With the new Star Trek movie in theatres now, longtime sci-fi and Trek fan Brad Paisley is fired-up to see it! Brad is friends with actor Zach Quinto, who plays Spock in the film, and between Zach and a few other friends in-the-know, Brad says he’s heard “that it’s one of the coolest movies you’re ever gonna see.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Speaking of warp speed, Brad’s latest smash, “Then,” is moving up the charts faster than any other single he’s recorded so far! It’s the first big hit from his upcoming American Saturday Night album, beaming your way June 30th!

And another cool thing on Brad’s things-to-do list is attending this Saturday’s annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as the guest of CBS chief Washington correspondent and Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. Brad is really looking forward to the occasion, and he says that Bob is a great guy. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

  Longtime Star Trek fan Brad Paisley can’t wait to see the new motion picture. (:28)
“I can’t wait. Yeah, and I am…I’ve become very good friends with Zach Quinto, who is Spock, and I have it on good authority from he and a couple of people that I am friends with that it’s one of the coolest movies you’re ever gonna see. And I, from the reviews…have you seen the reviews? They say, it’s just about, it’s like, hang on. It’s really good. And that’s been a while, and I’m really excited to see that. Maybe this will reboot the whole thing, and that’d be great, ’cause I didn’t want to see it die.”

  Brad Paisley says he’s heard firsthand that the movie is amazing. (:17)
“I got a friend that is business partners with Zach, and he got to see it early and called me and said, ‘Look, I was not a Star Trek fan growin’ up. This is one of the coolest movies I’ve ever seen. And I was not a Star Trek fan. It doesn’t matter. Whether you like it or not, you’re gonna flip out.'” 

  Brad Paisley talks about CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, who invited him to Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. (:22)
“He and I got to be good friends when he came and did the Opry during the debates, and he invited me. He said, ‘I want you to sit at my table,’ and he was just great. And I can’t wait. You know, it’s just as much fun just to hang out with him for the evening, and see it through his eyes, you know, what he’s seen, as a journalist…it’s crazy.”