May 9, 2009

The ImageWork team was having dinner @ Acqua last night and we spotted Zachary Quinto - who plays Spock in the new Star Trek film at the place. When we hailed him with the usual “live long and prosper” line, he was very personable and humble, taking time to answer all our questions.

Took time to take some pictures, but my lame-ass iPhone camera with no flash could only manage this in the dark:

Zach Quinto

I saw Star Trek on the first day of its release, and J.J. Abhrams did a great job with everything but the soundtrack. All in all - it’s a great boost for the franchise and I won’t be surprised if this is going to be an $80M opening weekend at the box office.

UPDATE: Star Trek made $76.5 million over the Thursday to Sunday period. A record for the franchise.

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