Star Trek: Discovery: Ethan Peck slips into Leonard Nimoy's Vulcan shoes
Is this the beginning of a great career? For the successful series "Star Trek: Discovery", which is to go into their second season in early 2019, seems to have fallen one of the most important casting decisions. So the broadcaster CBS All Access in the person of the still quite unknown actor Ethan Peck (32) found the new actor of Vulcan Mr. Spock. This is reported by the US-side "The Hollywood Reporter".
In a statement from the broadcaster states, "In 52 years, from television to film, in a parallel and mirror universe, Mr. Spock remained the only member of the original crew, which survived in each era of 'Star Trek' The great Leonard Nimoy, and then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, both gave an incredible humanity to a character, who finds himself in the eternal conflict between logic and emotion. " For months they had been looking for a mime who could fill these big footsteps. "Ethan Peck entered the room, combining all of these qualities and immediately became aware of the responsibility to Leonard, Zack and the fans."
Peck has so far only managed to get small roles in series and films. For every two episodes in "The Wild Seventies" or "Gilmore Girls". Also in the movie "In Time - Your time is running out" with Justin Timberlake (37) there was not much to see from him.
So Spock goes down in history
"Star Trek: Discovery" plays before the plot of the first series around Kirk, Spock and Pill. Accordingly, a man named Christopher Pike is the captain of a certain USS Enterprise at this time - but Mr. Spock already served under him as a science officer and can therefore participate in the second season of "Discovery". The so important for Vulkanier logic is therefore complied with by the series makers.
In the latest series from the "Star Trek" universe, Sonequa Martin-Green (33) is seen as the main character Michael Burnham. She gained international fame thanks to the zombie series "The Walking Dead".
