JamesG
08-14-2018, 01:52 PM
"Star Trek: Discovery" Finds its Spock in "10 Things I Hate About You" Alum
by Dominic Patten
August 14, 2018
CBS All Access’ ever expanding Trekverse just got a little brighter by settling on who will portray one of its biggest and most iconic stars.
Picking up on the half Vulcan and half human role portrayed by the late Leonard Nimoy in the original series and Zachary Quinto in the most recent big screen reboot, Ethan Peck will play Spock in Season 2 of "Star Trek: Discovery".
In the "Discovery" narrative, which takes place about a decade before the adventures of the original TV series, U.S.S. Enterprise Science Officer Spock is the foster brother of lead Sonequa Martin-Green’s “Michael Burnham” character.
“Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek,” said executive producer and burgeoning Trekverse point man Alex Kurtzman today of the return of the highly logical character.
“The great Leonard Nimoy, then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, brought incomparable humanity to a character forever torn between logic and emotion. We searched for months for an actor who would, like them, bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would, like them, effortlessly embody Spock’s greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion, and yearning.”
“Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack, and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock’s legacy.
In that spirit, we’re thrilled to welcome him to the family.”
https://deadline.com/2018/08/ethan-peck-mr-spock-star-trek-discovery-casting-1202445184/
by Dominic Patten
August 14, 2018
CBS All Access’ ever expanding Trekverse just got a little brighter by settling on who will portray one of its biggest and most iconic stars.
Picking up on the half Vulcan and half human role portrayed by the late Leonard Nimoy in the original series and Zachary Quinto in the most recent big screen reboot, Ethan Peck will play Spock in Season 2 of "Star Trek: Discovery".
In the "Discovery" narrative, which takes place about a decade before the adventures of the original TV series, U.S.S. Enterprise Science Officer Spock is the foster brother of lead Sonequa Martin-Green’s “Michael Burnham” character.
“Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek,” said executive producer and burgeoning Trekverse point man Alex Kurtzman today of the return of the highly logical character.
“The great Leonard Nimoy, then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, brought incomparable humanity to a character forever torn between logic and emotion. We searched for months for an actor who would, like them, bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would, like them, effortlessly embody Spock’s greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion, and yearning.”
“Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack, and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock’s legacy.
In that spirit, we’re thrilled to welcome him to the family.”
https://deadline.com/2018/08/ethan-peck-mr-spock-star-trek-discovery-casting-1202445184/