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Zach is embarking on the Star Trek world promotional tour, beginning with the Australian city of Sydney where Star Trek will premiere at world famous Opera House, only the second film to ever premiere there.

 Zach on the plane to Sydney, courtesy of ZacharyQuinto.com

After Sydney the tour will continue across the world. The latest dates are below and will be updated as we get them :

Berlin, Germany - Thursday April 16th

Madrid, Spain - Friday April 17th

London, UK - Monday April 20th

Zachary has launched his official website at www.zacharyquinto.com.

The site features news, a short bio, photo gallery and video gallery. It includes an exclusive video which shows Zach packing and preparing for last year's Bordeaux New Year's party. 

The site also includes links- like to us for example! Thanks ZQ, we love you back.

Paramount pictures have announced that they are planning a sequel to the reboot of Star Trek, which hits cinemas worldwide on May 7th.

Variety reports that writers Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof have been asked to deliver a script by Christmas this year, with a view to releasing the second film in the summer of 2011.

Lindelof told Variety; "There's obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasn't even come out yet, but we're so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed."

"With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to explore incredibly exciting things. We'll be ambitious about what we'll do."

Zachary has signed for three Star Trek films, which would see him possibly working on the project until 2013.

By MARK BERRY

'Before The Door', Zach's newly formed production company has launched its official site.

The company is developing movie scripts, TV series, novels and web content and is a joint venture between Zachary and friends Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson. The official site is at www.beforethedoor.com

Zachary will be a special guest at Creation Entertainment's annual Official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas this August.

The convention runs from the 6th to the 9th of August at the Las Vegas Hilton and also features TNG's Michael Dorn, who recently played the President of the United States in Heroes. Other guests include Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Picardo and fellow Heroes actors Dominic Keating and George Takei.

For more details go to http://www.creationent.com/cal/stlv.htm

Thanks to Marlene for the heads up x

 Paramount Pictures have announced that the cast of Star Trek will take part in a world tour which will include stops in Australia, Austris, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and the UK.

The first stop will be Sydney on April 7th when the film will have its World Premiere at the famous Sydney Opera House.

On April 20th there will be a gala screening including an on-stage introduction by the cast at the Odeon Leicester Square, London. The event is being run by the Prince's Trust and you can get tickets by calling 0207 543 1389.

Tickets cost £70.

Zachary attended San Francisco's Wondercon this weekend to appear on the Star Trek XI panel with director JJ Abrams and co-stars Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana.

His appearance had not been revealed and he was unveiled as a surprise guest in front of thousands of fans. Zach answered questions and the assembled fans were shown a new trailer with previously unseen footage.

You can read what Zach had to say about working with Leonard Nimoy here.

Video of the panel can be found in the video gallery.

"Be one of the first to see the next edition in the film series version of hit television show, Star Trek! The winning bidder and a guest will score tickets to the premiere of Star Trek and after-party passes! Don't forget, you'll meet some of the talented cast!

The films takes a peak at the early days of Captain James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.

The 2009 film is the eleventh entry in the Star Trek film series, based on the franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. In April 2006, after several years of rumor and speculation, Paramount Pictures announced that the film would be produced by Lost co-creators J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. The film is scheduled for release on May 8th 2009.

The movie features Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, John Cho as Hikaru Sulu and Eric Bana as Nero, the villain for the film.

The cult phenomena also boasts six different television series, computer and video games, novels and even a themed attraction in Las Vegas!

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A report from the Ojai Plays Gala Charity Auction.

Warning! Spoilers Throughout!

American listings magazine TV Guide has published a raft of new information about the next episodes of Heroes, including an interview with Zach. They confirm that a major character will die in an early episode, and that a plane carrying the 'fugitive' heroes will crash, but that some will escape and go on the run.

The magazine tells how Sylar will team up with a relentless 'Hunter' hired by Nathan, after originally being his target.  It also reveals that Sylar will meet his father, a taxidermist named Mr Gray : "Their meeting is distinctly different from what Sylar expects. It's very disappointing for him and sends him off on a cunning, very manipulative pursuit of power" says Zachary.

We've seen the pictures of Sylar and new character Luke played by Dan Byrd. "It's as if Jeffrey Dahmer had an apprentice" says creator Tim Kring. "They go on a cross-country road trip, stopping at diners and eating pie. It's very Route 66."

Zach adds, "We're back to the storytelling of Season One, less flying around and more human connection. There's no more of that emotional whiplash, who's good, who's bad - that we have in 'Villains'. The audience will really root for the characters again. It feels like we're back on an heroic journey."

© TV Guide 2009

Zach and Star Trek XI co-star Chris Pine will present an award at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards which will be broadcast live on Sunday January 11th.

It has not yet been announced which award they will present. The awards wil be screened live on NBC from 8pm EST and on Sky Movies 1 in the UK.

Golden Globes Official Site

Zachary will be appearing at the Ojai Playwrites Conference event "Where's the money? Show me the money?!" on January 31st this year.

The event is described as "a riotous look at the spirit and humor that pulls us through challenging times". It also stars Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Dick Van Dyke, Steven Weber and Noah Wyle. Zach has supported the Playwrites Conference for the past three years.

The event will be held in the Matilija Auditorium for an afternoon reading, and a gala performance and auction at the St Thomas Acquinas Hall, both in Ojai, CA.

For tickets go to www.ojaiplays.org 

arbie makers Mattel have unveiled the new collector's dolls for Star Trek XI.

Paramount Pictures and IMAX Corporation today announced that Star Trek will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009.

Star Trek, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX. Paramount Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film to IMAX theatres worldwide.

“We’re excited to share the enhanced IMAX version of this film with the millions of dedicated fans who have been anticipating this release since production began,” said Rob Moore, Vice Chairman, Paramount Pictures. “The IMAX Experience adds that extra level of excitement to an already action-packed film, giving moviegoers a premium ‘event’ at the multiplex.”

Added J.J. Abrams, “I’m thrilled that audiences will be able to experience this new, epic world of Star Trek – with an incredible cast and mind-blowing visual effects – on what is, obviously, the most remarkable film format in the world.”
 

"Star Trek combines top Hollywood story-telling talent with space exploration, and each is very conducive to The IMAX Experience,” said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. “Expanding our relationship with Paramount Pictures to include this film strengthens our 2009 slate, and with the continuing rollout of digital IMAX theatre systems, we will be able to offer the fan-base more locations to experience the epic first journey of the USS Enterprise in the most immersive way.”
 

“Both Star Trek and IMAX have taken audiences to far away places they would normally not be able to go, and in this case, it’s space – the final frontier,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “J.J. Abrams has created a powerful movie that has fans worldwide feverishly anticipating its release. We are thrilled to partner with Paramount Pictures to bring J.J.’S exciting vision of this incredible space adventure to IMAX screens.”
 

Den of Geek have released this description of the two scenes from the new Star Trek movie in which Zach will play Mr Spock.

THE SECOND SCENE: An ill Kirk tries to warn Pike of danger
Abrams prefaced this scene by informing us that - after the preceding scene - Kirk continues to get into trouble after his enrolment in Starfleet, and that when all the other graduates have been assigned starships, he is assigned none. Kirk's friend Doctor McCoy (Karl Urban, who REALLY nails DeForest Kelley's voice and mannerisms) manages to get him on board Pike's first run with the Enterprise by invoking Federation Rule 691, which states that a doctor can bring on board any person who he deems to be in need of treatment. In order to qualify Kirk for this loophole, McCoy gives him a nasty but non-lethal virus.

As we join the scene, Kirk's looking pretty ill as McCoy drags him over to a bed in a very spacious and cool-looking sick-bay. McCoy gives Kirk something to allay the effects of the virus, but Kirk has an allergic reaction to it and his hands swell up like Mickey Mouse's.

Over on the bridge, Pavel Chekov (Anton Yelchin) tries to log on with voice-identification, but the Enterprise computer won't let him until he can pronounce his V's properly.

Chekov announces to the crew that there is a catastrophic electrical storm on Vulcan, and that the Enterprise is running to the rescue. But Kirk recognises the description of the storm as identical to a Romulan attack that took place at the time of his birth, and is determined to warn Captain Pike that he is warping into a terrible trap.

Kirk tracks down Uhura, not yet a fixture on the bridge, and tries to convince her to help him, but then the virus/palliative causes his tongue to stop working! McCoy eventually manages to stabilise him so that he can talk to Pike.

Confronting Pike with the information on the bridge, a very disapproving Spock tries to have the brash young graduate taken off by security, but Kirk is able to persuade both Spock and his captain of the danger they're in.

Dropping out of warp-speed, the Enterprise instantly finds itself navigating the hulks and wrecks of the aftermath of a huge space-battle. This is no natural phenomena…

THE THIRD SCENE: Meeting Nimoy's Spock and Pegg's Mr. Scott
Abrams prefaced this scene by explaining that Kirk's continuing impulsiveness has forced Spock - now in command of the Enterprise - to exile him temporarily on an unnamed location. Here Kirk is met by...Spock! This time it's Leonard Nimoy, who has been aged even beyond his 77 years to play a Spock that has travelled back in time to change the course of history.

As we join the scene, Nimoy's Spock is leading Pine's Kirk to meet Pegg's Mr. Scott, who has been similarly exiled, and is in belligerent mood. Scott has a big scene here, talking with some annoyance about his efforts to effect matter transference onto a ship that is travelling at warp-speed. This is something Kirk and Scotty need to know if they are going to use Spock's handy transporter terminal to get back into the action.

Nimoy informs Scott that his future self will solve the problem of 'beaming up' between speeding ships, and even shows him the formula he is destined to work out. The engineer declares (against the evidence). "Of course! I never would have thought of space as a moving force!".

Old Spock informs Kirk that he will need to get Young Spock's command revoked with the old 'unfit for command' ruse we have so often seen in Star Trek, and that he should do this by getting Young Spock emotionally off-balance. Old Spock declares that it will not be difficult, and that he himself is like that (suggesting that Spock has seen himself in this way his whole life).

As Kirk and Scotty get into the transporter, Kirk playfully accuses Old Spock of cheating by travelling back in time to change the course of events. "I learnt it from a master", Spock rejoins. Ouch.

Read the whole article here

Trekkers/Trekkies! If you’ve had doubts that Mr Spock is safe in the hands of Zachary Quinto – Heroes’ Evil Sylar – allow Empire to blow them away with an illustrative anecdote.

We’re mid-cover shoot with Quinto and Chris Pine in Culver City, Los Angeles. With his blue Starfleet uniform, Beatles fringe and pointy ears, there’s no doubt that the 31 year-old actor has Spock’s appearance down pat. But what about the core of the Enterprise’s inscrutable Vulcan science officer? Well, during one set-up, our photographer asks Quinto to lean casually up against a pillar. Quinto pauses, then points to Pine-as-Kirk. “He would lean,” he says. “I wouldn’t. Spock wouldn’t lean.” Mr Spock in a nutshell.

“It didn’t make sense,” laughs Quinto a week later. It’s hardly surprising Quinto is so adept at Spockery, after all he publicly lobbied hard for the role. “I really relate to the duality of his perspective,” he admits. “I think all the things that Spock is known for – the logic versus the emotion, the human versus the alien – are at the core of his journey in this film. I think he’s less refined in his capacity to deal with them.”

Appropriately Quinto’s answers are intelligent, logical and – JJ Abrams will love this – designed not to give away a shred of detail about the film itself. “Come on now!” he laughs when pressed on the matter of a Vulcan mind-meld  “You’re hurling eggs at a moving target!” But move him away from plot specifics and the human half of Quinto wins. No, he’s never sung Nimoy’s seminal single The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. “But I’d like to! It might pop up on Youtube some day…” Spock would win in a fight with Sylar. “Spock would find a way to get through to Sylar and disengage him.” And his new internet handle shouldn’t be Sylock or Spocklar but…”Spork! If Chris and I had to psyche each other before a take we had an elaborate high five sequence that ended with the chant “Spork!” laughs Quinto. “Very Three Amigos.”

Hang on. Spock doing a Three Amigos style salute? Maybe he’s not in safe hands after all…

©Empire Magazine 2008.

After a long spell of quiet from the Star Trek camp, including the virtual no-show at this year's Comic-Con, the campaign to make the re-imagined prequel the biggest movie of 2009 has begun in earnest with an extensive EW feature, a trailer announcement and new promo pictures.

JJ Abrams has revealed that a new trailer will become available in November, released with the new James Bond movie Quantum Of Solace. Universal pictures have also released some exciting movie stills, including this one of Zachary as Spock.

Entertainment Weekly's cover will feature Zachary and Chris Pine as Spock and Kirk respectively in their October 17th issue, and Zach took the opportunity to rally for Presidential hopeful Barack Obama when asked about possible links between Trek and the political climate : "This is a franchise that offers hope for unity—and so does Barack Obama.When this movie comes out, and Obama is presi­dent, hopefully there will be some parallels.”

EW's article features new set photos and details of a visit to the set. The magazine is on American news stands from October 17th. You can see the online articles here.

Cover courtesy of Entertainment Weekly

Heroes has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys,but with no nominations in the acting or writing categories. The disappointing haul reflects the criticism which was levelled at Season 2, which was cut short by the American writers' strike. Season 1 was nominated for 8 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series.

The nominations in full :

Outstanding art direction for a single-camera series (Out Of Time)

Outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series (Powerless) 

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a series (Four Months Ago) 

Full list of nominees