Kevin SmithKevin Smith doubts friend Matt Damon will play Captain Kirk in the next Star Trek movie, despite rumours that he’s being lined up for the role.

Director JJ Abrams is apparently keen to cast the actor to play a younger version of Kirk in the film that follows Kirk and Spock in their pre-Enterprise days. But Kevin doesn’t think Matt will go for it.

He said recently: “[Matt]’s usually not that interested in treading where others have trod. He likes to break new ground.”

But Kevin added that there would be an obvious choice for Spock if Matt did take up the part: “If they wind up casting Matt as Kirk, they should cast [Ben Affleck] as Spock. It seems like a no-brainer!”