First Images Of Zachary Quinto As Spock

JFX Online is the first to post photos of young Spock on line for the upcoming Star Trek movie. For fans of the show 'Heroes', you might recognize Zachary Quinto who plays the villain Sylar. But for the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise, he will play one of the most popular characters on the show, Spock. JFX also has other photos, some with minor spoiler locations, so if you're interested hit the jump.

Star Trek is set to hit theaters on Christmas 2008.

Sylar To Play Spock?

Rumor mill has started up concerning the upcoming Star Trek XI movie. It appears that Zachary Quinto is in final negotiations to play "Spock" in the movie that is set in the academy days of the original series. If you're a fan of the TV series "Heros" you might recognize Quinto as the evil character "Sylar".

Leonard Nimoy is also rumored to make a cameo in the movie but no word if he will play an old "Spock" or an entirely different character.

J.J. Abrams is directing and should hit theaters Christmas 2008.
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