WILLIAM SHATNER - SHATNER FUMES OVER STAR TREK SNUB

SHATNER FUMES OVER STAR TREK SNUB

Actor WILLIAM SHATNER is furious producers of the new STAR TREK movie failed to offer him a role. Shatner, who played Captain James Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series and movies, is desperate for a part in the new version, directed by J.J. ABRAMS. And the 76-year-old is stunned he has not been offered a lead role in the upcoming film. He tells U.S. TV's Extra, "How could you not put one of the founding figures into a movie that was being resurrected? That doesn't make good business sense to me! I've become even more popular than I was playing Captain Kirk. I'm good box office and I get publicity… But, they are going in a different direction and it'll be a wonderful film." Shatner's Star Trek sidekick Leonard Nimoy will be the only original cast member on board for the prequel - he'll reprise his role as Mr. Spock in the film.