William Shatner may end up being slighted by JJ Abrams’ upcoming prequel version of Star Trek, but Leonard Nimoy was all smiles at Comic Con when Abrams officially announced that the elder Vulcan will be involved. Yep, this year’s San Diego Comic Con celebrity turnout included the all new cast of an all new Star Trek.

Nimoy was there, along with the guy who will be playing a younger version of his Spock character, ‘Heroes’ star Zachary Quinto. Check out our pics from the press conference where ‘Lost’ creator and future Star Trek director J.J. Abrams officially announced the first two, pointy-eared members of his Star Trek prequel cast: