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Chris · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:14 am Post subject: Star Trek XI News

Zachary Quinto Is Spock

Well, everyone was expecting it to get announced at one point or another - more than likely at Comic-Con this weekend - but our sources at Paramount have just confirmed it - Zachary Quinto, the brain-eating freak Sylar (on HEROES) has dotted his I's, crossed his T's, and is officially on board to play Mr. Spock in the new J.J. Abrams helmed "Star Trek" film.

Expect to hear a whole lot more on additional casting for "Star Trek" over the next few days.....

SAN DIEGO -- Leonard Nimoy isn't through with Spock yet. The 76-year-old actor will don his famous pointy ears again to play the role in an upcoming "Star Trek" film due out Christmas 2008.

"This is really going to be a great movie. And I don't say things like that lightly," Nimoy told a gathering of 6,500 fans Thursday at Comic-Con, the nation's largest pop-culture convention.

He greeted the crowd with a Vulcan salute.

Nimoy was joined by the newly named young Spock, "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Nimoy.

Both Spocks were introduced by the film's director and co-producer, J.J. Abrams.

"This is a series I loved as a kid," Abrams said, acknowledging that he was "more of a 'Star Wars' kid than a 'Star Trek' kid."

"This matters so much to so many people," he said. "I'm honored to be here and do this."

While the character of Captain Kirk has yet to be cast, Abrams said that William Shatner, who played the role in the original TV series, would likely also have a part in the film.

"It has to be worthy, of him and of you," Abrams told fans, adding that production is slated to begin in November.

One fan asked Nimoy what he thought of his "replacement."

"It was logical," the actor said dryly. He then closed with Spock's classic line: "Live long and prosper."

Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter just confirmed that Zoe Saldana has been picked to be the new Uhura for the new Star Trek movie. THR notes that Saldana is in ‘final negotiations,’ but Variety reports that Saldana has indeed ’signed on’ as the Enterprise’s communications officer originally portrayed by Nichelle Nichols. Saldana is also the star of James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar which which is currently filming. Saldana joins Anton Yelchin (Chekov), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Leonard Nimoy (older Spock).