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By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Fri Jul 27, 8:30 AM ET

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.
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"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."
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Beckers · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:

Hm, I wonder if this means an older and wiser Kirk and Spock will be reminiscing about the good old days ...
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Kimmer · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:14 am Post subject:

I read this, too, and was wondering just how the story would go that would have a young Spock and Kirk and an old Spock and Kirk. I can't wait. I am a very big Trek fan, have been all my life.

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BornInOz · Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Portland, OR, USA

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EXCLUSIVE: Last Friday director/producer J.J. Abrams and many of his cast and crew on new Star Trek film dropped by TrekMovie.com from the set of the film to take questions from the fans. However, after the dust settled, Star Trek co-writer and executive producer Roberto Orci kept the discussion going over the weekend answering more fan questions in the TrekMovie.com talkback. The writer revealed more tidbits about the script and the writing process and more. For those that don’t haunt the discussion threads we have put this bonus chat into an easy to read Q&A format.

Firstly, in case you missed it, here are key tidbits from Friday’s chat with Abrams and his cast and crew (but do read the full transcript to get much more)

First full trailer currently in the works, targeting early- to mid-summer release
Principal photography is scheduled to wrap at the beginning of April [about 1-2 weeks more than originally planned]
Documentaries on the film’s pre-production and production process can be expected on DVD release; Making of… book also discussed
Greg Grunberg will not appear in Star Trek due to his commitment to another film
About 1,000 effects shots are expected to be used in the film (more than any previous Trek film)
Target MPAA rating: PG-13
The two biggest challenges for Abrams were getting a handle on the vision of the future and casting the film
Humor is a very important aspect in the film ("humor and humanity go hand-in-hand")
Abrams’ goal is to make Trek ‘real’ and is thus utilizing sets and location shooting rather than green- or blue-screens wherever he can
The Enterprise "will be a combo of the physical and the virtual"
An image of the Enterprise is "coming soon"
The doors on the Enterprise will go "SWOOSH!" when they open.
And here are some of the key findings in the follow-up weekend discussions with Roberto Orci:

The set of the Enterprise bridge will be stored for future use;
the movie’s script is about 128 pages long (indicating a roughly 2 hour movie)
the script took about four months to write
he and co-writer Alex Kurtzman will not be making cameos in the film
James T. Kirk and the film’s villain (Nero) were the most difficult characters to write;
the TOS episode "Balance of Terror" and the second, third, fourth and sixth films helped shape the writers’ takes on the characters, as did novels by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Script shoots for many memorable moments akin to the "Never forget the name of the ship…Enterprise" moment in TNG "Yesterday’s Enterprise"
Film makers have kept with Trek tradition and brought in academic and scientific consultants (more info on this promised)
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Squid Lad · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Ireland

Simon Pegg is going to play scotty

California gal · Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 366 Location: Surf City USA

Nice to see J&G getting some credit for their knowledge of the ST lore. Hope they also get some screen credit and maybe even some $$ credit! Very Happy

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CAP · Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 1815 Location: Marguerite

Obviously in the Trek 'verse' they are 'known'...so I hope they receive renumeration of some kind.
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Source: Variety

'Star Trek' pushed back to 2009

Paramount is pushing back the release of "Star Trek" from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009. Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio's release calendar, as well as DreamWorks' release calendar.
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plr · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 98 Location: England

I love Star Trek, I have for a very long while.

I have mixed feelings about the new film I really hope that it wont be a repeat of Enterprise.

Although, apparently the director spoke to Nichelle Nichols about the character of Uhura, and presumably to the others as well, because he is trying to get it right.

I'm not that optimistic about it yet but I'll still be going to see it...
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blugekko · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject:

Agreed. I have very mixed feelings about this one. I'm a TNG fan, and I did not like what they did with the last one. But *sigh* fan that I am, I will see it in any case, and THEN throw popcorn at it.
blugekko
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