July 24, 2007 - Rumors have been swirling for weeks that actor Zachary Quinto, best known as the villainous Sylar on Heroes, was in negotiations to play Mr. Spock in director J.J. Abrams' big-screen Star Trek reboot. Now comes word that Quinto is set to succeed Leonard Nimoy in the role of the U.S.S. Enterprise's Vulcan first officer.
According to E! Online, a source for the site confirmed "that the Zachary Quinto-as-Spock contract is with the business affairs team at Paramount. Business affairs is generally considered the last stop on the deal-negotiation train. The deal only awaits sign-off from outside counsel."
Fans should expect an official Trek casting announcement at this week's Comic-Con.
Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Transformers) penned the Trek screenplay and will executive produce with Bryan Burk. Abrams and his fellow Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof will produce. The movie will shoot this fall for a Christmas Day 2008 release.
Source : IGN.com