The first pictures have been captured of Zachary Quinto, who plays a young Mister Spock for the new Star Trek film, in full costume. (Thanks to JFX.com, who also took it upon themselves to splash their ugly-ass logo all over the shots.)

I can’t believe I’m saying it, but he actually looks like he’ll make a pretty damn good Spock. But looks aren’t everything–in fact, they’re pretty much the least important part of playing a role. But at least seeing the effort and success they’ve taken in making this kid look like a believable Spock is mildly encouraging.

(Note: for those of you who aren’t complete nerdwads, Zachary Quinto is the same fella who plays the bad guy Sylar in the popular Heroes series.)

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