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Jul 18 | Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy will discuss (among many topics) his book of photography, The Full Body Project when LateNet with Ray Ellin begins its second season on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 7PM. LateNet with Ray Ellin is broadcast live from the Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. Doors open at 6:30PM. The show airs at 7PM.
Jul 17 | Star Trek star William Shatner has been again nominated for a Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Denny Crane in Boston Legal. The full list of nominees can be found at ComingSoon.net
Jul 16 | As Chancellor of University of Huddersfield, Star Trek The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart presided over the Awards Ceremony on July 14, 2008 for the 2008 graduates. As a nice surprise, Patrick was awarded a Professorship of Performing Arts at the ceremony! Patrick tells BBC "I'm truly honoured to receive this title. The university is an outstanding educational institution, one that I am extremely proud to be associated with, and I look forward to continuing to work with the staff and students." More details and Ceremony Photos
Jul 16 | Star Trek movie writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talks to AfterElton about the absence of gay characters in the franchise and the possibility of gay characters in future Star Trek movies.
Jul 16 | Composer Mike Verta, while visiting ILM last month, saw some of the special effects work on the new Star Trek movie. He created a new version of the classic Alexander Courage TOS theme, inspired on the new fx, which he posted on his website.

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By GustavoLeao / 13:01, 29 July 2007 / Feature Films
IESB posted an exclusive video interview with Star Trek star Zachary Quinto at the San Diego ComicCon, in which he talks about the Spock role in J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek movie. Here are a few excerpts from the video interview.
IESB: Were you a fan of Star Trek?
Quinto: "I was a fan, but I wasn't a fanatic. I feel like I have a lot to learn about the mythology, and the lexicon of the mythology. It's very Shakespearean to me. I was saying before, I find it a very theatrical, very heightened world. There's something that, you know -- I studied Shakespeare for a lot of years in school -- and I feel really drawn to that level of mythology. So, I'm really excited to immerse myself in it. I have four months before we start, so I'm going to be doing a lot of reading, and a lot of research, about the context of the world that we're entering into. I'm excited to be a part of it in this new imagining."
IESB: One of the things I love about Spock is he's half Human, half Vulcan. He controlled his human side, his emotions, but he's had a struggle. Is that something we're going to explore in the movie?
Quinto: "I think that's going to be a lot of the journey of the character. You meet him at a time in his life where he's probably not as grounded in his certitude toward, uh, toward -- one of the misconceptions I had was that Vulcans didn't possess emotions, but Vulcans choose not to engage their emotional side. I think that's going to be something that's really interesting to explore, since he is half Human and half Vulcan."
The full video interview can be found at IESB.
SCI FI Wire also posted a new interview with Quinto, in which he says that he will approach the role from the inside out, rather than trying to mimic the original performance of Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy. Here are excerpts from the article.
Quinto said that he and director Abrams had discussed how to approach the iconic character. "I don't think it's really about-and J.J. and I had a conversation about this early on-it's not about recreating anything," Quinto said. "It's about reimagining it. And I feel like I'll do that in my own way. I don't know what that's going to be yet, but that's what my process is. We'll figure it out as time goes on."
He was pleased to have Nimoy's blessing. "He's just incredibly gracious, and to have his support and his involvement in this, ... you can't ask for anything more than that," Quinto said. "To step into a role that's so iconic, but to do it with the guidance and approval of and the excitement of the man that created it is, you can't ask for more."
The full interview is here.

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