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> From ComingSoon.net ...
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> Why is William Shatner Not in Star Trek?
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> AMC's SciFi Scanner talked to Star Trek director J.J. Abrams,
> who explained why you won't see William Shatner reprising the
> role of Captain James T. Kirk:
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> Q: How do you react to William Shatner's ire at not
> having a role in the movie?
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> A: It was very tricky. We actually had written a
> scene with him in it that was a flashback kind
> of thing, but the truth is, it didn't quite
> feel right. The bigger thing was that he was
> very vocal that he didn't want to do a cameo. ...