ABOVE: William Shatner talks about the possibility of reprising the iconic role of Captain James T. Kirk in the upcoming “Star Trek” film
NEW YORK — Star Trek may be the next frontier for Canada’s William Shatner — again.
Shatner, who played the original James T. Kirk, says he’s meeting soon with Roberto Orci, who’s directing Star Trek 3, to discuss reprising his Kirk in the rebooted franchise.
“I had a talk with him the other day,” says Shatner. “So there’s talk – simply talk – about the next movie.”
Shatner has said J.J. Abrams, who produced and directed the 2009 Star Trek film and 2013 sequel, recently called to say Orci had an idea about how Shatner might be in the next film of the new franchise, which stars Chris Pine as Capt. Kirk.
Shatner says he would do the movie if it’s a meaningful part, “a role that had something to do with the turning of the plot.” Still, the 83-year-old actor says he’s not sure how they’d bring him back now – 20 years after his character was killed off in Star Trek: Generations.
“That was so long ago. How do they bring me back physically like this? I don’t know,” he says.
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