Shatner May End Up in Star Trek XI, Says Screenwriter

Posted by Michelle Graham (michelle@filmschoolrejects.com) on December 18, 2007

This just in! William Shatner may be in Star Trek XI after all! According to /Film Star Trek co-writer Roberto Orci has stated:

“Still, it could happen,” Orci admitted after explaining to SciFi that the problem is two fold: “One, from our point of view, we are still hoping to find a way. Secondly, one of the difficulties that was brought up and discussed with Shatner when we all met him and pitched him ideas is that Trek fans are sticklers for their canon. [And,] unfortunately, Shatner’s Captain Kirk was killed in Star Trek VII [1994’s Generations].”

At this stage, this story has not only been beaten to death, it’s been beaten, kicked, stabbed, dissected, and hung, drawn and quartered to death. Shatner’s in it. He’s not in it. He’s furious about it. He doesn’t want to be in it. At this stage, I truly the drawn out hype over whether Captain James T Kirk will in fact show up in his older (nearly said elderly, better not put it quite that way!) has reached critical mass and will soon fizzle out. Either that or the decision will be made and we can put this story to bed. Of course, with the script still frozen due to the WGA strike, we won’t get the final decision on whether Shatner will be written into it for a long time to come. “Yay”.


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  • km
    shatner needs to lose 50 pounds
  • Davids
    ..are you kidding me? You JUST ruined one of the best aspects of star trek for me. The hell...I didn't know kirk died and you ruined it...try to put spoiler tags or something on your articles when you do this :\
  • Are you serious? spoiler tags for a nearly 14 year old film??? Why not put up spoiler tags for Citizen Kane while you're at it! It was his sled!
  • Kane
    or Citizen Kane while you’re at it! It was his sled!
    --
    That's great. I was going to watch that some.
  • Davids
    HIS FUCKING SLED? aww you dick >:(

    Thing is, just because its 18 doesn't mean its not new to certain people. What should be the time limit for spoiler tags? What if i told someone that leonitus(sp) dies at the end of 300, that takes A LOT away from the main character.
  • Tek
    I've totally never seen Citizen Kane, lol.

    But a spoiler on a movie like Generations that is that old isn't uncommon. Oh, and there were originally scenes where he lived and met up with Spock ;).
  • Davids
    Ment to say 14 year old film* instead of 18..i was thinking something else and i ended up typing it
  • David - How can you consider it a spoiler to give away part of the plot to a 13 year old movie?
  • You fuckers need Jesus with the quickness. >_<
  • Davids
    Nate-

    ...because..it S P O I L E D the ending/and or main plot twist for me...Isn't that how you classify a spoiler?

    "1. Spoiler

    When someone reveals a previously unknown aspect of something which you likely would have rather learned on your own."

    Urban dictionary says that.
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