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Shatner Not Aboard for New 'Star Trek'

Oct 26, 6:30 PM (ET)
By DAVID GERMAIN

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie. While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan in next year's science-fiction flick, William Shatner is not on board as Kirk.

"I couldn't believe it. I'm not in the movie at all. Leonard, God bless his heart, is in, but not me," Shatner, 76, told The Associated Press on Thursday. "I thought, what a decision to make, since it obviously is a decision not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office. It didn't seem to be a wise business decision."

Director J.J. Abrams announced last summer that Nimoy would reprise the role he originated opposite Shatner in the 1960s television show and played again in six big-screen adventures.

Abrams said Shatner probably would have a part in the film, which is due in theaters in December 2008. But while Shatner said he had a couple of meetings with Abrams, nothing came of it.

Abrams'"Trek" film, whose plot is being kept under wraps by distributor Paramount, recounts an early adventure for the crew of the starship Enterprise, with Chris Pines as the young Kirk and Zachary Quinto as the young Spock.

The cast includes Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy, Simon Pegg as engineer Scott, John Cho as helmsman Sulu, Zoe Saldana as communications officer Uhura and Anton Yelchin as navigator Chekov, roles respectively originated by DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig.

Past "Trek" films presented an obstacle to the revival of Shatner's Kirk, who died at the end of 1994's "Star Trek: Generations."

But in science fiction, you can never truly say die. Spock was killed off in 1982's "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" then resurrected in 1984's "Star Trek: The Search for Spock," with Nimoy's Vulcan living on to co-star in three more films, two episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and now Abrams' new movie.

"I've got a lot to do," said Shatner, whose current work includes the TV show "Boston Legal," narration for the Christmas spoof "Stalking Santa" due on DVD on Nov. 6, and the prequel "Star Trek: Academy - Collision Course," a novel chronicling Kirk and Spock's first meeting.

Shatner says of "Star Trek": "Having been in on the creation of it, I was hoping to be in on the re-creation."
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Well, Kirk IS dead...
 
They can't have Spock looking out a window and recalling a conversation he and Kirk had sometime just before his death?
 
NO.
 
I wonder how far in the future they'll place Older Spock. It'll be funny if it's before TNG era and yet he looks older than when he did in "Reunion" LOL NERD
 
Well, he was pusing 150 in Reunion, wasn't he, and I think it'll probably be after that, on Romulus, in bed with a hot Romulan chick (T'BONZ!?)
 
TALK ABOUT REUNIFUCKATION!!!!111 (or not) :shock:
 
I still reckon all this talk of him not being in it is just a smoke screen to cover for the fact he is in it, and they want it to be a surprise.
 
One of the writers posted on Trekmovie's forums just the other day saying that with the order the movie is being shot, Shatner could still come on board half way through production and be in it.

Shatner wants to be in it, Abram's kinda wants him to be in it, the writers want him to be in it and so do the fans, so I can only assume it's a money issue.
 
If hes had three meetings with JJ and both of them want him to be in the film, it has to be.

He wanted a ton of money to be in enteprise too.

I love the Shat, but hes hella greedy.
 
You'd think he'd have more than enough. He's in tons of shows, constantly makes appearances at conventions, seems to charge a lot even for his signature... What's he spend it all on?
 
Divorces mainly, appart from that 3rd wife of course.

1st wife took all teh money he made from original trek
2nd wife took all the money from the films
3rd wife drowned at no charge to Bill.
4th wife still married, maybe she cant swim, and he needs to build up a nest egg?
 
I hope he has a pre-nup this time.
 
Horses cost more than wives to upkeep, unless the wives are into jewelry.
 
At least the wives never nearly broke his back.
 
Now, Shatner nearly breaks the horse's backs.
 
He's probably only got about ten years left, if that, and you can't take it with you (money). HE SHOULD SAY TO HELL WITH HIS WIFE AND BUY A SOLID GOLD PENIS.
 
HE SHOULD MARRY ME!!!
 
And you should force him to re-write his will...
 
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