Fascinating.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Star Trek: Discovery has cast their Spock. Ethan Peck has been tapped to fill those legendary shoes. Alex Kurtzman on the announcement:
Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek. The great Leonard Nimoy, then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, brought incomparable humanity to a character forever torn between logic and emotion. We searched for months for an actor who would, like them, bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would, like them, effortlessly embody Spock’s greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion and yearning. Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock’s legacy. In that spirit, we’re thrilled to welcome him to the family.
And, as a side note, Ethan Peck is in fact the grandson of the legendary Gregory Peck. Previously, Ethan Peck has been on ABC Family’s 10 Things I Hate About You and CW Seed’s I Ship It. We’ll get to see his portrayal of our favorite green-blooded half-Vulcan when Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery launches January, 2019.
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