Comic Con: Spock Confirmations and Kirk

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Source: Comic Con 07 San Diego

It has now been confirmed at the Paramount exhibit at Comic Con 2007 that actor Zachary Quinto (who portrays Sylar on Heroes) will indeed be playing a young Spock on STAR TREK XI. It's also been confirmed by Comingsoon that Leonard Nimoy will be playing Spock as well in the movie. Currently they are looking for a "young Kirk" and they are also wanting to bring William Shatner back as well contrary to previous reports.

STAR TREK XI hits theaters everywhere December 2008.

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Comments/Responses

trollman • Jul 26, 2007, 07:41pm •

Let me say first off that I am one of the biggest fans of StarTrek. I met my wife at a meeting of a star trek fan club. OK geeky enough to prove I'm a fan. So to the point.
This Movie, It's a mistake. Leave the past alone. Kirk is OVER. Roddenberry was a FORWARD thinking visionary. So let's move forward not back. Many fans have said as much. someone needs to tell J.J. this is not what the real fans want.

nrollins • Jul 26, 2007, 07:51pm •

I also am wary of how this film will go, but come on...you don't know the premise or plot, or how they plan to execute this. You really can't say it's a mistake. Just because they're not making Trek the way you would doesn't mean the product will be poor. (Yes I know some recent stuff sucked, but some didn't.)

hanso • Jul 26, 2007, 07:52pm •

If Dreamworks was making this movie, Shia would be cast as a young Kirk :)

SONYMANswallows • Jul 26, 2007, 08:11pm •

KOBIASHI MARU scenario anyone? (did I spell that right? Probably one of the scenarios and it would be cool to see Tiny Zeus Lister return as his Klingon character from ENTERPRISE, and the chick Kirk was banging who created GENESIS and then his son.

Yeoman • Jul 26, 2007, 08:23pm •

the hell with Matt Damon as kirk, how about Josh Hartnett? ok maybe not, a no namer would probably be best. My question is will Quinto sound like Spock? He has the look for sure though.

almostunbiased • Jul 26, 2007, 08:47pm •

Yoeman, Matt Damon won't be Kirk. They're looking for someone in their lower 20's. They want a young Kirk.

hanso • Jul 26, 2007, 09:01pm •

This is completely off subject but there is a new Joker site!
Superhero hype has a story saying the web site is WhySoSerious.com.
check it out.

afrointelligent • Jul 26, 2007, 09:50pm •

Just checked out the Joker site. I plugged in the coordinates on Google Earth and it took me to a building in San Diego. My guess it is Comic Con. And at the time I am writing this, there are 14 hours left on the clock. So, my guess is that when the countdown is done, The Dark Knight presentation will happen, who knows, maybe a trailer...

hanso • Jul 26, 2007, 10:34pm •

hopefully a trailer. If the rumors are true that a trailer is attached to the simpsons then it makes sense for a teaser to pop in san diego.
Man, i wish i was at the comic con!!

bdd • Jul 26, 2007, 11:22pm •

If they are doing a flashback movie and can get Kirk and Spock back talknig about when they first met I will be there.

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