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Feb 05 | Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby will be part of Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed – a full-cast reunion of Star Trek: The Next Generation® to be held at the Calgary Expo April 27-29, 2012. The special reunion event will be held at Calgary Stampede Corral on the evening of Saturday, April 28, 2012. This auspicious occasion marks the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation® and will be the first time in over twenty years that the cast has participated in an event such as this. Included in the evening’s program is a 90 minute panel discussion, a Q&A session, and a video presentation in honour of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation®. A commemorative guide will produced solely for this event along with exclusive merchandise. This is a separate ticketed event with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster on February 18, 2012 at 10 AM MST. Although the cast will be participating in various panels throughout the course of the weekend, Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed will be the only opportunity to see all nine of the cast members in one incredible panel. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and range from $40-$125 CDN.
Jan 30 | A large, heavy pewter sculpture that Paramount
commissioned, commemorating the series finale of DS9 in 1999 is available on eBay.
Jan 26 | A fan campaign to bring back Christopher Doohan for the next Star Trek film can be found here. Join the campaign !
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By GustavoLeao / 05:20, 29 September 2008 / Feature Films
The new issue of SFX magazine, just out in the UK, features a new interview with Star Trek star Zachary Quinto and here are more excerpts.
With Sylar you're right there playing a part in the character's evolution. But when you got to play Spock you are taking on 40 years of backstory. How challenge is that ?
With Sylar I am the actor who originated the role and that occasions a different kind of space in which to work. But in many ways my experience of Star Trek is such that I am creating another version of Spock. There will never be another Leonard Nimoy - this is an incredible man and an incredible actor who endeared himself to millions because of his portrayal of this character. And in a lot of ways that takes the pressure off me, because I cant compete with that! I simply have a relationship with this character based on my understanding of where he is, in his perspective and his point of view, and that's supported by the script that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote - it moved me immensely the first time I read it, and again subsequently as I immersed myself in it. So I dont really feel like I have a lot to prove. Leonard was very supportive of me from the very beginning and I was in the most capable hands I could possibly be in.
Did you find yourself adapting your performance to accommodate how Leonard Nimoy portrays him ?
Never. In fact I did the opposite - to make sure my experience was my experience. It's the only way stepping into such an iconic role is ever feasible. You have to acknowledge where it came from and Leonard was an enormous resource for me - incredibly generous with his time and his energy if I ever had a question or just wanted to talk about the experience or what he went through as an actor. But in terms of playing him ? No - I think that would be a trap, to try and shade my performance with echoes of his. I got the job because there is a physical resemblance between myself and Leonard when he was my age, but more than that I think I got the job because I brought a strong point of view to it, Merging that point of view with the echoes of where he came from and how he approached it from the beginning will hopefully add a new texture, but also have a little bit of the same fabric.
How are you fiding the Star Trek fans ? Have you met many of them ?
I have been to three Trek conventions - two with Leonard. So I have met the fans and they've been incredibly supportive. Really excited, lovingly enthusiatic. There is an energy of 'dont mess this up for us, we believe in this and have for a long time!' But that's also the place from which J.J. [Abrams] is coming from, so it doesn't really seem we're going to disappoint them. At least that's our goal.
The full article can be found on the latest issue of SFX Magazine, now on sale.
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