{"id":5517,"date":"2014-09-23T15:41:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T15:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T23:10:58","slug":"william-shatner-may-return-as-kirk-in-star-trek-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/william-shatner-may-return-as-kirk-in-star-trek-3\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner May Return as Kirk in Star Trek 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is to many Star Trek<\/a><\/strong> fans’ disappointment that William Shatner hasn’t been in any of the Star Trek reboot films yet. However, with Roberto Orci helming Star Trek 3, Shatner may just get his chance!<\/p>\n

It seems there have been a handful of opportunities for William Shatner to reappear in Star Trek, but they never seemed to work out. There was a cameo written into the first film for Shatner that was dropped before shooting, and there was no place for him in Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>. Shatner himself has been rather vocal about his desire to appear in one of these films. With Orci, a “professional Trekkie” on board, it seems far more likely that he may get his wish.<\/p>\n

According to Badass Digest, the script for Star Trek 3 includes a scene that reteams Shatner and Leonard Nimoy onscreen as Kirk and Spock for the first time in canon since 1991’s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/em>. As this would likely be the last time fans will get to see Shatner as James T. Kirk in official continuity, this would be a pretty huge deal for fans of the Star Trek franchise.<\/p>\n

With the movie still a ways out from shooting, it is still only speculation that Shatner will appear. That being said, this appearance is integral enough that it might survive future revisions.<\/p>\n

So what do you say – will it happen? Tell us in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"