Kirk Vs Kirk: Star Trek's William Shatner arm wrestles young pretender Chris Pine on new documentary



He famously played Star Trek's Captain Kirk for more than 30 years.



But now William Shatner is clearly passing the baton on to young pretender Chris Pine who played the young Enterprise captain in the 2009 J.J. Abrams film reboot of the franchise.

The 80-year-old veteran actor is seen locking the 30-year-old actor into an arm wrestle on a new documentary.



Beam me up: The original Captain Kirk William Shatner arm wrestles the character's latest incarnation, Chris Pine while interviewing him for a new documentary The Captains

Film company EpixHd posted the photograph on Twitter along with the caption: 'It’s @WilliamShatner vs Chris Pine... Who would you put your money on?'



Shatner interviews all five of the actors who have played Star Trek captains in the documentary, entitled 'The Captains', which airs on Epix in the U.S. next month.

However, it appears Pine was a little star struck when he met Shatner face to face for the interview.



'He's shy,' the older actor told Canoe.ca. 'So the way I started the interview, I put out a table and chairs outside the Paramount gates, and arm-wrestled with him.

'That was the beginning of my interview with him. I think it broke the ice, that's for sure.'

Take two: Chris Pine took on William Shatner's role of Captain Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek reboot

Shatner famously did not appear in the 2009 film reboot, unlike his co-star Leonard Nimoy who reprised his role as an older Spock.



At the time, Shatner confessed at being upset about the snub saying; 'I can't believe it, I'm not in the movie at all. Leonard, God bless his heart, is in, but not me.

'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 figures,' he added. 'It didn't seem to be a wise business decision.'

The documentary, which Shatner directed, also sees him interview Patrick Stewart, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks and Scott Bakula.

Trekking: Shatner interviews Patrick Stewart who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994 Sci-fi icons: Shatner spoke to Kate Mulgrew, who played Captain Kathryn Janeway from in Voyager from 1995- 2001 and Avery Brooks, who played Captain Sisko from 1993- 1999 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine British actor Stewart famously played Captain Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994, while Scott Baluka starred as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise for four years until 2005. In addition, the actor spoke to Kate Mulgrew, who played Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager from 1995- 2001 and Avery Brooks, who starred as Captain Sisko from 1993-1999 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 'It's a detailed look at the actors who played the captains on the various iterations of Star Trek,' says Shatner, whose latest TV project $h*! My Dad Says was recently cancelled.

'I have focused on themes like love and hate, divorce and work, intertwining their lives, and I think you will enjoy it.

'I had a great time doing it.'

Happy memories: Shatner chatted to Scott Baluka, who played Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise from 2001-2005







