Leonard Nimoy, the actor who made Mr. Spock a Sci-fi legend in the original �Star Trek�, is to appear in the forthcoming �Star Trek� movie, directed by JJ Abrams. The news has been announced by none other than Kirk himself, actor William Shatner via his �Shatnervision� feature on his MySpace.com page.

Shatner told viewers about his reaction to their being a new movie featuring their characters. �He (Nimoy) said, 'I've read the script.' I said, 'Is it a good script?' He says, 'Yeah.' I said, 'Am I in it?' And there was a pause. He said no and then he began to laugh. I went through the phone as I grabbed him by the throat. He's in it. I'm not in it�. 

The former captain of the enterprise seemed upset his omission from the new movie, however this and Nimoy�s involvement suggests certain points about the plot.

Initially it had been rumoured that the film would feature a �flash-forward�, to when the characters were old men. It was thought that both Kirk and Spock would feature, however Kirk�s death, which was the subject of the film �Star Trek: Generations�, would mean it would be Spock only, presuming they were keeping to the official �timeline� of the �Trek� universe.

The deaths of actors James Doohan (Scotty) and DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy) suggest Nimoy may be the only original cast member to return.

The film is scheduled for a 2008 release.