Summary
Leonard Nimoy’s son Adam Nimoy reveals his feelings on how Ethan Peck and Zachary Quinto portray Spock in modernStar Trek. Of course, Leonard Nimoy originated the role of Mr. Spock inStar Trek: The Original Seriesand portrayed the iconic Vulcan on television and feature films up to his death in 2015. Zachary Quinto portrayed Spock in aStar Trekmovie trilogy directed and produced by J.J. Abrams, whileEthan Peck currently portrays Lt. SpockonStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.
In an interview withCinemaBlendto promote his new book,The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy,Adam Nimoy was asked his thoughts on Ethan Peck’s portrayal of Spock onStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.Peck’s version of Spock is the younger version of Nimoy’s Spock, and Ethan also penned a promotional blurb for Adam’s book. Read Adam Nimoy’s thoughts on Peck and Zachary Quinto’s versions of Spock in his quote below:
I love what he’s doing. He brings his own sensibility to it. It’s a different character, but I think it’s perfectly fine. It’s lovely what he’s doing. I really admire him and, look, it’s so challenging to take on a role like that. That is so ensconced in the minds of us pop culture addicts in terms of the original Spock. Zachary Quinto had the same forces that he had to deal with when he entered the role, and he brings his own sensibility to it. You can’t help but bring your own personality to the part. And it’s different, it’s new, it’s a permutation, you know.
Adam Nimoy also toldCinemaBlendhe doesn’t think calling Ethan Peck’s Spock an"imitation"of Leonard Nimoy is the right way to view his performance. Read Adam’s quote below:
It’s not. I don’t think it’s an imitation necessarily. I think that the key to the pure artistry of Zach and Ethan [Peck} is that they invest their own experience and being into the part, and that’s what makes it come alive. So, I love what those guys were doing.
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J.J. Abrams’Star Trek(2009) movie reboot proved that the iconicoriginalStar Trekcharacterscould be successfully recast with younger actors. In the case of Spock, Zachary Quinto had the challenge of not just portraying the younger version of the Vulcan, but he also had to act opposite Leonard Nimoy himself when the two Spocks met in the film. The twist of J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovies is that time travel created an alternate Kelvin timeline, soQuinto’s young Spock lives his life in a new reality different from the past experiences of Nimoy’s aged Ambassador Spock.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, however, is set inStar Trek’s Prime timeline and is a prequel toStar Trek: The Original Series.In Ethan Peck’s case, his Lt. Spockisthe younger version of Leonard Nimoy’s Spock.Peck is portraying the same character who will eventually grow to become the Vulcan Nimoy originated, andPeck admits Nimoy is always in his headwhen he plays Spock. Now that Leonard Nimoy has passed away, Ethan Peck is the Prime Spock inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds,while audiences hope Zachary Quinto will return as the Kelvin timeline’s Spock in anotherStar Trekmovie.
