FilmsWe know very little about the plot details of Star Trek 3 (or Star Trek 13, if you want to be technical about it.) We know the co-screenwriter of the previous two installments, Roberto Orci, is making his directorial debut with this one, and we know that the movie is set well into the five-year mission of the crew of the Enterprise. But this latest tidbit should have hardcore Trekkers foaming at the mouth with excitement: according to a report in Badass Digest, it seems Orci, a huge old-school Trek fan himself, wants to reunite William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, presumably for the last time. The last time these two actors shared the screen together as these characters was in 1991’s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which was the last film featuring the original crew.
Other attempts had been made to reunite them on screen since then Trek VI. In 1994’s Star Trek: Generations, the opening prologue, which was set on the maiden voyage of the Enterprise-B, featured Shatner as Kirk, along with Walter Koenig as Chekov and James Doohan as Scotty, giving the new ship a proper send-off. The original script called for Kirk along with Spock and Doctor McCoy instead, but both Leonard Nimoy and DeForrest Kelley declined to come back for what amounted to be a pretty minor cameo, so they were replaced with Koenig and Doohan. Then when it came time for JJ Abrams‘ 2009 Star Trek reboot, it was Nimoy who came back as Spock and Shatner who declined, as he didn’t want to do a mere cameo. The cameo itself would have been a holographic recording of Kirk that Spock kept with him, since the movie Generations had killed him off.
So could Orci have the winning formula in his script to reunite these two sci-fi legends one last time? There would be historical significance to it as Star Trek:3 is set to be released in 2016, the 50th anniversary year of the entire franchise. Although Star Wars is often given all the credit for launching the sci-fi-dominated pop culture landscape we all enjoy living in now, truthfully Star Trek did it first. To have Shatner and Nimoy reunited after twenty-five years, alongside their younger counterparts Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, would help to make this movie something truly special, and mark a fairly big anniversary in geek culture.
Would you like to see Shatner and Nimoy together on the big screen again? Let me know in the comments below.
Beam Spock Up One Final Time – Leonard Nimoy Dies. http://n00breport.com/breaking-star-treks-spock-has-heart-attack-and-dies-in-california-hospital/
Absolutely! Maybe it’s a mission to change history and save Captain Kirk from Viridian III? That would indeed be *fascinating*.
The reboots suck big time
Will they ever take the training wheels off the New Star Trek? I understood the first film having Leonard Nimoy as old Spock. It was a way of the old cast handing over the baton to the new cast and giving their blessing. Alright, great start! Now let’s start this new journey.
Here comes the sequel. Wait, they’re bringing back Khan? They’re reusing a famous line from Star Trek II: The Motion Picture? What’s next? The return of old Spock? There he is on screen! D’oh! Enough already! How about some originality. Let this new young cast fly on their own and make new adventures.
I meant Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Yes, I would love to see them together one (possibly last) time. Sniff, sniff.
who care? the reboot sucks anyway.
As an avid Star Trek fan, the thought of uniting the old 2 with the new 2 would be fantastic!
Yes, if Nimoy’s health holds out.
Hell yes please
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that a trick question? OF. COURSE!!!!
Yes, I certainly do! “Into Darkness” was a fizzle to me, despite all that action. Khan was written badly. The Trek game pieces were put in place but there was no Trek feel in it. For Star Trek XIII, please join old Spock with Kirk in the Nexus and have them work (amazingly) together to restore the timeline (but not 100%) such that the Chris Pine crew, and their alternate, gigantic USS Enterprise find themselves in Year 4 of the original mission. And let the franchise take it from there. How does the plot go to make that possible? Well, that’s up to the ingenuity of the many contemporary screenwriters around today. Just make sure that he or she is a genuine Trek fan.
ABSO-
FRICKIN-LUTELY!!! (LOVE “You bet your tribble!”) =D
YES-that would be awesome for the 50th anniversary and love the pic from devil in the dark episode.
YES!
A resounding “no” from this Star Trek fan…Generations ruined the chance. If the franchise can be saved, then the best idea would be to project forward beyond the time frame of STNG.
I WOULD SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN !!!!!!!!
Yes.
Let’s see it. i’m keeping my eyes open for this.
Definately.
I think that would be amazing because it would give my generation a chance to see who started Kirk and spock and put them with the younger versions of the characters.
Shatner and Nimoy together again, sounds like a long overdue idea!
I thinbk if your gona go out big bring as many olde ones in to this one in cameos for at least 15 minutes each might make it a big blocke buster
Yes always..I am most loyal to the original series though theres some fine actors in the other ones too. Id like to see a DS9 with those original actors movie too.
It would be an awesome movie to have Kirk and Spock fight their older generation mirror counterparts. Have an all-out space battle between both crews.
YES !!! I’ve been a Trekie since the first episode and have loved the original (seen countless reruns) and every spin off!
R U KIDDIN’ ME? I WOULD BE IN TEARS!!
YES YES YES!!!!!!!