Jack Lord is Kirk!

With all the excitement over the announcement that there will be a new Star Trek film, casting discussions can begin in earnest. But what about the casting of the original Star Trek series this film will apparently reboot, with new actors in the iconic roles of Kirk and Spock?

Way back in the 1960s, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy weren't the only actors in the frame to play Kirk and Spock. Hawaii 5-0's Jack Lord was up for the role of starship captain while Martin Landau - who instead did Mission: Impossible - was up for the role of the alien Spock.

Artist Martin Geraghty came up with this "What If" image many moon ago, which I thought some reading this might enjoy...