Whats next for Spock Prime?
One of the pleasures of J.J. Abram’s hit Star Trek movie is seeing “Spock Prime”—original series star Leonard Nimoy—given his due in a respectful and valedictory way, something the stewards of the previous Trek incarnations failed to do. As Nimoy himself has noted in various interviews (including one with SCI FI Wire), he and Spock himself were callously cast aside and allowed to fade away when the film series transitioned to the Next Generation cast. But what about the future? When we last see Spock Prime, he’s headed off to help the Vulcans preserve whatever culture they can in a new colony after their home planet is destroyed by Nero. Nimoy spoke with Star Trek Communicator and Official Fan Club founder Dan Madsen about the expected sequel to Abrams’ Trek in a wide-ranging interview and was blunt about his prospects: “I have no illusions on whether or not they need me. They decided that they wanted to make this film using Spock as kind of an anchor for the story, which I think worke
