Leonard Nimoy Wanted To Play Spock & Spock’s Brother In William Shatner’s Star Trek Movie, Says Sybok Actor

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Summary Leonard Nimoy's alleged desire to play both Spock and Sybok in Star Trek V led to a chilly on-set relationship with Laurence Luckinbill.

Luckinbill got the part of Sybok after William Shatner rejected the idea of Nimoy playing both roles.

The two actors became friends after the movie wrapped, with Nimoy inviting Luckinbill to his home for dinners.

Leonard Nimoy wanting to play both Spock and Sybok in William Shatner's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a rumor that Laurence Luckinbill thinks contributed to his getting the part as Spock's nefarious Vulcan brother. Luckinbill's lone appearance as Sybok in Star Trek V continues to be memorable, and a younger version of Spock's emotional half-brother has even appeared in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. However, Nimoy was far from brotherly towards Luckinbill on set, perhaps because Leonard wanted to the challenge of playing Spock and Sybok.

In an upcoming exclusive interview with Screen Rant to discuss his memoir, "Affective Memories: How Chance and the Theater Saved My Life", and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Laurence Luckinbill was asked about rumors that Leonard Nimoy was cool to him on set. Luckinbill verified this was the case, but he believes a longstanding rumor that Nimoy wanted to play both Spock and Sybok in Star Trek V contributed to Leonard's businesslike demeanor until the film wrapped. Read Luckinbill's quote below:

It was just business on the set, yes. And there is this thing that's been said that Leonard wanted to play both parts. I don't know if it's true. But Bill [Shatner] wasn’t gonna have that. So that's how I got the part. And Sean Connery didn't. [laughs] He was busy already. And so, we did our jobs. And it wasn't until the last few days when we were shooting the final scenes that Leonard and I really got together in a brotherly way. After the movie wrapped, Leonard and I became friends because that issue was gone. And so, we went to his house several times and had dinner and so on. So that was all to the good.

Sean Connery was originally the actor William Shatner hoped would play Sybok in Star Trek V, but he was already committed to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Related To Me, William Shatner’s Movie Star Trek V Is Great Comfort Food William Shatner's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a comforting watch with enjoyable banter, a compelling villain in Sybok, and good intentions.

Source: Screen Rant Plus