No "star date" for Captain Kirk?

Poor William Shatner. A new Star Trek movie is going to be filmed and he has not been asked to participate. The kicker? Nimoy has been asked to return to his role as Spock. How can you have Spock and not Kirk?

Oh-the-human-i-ty!

Never lost for words, Shatner stated his disbelief and opinion on the situation:

"I thought, what a decision to make, since it obviously is a decision not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office. It didn't seem to be a wise business decision."

Yeah, a bit of ego, but he's not entirely wrong.

The new movie will follow younger versions of Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise as they embark on an adventure. (H/T: CNN)

How could the powers that be pass up this?



Or this?