J. J. Abrams Talks Khan and Shatner for Trek 2

Well, my original hope that the next Star Trek film will introduce completely original content seems to have evaporated as soon as I espoused it. MTV sat down with director J. J. Abrams to discuss possibilities for the sequel and his answers are far from what I wanted to hear. Abrams states that they may go down the avenue of bringing back Star Trek II villain Kahn and possibly William Shatner reprising his role of Kirk. Apparently this is what fans of the series want to see, but that doesn't really make sense to me. These are classic characters that have had their time to shine. Why mess with them? If they bring Kahn back, there is no way that Ricardo Montalban's iconic performance can be repeated. Sure, Abrams is correct in saying that the alternate timeline makes it conceivable that such characters could return, but that does not mean they should return. Hopefully the writers generate a new set of ideas that make the next Star Trek truly stand on its own.

Source: MTV