Originally Posted By: Prometheus
Oh give me a fucking break! If Shatner wanted to be in more Trek movies then maybe HE SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED OFF HIS CHARACTER!!!

First he wants to be Kirk. Then, he's done with it and wants to move on. Then he kills Kirk. Then he immediately goes out and starts writing novels about Kirk's resurrection and continued heroics. Then he wants to distance himself from Trek because he won an Emmy for Boston Legal. Now, he's back to wanting to be Kirk and be in Trek. Make up your fucking mind, fatboy!

Instead of supporting the movie, as he should be doing, he's coming off sounding like a spoiled, whiny brat who's griping about not getting what he wants. As if stirring up all the over-forty virgins that still worship the TOS bible would make a difference. Plus, I love how he's like "Well, if they're not going to let me be in the movie, then I'll just go write a book about how I think Kirk and Spock met. The fans will follow ME! Nyah!"

As for "box office" pull due his presence, the man is deluded. I want this movie to be successful, and re-invigorate the Trek franchise. I want modern. I want retcon. I want it to be real, and fast, and hard, and exciting, and good!

I do NOT want "Will........iamShatner!"

Goodbye Shatner. Your Kirk days are done. You brought it on yourself...

well put. I like Shatner, but his days on Star Trek are long behind him. He made the choice 14 years ago to kill Kirk (or he agreed to it or whatever). Now he should move on. It's not like he's George Takei, some pathetic one hit wonder who needs to constantly suck from the Trek Teet. He has a good thing going with Boston Legal and he should leave Trek alone. Besides look how old he is now. Why does he want his current old fat self held in comparison to the young buff guy who took off his shirt every week 40 years ago?
Spock works for the film because his character was never killed off and as a Vulcan a long life is expected.
He should just be flattered that he created a character that people are still interested in 40 years later and make some cash the checks that will come with the increased merchandising.

Bow ties are coool.