Turns out Chris is going to be on another late night show on May 8th he’ll be on Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel Live
Fr 5/8: Chris Pine, Aziz Ansari, Scott Weiland

An historic first meeting occurred last night in Los Angeles.  The original captain of the starship Enterprise, William Shatner, and the second man to play the iconic role of James T. Kirk, Chris Pine, met face-to-face only a few weeks before the opening of J.J. Abrams stellar reboot of “Star Trek.”

“I saw Bill last night actually for the first time at his charity show in Burbank,” Pine revealed today. “He was very kind and it was a very short meeting.  He had a lot of people to see. It was big event that had been taking place all day, but my interaction with him has only been really wonderful.”

Pine, a 28-year-old star in the making, also described how he first reached out to Shatner before shooting began.

“I sent him a letter very early on in the process and explained to him who I was and who  this punk kid was taking over for him, for the time being, the role and he was very kind and wished me all the luck in the world,” Pine says. “I know Leonard [Nimoy] was the same way [with Zachary Quinto], there was a wonderful feeling of handing over the mantle to us  and wishes for luck and all that.  But it was more about allowing us the freedom to make these characters our own without having the feelings of weight and expectation and responsibility.”

It’s not surprising the in-person meeting took so long.  Shatner has voiced his displeasure for some time about not being a larger part of the new “Trek” film.  The “Boston Legal star’s long time friend, Leonard Nimoy, returns to the franchise in the iconic role of Ambassador Spock.  It’s clear director and producer J.J. Abrams wanted to make Shatner a part of the new series latest incarnation, but what he could offer wasn’t enough for the Emmy winning legend.  Making matters even more difficult was the fact that Shatner’s Kirk met an unsatisfactory end in 1992’s “Star Trek Generations.”

SOURCE: ( Thanks to SylarQuinto for the heads up! ) As noted in our last ShatWatch, there were two big events today: The William Shatner Horse Show, and a big Paramount press day for Star Trek. And so as soon as they wrapped up their press event, JJ Abrams and members of the Star Trek team and cast whisked across town to attend Bill’s charity horse event, and TrekMovie has the first photo of the first meeting of the new Kirks.

Although Zachary Quinto has had the opportunity to work with Leonard Nimoy, and John Cho and Zoe Saldana have had the chance to talk to the actors who originated their roles (George Takei & Nichelle Nichols), tonight was the first time that William Shatner and Chris Pine have met. The meeting of the two Kirks happened just minutes ago and a reader attending the event just sent in this photo from a camera phone:

According to the LateNightTV Page Chris will be on Ellen on May 6th.

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
We 5/6: Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine

You can find out when it’s on in your area @Ellen. For those not in the US I will be getting video and captures as many as the tv appearances I can catch. 😉

SOURCE: It’s been a pretty good day to be a horror fan. Even more good news has come to light this time from Paramount Vantage. After three years of shenanigans, The Carriers is finally being unleashed!

Look for the film starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp to hit theatres on September 4th, 2009!

“A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back roads of the American West to the pounding beat of a vacation soundtrack. Their aim is to retreat to secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico, where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic and survive the apocalyptic disease. Carriers follow their getaway through a surreal and dangerous world where laws and rules no longer apply.

Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal the fate of each of them in an inexorable and horrifying voyage of hell through a western landscape populated by only the hideous dead or the twisted living. Their desperate retreat south turns into a deadly battle against infected children, homicidal doctors, crazed survivalists, rabid dogs, and, finally each other. The virus is the least of their problems as horrible choices must be made in the face of lost humanity.”

See more videos of Chris Pine @ Chris Pine Network Video Archive

Zach Quinto & Chris Pine recently donated an amazing experience to the Alzheimer’s Association — 2 tix and after party passes to the April 30th LA premiere of Star Trek!. Please pass on the news, as you all can help out a great cause close to the actors’ hearts, and join the celebs for an amazing night! charityfolks.com/startrekmovie

Thanks so much to Laura for letting me know about this, I think it’s wonderful! 😀