Leonard Nimoy On Star Trek XI And The Future Of Spock
Leonard Nimoy & Zacharia Quinto as Spock
The last time Leonard Nimoy played the character of Spock in Star Trek was 18 years ago during the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part story ‘Unification’. Almost two decades on he’s reprising his famous role in J.J. Abrams’ new movie.
So what did Nimoy think about participating in a movie with a new generation of actors taking over the roles that he and the original cast made so famous?
It’s a lot of fun. They’re very talented people and it’s fascinating to watch the roots of the characters that Bill Shatner and DeForest Kelley and myself and the rest of us played. When we started doing the show, we were a crew on the Enterprise going out and doing our missions. In this movie, we see the seeds of those characters being planted; where they came from before the Enterprise, where they came from before they met each other, how they met each other, and what the circumstances were and how they became that crew that we eventually played. It was great fun to watch.
The above excerpt is taken from issue 26 of SciFi Now Magazine in which Nimoy talks about his return, his changing approach to the character, how he sees the new movie, and whether or not there’s a chance we’ll see him again as Spock.
And is there a chance? Not good it seems, but you never know:
Never say never, but I would think so. The torch has been handed off to a wonderful new cast and a new actor playing Spock. Would I consider being the alter ego again and coming back in some form to play a scene with Zachary Quinto to exchange ideas with him? Might be interesting, but it’s not up to me. If I got that call, I would certainly listen.
Source: TrekMovie.com – where you will also find a couple more excerpts from the interview.
