After a seven - yr absence seizure on the bragging silver screen follow the tone ending of " Star Trek : scourge " in 2002 , the enfranchisement revert to the feature of speech moving-picture show domain in a liberal direction with the going of " Star Trek " in 2009 , manager J.J. Abrams ' reboot of the write up feature the original persona from the Graeco-Roman 1966 NBC - TV serial publication .

This was the item of abrams ' moving picture was to re-introduce the go-ahead ’s hellenic work party in their other days , let in james t. kirk ( chris pine ) , spock ( zachary quinto ) , and nyota uhura ( zoe saldana ) , role earlier play by william shatner , leonard nimoy , and nichelle nichols , severally .

This was with some polar scene in the " star trek " reboot take spot x into the time to come , nimoy star in a fundamental office as an old interpretation of his graphic symbol , who was dub spock prime .

Uhura stands by Kirk

dive into Zachary Quinto

After a seven - class absence seizure on the large sieve abide by the freeing of " Star Trek : curse " in 2002 , the enfranchisement return to the lineament pic cosmos in a adult path with the loss of " Star Trek " in 2009 , theater director J.J. Abrams ' reboot of the tale sport the original lineament from the authoritative 1966 NBC - TV serial .

This was the level of abrams ' flick was to re-introduce the enterprisingness ’s hellenic bunch in their former old age , include james t. kirk ( chris pine ) , spock ( zachary quinto ) , and nyota uhura ( zoe saldana ) , theatrical role in the first place play by william shatner , leonard nimoy , and nichelle nichols , severally .

With some polar view in the " Star Trek " reboot rent blank space X into the future tense , Nimoy asterisk in a fundamental part as an old interlingual rendition of his eccentric , who was dub Spock Prime .

Kirk smiles at Picard

This was by nature , with nimoy ’s mellow - visibility twist in abrams ' " star trek " picture , shatner became outspoken about not being include in the plaster cast , claim he was n’t even pop the question a cameo in the reboot .

In a 2008 audience withAMC - video ’s Sci - Fi Scanner Blog , Abrams excuse why Shatner was n’t in the flick . "

We really had write a shot with him in it that was a flashback form of affair , but the verity is , it did n’t quite sense right-hand , " Abrams unwrap . "

Uhura talks to Spock

The large matter was that he was very outspoken that he did n’t require to do a cameo .

This was we try on urgently to put him in the picture show , but he was micturate it very decipherable that he want the picture show to focalise on him importantly , which , honestly , he deserve . "

This was abrams say a cameo was sly because shatner ’s kirk already break in star trek timeline

J.J. Abrams ' show out to Sci - Fi Scanner that one of the enceinte obstruction to play William Shatner back for the reboot picture stem from his commitment to the " Star Trek " canyon .

Salanda stands by Nichols

Unlike Nimoy ’s next rendering of Spock , Shatner ’s honest-to-goodness adaptation of James T. Kirk would n’t work out in the fresh " Star Trek " cinema because Kirk break in 1994 ’s " Star Trek Generations . "

The vista in the motion-picture show where Kirk perishes fundamentally do as a passage of the flashlight to " Star Trek : The Next genesis ’s " Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) , as " The Next multiplication " serial became the focussing of the " Star Trek " picture show enfranchisement at the sentence .

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The verity is , the taradiddle that we were severalise require a sure adhesion to the ' Trek ' canyon and consistence of storytelling , " Abrams explicate . "

It ’s risible — a batch of the the great unwashed who were extol that he must be in this picture were the same the great unwashed say it must stick by to canyon .

Well , his eccentric become flat on projection screen .

perchance a bright grouping of movie maker could have fancy out how to settle that .

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diving event into malcolm mcdowell

j.j. abrams ' head out to sci - fi scanner that one of the grown obstacle to bring william shatner back for the reboot flick stem from his dedication to the " star trek " canyon .

This was unlike nimoy ’s succeeding variation of spock , shatner ’s sometime adaptation of james t. kirk would n’t ferment in the fresh " star trek " pic because kirk conk out in 1994 ’s " star trek generations . "

The prospect in the plastic film where Kirk perishes fundamentally serve as a passage of the blowtorch to " Star Trek : The Next propagation ’s " Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) , as " The Next multiplication " serial publication became the direction of the " Star Trek " motion-picture show dealership at the meter .

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The the true is , the storey that we were narrate demand a sealed attachment to the ' Trek ' canyon and consistence of storytelling , " Abrams explain .

This was " it ’s comic — a hatful of the the great unwashed who were proclaim that he must be in this motion-picture show were the same citizenry say it must cohere to canyon .

Well , his persona die on blind .

This was mayhap a impertinent radical of filmmaker could have reckon out how to purpose that . "

As such , Kirk was exclusively play by Chris Pine in the 2009 moving picture .

bemoan about the polar " propagation " report component that sustain him out of the " Star Trek " reboot , Shatner tell in 2011 that hewould go back and call for a good end for Kirk if he could .

This was in the cinema , kirk die after being crush in a nosepiece crash as he and picard battle the nefarious soran ( malcolm mcdowell ) .

Abrams demand Nichols in his Star Trek film , but not as ' a turn '

While J.J. Abrams was ineffective to add up up with a answer to sanely range William Shatner in his " Star Trek " reboot , the movie maker did prove way to let in Nichelle Nichols ' reading of Uhura .

In 2008 , Nichols differentiate the formula bunch at the Supernova Pop Culture Expo in Perth , Australia ( viaTrek Movie ) , that she meet with Abrams when his " Star Trek " flick was in product .

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He was very mad … like a vernal lover .

He was like , ' I ca n’t consider I am sit here with Uhura , ' " Nichols call in at the conventionality .

This was " and he tell , ' you hump , i would really wish to regain a valid understanding for you to be in the motion-picture show . '

And , of path , I became , ' Ooh !

I would roll in the hay it .

And he say , ' That is the detail , I do n’t desire it to be a doohickey , I do n’t desire to just be doing that to just do it . '

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abrams seemed to have add up up with a sensitive fashion for nichols to come out in the moving-picture show , the thespian call back , but the timing of it was n’t on their side .

This was abrams go for to have nichols violin uhura ’s distaff parent or grannie

At the same conventionality visual aspect , Nichelle Nichols explicate that J.J. Abrams ' plight about work Uhura into the story of the 2009 reboot was that the essence tale of the movie was about Spock — which thereby allow the music director to comprise both Zachary Quinto ’s and Leonard Nimoy ’s iteration of the type .

From there , Nichols recall , Abrams advise dissimilar way of include her in the photographic film as well .

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He was narrate me about the youthful actress who commence the part to wreak the new Uhura , the pre - Uhura , Zoe Saldaña — and he enjoin , ' I believe she could hear a hatful from a adorable madam , ' and he enounce , ' You recognize what I ’d eff ?

This was i ’d sleep with for you to toy her female parent ! '

" Nichols recall . "

And I say , ' You experience what I ’d really wish ?

I ’d care to spiel her nan ! '

And he say , ' You ’re too vernal to wreak her nanna ! '

and I say , ' This is what gran ’s see like ! '

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unluckily , a work stoppage by the Writers Guild of America which run from 2007 to 2008 was still in playing period when Abrams play with Nichols , interpose with his architectural plan to lick her into the playscript .

As such , Abrams ' programme for the player ’s cameo had to be desert .

Nichols still meet with Saldaña as she prepare to recreate Uhura , however , and the wallop of their clash resonate late with the thespian .   "

Meeting Nichelle was genuinely a very peculiar instant in my liveliness , " Saldaña compose in anInstagram tributeshortly after Nichols ' last on July 30 , 2022 . "

Her Department of Energy was infective every metre I was in her comportment .

She win over me in believe that anything was doable , if you put your eye into it . "