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William Shatner Confirms He is Not in New Star Trek Movie, Talks Young Kirk Story in The Academy Collision Course

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By GustavoLeao / 23:56, 9 September 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis

National Ledger just posted an exclusive interview with Star Trek star William Shatner, in which he talks about J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek movie and also his prequel Trek novel The Academy Collision Course. Here are few excerpts from the article.

Asked if he will be joining the cast of the soon-to-shoot Abrams' film, Shatner said "I'm not. They haven't invited me to do it,". The actor figures the movie forces have solved the problem of dealing with the aging version of his iconic character, James T. Kirk, by having a "dead Kirk." As for who'll play young, alive Kirk, "It seems they're looking for an unknown, so I have no idea. I don't have a finger on that pulse. I've barely got a finger on my own pulse," Shatner said. "I feel sort of like a wallflower. I'll watch the dance from the wings."

Regarding The Academy Collision Course, Shatner's October-release Star Trek prequel book, he said "It's the story of young Kirk and Spock and the forces that molded them. I used the Darfur situation for what generates the excitement. A conflict in which there are child soldiers -- and Kirk and Spock are not much older than those child soldiers."

Shatner's take on young Kirk and Spock days at Starfleet Academy will get out to the public way ahead of the film, which starts production in November and have a similar premise. "It's a coincidence," he says. "In this book, the publisher is putting a fronticepiece saying that this is the artist's unique vision."

The full interview is here.



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RE: Isn't it ironic? | Report this post to moderator
By: Postdoc (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:29:58 on Sep 12, 2007

How is resetting the original timelime and slightly reworking what's been done before, fresh? That's just warming up the leftovers.

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RE: Isn't it ironic? | Report this post to moderator
By: Capt Smirk (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:02:19 on Sep 10, 2007

Is it possible that Shatner's absence here to fore is disinformation, building up to a surprise appearence of Kirk when the film actually comes out?

Kinda like the Blue Harvest monika that was used while filming Return of the Jedi or Spock's misleading demise during the Kobyashi Maru test 4 minutes into ST II when it was leaked Spock would die in the film?

Good writers mislead an audience to entertain.

Personally i'm ok with it either way. We're just lucky Paramount is TRYING to breath some life into our old girl.

'I'd like to think there are always... possibilities.'






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RE: Isn't it ironic? by Yesterday's Lemmiwinks @ 13:33:30 on Sep 11

RE: Isn't it ironic? | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 13:16:02 on Sep 10, 2007

You are wrong about me. Yes, I am not optimistic about the new movie and I really dont care for the recasting. I wish they got Shatner for a cameo, but since this is not going to happen, I am not losing my sleep over this. But the fact that I am not interested in the movie does not mean I want it to fail or I want it to be a bad movie. I will not boycott the movie because Shatner is not in it. Oh no, bring on the next phase of the Star Trek franchise - if the fans love it, it will be all right with me. If they get new fans, more power to them. But you just cant please everybody. And I am not pleased. Like someone said "cest la vie".

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