Making Con-tact

The film lm news continues to flow from Comic-Con in San Diego:

Zachary Quinto (pictured) is indeed going to play the younger Spock in JJ Abrams' relaunch of the Star Trek film franchise...Leonard Nimoy will return to play Spock the elder...

Pamela McClintock and Marc Graser of Variety:

There will actually be two actors playing Mr. Spock in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" -- newcomer Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy, who turned the character of Spock into an icon in the original television series.

Paramount announced the news at Comic-Con in San Diego, where Nimoy and Quinto made surprise appearances as Abrams led a panel on the upcoming feature film.

Scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Transformers") penned the script.

Storyline has been shrouded in secrecy, but the casting of Nimoy and the younger Qunito would bolster rumors that Abrams' "Star Trek" will be a prequel of sorts. No other cast has been announced, although Abrams said he is "desperately trying" to find a way to have the original Capt. Kirk, William Shatner, appear in the pic, as well.

Asked about Quinto's casting, Nimoy quipped: "It was logical."

Quinto's already popular with the fanboys, currently starring in NBC's superhero hit "Heroes." Previous credits include "So noTORIous" and "24."

Paramount will release "Star Trek" on Dec. 25, 2008...

I endorsed the idea of Quinto playing Spock a couple of months back. And even though he's got the biggest shoes to fill--He's up for it...Bravo JJ! I find it curious that Abrams is "trying" to find a find a way to include William Shatner in the mix...I thought that ship had warped away some 2 weeks ago? Hmmm? Is all of this hullabaloo over money? I wonder?...



Speaking of Abrams, he also gave the crowd an exclusive peek at the new teaser poster for latest cinematic enigma -- codenamed ''Cloverfield'' -- and a few other hush-hush details...



Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly has more details...

The freak-deeky looking flick has certainly lots of Internet buzz. The movie unofficially known as "Cloverfield" opens 1-18-08...

Find out from IGN's David McCutcheon what fans can expect from Blade Runner's Final Cut DVD out December 18, 2007 .

Actress Rosario Dawson talks Sin City 2. All I can say is--Let's get going already!!

Be sure to read the news that the Teen Titans Movie is gonna be "real" from IGN---Fascinating stuff as scripter Mark Verheiden compares project to Batman Begins and Watchmen. Well, what else is he gonna compare it to --Howard the Duck?

Kyle Newman's long-awaited Fanboys--our second first look at the film...

Look for more news from comic con over the weekend...