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For those of you waiting with bated breath to see if William Shatner would make a cameo appearance in the upcoming "Star Trek 2," the former Capt. Kirk shot down those hopes over the weekend at a fan expo. Over and out.

Trek Movie was reporting from the Calgary Expo in Canada when a fan asked Shatner whether we would finally see him reprise the Kirk role in the upcoming "Star Trek" film. "I've become an acquaintance of J.J. [Abrams] of late," he answered, "but, I'm afraid no, no, I will not be in 'Star Trek 2'." But maybe if some sort of event triggers an alternate universe from our own, there might be a chance. (Hey, a girl can dream!)

After the jump, find out about which "Lost" star has joined "The Hobbit," who has joined Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," and what new film Channing Tatum is producing and starring in. It's today's Casting Call!

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Tags Blood Brothers, channing tatum, Evangeline Lilly, Fiona Dourif, John Close, Star Trek 2, The Master, the-hobbit, william shatner

A very happy birthday goes out to one of our personal favorites, William Shatner, who turns 80 years old today.

When he's not fouling up our television sets with "$#*! My Dad Says," Shatner has been hard at work creating some of the most iconic and nerdy characters in our pop culture history. From "Star Trek" to "Boston Legal" to "Miss Congeniality," the actor not only created a new pattern... of speech, but also wormed his way into our hearts and public consciousness as a man that we just love to love.

So here's a throwback, "old friend," to some of our favorite roles played by Shatner over his 60-year-long career.

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Writer-director Blake Edwards' death was felt in Twitter-Wood today. His films such as "Breakfast at Tiffany"'s and "The Pink Panther" influenced generations of Hollywood talent, and a few such actors and directors, including Edgar Wright, Steve Martin and William Shatner paid their respects with posts.

The sports world was sad as well, with Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller passing away; Brody Stevens honored his legacy, while yet even more distraught tweets reacted to news that "Stargate Universe" has been canceled on Syfy. Check out who's going to miss it down below.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter-Wood for December 16, 2010. Read more...

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U.S. President Barack Obama turned some heads in Los Angeles yesterday by paying a visit to a fundraiser and impacting traffic in the city. Tweets on the matter trended fiercely, and Patton Oswalt, Richard Kelly, Jon Hurwitz and David Spade all felt the effects of the POTUS appearance.

Plenty of work posts showed up in Twitter-Wood as well. William Shatner, for instance, sounds like he's having a good time on the "$#*! My Dad Says" set. Alison Brie got stoked about the rental car she picked up for "Scream 4." And Sofia Vergara put up a photo from behind the scenes at "American Family."

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter-Wood for August 17, 2010. Read more...

Tags $#*! my dad says, alison brie, David Spade, jim gaffigan, jon hurwitz, patton oswalt, richard kelly, sofia vergara, Twitter-Wood, william shatner

It's not our usual territory here on Movies Blog, but sometimes it's nice to celebrate the little guys, right?

Most Hollywood insiders will argue that if an event is not happening in either L.A. or New York, it doesn’t exist. Not so, if you ask Canadian-born entertainer/crooner Brian Evans, creator of the suddenly star-studded and much buzzed about Maui Celebrity Series (this weekend's shows brought to you by Tom Arnold and Mos Def!). Evans is proof positive that not everything must occur on one of the two coasts to draw A-list talent and/or sold-out crowds, and therefore worthy of a larger audience.

What started with a desire for better nighttime entertainment and William Shatner, is now a platform for the likes of Tom Arnold, David Spade, Tom Green, Mos Def and more. A couple years back, Evans -- who has opened for Jay Leno in Las Vegas and Joan Rivers -- left Hollywood for the island of Maui, only to discover there wasn't a lot going on in the nightlife scene. Read more...

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Olympic ice hockey had Canadians and American alike tweeting last night, and Canadian Twitter-Wood ambassador William Shatner was among them. The epic win by the U.S., as well as a few other spectacular matches from the day showed up in posts, including a short conversation between Jim Carrey and Michael Chiklis, and it turns out Carrey is a big admirer of Russia's Alex Ovechkin.

There's been drama off the ice in Vancouver as well, though, as the son of Shatner's former "Star Trek" co-star Walter Koenig has been declared missing there. LeVar Burton and Wil Wheaton both tweeted some links to help get the word out about Andrew Koenig, who hasn't been heard from since February 14th. Find out out more about Koenig, as well as what "Moon" director Duncan Jones is moving on to now and what kind of pet Jessica Simpson is thinking about adopting. All such information is retweeted below in Twitter-Wood for February 22nd, 2010. Read more...

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William Shatner is a weird, weird dude. I can't say I blame him. He's been turned into a living god of sorts by "Star Trek" fans who worship him. Sure, there are plenty of cast members from the original TV series still around. Shatner's just the one with the biggest ego. Again, totally cool. I'm just saying.

Of course, true fans know that Captain James T. Kirk also has a flourishing music career of sorts. The sounds he makes fall somewhere between spoken word, Beat-era poetry and... well, no. It's spoken-word, Beat-styled poetry set to music. He's covered The Beatles. And Elton John. And now, Sarah Palin on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brian.

Bless you William Shatner. Bless your weird, deranged ravings and all of the joy that they bring to the world.

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William Shatner's past performances just keep living, breathing, and remaking themselves. "Star Trek" is now neatly rebooted with J.J. Abrams and Chris Pine. Meanwhile, Shatner's other sci-fi series "Tek War" has been revived as a comic book. Now Variety reveals that the "Trek" captain's private dick TV series "T.J. Hooker" is headed to the big screen for its moment of remade glory.

David Foster, Ryan Heppe and series creator Rick Husky are producing the film, while Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson have the task of writing the script. Chuck Russell ("The Scorpion King") is in talks to direct. No actors have yet been attached to the project. Read more...

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The faces of the Twitter-Wood feed let their maple leaves fly high today for Canada Day, with William Shatner and "Twilight" actress Rachelle Lefevre among those wearing Canadian pride on their tweets. Their home and native land must have felt very loved.

The American Twitter delegation was busy as well, though, with Diablo Cody contemplating a Billy Idol-ish makeover. Chiming in with advice was none other than Andy Milonakis. Click on downward and you'll find their exchange, some "Twilight"-style vampire baseball for charity being played, and a tweet from Steven Spielberg's to-do list in the Twitter-Wood report for July 1, 2009. Read more...

Tags andy milonakis, bryan lee o'malley, diablo cody, peter facinelli, rachelle lefevre, steve agee, steven spielberg, tom green, Twilight, william shatner

Now you have a ready-made response for anyone who tells you that J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot stinks. As the film's tie-in marketing blitz continues to assault us from all angles, expect things to get a whole lot weirder. Take today's revelation that online retailer Genki Wear is launching a line of "Trek"-themed fragrances.

You read that right. "Trek" fragrances. One perfume, two colognes. Pon Farr, for the ladies, takes its name from a physiological condition which is essentially the Vulcon equivalent of "going into heat." It's a bit more serious for Vulcans, as they either mate or die, but we expect that the perfume is more harmless than that. Read more...

Tags chris pine, jj abrams, star trek, william shatner