15 Predictions For 2016 Movies That Everybody Got Wrong
4. William Shatner's Kirk Will Appear - Star Trek Beyond
Ever since JJ Abrams rebooted Star Trek there have been rumours of William Shatner making a cameo, despite his version of Captain Kirk being extremely dead. There was a cameo written for the first movie, where Spock Prime gives young Spock a recording, which featured Shatner’s Kirk wishing his old friend happy birthday. It was ultimately cut since Abrams felt it was shameless fan pandering.
With Star Trek celebrating fifty years in 2016 it was believed Shatner practically HAD to cameo in Beyond, just as a sign of respect. However both he and the filmmakers strongly denied this, and the movie bared this out.
Beyond had lots of lovely easter eggs and tributes to the history of the series, though, and it’s for the best Shatner didn’t cameo since it’s hard to see where he would have fit.