<P> In 2011 , Pine sat down with the actor who originated the role of Captain Kirk more than forty years earlier , William Shatner , for the feature length documentary The Captains , which Shatner wrote and directed . The film sees Shatner interview Pine about his career and how it felt to take the role of Kirk for the 2009 movie . Their interview features a scene where the pair arm wrestles ; pictures of this incident `` went viral '' leading to Internet headlines such as `` Kirk v. Kirk '' and others . </P>
<P> In 2011 , Pine sat down with the actor who originated the role of Captain Kirk more than forty years earlier , William Shatner , for the feature length documentary The Captains , which Shatner wrote and directed . The film sees Shatner interview Pine about his career and how it felt to take the role of Kirk for the 2009 movie . Their interview features a scene where the pair arm wrestles ; pictures of this incident `` went viral '' leading to Internet headlines such as `` Kirk v. Kirk '' and others . </P>
who is the actor who plays captain kirk
who is the actor who plays captain kirk
Pine William Shatner
Pine William Shatner