William Shatner and Bob Orci Weigh in on STAR TREK 3 Rumors
We previously reported that William Shatner was rumored to be joining Leonard Nimoy in the newest Star Trek film coming out in 2016. Nimoy's Spock from the timeline most fans are familiar with is called "Spock Prime." Because of how time travel works, the "Prime" timeline the older Spock comes from no longer exists in the current cinematic universe. The effects of this can already been seen in the 2009 film. My theory is that Kirk's death in the movie Star Trek: Generations (1994) may have never happened due to changes in the timeline. So an old Kirk jumping back in time becomes possible but he won't be from the "Prime" timeline.
Director Bob Orci tweeted a few things from his twitter account and then sometime late yesterday locked up his twitter account. Thankfully Trekmovie kept the tweets.
Orci is either keeping his options open or just does not want to lie either way. I've always felt it was bad for directors, producers, and writers to weigh in on rumors. You're either going to give yourself a reputation as a liar or you're going to be giving away all of the movie's fun secrets.
Shatner tweeted his own reaction to the rumors:
I really hope the rumor is not true on all fronts. Star Trek: Into Darkness showed the Enterprise starting on its five year mission to new, never before seen adventures. My hope is for something new; not something old, borrowed, and already done in 2009.