[NEWS] - Nimoy 'Major' In New Trek

Nimoy 'Major' In New Trek

J.J. Abrams, who is directing the upcoming Star Trek reboot movie,
told reporters that star Leonard Nimoy will be "a major presence" in
the film, reprising his classic role of Mr. Spock.

"I mean, he's a major presence, I think, in any scene he's in. He's
terrific," Abrams said in a group interview in Santa Monica, Calif.,
on July 14, part of the Television Critics Association's summer press
tour. (Abrams was promoting his upcoming Fox SF series Fringe.)

Abrams has been tight-lipped about the storyline of Star Trek, except
to acknowledge that it deals with the original series characters of
Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy. Nimoy and Heroes star Zachary
Quinto both play Spock, presumably at different ages.

As for Nimoy, Abrams said: "It was really just a dream experience
working with him. ... He's everything you'd want him to be. He's
funny, and he's incredibly thoughtful and was surprisingly open to and
receptive to direction."

Abrams praised Nimoy's family and added: "The other day, we were doing
some ADR, [additional dialogue] recording. He was there, and ...
because we weren't shooting anymore, ... I was standing there, and I
just, like, started. I just like looked at him as he was doing his
thing. I was like, I wanted to burn it on my hand, because it was so
great to get to work with that guy. He's just an amazing man and
terrific in the movie." Star Trek is in post-production, with an eye
to a May 8, 2009, release.

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