Zachary Quinto Getting Into "Spock Shape" For Star Trek Sequel
Zachary Quinto caused quite a stir recently by revealing the nature of his sexual orientation. Something that may get lost in that media storm is the fact that Quinto will soon begin acting in J.J. Abrams Star Trek sequel, where he will have a "major action scene."
Source: LA Times HeroComplex
Speaking to LA Times HeroComplex, Quinto stated the following:
“There’s a big sequence for me that I have to prepare for in this movie physically so I’m training, working on getting in some serious shape, building my cardio endurance, preparing to run a lot,” Quinto said.
Quinto went on to acknowledge the shift in Spock's character from Leonard Nimoy's portrayal. “One of the climactic scenes for me in the first movie was when I go against that grain and lose my cool and beat up Kirk. So I think they’re trying to change that up a little bit and not have him be just intellectual but also have another side.”
Comic books and science-fiction roles apparently what he invisioned for his acting career. “I never would have anticipated sci fi factoring so prominently in my career,” Quinto said. “It was not a genre I spent a lot of my own time immersed in. Comic books was not really my bag. I’m grateful for it. I come from a theater background. That’s how I learned to act. There’s something very theatrical about the world of ‘Heroes,’ of ‘Star Trek,’ so it was an easy fit for me. It was comfortable, more on the basis of technique than content…. But to be so closely associated with one of the most iconic characters in the history of sci fi, I have to work a little harder against that expectation.”
The film's major cast members have signed on for two sequels. J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk will produce, and Abrams will direct. When speaking on the alternate reality established in the 2009 film, Abrams commented that it would be "ridiculous to not be open" to ideas like resurrecting William Shatner's James T. Kirk or recasting Khan Noonien Singh. Orci and Kurtzman explained the dilemma for the sequel was whether to pit the crew against another villain, or to have an "exploration sci-fi plot where the unknown and nature itself is somehow an adversary". On 2nd of October 2011 it was confirmed by screenwriter Roberto Orci that location scouting was underway. . Zachary Quinto while in an interview for his movie Margin Call, stated "Star Trek 2 is on the imminent horizon, I go back to L.A. after this trip to start to prep for it" - "everyone is gearing up". In the interview he also confirmed that he had yet to read the script.
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