Zachary Quinto Says STAR TREK 3 Will Shoot Next Year - With J.J. Abrams Directing?

Ever since J.J Abrams was set to direct Star Wars: Episode VII, plans for Star Trek 3 were uncertain. Now, Zachary "Spock" Quinto says that the threequel will begin filming next year, and that Abrams is planning to return.

By Khan - Jul 13, 2013 04:07 AM EST

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Zachary Quinto, who stars as Spock in the recent Star Trek film series, seems to be very confident with the idea of J.J Abrams coming back. Speaking with Buzzhub, the actor says, "Star Trek 3 should be filming, I suppose, next year. It’s going to be made a lot quicker than the last one. That’s the plan, although nothing is confirmed yet." Later on in the interview, Quinto said he would not like to reunite with J.J Abrams for Star Wars: Episode VII without reason. Surprisingly, he also adds that Abrams is planning to direct Star Trek 3, despite the fact that it would directly conflict with his Star Wars schedule. What do you think?

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Effusion - 7/13/2013, 5:03 AM

Awesome, make it so.

TheOther - 7/13/2013, 5:03 AM

I am so happy right now. No really. I'll put an emoticon. :D

Whiteandgold - 7/13/2013, 5:04 AM

If so this movie will blow avengers 2 out of the water in 2015.

whoa123 - 7/13/2013, 5:10 AM

Yipee!

JohnLamb - 7/13/2013, 5:12 AM

Great!

JohnLamb - 7/13/2013, 5:18 AM

Pacific Rim was badass guys! Watch it.

ArmGunar - 7/13/2013, 5:33 AM

Yeessss !!!!! I hope he is right

THRILLHO - 7/13/2013, 5:43 AM

KingLeonidas - 7/13/2013, 6:04 AM

HOW? Is Abrahms a Superhuman? He thinks he can direct both Star Trek and Star Wars in the same here? Where is the time?

KingLeonidas - 7/13/2013, 6:04 AM

^year.

LordoftheThrones26 - 7/13/2013, 6:12 AM

THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!!!!!!
Yes! I'd love it if JJ would comeback and do a third one! I honestly dont want anyone else! Just look what happened the last time someone came to finish a trilogy Iron Shit 3 and X-Crap 3! I'd be ok waiting a little longer if it meant we'd get a third Abrams Star Trek!

marvel72 - 7/13/2013, 6:14 AM

good luck with that,i can see star wars 7 shooting next year but star trek 3 will have a different director.

LordoftheThrones26 - 7/13/2013, 6:25 AM

Grif the cancer of CBM!!!!

AUSSYACE - 7/13/2013, 6:42 AM

If he goes ahead and juggles this with Star Wars well we might not get the Best Star Wars film we could get without his 100% focus...

BOOBS...

LordoftheThrones26 - 7/13/2013, 6:48 AM

I cluld see him overseeing Star Trek 3 sorta like what George Lucas did with Empire strikes back! But Im pretty sure Disney wants his full attention!

superherofan21 - 7/13/2013, 6:49 AM

I'd rather Abrams work on Star Wars. No offense, I like the new Star Trek movies. It's just...
I like Star Wars WAY more.

teabag - 7/13/2013, 6:51 AM

I'll miss the lense flair....as OTT it is it kinda makes the new movies their own :)

MightyZeus - 7/13/2013, 7:23 AM

Star Trek 3? Make it so.

Bodwulf - 7/13/2013, 7:34 AM

@teabag You will never know how much I needed to see those first boobs you posted. :)

JoshBerger - 7/13/2013, 8:12 AM

I was finding these comments very difficult to masturbate to.....................................................not anymore.

WhiteSAMURAI - 7/13/2013, 8:21 AM

I really hope this is true. I like consistency like that and plus he did an awesome job with the other two.

Greengo - 7/13/2013, 8:26 AM

Wow I'd like to vehemently disagree with grif but the only thing I disagree with is the "shit" part, unless he meant Abrams is THE shit. Cause he is.

Quinto is a great Spock.

Greengo - 7/13/2013, 8:29 AM

@TEA Zach is gay. Of course that don't mean he don't like boobs. Or milk.

Facade - 7/13/2013, 8:37 AM

Great news! This has been a great reboot.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/13/2013, 9:16 AM

Cools

teabag - 7/13/2013, 9:23 AM

Greengo@ boobs dont discriminate ;)

Canon108 - 7/13/2013, 9:24 AM

I remember Spielberg started filming Munich after the war of the worlds premiere which was in July I think...it was crazy, he shot edited, and scored Munich in something like 2 months.

Abrams can do both as long as he can get the job done in his set time frame. Disney will give him some breathing room too...he gave them Lost, Alias, and how many other shows?

teabag - 7/13/2013, 9:24 AM

Bod@ lol happy to help ;)

Canon108 - 7/13/2013, 9:26 AM

Munich came out in October or November 2005 I think...

bagadoosh - 7/13/2013, 9:55 AM

can't bring up crabs on a thread without me dropping this :

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bagadoosh - 7/13/2013, 9:56 AM

I will drink as much as I can to kill the braincells that contain the memory of STID only then am I open to another POS Star Trek film .

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