Shatner Leaks Trek XI Details

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Shatner Leaks Trek XI Details

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 12, 2007 @06:36PM from the shat-man-is-back dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The rumors that the next Star Trek movie would revolve around the earliest missions of Kirk and Spock have been confirmed by William Shatner in a Sci Fi Wire interview. J.J. Abrahms (creator of 'Lost') will direct, and has confirmed that a draft script is completed. So, the question is, will Shatner appear as a reminiscing older Kirk in the beginning, setting up the rest of the movie as a flash-back, or will geriatric-Kirk and young-Kirk meet?"

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Damon as Kirk? by FreeKill · 2007-01-12 18:42 · Score: 3, Funny

I read here that Matt Damon was supposedly cast as the younger Kirk...
Re:huh? by shawnap · 2007-01-12 18:42 · Score: 4, Funny

I hope it's old footage, everyone deserves to play opposite their favorite romantic lead at least once.
Re:huh? by interstellar_donkey · 2007-01-12 18:49 · Score: 5, Funny

It wouldn't surprise me if Shatner decides no one is qualified to play a young him, demands a massive girdle, a shorter cut toupee and enough makeup to make Tammy Faye Baker blush and announce "I will play the young me!!"

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Re:huh? by nmb3000 · 2007-01-12 18:50 · Score: 4, Funny

Whos going to play young kirk? Old Kirk?

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

(I love the shattering glass sound effect. Quality stuff :)

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I really don't care... by GrumpySimon · 2007-01-12 19:04 · Score: 3, Funny

will Shatner appear as a reminiscing older Kirk in the beginning, setting up the rest of the movie as a flash-back, or will geriatric-Kirk and young-Kirk meet?

I really don't care, as long as it doesn't involve him doing any type of singing.

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Plot revealed... by Ingolfke · 2007-01-12 19:12 · Score: 3, Funny

The Enterprise will crash land on an island on a strange planet and only a few of the crew members will survive. The island will have polar bears, and some crazy black smoke and this series of underground hatches with some ancient writing from a long past culture called The Dharma Initiative...
if old Kirk and young Kirk meet by martin-boundary · 2007-01-12 19:25 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm afraid the scene where young Kirk and old Kirk meet and shake hands will have to be cut, because it causes an infinite recursive loop:
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
Old Kirk (to young Kirk): James T Kirk!
Young Kirk (to old Kirk): James T Kirk!
(snip)
Heres a hint by antifoidulus · 2007-01-12 19:34 · Score: 4, Funny

it involves Kirk and Spock naming their own price on a deep space voyage for two and saving with priceline!

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Re:My concept for a new Trek series or film. by Bloke+down+the+pub · 2007-01-12 21:06 · Score: 3, Funny

Then why the hell are virtually everyone on Federation starships human? And the few token non-humans are clearly the more human looking. There are no six tentacled creatures serving on Federation starships... there are no non-physical energy beings.
It would make sense to have similar creatures together, as you'd need a compatible atmosphere that they could all breathe. Then there's the toilets, oh so many different kinds of toilet.

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Re:Against the spirit of Trek by value_added · 2007-01-12 21:09 · Score: 3, Funny

If they had any balls at all they would have gone with the idea of having Captain Riker ...

Jonathan Frakes is competent enough as an actor, and his roles are always well-written, but let's face it, the guy isn't that interesting to watch.

On the other hand, this guy looks strangely like Riker and performs a similar role (albeit without a uniform or official title), but is interesting to watch. Hell, I thought it was Jonathan Frakes with a few years of acting classes under his belt doing something new.