At one time when Roberto Orci was working on the next Star Trek film there was a rumor that William Shatner would reprise his role as Captain Kirk. Now that Orci is off the project and the script is in the hands of Simon Pegg is a Shatner appearance out of the question? Pegg told Digital Spy, “William Shatner is an amazing actor, and has such an incredible body of work which transcends his time as Captain Kirk. It’s always about whether the stories right. It’s pointless crowbarring these things in as a gimmick. That does the story and the film a disservice.” Pegg then added, “I have no doubt in my mind that he could play Captain Kirk until the day he goes off to the final frontier.”
