It's official! After missing out on possible cameos in the previous two Star Trek reboot films, William Shatner is really set to appear in the upcoming installment of the franchise. This is exciting Star Trek 3 news indeed, ever since fans have wondered why original Spock Leonard Nimoy got to be part of the two Star Trek films.

And now, the details of the much awaited William Shatner cameo are slowly surfacing. According to Badass Digest, William Shatner, the original Captain Kirk will be starring in a scene with his younger self, played by Chris Pine. This will be a time traveling sequence, just as Zachary Quinto's young Spock was able to come face to face with his older counterpart played by Nimoy. This Star Trek 3 news according to the report by the website, the Kirk and Spock we will be seeing will be from the future! "This won't be original timeline Spock -- it will be future alt-timeline Kirk and Spock. Basically the scene will have Kirk and Spock interacting with their future selves.

And in further Star Trek 3 news, TrekMovie.com, has reported that the Star Trek 3 plot will take place during on or after the fifth year that the Enterprise has been in space, quite a long way after the timeframe that the last movie, Star Trek: Into Darkness tackled.

As opposed to the first two Star Trek movies, whose stories tied them closely to the home planet of earth, the Star Trek 3 plot takes our heroes deeper into outer space where they will be bound to encounter aliens and other strange planets. This is in keeping with earlier news that screenwriter Robert Orci has created a story that more in keeping with the theme and plotlines of the original Star Trek TV series.

Star Trek 3 is set to hit theaters in 2016. Keep tabs here for more details soon!