Timothy Olyphant Reflects on Losing Captain Kirk Role in ‘Star Trek’ Trilogy

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Timothy Olyphant Reflects on Losing Captain Kirk Role in ‘Star Trek’ Trilogy https://t.co/sZF4TeXeaH
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 11, 2023

Olyphant was asked about losing the Captain Kirk role in 2009 Star Trek films to Chris Pine.

“Here’s what I can tell you about Star Trek: I went in and auditioned not for Captain Kirk, but I remember

Comments

[dianakingston]

Should've given him Pike, then

[kansascshuffle]

See that's what you call a conflict of interest, because I couldn't choose between one of them after I was a fan of Hell on wheels.

[britt_m_89]

They're talking about the movies not SNW so both were still a possibility.

[just444]

Pine was perfect for that role

[babycheeses1]

I can't imagine him as kirk, definitely as Bones though 🤔

[automaticpeople]

He would’ve been about 40 playing mid-20s.

[notoriousreign]

I know not the point of the post but I still desperately need him and Pine to play brothers in something already.

[maggiecate]

With Pierce Brosnan as their dad or uncle. Silver Fox trifecta

[notoriousreign]

EXACTLY you get me

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