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William Shatner Says J.J. Abrams Can Make Star Trek Live Again

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By GustavoLeao / 11:26, 28 May 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

MTV posted a new interview with Star Trek star William Shatner, in which he once again talks about J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek movie. Here are few excerpts.

"I'm solidly behind being disappointed that I'm not in it," Shatner said [...] "It'll be interesting to see whether [the new movie] is successful or not. If anyone can make Star Trek live, [Abrams] can do it. The question is: Is it still alive, or is it time for all of us to move on?"

Regarding Chris Pine, the actor who is playing the young Kirk, Shatner said "I met him and just said hello."
 
Asked about Star Trek V The Final Frontier, the Trek movie he wrote and directed in 1989, he said "The extraordinary disappointment was that before the special effects went in, I asked the producer: Is this as good as I think it is? I thought it was pretty good, and the heads of the studio were saying ‘good job'. The problem of that movie [was too many] compromises. The original compromise was: Let's make it an alien who thinks he's God. Soon, I realized I had compromised the whole movie."

More from Shatner can be found here.



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By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 18:54:06 on May 28, 2008 | Edit History (1)

I understand your points and I agree with some of them, but for me Star Trek V was NOT a failure.

It was a good movie, with a great script which showcases the Kirk / Spock / McCoy friendship and features good directing by Mr Shatner. But in my opinion the FX were terrible and damaged the movie. But it is still a good movie.

Star Trek V needs a "remastered" directors edition DVD, like they did with The Motion Picture.

Gustavo

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