William Shatner does not approve of director J.J. Abrams taking on both the new STAR TREK and the next STAR WARS movies.
He openly called J.J. Abrams “a pig” and claimed that Abrams is “collecting the two franchises and holding them close to his vest.” William also said, “He’s probably the most talented director of that ilk that we have but he’s gone too far this time.”
William played Captain James T. Kirk in the original STAR TREK series and in seven films. In a 2008 interview, J.J. Abrams said that he wanted a scene with William as a flashback in a STAR TREK remake. But William did not want a cameo. If he was going to appear in a movie, he wanted it to be focused on him. However, the new STAR TREK movie is set to be a reboot of the series, where William’s character dies. “Maybe a smarter group of filmmakers could have figured out how to resolve that,” J.J. Abrams commented.
However, William does consider J.J. as a friend, saying that he’s taken him out to sushi in the past. “I think it’s time for J.J. and I to have another sushi and let me put him straight on two of the largest franchises … and not employing me in either one of them is just foolhardy.” Does William want to appear in the upcoming STAR WARS movie?
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS opens on May 17.
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