Will the Real Captain Kirk Please Stand Up

This movie looks like its going to be real good. I hope it is not just a bunch of good trailers.

He needs to let the roll go. He is Kirk but he's to old to play the action hero anymore.

Shatner is too old and does need to let it go, and I think Pine looks fine, old enough, and will do a good job

I really hope not. God I would hate to ever see him on the big screen again the guy is a horrible actor. This film looks good it would completely taint the next one if Shatner was in it. We actually have a good cast with good actors lets not let that get ruined.

And maybe give him acting lessons.

I know it's hard to see someone else in the role, but we need a new, fresh Trek to keep the franchise rolling. I think it sucks that they didn't ask Shatner to do a cameo. It's probably Nimoy's fault. He's a known Shatner-hater, even though they act all chummy for the press.

Shatner rules! He's the only celebrity mentioned in Fight Club!

I used to watch the old ST with my pops, so I'm partial to William's hunky charisma! ;)

No real reason to hate Shatner? He is one of the worst actors to ever be a television success in fact probably the worst actor to ever be a success. The guy isn't just bad he literally has zero talent. The only reason any of you like him is... hell I can't even figure that out. He isn't talented at all. Even out side of trek he has been a black hole of talent the guy is so bad he makes other actors look bad he sucks their talent away simply by them being in something with him. They let Nimoy in because he is at least average at acting and kept Shatner out because they wanted to make a good film with talent.

The reason The Shat is isn't in this film is because the 'old' Kirk is dead.

Also Bill Shatner is Awesome!!!

He absolutley does have talent but just as he has been type cast and mocked so much a lot of people cant get by that image people have of him.

Also 'Has Been' is one of the best albums ever. everysong is just amazing.

All you nay-sayers can't knock him for being a lousy actor; What have you all acted in lately? Hmmm? Thought so. :P

He's right up there with Bruce Campbell and Johnny Depp in my book. The man's a Movie Icon/Hero! Shatner RULES. :)

Rorschach I will apologize I messed up on what I was saying about Nimoy it came out the wrong way. I was trying to say Nimoy is at least average wasn't trying to say he was average just setting a minimum standard and saying that Nimoy fits it. Nimoy is a good actor I think you over hyped him a little bit, but still very talented. However, Shatner very much is not. Shatner is one of the worst actors I've seen in film in the last 40 years. Most B movie stars are better.

They did four TV shows with different crews. Why can't they let Kirk go and make Star Trek movies a generation or two later? Kirk=Shatner!

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Last I checked spock had died as well. Hell all the characters have died at one point or another. Plus, If rumors are true, the only reason Spock shows up is through time travel...so anything is possible.

I have to disagree with the Shatner naysayers. The guy is a genius! Yes, he over-acts! But, that's because he comes from a stage background. Yes, little known fact, Shatner used to tour the country with a Shakespeare troupe before he ever donned the yellow Captain's shirt.

Another little known fact...nearly every early episode of Star Trek was partially co-written by Shatner, with many of the most memorable scenes coming out of his improvs and re-writes. Yes, he cut scenes of other actors to give himself more screen time, and yes, he changed scenes intended for other characters to feature Kirk instead (this is all from his two autobiographies, which are awesome, by the way), but that's because he is a professional. When you're on a low-budget, likely flop of a show, you do whatever you need to do to rise to the top and be a success. Shatner has become a culture icon. Not Captain Kirk, but Shatner! That's something that few other actors have ever been able to accomplish. Kudos, Bill!

Now, about Captain Kirk being replaced...

How would all of you Star Wars fans feel if Lucas put out a Star Wars: A New Hope prequel that had a teeny bopper actor like Freddy Prinze Jr. playing young Han Solo? Think about it...

If Shatner was such a "horrible actor", how then has Captain James T. Kirk become one of the most iconic characters in television history? You can stop any 100 average people on the street, and I'll bet you almost all of them will know who Kirk is. Kirk has been referenced in numerous songs, tv shows, and movies over the years. You don't become an icon like that without doing something right. I might remind all of the Kirk naysayers that without Shatner, there never would have been a Next Gen, a Deep Space Nine, a Voyager, an Enterprise, and this new movie coming out soon. It was the enduring success in syndication of the original Star Trek that made all those other shows and characters possible. And it was the enduring appeal of Captain James T. Kirk as portrayed by Shatner that played a key role in that show's success.

and sorry to run so long, but Brent, your example of replacing Han Solo with a teenybopper actor is brilliance. Let's take that further and ask how would Star Wars fans feel if Lucas "rebooted" the whole franchise and threw out 32 years of canon for the Star Wars universe? And if he gave the directing reins to a guy who never liked Star Wars and wanted to do Trek instead? Think about that.

Knowing Lucas he pro'ly will remake the movies anyway.

Brent Sprecher I'm sorry, but Over acting is not what I would call what Shatner does mostly because the term acting is i there it's sort of an insult to actors. Don't use a stage background as an excuse. First of all that is not how stage actors perform that is something entirely different and second lot and I mean lots of other actors have a stage background and have managed to not look like an idiot on screen.

To quote myself:

"When time travel is a plot device, anything is possible. Heck, they could use Shatner as Kirk from any point in history before he croked. Or, they could do what they're doing in Terminator Salvation with Schwarzenegger and just CGI in some footage of young or middle-aged Shatner's Kirk."

I'm sure there will be a big time hint to the sequel involving the future Kirk (Shatner).