Star Trek wins an Oscar

Star Trek has won an Oscar for Best Make Up. It was presented by Ben Stiller who took to the stage made up as a Na'avi from Avatar. Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow were named on the award.

Trek was also nominated for Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

Image : Barney Burman applies Zach's makeup

Zachary to star as George Gershwin?

Speculation has mounted that Zachary has been cast as composer George Gershwin in a biopic acquired by Dreamworks.

Mike Fleming of Deadline : Hollywood made the claim yesterday. Apparently Dreamworks is already assisting him with role preparation including dialogue coaches, and shooting could begin as early as April.

Fleming notes that as the remake of James Stewart film Harvey has been delayed, Steven Spielberg is looking for a new directing project.

More as we get it.

Zachary Quinto : Nothing Trek related for 2 years

In a telephone interview with Wired.com Zach has distanced himself from Star Trek-related activity for the next two years.

He told interviewer Gus Mastrapa “I’m stepping away from Star Trek for at least two years — no movies, no conventions, no anything for a while.”

He also stated “I’m stepping away from that genre and exploring a lot of other territory,” Whether this includes the fantasy series Heroes was not clear, but his comments may worry producers at Heroes who are currently pitching for a fifth season to NBC.

UK based Constellation Events currently have Zach announced as their first guest for a Glasgow convention in July.

The statement probably would not apply to promotional appearances such as any which might occur at San Diego Comic-Con or similar events, as these would normally be within the contractual obligations for Star Trek and Heroes.

You can read the full article here

UPDATE - From the horse's mouth

i have been inundated with questions and confusion about a comment i made during an interview with wired - about the new atari star trek online game - in which i said i am stepping away from trek for the next two years. obviously i will be a part of any upcoming films... reprising my role as spock. what i meant was that in the meantime i won't be making any public appearances related to the franchise - or doing anymore auxiliary projects pertaining to the trek universe. i will be focusing my efforts on other projects and preparing to shoot the next film - which will be released in june of 2012... two years from now. hence the no trek for two years remark. worry not trekkers. it was a misunderstanding of context. i am not spock. but i am spock. all at the same time.
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Zachary Quinto to perform in NYC benefit

Zach will appear in a benefit for Naked Angels New Play Fund in New York City on Thursday January 28th.

The night also features Matthew Broderick,Marisa Tomei and Fisher Stevens and will be performed at the Peter Jay Sharp on West 42nd St.

For more info go to http://www.nakedangels.com/playing/

Zach to voice Star Trek Online - VGAs

At last night's Spike TV Video Games Awards, Zachary announced that he would be 'the voice' of Star Trek Online, the new MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Atari.

The game, which is currently in live Beta testing should be released February 2nd, and will allow players to captain their own starship.

Zach presented the Best Voice in aVideo Game award to Jack Black for his role as Eddie Riggs in Brutal Legend.

Zach will appear at Ojai tribute to McNally

Zachary will be appearing at the Ojai Plays event 'Hearts On Fire', also a tribute to the actor Terence McNally, on January 30th 2010.

McNally will be presented with the OPC 2010 award in recognition of his illustrious career as a playwright, and scenes from his plays will be read by celebrities such as Zach, Steven Weber and Jane Kaczmarek. The readings will be followed by a live auction in which Zach is expected to act as an auctioneer.

Tickets for the reading, at the Matilijia Auditorium, are between $70 and $85. Tickets which include the auction and dinner are $225. For more info contact 640-0400 or http://www.ojaiplays.org/

Pic : Zach at Ojai in 2005.

Zach and Noah to take part in animal charity event

This Saturday Zach and his dog Noah will be the celebrity guests at Hollywood Least Wanted 3D, an event which hopes to raise funds for and awareness of abandoned animals.

Artist Rachel Schneidler will be taing 3D pictures of abandoned animals which will be sold, there will also be a raffle.

You can buy raffle tickets here

Official Event Website

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Zachary in talks for romantic indie 'Whirligig'

Zach is reportedly in talks with an independent studio to play the male lead in a romantic comedy drama about a man who tried to whoo a woman by befriending her son.

Filming begins in early 2010 for the Canadian film directed by Chaz Thorne and based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, who created the supernatural TV show 'The Listener'.

We will bring you any news as soon as we have it.

Zach at the Gay and Lesbian Centre 38th Anniversary

Zachary attended the anniversary gala of LA's Gay and Lesbian Center on Saturday, presenting a tribute to drag performer Coco Peru. In Greg In Hollywood's report on the evening he has this to say about Zach ;

Zachary Quinto, a big movie star thanks to his role as Spock in the recent Star Trek movie, showed up to pay tribute to an old friend: Coco Peru.

He talked about being taken to one of Coco’s shows when he was just 22 (”A lot longer ago than it looks”) and remembers leaving the show “staggered by how powerful it was for me.”

Zachary paid tribute to Coco for having “the power of transcending limitations” and for being “completely unafraid.”

Quinto also read a message from Lily Tomlin (Liza Minnelli had appeared briefly on video and said to Coco: “You’re GAY? Who knew!”) and he won over the crowd for his total effort to sound somewhat like Tomlin – complete with a snort at the end a la her Ernestine character.

For the entire report click here There are more pics in the gallery.

Zach to perform in The Laramie Project, LA

Zachary Quinto will be appearing in The Laramie Project : Ten Years On at The Sanctuary in Los Angeles, on October 25th.

The performance, which also features Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory and Julie Benz from Dexter, is in aid of the Mathew Shepard Foundation. Tickets can be bought from this site.

The play is a sequel to The Laramie Project, a play and later film, in which a theatre group interviews resudents of Laramie, Wyoming in the wake of the brutal murder of resident Mathew Shepard, who was targeted because he was gay. In 'Ten Years On' the group return to Laramie to see what has changed.

If you get to the show, please let us know your thoughts by emailing news@zacharyquinto.co.uk

Zachary produces country music drama

Zachary Quinto's latest producing project is a TV show about country music stars, and has been picked up by the CW network. The show is co-produced by country singer Brad Paisley and is set in Nashville, Tennessee.

Zach's Before the Door partner Neal Dodson will write, and the show will focus on a young female country singer trying to get her big break, and a male songwriter whose career is on the downs.

Paisley (pictured) "I'm very excited to portray the country music world of my favourite town, Nashville, by showing the exciting life of musicians, songwriters and performers - all very talented people."

We can expect to see the show in early 2010.

Zach honoured by Hollywood Film Festival

Zach has been chosen to receive a Spotlight award at this year's Hollywood Film Festical on October 26th. The award is designed to 'spotlight excellence on exciting talent that deserves recognition this year'. Also receiving Spotlight awards are Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Saddam), Melanie Lynskey (Away We Go) and Paul Schneider (Away We Go).

The gala ceremony will be held at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

Official Hollywood Awards Site

Zach announced for Glasgow convention

Zach has been announced for Constellation 2010, a Star Trek convention in Glasgow, Scotland, taking place the weekend of July 25th 2010.

The surprise booking would mean that Zach will not be available for San Diego Comic Con. We will bring you more information as we get it.

Tickets are in the region of £130 for a full adult weekend pass, with concessionary charges for children and families. The convention will be at the Glasgow Thistle, and profits go to charity.

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