From ComingSoon.net ...

Shatner Responds to Abrams' Star Trek Comments
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In what all is starting to sound like miscommunication,
William Shatner has responded to Star Trek director
J.J. Abrams' comments from last week about why the
actor is not reprising the role of Captain James T.
Kirk in the May 8, 2009 release.

It seems to us that someone in the film's production
told Abrams that Shatner didn't want to do a cameo and
wanted the movie to focus on him. As you can see from
the video below, Shatner says he was never contacted
by someone about taking part in the movie, but agrees
that he wouldn't be up for just a cameo and suggests
they resurrect him in the follow-up.

http://www.youtube.com/v/CzOs4WEutQ8&hl=en&fs=1

"Miscommunication"?!? I guess that's the politically correct way of
phrasing "battle of over-bloated egos". ;-)