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Son hono honours late father with ‘Spockumentary’
ADAM Nimoy has foundfoun a way to spend countless hours with hishi late father Leonard Nimoy ( pic): He’sH creating a documentary mentary for the actor whow played Spock on Star Trek.
Nimoy said th the Spockumentary, funded throug through a Kickstarter campaign paign that raisedrais over US$600,000 (RM2.27mil), willw focus on the pop icon and his leg legacy. The TV director and film professorprofes said it would explore his fath father’s life onscreen and off-screen.
For the Love of Spock began as a project for the father and son duo before Leonard’s Nimoy’s death in February at age 83. Nimoy said his father wanted to keep it Spockcentric, but once he passed he knew he had to include more about hishis father.
“I think it’s going to be a nice kind of way just to work through all these feelings I am having and to move on with my own life,” Nimoy said.
Nimoy turned to crowdfunding because he wasn’t getting the financial support he expected from studios.
The documentary will include clips from the Star Trek films and TV shows, Nimoy’s other works and interviews from fans and family as well as William Shatner who played Capt James T. Kirk; J.J. Abrams who directed the 2009 film reboot, and celebrity fans like Seth McFarlane. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the new movie franchise, will narrate the film.
“Dad passed the torch to Zachary. He is the anointed one to carry on the tradition of Mr Spock and all that entails,” Nimoy said. “He’s now such a part of the tradition that it just seems like he would be a major force to really come up with a dynamic product.”
This will be Nimoy’s second project with his dad: He previously produced Leonard Nimoy’s Boston, a documentary about his father’s childhood in Boston. His sister Julie announced in April she was partnering with her fiance to create a film on COPD, the disease that killed her father.
“It’s my gift to my Dad, it’s my gift to Mr. Spock who I love and adore, it’s my gift to the fans who have supported us all these years,” Nimoy said. “It’s a gift really to myself to say something definitive about an incredibly interesting character who has inspired millions of people.”
For the Love of Spock is expected to be released in time for the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek series in 2016. — AP