Star Trek’s Ethan Peck Explains What Separates His Spock From Leonard Nimoy [Exclusive]

Name it the pressures and privilege of taking over one of the crucial well-known roles in all of science-fiction. “Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds” had quite a bit to dwell as much as upon launch in 2022, however chief amongst them was residing within the shadow (nearly actually) of “The Authentic Sequence.” The prequel present is ready on the identical starship Enterprise, options lots of the identical characters, and embraces its throwback tone to an period of “Star Trek” that is lengthy gone. So, when actor Ethan Peck was initially solid because the world-famous science officer Spock, tasked with getting into the identical sneakers and immaculately tailor-made uniform as Leonard Nimoy’s authentic portrayal, it will’ve been terribly simple to crumble underneath the burden of such expectations … or, on the very least, always evaluate himself to arguably probably the most beloved side of “Trek” ever. As a substitute, “Unusual New Worlds” allowed Peck the liberty and latitude to reimagine the character in his personal means.

/Movie solely simply attended the world premiere of “Unusual New Worlds” season 3 on the Tribeca Movie Competition in New York Metropolis, the place we wished to unravel this precise matter. By now, Peck has been posed limitless questions on measuring as much as Nimoy’s efficiency and the way he navigates the challenges of respiration life right into a determine already so well-defined in popular culture. As a substitute, we determined to ask him what he and the writing staff particularly delivered to Spock on “Unusual New Worlds” — in essence, what makes this model so completely different from the one everyone knows and love. Considerate as ever, Peck responded:

“I’d say that they’ve actually introduced a comedic high quality to the Spock that I play in ‘Unusual New Worlds.’ I feel they discovered that I might need an inherent ability for him in sort of uncomfortable conditions. And I feel the author simply tries to place me because the actor enjoying Spock in uncomfortable conditions, which I feel is a good system and gimmick. So possibly that — they know that I sort of perceive why he is discovering himself [in these situations]. So, possibly his comedic nature … and that he is not [self-aware] about it.”

Trekkies aware of “The Authentic Sequence” and the flicks that adopted know that Leonard Nimoy’s Spock is also the supply of some unbelievable moments of comedy — simply take a look at actually any interplay he has with DeForest Kelley’s Bones, in spite of everything — however in a really completely different means than he’s in “Unusual New Worlds.” Befitting for a youthful and fewer refined model of the character, Ethan Peck’s portrayal highlights his battle to come back to phrases together with his half-human facet simply as a lot as his half-Vulcan heritage. Whether or not that vulnerability results in humor or pathos, nicely, that is all a part of the enjoyable of this new sequence.

Throughout a particular Q&A session after a screening of the season 3 premiere, co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers had been joined by a lot of the solid to speak in additional element concerning the episodes to come back. Of the numerous matters they lined (which included star Anson Mount being grilled on whether or not he is aware of he is the “zaddy” of “Trek”), Spock’s arc and his journey to turning into the far more logic-driven character from Nimoy’s model loomed massive. As Goldsman defined:

“I feel that these of us who began with ‘TOS’ have an affiliation with probably the most logical time in Spock’s life. But when you consider Spock, not simply in ‘TOS’ and earlier than [‘Strange New Worlds’], if you consider Spock, as he carries by means of the movement photos, as he carries by means of the tip of [‘The Next Generation’], we begin to see that really his entire life has been a battle with id. And the way he sees himself and the candy treachery of emotion. And so Ethan will get to do much more of that. So, we fill out the persona of Spock and his life’s journey.”

With out giving something away, let’s simply say that lots of the episodes on this upcoming season put that development proper on the forefront with Peck’s Spock … and the outcomes are unbelievable. Although we all know that the present is coming to an finish with season 5, we nonetheless have dozens and dozens of extra hours with Spock, Mount’s Captain Pike, and all our favourite crew of the USS Enterprise. Season 3 of “Unusual New Worlds” hits warp velocity on Paramount+ July 17, 2025.