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   From: tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   Stan Jensen wrote:   
      
   > Shatner Leaks Trek XI Details   
   >   
   > William Shatner revealed to SCI FI Wire that the upcoming 11th Star   
   > Trek movie will indeed, as rumored, deal with the early years of Capt.   
   > James T. Kirk and Spock - and that he will definitely appear in the   
   > movie if director J.J. Abrams can find a place to use him. Shatner,   
   > who originated the role of Kirk in the original Trek series and   
   > several subsequent films, said in an interview that he was invited to   
   > meet with Abrams (Mission: Impossible III), who is also co-writing the   
   > movie.   
   >   
   > "I met with J.J., and they told me they would like me to be part of   
   > their film, but they have to write the role," Shatner said in an   
   > interview promoting his new SCI FI Channel film, Alien Fire.   
   >   
   > As for the many rumors concerning the sequel's story, Shatner said   
   > that Abrams will explore Kirk and Spock during their Starfleet Academy   
   > years. "Yes, we know the story is based on young Kirk," Shatner said.   
   > Up until now, everyone connected with the film has maintained strict   
   > silence about the storyline, though rumors have run rampant that they   
   > concern Kirk and Spock's first missions.   
   >   
   > As for Shatner's place in that storyline? "They need to figure out how   
   > to put the dead captain in with the young captain," he said. "It's a   
   > very complex, technical problem of how to write the character in, and   
   > I'm not sure how they will solve it." It sounds like Shatner may play   
   > an older version of Kirk.   
      
   Speculation: Daniel from Enterprise has hired Kirk to fight in the   
   Temporal Cold War.   
      
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