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The actor at San Diego Comic-Con introduced William Shatner, who originated the role when Star Trek premiered in 1966 playing the role for nearly three decades with his final live-action appearance in 1994's Generations Wesley spoke fondly of the 91-year-old Canadian actor at his handprint ceremony from Legion M You can check out the video[...]

Legion M will be celebrating legendary actor and Star Trek icon William Shatner at a handprint ceremony for San Diego Comic-Con held in the lobby of Theatre Box San Diego on Thursday, July 21st The ceremony will start at 1 p.m ET/10 a.m PT Among the attendees will include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star[...]

Evoking the shades of The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror", The Vampire Diaries star spoke about his experience keeping his role a secret, not emulating the performance of TOS star William Shatner & more. Paul Wesley in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Image courtesy of Paramount+ "It was so secretive!" Wesley recalled "It happened so quickly[...]

Kirk (William Shatner) accepting the possibility of the no-win scenario and how success can come at great sacrifice from Spock (Leonard Nimoy) While the ending showed the Enterprise firing his casket into space, the following 1984 sequel in The Search for Spock would bring the character back at the behest of Paramount "I thought then[...]

And when that future involves none other than Star Trek icon William Shatner (who knows a thing or two about the future himself) Earlier today, Shatner tweeted Kripke to confirm if it was "that time of year again" (we'll avoid using the term for what it might be in case someone prefers that it not[...]

Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are aboard After the punk fan, who apparently wasn't given an official canon name, flips the captain and first officer off, Spock uses his Vulcan neck pinch to subdue him to the cheers of the other bus patrons Thatcher and Matalas spoke to TrekMovie about the actor's return[...]

Paramount+ has now given TMP another facelift with upgraded special effects, Ultra 4K with Dolby Atmos sound in Star Trek: The Motion Picture –The Director's Edition. George Takei, William Shatner, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures The film, which is available to stream on Paramount+ on April 5[...]

Now, we're getting a chance to hear directly from Wesley himself, who took to Twitter to not just express his appreciation for being able to play such an iconic role but also to share a story about an unexpected encounter he had on a flight with "The Ultimate Kirk," William Shatner From there, Shatner checks[...]

Among them include Nimoy's children Adam and Julie Nimoy, co-star William Shatner, and the Star Trek franchise's official Twitter account With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Nimoy became a staple on television with the occasional film role His biggest break came as Mr Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series in 1966 and playing[...]

Bleeding Cool can report that Canadian actor, astronaut, musician, and writer William Shatner, best known for playing James T Kirk in Star Trek and the eponymous TJ Hooker, is to see the publication of a collection of his essays under the title, Boldly Go Peter Borland of the publishing house Atria bought the book rights[...]

William Shatner completed his epic space journey 55 years in the making since his debut as Capt James T Kirk on the sci-fi series Star Trek thanks to Amazon conglomerate Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Now epic flight will be shown to the world in the hour-long special called Shatner in Space that documents the[...]

In light of the recent shade cast by George Takei on his Star Trek co-star William Shatner on his space flight aboard the New Shepard courtesy of Blue Origin and Amazon conglomerate Jeff Bezos, I think it's about time that the two actors air their grievances for the audience to see in the form of[...]

If there's anyone who has a unique perspective on Star Trek actor William Shatner's recent successful space flight onboard the New Shepard, it would be his co-star George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu Appearing with the 90-year old Canadian actor for the better part of their Star Trek career since The Original Series run in[...]

Actor William Shatner completed his first space flight as a member of the Blue Origin courtesy of Amazon conglomerate Jeff Bezos on October 13 The Star Trek star took off from the West Texas launch site at 10:50 a.m EST He was joined by Blue Origin's VP Mission and Flight Operations Audrey Powers and crewmembers[...]

Star Trek actor William Shatner might have spent a lifetime as a fictional astronaut, but he's finding himself having to muster as much Captain James T Kirk courage as he can to commit to his latest mission courtesy of Amazon conglomerate Jeff Bezos Prior to his planned flight via Blue Origin Spaceflight on October 12[...]

It's that kind of self-awareness that he shares a kindred spirit with fellow actor William Shatner, who's embarking on a one-of-a-kind journey in line with his signature character Captain James T Kirk of Star Trek of being able to experience space for the first time in his life The 90-year-old Canadian sci-fi icon will be[...]

William Shatner, who's played the legendary Star Trek character since its premiere on NBC 55 years ago, will make the flight in the New Shepard capsule, according to TMZ Jeff, his brother Mark Bezos, test pilot Wally Funk were among the crew who made their first successful flight in July The 90-year old Shatner will[...]

There's no doubt William Shatner helped create one of the most iconic characters in science fiction in Star Trek's Capt James T Kirk One such cost of having such an influence on the pop culture zeitgeist are actors who do their own impressions of Shatner, including his cinematic successor in Kelvin Universe actor Chris Pine[...]

So Tiffany Haddish, Brad Paisley, JB Smoove, William Shatner, Eli Roth, the cast of Jackass, Noah Schnapp, Robert Irwin, the Sharknado leads, Dr Sandra Lee aka "Dr Pimple Popper", Josh Gates, Snoop Dogg, Mark Rober, Chris Rose, David Dobrik, and Kinga Philipps walk into an ocean… and that's kinda it Okay, that might suck as a[...]

Because when Star Wars star Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker and Star Trek star William Shatner aka James Kirk both take to social media to wish you well on your special day? Well, that special day becomes a whole lot more special. Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW — © 2021 The CW Network, LLC All Rights Reserved. Here's[...]

Speaking with Cinemablend, she opened up about how she felt about Ethan Peck taking over the role of Spock on the TV end for Paramount+ and the family's relationship with TOS star William Shatner. Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures Peck plays Spock within the timeline that pre-dates TOS when Kirk is captain of the U.S.S[...]

 This brings us to today's official announcement from WWE that Star Trek legend William Shatner will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next week. The WWE Hall of Fame's newest member, actor William Shatner, courtesy of WWE. So, upon hearing this news today, I had to do some research to see when Shatner had actually appeared[...]

William Shatner has no plans to stop any time soon even as he comes off celebrating his 90th birthday With over 240 credits to his name in a career reaching seven decades, the actor, writer, director, and spoken word artist reflected on two of the arguably biggest franchises he played such an iconic role in[...]

Nimoy's co-star William Shatner, who played Capt James T Kirk, wrote, "Remembering a brother today on what would have been his 90th Birthday #Leonard90" while also bringing attention to the fundraiser George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu, wrote, "Friends, the #LeonardNimoyMemorial now has a permanent home at the Museum of Science in Boston For more[...]

Thanks to the interactive storytelling app, StoryFile, the franchise's arguably most recognizable face in William Shatner will always be around in some form immortalized in their digital AI technology On the heels of The Original Series star's 90th birthday, the company announced the Canadian actor/writer/director and original Captain James T Kirk will be a brand[...]

Laurie Holden, and William Shatner, according to Variety. Kenneth Branagh and Olivia Cooke Images courtesy of JStone and Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Fireheart will be produced by Main Journey, Anton, and Caramel Films, scheduled for completion in 2021 The film will boast an original soundtrack, including a re-orchestrated 1920's style covers of modern pop songs Creators and leading[...]

Also including videos with Mark Millar, Alice Cooper, William Shatner, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Chris Claremont, Duncan Jones, Leigh Balch, Run DMC, Gerard Way, Ben Aaronovitch, Michael Moorcock, Simon Pegg, V.E.Schwab, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons and more So… what else were you going to do with your weekend? And there's plenty of Behind The Scenes interviews[...]

Credit ComicConnect Gold Key Star Trek Is A Neat Little Book "Ow/white pages; William Shatner back cover photo variant photo cover The myths surrounding the birth, death, and rebirth of Star Trek are numerous and pervasive It was the ancillary merchandise, such as this Gold Key tie-in series, that kept classic Trek in the public eye and[...]

William Shatner is back on our screens, but not as a pretend space captain This time, he's moderating a Comic-Con@Home panel filled with people who really go to space as well as NASA engineers and technology experts! Astronauts Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindegren join spacesuit engineer Lindsay Aitchison and technology expert LaNetra Tate as they[...]

William Shatner came out to a shouting and standing crowd and the fans were immediately engaged in Shatner's wonderful knack for storytelling Sitting close to the front of the audience, Shatner goes into talking about his last time in Chicago. It involved a fan building a motorcycle and the idea to ride from Chicago to LA[...]