The new Star Trek film, the eleventh in the franchise, is set for a May 7th release. The film explores how Capt. James Kirk and the rest of the gang got together for the first time to save the world. A prequel is a tried and tested idea to keep a franchise going provided you can keep the purist die-hard fans happy and also add to the fan base. However, this Star Trek is without William Shatner and am not sure I like it. Okay, so he’s 78 years but then Leonard Nimoy’s an oldie too but he gets to play Spock. They could have woven Shatner into the film.
In the good ol’ days, growing up and watching Star Trek, I thought William Shatner looked smashing, he was handsome in my books. For a serial that ran only for three seasons from ‘66 to ‘69 it has attained a super cult following, I mean even the babies of the baby boomers love Star Trek. The theme tune comes back to me every once in a while. As an aside, does anyone remember Fireball – that show with marionettes. It had a great theme song sung by an Australian guy. It’s there on Youtube.
As far as Shatner not being in this film is concerned, it’s hard truth that franchises are bigger than the actor; actors age but franchises go on. So many Hamlets, so many Bonds, so many Robin Hoods, and now a new Captain Kirk – let’s wish him luck in boldly taking the franchise to where no franchise has ever gone before!
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