As soon as we saw the late, great Leonard Nimoy appear in the first Star Trek reboot back in 2009, we've always held out hope that William Shatner could also make some form of an appearance.

Alas, this has yet to transpire and, sadly, JJ Abrams has stated that Shatner will definitely not appear in any future sequels. Boo.

But would Shatner be interested in a cameo of sorts? Nope. If he's coming back, he's having a proper comeback. And we salute him for that.

"If there was something meaningful I would do in the science fiction world, of bringing a 50 years-later captain, I certainly would jump at the chance," he told Digital Spy.

"But putting in a cameo appearance is not something I would entertain."

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Shatner has at least expressed a desire to make an appearance in the upcoming TV series Discovery, so we can still hold out hope for that.

But how much does Shatner know about the new series? Well, it turns out that even Captain Kirk doesn't get any inside scoops.

"I know nothing about the new series," he said. "I was on the stage with the gentleman who's devising it, but he didn't say very much. And I'm not privy to everything, otherwise I would tell you!"

William Shatner will be appearing at Destination Star Trek Europe, the UK's largest Star Trek convention at the NEC in Birmingham this weekend.

Not only will he be meeting fans at the event, but he will also be bringing his one-man show Shatner's World to the UK for the first time on Saturday at 7pm.

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