Shatner: "Nimoy appearing in Pine Trek films was gratuitous"

In 2019, Shatner seemed skeptical of the idea of "resurrecting" Kirk after his death in Star Trek Generations. "That word, 'resurrect.' That's a key word. Resurrect," he told ComicBook.com. You'd have to resurrect me, Shatner, in order to do the daily. I don't know what Patrick is doing doing that. Doing a series is debilitating for a young guy, for a 25-year-old, which I was doing when I was 25 years old. It's a physical wrecker, it's a mental wrecker, and it's a homewrecker 'cause you're working 14, 18 hours a day. And in the last series I did, Boston Legal, I had, in rush hour, a two-hour commute. So add that. So no, I would not be interested in doing a series, per se."

Everybody needs money from time to time, even those who we think of as very successful actors. I'm sure Nimoy was paid well for his time and I don't blame him one bit for taking the money and running even if his former friend "doesn't respect" it and even if social media weighs in - as it always does - in negative terms. Screw 'em.

Didn’t Leonard Nimoy claim that the 2009 film would be the last time he’d play Spock? How much did they offer him to make him change his mind?