AICN claims Shatner is in Star Trek XI

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Hasn't this poster--under various similar usernames--been forwarding us 'reports' of Shatner coming back as Kirk since before there were even rumors about the Berman/Jendresen film?

 

[Balthier the Great]

Samurai8472 said:

Samuel T. Cogley said:
I'm going to get my Boston Legal-style ending! :thumbsup:

If you wanna go for really fucked up -- Denny Crane claims to have been abducted by aliens. He never said which aliens, but I see no reason why the aliens couldn't be vulcans. The perfect bookend, and you could still have Denny on the balcony smoking a cigar.

with Kirk and Spock on lawn Chairs on a balcony smoking cigars and talking about woman and bastard fathers :thumbsup:

 

[theARE]

You know, if Old Spock says something like:

"It is inevitable that some things in the time line may be effected, and I can not predict what those effects may be. We can only hope that overall history will unfold as it should."

When he gets back to his own time we find that Kirk wasn't killed on Veridian 3, and we get a nice final scene with Shatner and Nimoy.

Something like that would work.

 

[ChristopherPike]

Or he could just be playing the first male Deltan seen in Trek...

 

[Stone_Cold_Sisko]

dalehoppert said:
Oooh, wait... I think I've got it...

Old Kirk and Spock have one last touching exchange after Spock returns to the future, then we pan up to a starfield or something, and we get a last few moments with the young crew on the bridge where Kirk and Spock have the same exchange for the first time. T h e n the fanfare swells, departing Enerprise ship shot and roll credits. That way the handoff is complete, the connection is made and the new Kirk is firmly in charge.

Nice idea. I'd like to see it.

 

[Roshi]

Who said the Shat would play Kirk, by the way?

 

[Captain Craig]

I'm so mixed.

First: It is AICN, and as noted by another they've been wrong before
Second: I agree, as much as we may call foul on his Generations death he did go out fighting. I'm not sure I want a 24th century Kirk just sitting idle in his senior years.
Third: Would there be time for Shatner to have a part? I would think his Boston Legal schedule would keep him busy since ST:11 will be filming during or about the same time as BL. I suppose if something happens to Denny Crane to make his character incognito for a few weeks that might be our best clue as to a Shat as Kirk situation.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Captain Craig said:
Third: Would there be time for Shatner to have a part? I would think his Boston Legal schedule would keep him busy since ST:11 will be filming during or about the same time as BL. I suppose if something happens to Denny Crane to make his character incognito for a few weeks that might be our best clue as to a Shat as Kirk situation.

I'm guessing they would only need him for a day. Three days, tops.

 

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Captain Craig said:
Second: I agree, as much as we may call foul on his Generations death he did go out fighting. I'm not sure I want a 24th century Kirk just sitting idle in his senior years.

More than that. He died on the Bridge, like a Captain should.

 

[Rat Boy]

Fourth: This isn't news, it's a post in a thread. If there were anything to report, he would have said it in an actual news article on the front page.

 

[bdb]

Zero Hour said:
More than that. He died on the Bridge, like a Captain should.

Technically, didn't he die under the bridge? And some rocks?

 

[Newt]

I call BS, until I see summit more official.

 

[Aragorn]

VOODOOXI said:
Kirk was given the worst ending/death of any major fictional character ever.

At least... you're NOT... being... a drama queen... OVER IT!

 

[Captaindemotion]

If Hercules is so sure of this story, why has he only posted it in a talkback thread, as oppose to the main news page of AICN?

 

[ManOnTheWave]

As much as I'd like to see the Shatman on film again, I call fanwankary.

 

[CaptainDonovin]

If I see it on Trekmovie then I'll believe it. Until then forget it.

 

[Franklin]

Captaindemotion said:
If Hercules is so sure of this story, why has he only posted it in a talkback thread, as oppose to the main news page of AICN?

Exactly.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Newt said:
I call BS, until I see summit more official.

Why would anyone announce anything "official" about a surprise ending?

 

[Steven Of Nine]

If there's one piece of Trekdom I don't mind seeing retconned, it's the God-awful Generations. Bring it on.

 

[dkehler]

Samuel T. Cogley said:

Newt said:
I call BS, until I see summit more official.

Why would anyone announce anything "official" about a surprise ending?

Wouldn't it be great if something like that could actually be a surprise to us all in this day and age? Unfortunately, it'll probably be on youtube a month before the movie even hits in theaters.