Heroes' star Zachary Quinto is spookily scary - and great as Spock

CLOSE up, he's really scary.

When Sylar gives you that brooding stare, with those piercing dark eyes flanked by the most distinctive eyebrows on TV, it's really quite something.

You can almost feel him starting to cut your forehead open....

I met the Heroes star today, although Zachary Quinto actually had another hat (or should that be pair of pointy ears?) on, as the new Spock.

He is excellent in JJ Abrams' reinvention of the classic sci-fi drama, which takes us back to the point when Spock and Kirk first met, in the Star Fleet Academy.

I really enjoyed the film, which manages to remain faithful to the original concept, with a funny and smart script, while adding stunning 21st century effects.

Simon Pegg doesn't appear for ages but is very funny as Scotty, if a little too Scottish.

Look out for my full review in a couple of weeks, as well as more details about the film and what its stars had to say when I met them.

But for now, I hope all Trekkers live long and...well, you know the drill.