Will ‘Star Trek 2′ Boldly Go Without Spock?
18 February 2010
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By: John Gholson
Posted February 18th 2010
Could the sequel to 2009’s Star Trek be Spockless? “I’m stepping away from Star Trek for at least two years — no movies, no conventions, no anything for a while,” actor Zachary Quinto told Wired, while promoting the upcoming PC game Star Trek Online. In it, he plays holographic Vulcan medic Mark VI, not Spock, as the game is set in the original “Prime” universe. (Leonard Nimoy will provide the voice of Spock in the game.)
The interesting news here is that Star Trek 2 (or whatever it’ll be called) laid claim to a June 2012 release date last week. That would put Quinto back in the Spock ears sometime next year. If Quinto wants a two-year break from Spock, he’s simply going to have to find a new job. Paramount needs to get on the phone with him quick and work this out.
I’m certain he’s contractually bound for another Star Trek film, whether he wants a vacation from Trek or not. Surely, he, of all people, would understand that a Star Trek film without Spock, this early in the renewed franchise, would be highly illogical.
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