Shatner is a tricky situation. As a director, his next step up is to
producer. But as we all know, the franchise itself has been too
tightly reined-in for such a maverick production to occur.
Conceivably, a return to the TOS-timeline might at this point occur as
an independent production entirely under the control of the original
cast, with Shatner hiring a big name science fiction writer to
"rescue" Kirk.
Such a classic scenario could then be adapted for the screen by one of
today's top screenwriters, and maybe even directed by Leonard Nimoy
himself. I don't really see what prevents this from happening, except
maybe a lack of desire on their part.
ToolPackinMama wrote:
>> From
ComingSoon.net ...
>>
>> Shatner Responds to Abrams' Star Trek Comments
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> 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". ;-)
