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What was the James T. Kirk franchise reboot?
In Star Trek, screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci focused their story on Kirk and Spock in the movie's alternative timeline while attempting to preservecharacter traits from previous depictions.
What was James T. Kirk's alternative timeline?
The Star Trek reboot film series takes place in an alternate universe known as the Kelvin Timeline
Are there any other interesting aspects about James T. Kirk's article besides the alternate universe known as the Kelvin Timeline?
A misunderstanding arose during the 2009 Star Trek production about the possibility of Shatner making a cameo appearance.

Question: What was the misunderstanding?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the 2009 Star Trek misunderstanding?