Star Trek fans everywhere have been watching, sharing and re-watching The Challenge, a sly Audi ad that, as a comedy vehicle, comfortably seats a pair of mismatched Spocks: Leonard Nimoy, the television and sci-fi icon, and his on-screen heir, Zachary Quinto, who wears the ears in Star Trek Into Darkness.

They are trash-talking frenemies in the mini-movie, but Trek producer Bryan Burke says that in grand Spock tradition there’s a vast emotion hidden behind that frosty artifice.”Their relationship is not a working relationship at all,” Burke said. ”They’re family.”

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By Jenelle Riley
Zachary Quinto is enjoying a rare moment of downtime, relaxing near the pool like many people in Los Angeles on this sunny day.

But it’s a brief respite; tomorrow begins a whirlwind tour that includes stops in Moscow, Tokyo, and Australia. The travel is to promote a little film called “Star Trek Into Darkness,” the sequel to the 2009 reboot of the franchise in which Quinto starred as half-Vulcan Spock. That film proved to be a worldwide hit and solidified Quinto’s seemingly meteoric rise from TV to movie star.

In many ways, Quinto was the perfect choice to play Spock—and not just because of the eyebrows. The actor is calm, intelligent, and yes, logical. Take his decision to move to Los Angeles instead of New York on graduation from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. “I always thought I would live in New York; I never thought I would live in L.A.,” he says. “But we did showcases on both coasts before graduation, and L.A. just provided more interest. To be honest, I moved here because a bunch of people told me to.” Or his choice to jump into producing, forming the production company Before the Door with two friends from Carnegie Mellon and choosing as their first project the Oscar-nominated “Margin Call.” Says Quinto, “I recognized an opportunity when I got ‘Star Trek’ that I knew would not last forever. It was a window, and I needed to do something in that window to set up an infrastructure that allows me to harness its power to make work—whether for myself or other people.”

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GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Washington DC Premiere
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Los Angeles Premiere
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Los Angeles Premiere – After Party

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Los Angeles Premiere
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Los Angeles Premiere – After Party
- Events: Vogue and MAC Cosmetics Dinner in Honor of Prabal Gurung

GALLERY LINK:
- Photoshoots: August Man (2013)

More later. Love the suit. *g*
UPDATE: Added more HQs.

GALLERY LINK:
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Los Angeles Premiere

The Moscow caps are from this epic video.
Update: Apparently it’s the announcement for the Urgant Show airing today!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: Vogue and MAC Cosmetics Dinner in Honor of Prabal Gurung – thanks to mrssylargray!
- Magazines: Guardian: The Guide (UK) – May 11 to 17, 2013 – thanks to Chuckie!
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Movie Stills – thanks to mrssylargray!
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Behind the Scenes
- Interviews & TV Appearances: Urgant Show (Russia) – Aired May 14, 2013

The video will follow later, I guess. *g*

- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Character Profile: Spock – Screencaps

You can watch the capped clips here, here and here.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Movie Stills
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Behind the Scenes – thanks to dearje!
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): Character Profile: Uhura – Screencaps
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013): B-Roll – Screencaps

Also, little tidbit from last night’s The Big Bang Theory:

Leonard:

Sometimes change is good. You were worried about Zachary Quinto being the new Spock, but you ended up liking him.

Sheldon:

Leonard, please, every time the topic of change comes up you throw Zachary Quinto in my face. I’m upset the mailman has a new haircut — Zachary Quinto. I’m upset daylight savings time started — Zachary Quinto. I’m upset daylight savings time ended — Zachary Quinto. I’m saying this for the last time. Zachary Quinto was a weird, wonderful, unrepeatable event, so stop using him against me.

GALLERY LINK:
- Events: “Star Trek Into Darkness” New York Screening

Thanks to Chuckie for the scans!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Magazines: Observer: The New Review (UK) – May 5, 2013
- Magazines: Sunday Mail (UK) – May 5, 2013
- Magazines: Clippings from 2013
- Photoshoots: Tyler Shields (May 5, 2011)

GALLERY LINKS:
- Interviews & TV Appearances: Watch What Happens Live – May 8, 2013
- Interviews & TV Appearances: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – May 8, 2013
- Interviews & TV Appearances: Live with Michael and Kelly – May 7, 2013
- Events: Screening of “The Great Gatsby” – After Party

Zach is keeping himself busy these days. More and screencaps to come. *g*

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: Screening of “The Great Gatsby” – After Party
- Events: “PUNK: Chaos To Couture” Costume Institute Gala
- Interviews & TV Appearances: The Today Show – May 7, 2013
- Interviews & TV Appearances: Live with Michael and Kelly – May 7, 2013