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"I'm stepping away from Star Trek for at least two years -- no movies, no conventions, no anything for a while." That's what Zachary Quinto told Wired, but did he change his mind in an interview with USA Weekend?

"They're just now beginning to write the Star Trek sequel so my feeling is that it probably won't be in production until early next year, 2011," Quinto says. "I'm really looking forward to it, the process."

So, I guess that means he spoke too soon about that two-year break. I don't want to see the ensemble get burnt out so quickly for purely selfish reasons -- I'd like to see these guys to make at least another half-dozen Trek films. I don't want anyone to get tempted to reboot the reboot just yet. Anyhow, it's reassuring to know Quinto is still game for the sequel.

(via TrekWeb)

Could the sequel to 2009's Star Trek be Spockless? "I'm stepping away from Star Trek for at least two years -- no movies, no conventions, no anything for a while," actor Zachary Quinto told Wired, while promoting the upcoming PC game Star Trek Online. In it, he plays holographic Vulcan medic Mark VI, not Spock, as the game is set in the original "Prime" universe. (Leonard Nimoy will provide the voice of Spock in the game.)

The interesting news here is that Star Trek 2 (or whatever it'll be called) laid claim to a June 2012 release date last week. That would put Quinto back in the Spock ears sometime next year. If Quinto wants a two-year break from Spock, he's simply going to have to find a new job. Paramount needs to get on the phone with him quick and work this out.

I'm certain he's contractually bound for another Star Trek film, whether he wants a vacation from Trek or not. Surely, he, of all people, would understand that a Star Trek film without Spock, this early in the renewed franchise, would be highly illogical.

By William Goss

Man, does it feel like ages since this summer season got off to a proper start. The blockbuster season was surprisingly front-loaded (and May was pretty great for it), so while I don't mind all the solid indies that have come around the bend recently -- Away We Go, Humpday, The Hurt Locker, In the Loop, Moon, (500) Days of Summer, etc. -- I'm still waiting for something big and blockbuster-y to surprise me quite like J.J. Abrams' exciting Star Trek reboot did.

Unfortunately, Paramount's putting off the DVD release for the prime holiday season (November 17th -- hey, whatever happened to that ever-shrinking theatrical video window?!), but the two-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray releases will both be packed with extras, not the least of which are a feature commentary by Abrams and company and several deleted scenes that keen eyes spotted in the trailers, but never made it to the screen.

We've included the full press release after the jump...