Movie bosses have told William Shatner that he can no longer boldly go where he has been before. He wanted to appear in a cameo role in the proposed new Star Trek film but movie moguls have told him it's time for him to beam up.
that's a real shame, it would have been nice if started with old Kirk and Spock focusing on their early adventures. I bet this will cause a few long topics on 'trek message boarRAB.
People seem to forget that Kirk died in the 7th film ('Generations'). So it would be a bit hard for Spock and Kirk to reminisce about the past if Kirk is dead.