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William Shatner: Star Trek career
William Shatner was first cast as James T. Kirk for the second pilot of ', entitled "Where No Man Has Gone Before". He subsequently was contracted to play Captain James Kirk for the
Star Trek series and held the role from 1966 to 1969. In 1972, Shatner returned to the role of Captain Kirk, albeit only in voice, in the . He was slated to assume the role of Kirk for
', a follow-up series regarding the second five year mission of the Enterprise, but Star Trek: Phase II was cancelled in pre-production and expanded into '.
Between 1979 and 1991, William Shatner played Captain Kirk in the six
Star Trek films and directed the fifth one. In 1994, he returned to the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations. This was to be his character's final role as the character of Captain Kirk was killed in the film.
In the summer of 2004, rumors began circulating that the producers of ' were considering bringing William Shatner back to
Star Trek. Reports in the media indicated that the idea is being given serious thought, with series producer Manny Coto indicating in
Star Trek Communicator magazine's October 2004 issue that he was preparing a three-episode story arc for Shatner. It is not known if Shatner would be playing James T. Kirk, an ancestor of Kirk's, or an unrelated character. Playing Kirk again seems unlikely given Shatner is more than 10 years older than he was when he last played the role (making some sort of pre-Generations appearance by Kirk problematic). One potential stumbling block is his current commitment to another series on a rival network. Now that Enterprise has been cancelled a return to Star Trek is even more unlikely.
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