Quinto: When J.J. Calls, I’ll Be There

When "Star Trek" was poised to enter production in 2008, the entire project hinged on coaxing Leonard Nimoy-- the man who played Spock for 40 years -- out of retirement.

Director J.J. Abrams and his writing team visited the legendary actor's home to deliver a personal pitch, one that apparently left the actor in quiet contemplation before he finally decided to come out of retirement for the project.

Since then, Nimoy has already made it known that he will not come out of retirement again, and that his Spock days are over.

Unfortunately for Nimoy, his successor has other plans.

Zachary Quinto, the popular "Heroes" villain and 2009 edition of Mr. Spock, has said that he hopes Nimoy will be back to reprise the role of the aged ambassador from another timeline in a sequel movie. However, he acknowledged that it would take a lot more than a visit from Abrams to bring the star out of his life of leisure.

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