A travesty! Apparently William Shatner will not be in Star Trek 11 but Leonard Nimoy is featured in the script. Shatner revealed the news himself while making a radio appearance, captured on video on Shatner Vision. Check out the video after the jump.
“There is a new Star Trek movie. So I called Leonard and I said Leonard, have you heard. He said Yes I have. I said what do you mean. He said he read the script. Is it a good script? Yeah. Am I in it? He said, there was a pause, he said No. And then he began to laugh. I went through the phone and grabbed him by the throat. He’s in it! I’m not in it!”
For some reason I just don’t buy it. Either JJ Abrams is keeping Shatner out of the loop or Shatner has been told to say this publicly to keep his cameo on the down low. The Trek Movie Report confirmed in August, after suggestive comments by Leonard Nimoy to the Toronto Star, that both Shatner and Nimoy have recently signed contracts giving them some approval power over any recasting of their Star Trek characters. If this is true, wouldn’t Shatner also have access to the screenplay? Like him or hate him, everyone should agree - Shatner must be included!
July 10th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
So Leonard Nimoy is in the new movie. That means time travel or flashbacks. God, I hope we don’t have to deal with Lost-style flashbacks.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:04 am
One without the other? I believe some kind of explanation is in order… I hope the plot isn’t time travel.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:35 am
I think it’s great that Nimoy will be a part of the film. I also heard that the son of James Doohan (Chris Doohan) will have a small part as well. Who ever thought of that was a genious. What a fitting tribute to Scotty.
July 21st, 2007 at 6:08 pm
If it is a prequel—keep Affleck out of it and make it based on Kirk’s father. Keep Damon on as James T. Kirk if needed, but as a secondary character to his Father….as kind of a hero in waiting or protege of his Father. I think that is the best way to do a prequel.
July 26th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
This is a bad idea. They wanted to do this in the late 80’s and Gene said no.
This will be a disaster. It’s time for new idea. Refried is only good for beans.
I have been a trekkie but they lose me here. This is worse than enterprise and
look how long that lasted. Go paramount try to squeeze some more money out
of the star trek franchise.
January 10th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I don’t care, TOS rules. Put in as many old cast members as possible so us old fogies can remember the good old days.