like Spock and we can't assume they won't use makeup and whatnot make him look more like Spock.

Honestly, and to add some racism, they all look alike in full costume.

Besides, if they got big names to do Kirk and Spock, it will be very hard and not to mention very expensive to get the big names do sequels (which WILL HAPPEN if the movie is a box-office success, it's just good business).

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The IGN folks asked Quinto directly about the rumors:

"I love these rumors, I think anything we can do to keep these going is good," Quinto told us during last night's NBC All-Star Party. "But I'm definitely here because of the show [Heroes] and that's what I'm relating to most these days, and whatever exists down the line remains to be seen."

We asked him point-blank: So you're not talking to anyone specifically about this role?

Quinto replied, "I'm talking to you about it right now, my friend. I am talking to you about this role, right now."

Link

That's not even a "non-denial denial" - it's just a non-denial.

 

[BragaKiller32586]

Too bad, I think he would have been a good fit. Maybe they will get someone straight out of acting school that no one knows. That, to me, has the potential to be just as cool.

-K

 

[Sharr Khan]

BragaKiller32586 said:
Too bad, I think he would have been a good fit. Maybe they will get someone straight out of acting school that no one knows. That, to me, has the potential to be just as cool.

-K

You misunderstood. The implication here is, that Zachary Quinto is in talks to play the part, he's just not answering straight. Part of the business is that casting is in the studios hands to choose when to talk about it. So even if he has met with JJ he'd not answer straight its all part of the game.

Sharr

 

[Dale]

"I love these rumors, I think anything we can do to keep these going is good..." for my negotiations with Abrams & Co.

 

[Roshi]

^That's how I understood it too!

 

[Jon1701]

Ditto.

He could have just said no. Which he didnt. I think he might have been cast, you know.

:thumbsup:

 

[BragaKiller32586]

Either way is cool for me. I'm just ready to hear something new.

-K

 

[Temis the Vorta]

jon1701 said:
Ditto.

He could have just said no. Which he didnt. I think he might have been cast, you know.

:thumbsup:

If he weren't at least being considered, it would have been arrogant for him not just to say no (and make it sound like he's in negotiations when he isn't, sheesh! I know actors might do that, but it's pretty tawdry!) He must know that fans won't forget that kind of presumption, and Trek fandom overlaps with Heroes fandom enough that he needs to be careful with his image. He comes off as a smart guy who understands all that, so this sounds like confirmation to me that he's at least in negotiations.

 

[JBElliott]

Quinto's a bad choice all the way around. The only reason he's rumored to have the part is because he sort of looks like Nimoy and is currently acting in another science fiction television show.

Tobias Menzies (Brutus on HBO's Rome) is equal to or better than Quinto when it comes to look, build, height, etc. and is far superior in terms of acting ability. He'd be a much better choice for the part.

 

[VulcanJedi]

Cary L. Brown said:

thumbtack said:He's 30. Is that young enough for the "first adventure"?

Considering that the characters of Kirk and Spock will (for most of the movie) be somewhere between 25 and 30 years old, I'd say that this is just fine.

Nobody has ever said, or even implied, that this is "teen trek." Kirk's time at the Academy as an instructor was (as I keep reminding people) when he was a LIEUTENANT, and that would have made him about 26 or 27 years old.

Is it really set in stone that it is a prequel? I don't think so. I think it would be much better to just make a straight remake of TOS. And everything they have said indicates that. They just don't want to scare anyone or box themselves into a corner.

I don't think we're going to see "early days" of "starfleet academy" or any of that. We're going to see a two-hour episode of TOS with a new cast and F/X done by ILM. And when you think about it; isn't that enough? For a big hit?

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Menzies is too homely (and he needs to do something about his teeth, sheesh!) Spock's gotta be a hotty!

I don't think we're going to see "early days" of "starfleet academy"

If Spock and Kirk are about 30, they are way too old to be in the Academy anymore. And if they know each other, it couldn't be too much before TOS anyway. Maybe the first two years of the five year mission (and TOS was the last three?)

 

[Woulfe]

^ Could be

I persoanly thought that WNMHGB happened near the start of the 5 year mission, then when we get to TMT it's later in the 5 year mission, this would explane the ship's slight design change from the 2nd pilot to the series proper.

- W -
* But that's just me *

 

[Cary L. Brown]

Temis the Vorta said:Menzies is too homely (and he needs to do something about his teeth, sheesh!) Spock's gotta be a hotty!

I don't think we're going to see "early days" of "starfleet academy"

If Spock and Kirk are about 30, they are way too old to be in the Academy anymore. And if they know each other, it couldn't be too much before TOS anyway. Maybe the first two years of the five year mission (and TOS was the last three?)

Kirk would have been ~27 when he, as a lieutenant, was at the Academy for his Command Branch Advanced Course (and when he was teaching there, in a "graduate assistant" sort of role).

Saavik was roughly the same age when she, as a LIEUTENTANT (not as a CADET) took the Kobayashi Maru test, and then served as navigator during TWOK.

I've spent so much time, and repeated the same argument on this topic so many times, that it seems obvious that some people simply can't PROCESS the idea that "being at the academy" does not mean the same as "being late teens/early twenties."

I, personally, was 27 when I attended the US Army Intelligence Corps Officer Advanced Course. It's one of those things you do when you've either just been promoted or are about to be promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain (the naval equivalent of which is being promoted from Lieutenant JG to Lieutenant).

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I can "process" just fine, thank you. I just rewatched Where No Man Has Gone Before, in which the clear implication was that Kirk was Gary Mitchell's instructor at the Academy in his early 20s ("15 years eariler," do the math), meaning he had graduated around the age of 21 as per usual.

Maybe he was going missions and then returning to teach at the Academy from time to time, but he wasn't still a student. For him to have gone on to become an (unusually young) starship captain by his mid-30s implies he wasn't sitting behind a desk in his 20s.

More to the point: who the hell wants a movie about Kirk sitting behind a desk? Regardless of his age, we want him going boldly. I don't object to Kirk & Spock being around 20 (I don't see why a 20-year-old character needs to be laughable and puerile in the "Star Trek 90210" mold), but having both be around 30 seems about right to me.

 

[Cary L. Brown]

Temis the Vorta said:
I can "process" just fine, thank you. I just rewatched Where No Man Has Gone Before, in which the clear implication was that Kirk was Gary Mitchell's instructor at the Academy in his early 20s ("15 years eariler," do the math), meaning he had graduated around the age of 21 as per usual.

Maybe he was going missions and then returning to teach at the Academy from time to time, but he wasn't still a student. For him to have gone on to become an (unusually young) starship captain by his mid-30s implies he wasn't sitting behind a desk in his 20s.

More to the point: who the hell wants a movie about Kirk sitting behind a desk? Regardless of his age, we want him going boldly. I don't object to Kirk & Spock being around 20 (I don't see why a 20-year-old character needs to be laughable and puerile in the "Star Trek 90210" mold), but having both be around 30 seems about right to me.

Nobody said anything about Kirk "sitting behind a desk."

Any more than Saavik was sitting behind a desk in TWOK. Maybe sitting behind a helm console, some of the time, but a DESK? Noooo....

Where was the line about it being "15 years earlier?" I don't recall that... but it's been a number of months since I last saw this show, so...

 

[Captaindemotion]

I think he'd be a near perfect choice, physically anyway. I remember noticing the resemblance when he was in 24. And in Heroes he's demonstrated an alien, unemotional quality quite well. Hell, Sylar even sounds like a Vulcan name, even if his behaviour is more Romulan!

If true, I'm pleased that Abrams et al are going for a non-name cast that suits the roles and are consistent with the original actors, rather than going for big names for the sake of it.

The guy from Rome would be a good second choice, but I'm not sure that he fits the part as well as Quinto.

 

[James Bond]

Since there are now two threads about this subject, here is a quote from CommodoreNero's thread with (almost) confirmation of Zachary Quinto as Spock!!

Zed.P.M. said:
w00t!!

Here is the official link from E! Online.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Good news!

Here's the item from EOnline!

Zachary Quinto's chances of being Spock in the upcoming Star Trek film are looking extremely good. I hear the deal is about to close. Best. Casting. Ever.

Update: Jen here. Following up on K.G.'s brilliant scoop, I checked with a source who confirms that the Zachary Quinto-as-Spock contract is with the business affairs team at Paramount. Business affairs is generally considered the last stop on the deal-negotiation train. The deal only awaits sign-off from outside counsel. Squee.