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After Spock and Lt. Saavik got to know each other much better in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, you could have been forgiven for thinking that something would come of it later on. And indeed, Robin Curtis says in a new interview that she expected a whole "Saavik is pregnant with Spock's baby" storyline in Star Trek IV and the following films. More »
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Leonard Nimoy turned a youthful 80 years old yesterday, and next week his ears from Star Trek: The Motion Picture go up on the auction block. According to auctioneers Premiere Props, the ears should go for $500-700. More »
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William Bell's final message to Walter Bishop, earlier this year, was "Don't be afraid to cross the line." And now it seems like Bell has been taking his own advice, being all too willing to cross some huge ethical boundaries. More »
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No, that's not Kirk squaring off against his transporter duplicate: It's a scene from William Shatner's Spaghetti Western, White Comanche. A new DVD set is full of Trek stars' cowboys-and-Indians adventures, which really feel like lost Star Trek episodes. More »
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Nimoy for T5! The game Yoostar was demonstrated at E3 this week. In the video game you get to replace the actor in a select number of films, like The Terminator. Watch Leonard Nimoy stand in for Arnold Schwarzenegger. More »
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Star Trek and Fringe star Leonard Nimoy got his start in the 1952 serial Zombies Of The Stratosphere. We talked to him on a conference call the other day, and he raved about how science fiction has improved since then. More »
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The 79-year-old icon, Leonard Nimoy, is retiring from the stage and screen. He's passing the pointy-eared mantle to Zachary Quinto, forever. Which means no more classic Spock in the new Star Trek — or William Bell — ever again. More »
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The season finale on Fox's Fringe will give us the epic genius showdown we've been waiting for. We know what team we're on — do you? Spoilers ahead. More »
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It's pretty amazing that Zachary Quinto's interest in playing Spock was sparked by mere message-board chatter — a newly released DVD featurette shows how it all began. Plus Wil Wheaton's Trek movie cameo is revealed. More »
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Last night on Fringe, we drank worms, did drugs, and stole cryogenically frozen heads. But more importantly, we finally got to see Olivia's visit to the other universe, and hear Leonard Nimoy explain all about the coming interdimensional war. More »
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J.J. Abrams' muse Leonard Nimoy may possibly — hopefully — have a role in the next Mission Impossible. At least, that's what Abrams hinted yesterday. More »
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Leonard Nimoy talked to the press this afternoon about his return to Fringe tomorrow as dimension-hopping mogul William Bell. He was pretty tight-lipped about the show, but did tell us what's wrong with today's science fiction on TV. More »
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The sequel to Star Trek may still be at the writing stage, but there's one character we now know for sure won't be appearing in it: Leonard Nimoy has announced that he's hanging up his pointy ears for good again. More »
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Spock gives you the rundown on using models and moxie to create blockbuster science fiction sequences, in this 1985 video. It's a rare look at the era between Star Wars and the rise of CG. [Props via Mary Robinette Kowal] More »
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Think that Leonard Nimoy was in JJ Abrams' Star Trek as a way of appeasing old fans and passing the torch onto the new cast, only to never be seen again? Think again: Nimoy is open to reprising the character. More »
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Leonard Nimoy has started to spill the beans about what kind of man his new Fringe character, William Bell, will be... Or perhaps that should be, Leonard Nimoy has started spilling purposefully misleading beans. More »
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J.J. Abrams' Star Trek takes your familiar crewmembers places they've never been before - including one love story that will forever alter the crew's dynamic. We asked writers Orci and Kurtzman about it. Beware spoilers! More »
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It would be illogical not to expect Leonard Nimoy's role in the new Star Trek to raise overwhelming emotions for both the actor and the viewers. Spock talks about the new crew, including spoilers. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5230589&view=rss&microfeed=true We were all excited to hear that Leonard Nimoy was joining the cast of Fringe as William Bell, the mysterious tech millionaire with ties to Walter Bishop. Until we found out that the producers agreed to scale back William Bell's story arc to accomodate Nimoy, who doesn't want a big commitment. Apparently, he'll appear in one scene in the season finale, and then a few episodes next year. But his story will be curtailed from what the producers originally planned. [EW] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5206390&view=rss&microfeed=true When Massive Dynamics founder William Bell makes his debut in the season finale of Fringe, Walter Bishop won't be the only one seeing a familiar face. Fansite Fringe Television has confirmed that Bell, who'll make his first television appearance in the first season finale of the Fox show (He's already appeared in the comic book tie-in's flashback scenes), will be played by Leonard Nimoy, continuing his association with JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman beyond next month's Star Trek movie revival. The episode will air May 12th. [Fringe Television] More »
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If the new movie of Brave New World ever gets off the ground, it probably won't feature Leonard Nimoy in a yellow frock, as the benign leader of the drugs-sex-and-conditioning fake utopia. Too bad. More »
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A new Internet-only version of the Star Trek trailer went online at Ain't It Cool News, and the main difference is three seconds of Leonard Nimoy as the old Spock. He's clearly lived long, but I'm not sure if he's prospered. (Check out that jacket, and the 5-credit haircut.) The full thing, in massive HD, is at the link. [AICN] More »
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Everyone always thinks of James Tiberius Kirk as the resident ladykiller of the starship Enterprise, but has another member of Starfleet's most celebrated crew been hiding his pointy-eared light under a bushel? A random assertion by friends at Comic-Con has led me down a particular rabbit hole that I may never fully recover from, but you can all join me... under the jump. More »
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If you're already bored with all this talk of Comic-Con, it's worth remembering that there are other conventions around the corner... like, for example, the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. Sure, it may not have JJ Abrams popping by to talk about his new TV show and that little franchise reboot movie he's working on, but it does have a themed hypnotist preparing a "Hypnotic Trek Adventure" full of hilarity and embarrassment. More »
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Leonard Nimoy plays a cocky attorney who comes out of retirement to defend a robot accused of robo-murder, in this awesome scene from an episode of the 1996 Outer Limits revival. In the bursting-at-the-seams genre of "robots on trial and defending their humanity," the "I Robot" episode is a stand-out, largely due to Nimoy's attorney character coming up with weirdly brilliant maneuvers to save the robot — and then turning around and insulting his poor "mannequin" client. And he totally deserves the neck-wringing he almost gets here. But what makes this episode — directed by Nimoy's son Adam — truly great is the final plot twist. (Spoilers ahead.) More »
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How desperate are you to be at next summer's premiere of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot? Thousands of dollars worth of desperate? Then perhaps you were one of the people who placed bids on a special charity auction for 2 tickets to next year's Hollywood premiere on eBay this weekend . . . More »
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It's getting near summer, and while that means travel and exploring new places, think of all the shows you'll miss on TV! And the comics/DVDs/books/whateverelse you won't be able to buy because you won't be at home! How will you stay as in touch with pop culture while on the road? Thankfully, your best friend the internet has come up with a way to take vacation and do so in such a way as to keep your nerd flag flying: Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to "How To Plan A Star Trek Cross-Country Road Trip." More »
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This morning's batch of spoilers includes yet another bunch of hints for the new Star Trek movie, which continues to sound more and more like a cheese-fest. There's also spoilers (and delusional theories) for Lost, new photos from Iron Man, and a behind-the-scenes video of the filming of X-Files 2. Click through to let the spoiling happen. More »
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Welcome to our crazy TMI wake-up call of spoilers. We have some new info about whom Captain Kirk hangs out with in the new Star Trek movie, plus hints about the plot of Doctor Who season four. Plus some new stills from the teleporting-mutants movie Jumper, below the fold. More »
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This teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie popped up a few minutes ago. Is it the real thing? We're skeptical. For one thing, the Spock "space, the final frontier" speech is probably lifted from the end of Wrath of Khan. For another, would Paramount really let Abrams put his Bad Robot logo at the start of the trailer? We're posting it here because if it is real, it won't be on YouTube for long. What do you think? UPDATE: It's a fake. More »
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Even though we're dreading the new Star Trek movie, we can't resist plunging our hands into the qagh bowl of spoilers. That's because we're total fiends for any and all spoilers, and we start every day with a binge. We also spoil Michael Gondry's new scifi film and unveil a scandalous new Torchwood picture, after the jump. More »
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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Jason Shankel. More »
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