I have been pretty down on the rebooted Star Trek franchise from J.J. Abrams. Star Trek Into Darkness, in particular, made me not care in the further adventures of this iteration of the Enterprise crew. The 2013 sequel gave the impression the franchise is afraid to do anything new with its characters or mythology, which results in a film rather boring to watch. Considering this is the vamped up, action version of Trek, boring should be the last thing it is.
In its continuation with not wanting to try anything new, William Shatner, the original (and, in my eyes, only) Captain Kirk, has been approached to appear in Star Trek 3, and, unsurprisingly, he would be “delighted” to do it. This comes out after news (via Badass Digest) of new director Roberto Orci‘s script including Shatner’s Kirk and Leonard Nimoy‘s Spock on screen together.
I love Shatner as Captain Kirk. The original series and some of those original films I hold close to my heart. This, however, is something I do not need. The inclusion of Nimoy in the franchise has already been superfluous enough. Shatner’s presence may be even more distracting. We must not forget this would not be the first time Shatner has come back to Trek after his role was no longer necessary. The previous time turned out to be Stark Trek: Generations, which is a disaster to watch.
This franchise needs to branch out. Come up with some new characters. Go to a new planet. Encounter a new celestial phenomenon. If Star Trek wants to stay relevant, it needs to reinvent itself, not redo itself.
Original report from ComicBook.com.
