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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:23 PM
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Shatner: How come I'm not in new 'Star Trek'?
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.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/26/people.williamshatner.ap/index.html
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:25 PM
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1. I love "The Shat".
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redwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:31 PM
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2. I have to wonder that myself.
He must be hurt too. That's just awful!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:36 PM
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3. To coin a phrase, "Get a life!"
It's ironic the man who personified Captain Kirk and later berated his fans is now so despondent over not coming back.

Still, that incident was more than 20 years ago. People can change their minds.

Sad he won't be involved. In all honesty, he very well should be.

:(
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Adenoid_Hynkel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 07:13 PM
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4. simple answer-he agreed to let them kill Kirk off
In one of the dumbest decisions in sci-fi history, too.
Kirk's end should have been left open. Having him fall of a bridge was lame.

There's no was to explain away a 76-year-old Kirk appearing without taking up the entire movie's plot. The least he could do would be some kind of voiceover, but that would just be tacky.
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