Leonard Nimoy Joins J.J. Abrams’ ‘Fringe’

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Look at J.J. Abrams using his fancy sci-fi connections. After collaborating on his upcoming Star Trek reboot, Abrams has signed Leonard Nimoy to join the cast of his Fox baby, Fringe. The 78-year-old Trek icon will play William Bell, Walter Bishop’s former lab partner-turned-millionaire founder of Massive Dynamic. – from EW

This will mark Nimoy’s third collaboration with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman this year, since he’ll also appear in May’s Star Trek (reprising his role as Spock), and as the voice of the villain in this summer’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. – from Fringetelevision